by Bianca Perla | Jan 27, 2021 | blog
written by: Mary Bruno This is the fourth in a monthly series of guest blog posts that Mary will be sharing about island water quality topics thru the Groundwater Protection Committee. Welcome to Part 2 of my conversation with Jim Garrison, retiring co-owner of Burton...
by Bianca Perla | Jan 20, 2021 | blog
written by: Mary Bruno This is the third in a monthly series of guest blog posts that Mary will be sharing about island water quality topics thru the Groundwater Protection Committee. Meet Jim Garrison, co-owner of Burton Water Company, one of Vashon’s oldest...
by Bianca Perla | Nov 2, 2020 | blog
written by: Mary Bruno, Vashon-Maury Island Groundwater Protection Committee This is the second in a monthly series of guest blog posts that Mary will be sharing about water quality topics that the Groundwater Protection Committee is working on on the islands. Update,...
by Kathryn True | Sep 23, 2020 | blog
This week, Vashon Nature Center is launching a new project called Everyone Counts! —a community-building activity and community science project. The free 12-week course includes a weekly prompt for participants to ground themselves in a single “nature sit-spot,” where...
by Maria Metler | Jun 26, 2020 | blog
This article was updated on june 1, 2022 to reflect the new rule that bonfires are no longer allowed at KVI. When I think of KVI beach, my mind fills with happy memories just as the tidal salt marsh floods at each high tide. Imagine the number of hours we, as an...