Update: Flooding on Little Brook Creek: The Problem, Lake City
By: Muriel Lawty and Annie Fanning In 2011, when I moved into the neighborhood, I had no idea it had a name, and a charming little creek running through it that is part of the Thornton Creek watershed. And I didn’t realize this creek just down the street from...
Update: Saving the Urban Forest at Fircrest School, Shoreline
By: Janet Way, Ruth Williams, and Annie Fanning Efforts to landmark the Seattle Naval Hospital Chapel and Forest at Fircrest School have been successful thanks to Shoreline Preservation Society (S.P.S.), with support from many local area groups including Thornton...
A Homeowner’s Journey Restoring a Patch of the Thornton Creek Watershed
By Richard Newman, TCA Board Member Without initially knowing what I was doing, I recently embarked on a multiyear project to restore a small patch of the Thornton Creek Watershed. Even though I lack any formal background in ecological restoration or landscaping, I...
Expanding Paramount Open Space in Shoreline
Over the last two years, the City of Shoreline has acquired two key parcels along Littles Creek at the south end of Paramount Open Space, expanding a significant natural area just north of Seattle’s Jackson Park. On September 23, the City of Shoreline completed...
Happy New Year! A Look Back and What’s Ahead
The year 2022 seems to have just flown by, due in a very large part to the dedication and accomplishments of our hard-working board members. With the year almost over, there is little time to reflect – work on ongoing projects will continue, as well as the...
Thornton Creek Alliance (TCA) is a grassroots, nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and restoring an ecological balance in the Thornton Creek watershed, a drainage of approximately 11.6 square miles in northeast Seattle and Shoreline.
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Thornton Creek Alliance
P.O. Box 25690
Seattle, WA 98165-1190
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