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Grass Roots Efforts on 45th Street: Help The Sparkling Wallingford Society Take out Foxtail!

Post author:Janet
Post published:September 22, 2026
Post category:Ecology Volunteer
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The Sparkling Wallingford Society (SWS) formed in 2025 through Seattle’s Adopt a Street Program. Spearheaded by Carrie Johnson, the society collects trash on NE/N 45th Street from I-5 to Stone Way. [See Wallyhood’s coverage of SWS from earlier this year.] This fall, they’re partnering with the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce to go to the next level! Here’s what Carrie posted on the Wallingford & Fremont Community Facebook page: Terrific block party today, Sparkling Wallingford Society! We planted the bed in front of…

Cisterns at the Good Shepherd P-Patch

How To RainWise Your Garden

Post author:Kerri
Post published:August 21, 2026
Post category:Ecology Gardening Lake Union Urban agriculture Water Quality
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A Wallyhood Waters series If you’re planning a yard renovation this summer, consider installing a rain garden, a cistern, or even both. Here’s why: We live above Lake Union, the most urbanized lake in King County. Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has made major improvements to protect our waterways with the Ship Canal Water Quality Project by adding an underground storage tunnel starting on Stone Way N across from the Transfer Station. This huge project will help prevent overflow of sewer and…

Waterway 20 Grant Project Update: Additional Public Access to Lake Union

Post author:Larry Bush
Post published:April 7, 2026
Post category:Ecology Lake Union Neighborhood Planning PI

The following was submitted to Wallyhood by Jeff Carter on behalf of the Wallingford Community Council. WATERWAY 20 GRANT PROJECT UPDATE: Public Meetings Public Meeting #1: 📅 Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 7:00–8:30 pm | 📍 Gasworks Brewing, 2441 N Northlake Way The Wallingford Community Council (WCC) will hold the first meeting to discuss the opening of Waterway 20 (near Gas Works Park) on April 8th at Gasworks Brewing. We’ll hear from the primary consultant from Shannon and Wilson, Inc., who will…

Beauty, Community, and Fresh Air: Welcome to The Sparkling Wallingford Society

Post author:Larry Bush
Post published:March 27, 2026
Post category:Ecology Graffiti Volunteer

You may have noticed a group of Wallingford neighbors picking up trash, leaves, and debris along the N 45th Street business corridor. More likely than not, these folks are part of “The Sparkling Wallingford Society,” an all-volunteer group dedicated to helping keep Wallingford’s sidewalks clean and free from trash. The following was received from Carrie Johnson, founding member of the society: This April will mark a year since The Sparkling Wallingford Society became an Adopt-A-Street group. Within the city of Seattle,…

This Weekend: Good Plants, Bad Plants, Phamarcants

Post author:barbbsea
Post published:June 12, 2015
Post category:Ecology Gardening Kids Nature Parks Schools Science Trees Urban agriculture Volunteer Wallingford, Seattle

If you like to eat, tend or learn about plants, this weekend's Wallingford activities should be right up your alley! Invasive Plants Class 10 to 11:30 Saturday: The community gardeners at the Freeway Estates Community Orchard (FECO) invite you to participate in their invasive plants class on Saturday from 10:00- 11:30 am at the Freeway Estates Community Orchard: 6th Ave NE, just north of NE 60th St (on the west side of I-5, next to the sound wall). This class will be taught by a representative…

Save Seattle’s Apples – even on Mother’s Day

Post author:barbbsea
Post published:May 7, 2015
Post category:Ecology Food Gardening Hardware Nature Trees Urban agriculture Vegetarian Wallingford, Seattle

City Fruit is providing free Pest Prevention Packs to Seattle apple tree owners in Wallingford. What is a Pest Prevention Pack? 25 lightly waxed paper bags, 25 twist ties, and an instruction sheet. As part of their Save Seattle’s Apples campaign, City Fruit wants you to use these organic pest barriers to cover your dime-sized apples this spring so you'll have worm-free apples next fall. Covering apples is an easy and effective way to foil insect pests like codling moth and…

Tree ambassadors get to do cool things like this at their annual picnic.

Urban Nature Lovers Needed

Post author:Kimberly
Post published:March 12, 2015
Post category:Ecology Nature Trees Volunteer Walkability Wallingford, Seattle

Have you ever walked past an overgrown, untended plot of the urban landscape and thought to yourself how much better that little bit of green space would be with some love and attention? You are not alone! In fact, Seattle is filled with noticers, and some of them have noticed that Wallingford has a few places that could use some love - like the neglected areas at 46th and Midvale, 45th and Midvale and Aurora at 46th. These lovely noticers have…

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