Current Issues
Shoreline School District has posted Shorecrest Modernization Plans and Drawings.
There is a "Green Street" demonstration project currently under construction on 17th Ave NE between NE 145th and NE 150th Sts. View the current status here.
Briarcrest Need Not Fall Under Bulldozers: Diana Herbst writes about current challenges in Southeast Shoreline, and plans for public meetings and comments.
Southeast Subarea Plan- Bill Bear & Dennis Lee
Briarcrest resident Afifi Durr has been recognized for her role in founding the Seattle Arab Festival. Read the UW Daily article.
Christine Southwick writes about Wildlife Activity in this article.
You may see banded birds in Briarcrest! Please view this flyer for information, and a reporting form.
South Woods Leadership
South Woods Park can use your help. Native plant species are being overwhelmed by invasive species. A forest assessment determined that there are over 3000 holly stems per acre. New tree growth (regeneration) is predominantly holly. Ivy is still the pervasive ground cover in much of the park even after volunteers have taken a huge amount from trees and the ground. Holly, ivy and other invasive species need to be removed and attractive native species need to be planted.
A vision of what South Woods could be goes well beyond just keeping it ecologically intact. With its location on the doorstep of one school, and three other schools not far away, it could become a great educational resource as well as being a fine public park.
South Woods has been saved by activist groups in the past. It is now time to create a new vision and develop new activism that helps this park reach its full potential. Please make the choice to join work parties that actually improve the park. To learn how to join a work party call Bettelinn or Charlie Brown at 363-5517.
Read our appeal: Save South Woods as a 3 Act Play
Fircrest Campus Excess Property Master Plan: The future use of excess property on the Fircrest campus is currently in limbo. Status unknown.
Check out our new page on going Organic.
Renter's Rights
Expansion of Washington State Public Health Lab
Health Lab and Bioterrorism