Thornton Creek Adopt-A-Stream Meeting April 7th
The kick-off meeting for the Adopt-a-Stream Foundation grant will be Monday, April 7th at 7 PM at the Nathan Hale High School Commons, 10750 30th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125. They invite all of you to...
View ArticleUpcoming Events Calendar
Here are activities of interest to Victory Heights residents coming up: Saturday, April 12th: Kingfisher Natural Area Work Party, Thornton Creek @ 17th Avenue NE, 10 AM – 1 PM. Help weed invasive...
View ArticleKnickerbocker Floodplain Work Begins July 1st
The Knickerbocker Natural Area as seen in May 2014. In three months time, it will look much different. Construction work on the long-planned Knickerbocker Floodplain Restoration Project will begin in...
View ArticleKnickerbocker Project Brings More Truck Traffic
The Knickerbocker Floodplains Project off NE 100th Street will be bringing more truck traffic to the neighborhood in the next few weeks. Construction began last week on the project which so far has...
View ArticlePedestrian Bridge Building Over Thornton Creek
The Knickerbocker Floodplain Project at Thornton Creek continues with the building of a new pedestrian bridge this week to link 20th Avenue NE with Maple Leaf. The old bridge was demolished in July as...
View ArticleNew Bridge Over Creek Open; Students A No Show
The new pedestrian bridge over Thornton Creek at the Knickerbocker Natural Area (20th Avenue NE) was open for business this morning but no students heading towards Sacajawea Elementary School turned...
View ArticleThornton Creek Contaminated By Fuel Spill Accident
Yesterday’s semi-truck accidents on I-5 near Northgate Way that backed up traffic for miles on the southbound commute also released 40 gallons of spilled diesel fuel oil into the storm drain and the...
View ArticleFences Gone At Kingfisher Site
After months of work, construction of the Kingfisher Natural Area on Thornton Creek (NE 100th Street and 20th Avenue NE) has been completed and the fences removed. Thornton Creek is now wider and more...
View ArticleSPU Knickerbocker Construction Video
The Seattle Public Utility (SPU) department has posted a video on YouTube about the recently completed Knickerbocker Floodplain Project on Thornton Creek. Tweet
View Article“Temporary” Fencing Going In At Knickerbocker Site
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) began erecting “temporary” fencing around the Knickerbocker Thornton Creek site today in order to keep out “people and dogs” to allow the young vegetation a chance to...
View ArticleLive Near Thornton Creek? Get Free Improvement Grants
The Adopt A Stream Foundation is in the second year of a three-year grant to do improvements around Thornton Creek. If you are a homeowner who has any part of their property within 35 feet of the creek...
View ArticleSee Kingfisher’s Wildlife In Action
The Kingfisher Natural Area (aka Thornton Creek as it runs through Victory Heights) is a place teaming with wildlife. Owls are frequently spotted (no pun intended) and last year we had a family of...
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