Debra Sinick

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Congratulations to Karen Story for Winning The Urban Forestry Stewardship Award!

In Kirkland News, Kirkland WA on September 22, 2010 at 5:27 pm

The Kirkland Highlands neighborhood president, Karen Story, was honored at last night’s City Council Meeting with The Urban Forestry Stewardship Award.  The reward is very deserving, because Karen has an “unparalleled commitment to her neighborhood, the City of Kirkland, and the sustainability of our environment.”

I’ve lived in the Highlands since 1994 and no one has galvanized the neighborhood as she has done.   People have joined Karen to turn a blackberry ridden hillside into Cotton Hill Park, the neighborhood entrances are all looking better, and we are all more informed because of Karen.  She is the true soul of our the Kirkland Highlands.  Her commitment to all of us and our neighborhood has brought more people together.  Thanks, Karen and congratulations!

Here’s a video clip from last night’s meeting, jump to section 7a:

From Deb Powers of Urban Forestry Stewardship to the city of Kirkland:

RECOMMENDATION
Join City Council and Kirkland citizens in Washington Community Forestry Council’s
presentation of their Urban Forestry Stewardship Award to Kirkland citizen Karen Story
during the September 21, 2010 City Council meeting.

BACKGROUND DISCUSSION
On August 11, 2010 the Washington Community Forestry Council announced that
Kirkland resident Karen Story is the recipient of their 2010 Urban Forestry Stewardship
Award for her unparalleled commitment to her neighborhood, the City of Kirkland, and
the sustainability of our environment.

Presenting the award will be Sarah Foster, Urban & Community Forestry Program
Manager from the Washington Department of Natural Resources, Ara Erickson, Green
Cities Director from Cascade Land Conservancy, and Sharon Rodman, City of Kirkland’s
Education and Outreach Specialist.

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The Kirkland Highlands 15 Minutes of Fame in The Seattle Times

In Exploring Kirkland, Extreme Makeover Home Project, Kirkland News, Kirkland WA, Kirkland, WA Real Estate on September 15, 2008 at 1:20 pm

Did you see the article in last week’s Seattle Times highlighting the Kirkland Highlands?  I was out of town at the time, but have managed to snag a copy.  I thought the reporter, Linda Hughes, did a great job communicating the wonderful flavor of our community.  There’s a wonderful synergy here with neighbors helping neighbors with the development of Cedar View Park, the Extreme Makeover Home, and the work on the Cotton HIll Park trail.  

Plus, our quiet part of Kirkland is only seconds from downtown restaurants and galleries and the all important Lake Washington.

Here’s a copy of the article: Seattle Times Kirkland Highlands article

The highlights of the neighborhood  for me are:

  • The camaraderie of the neighborhood.
  • The eclectic feel of the streets and the homes.
  • The variety of housing styles and price ranges.
  • The proximity to downtown Kirkland restaurants, shops, galleries, and other conveniences.
  • Lake Washington nearby.
  • Easy commute to Bellevue, Redmond, and Seattle.

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Kudos to Kirkland Highlands Residents and Karen Story for Cotton Hill Park

In Earth Day-Goat Project, Kirkland News, Kirkland WA on September 11, 2008 at 5:50 pm
The Kirkland Highlands is on the Seattle/Eastside radar in lots of great ways these days.  The restoration of Cotton Hill Park has been recognized by the City of Kirkland with a grand opening this weekend.  Come by the park on Saturday, the 13th at 10 AM at the corner of 110th St and NE 98thfor the dedication of the new park trail. The University of Washington has also jumped in with plans to continue the park’s restoration.  Here’s a copy of the email message from Karen Story, our neighborhood communicator, about the University of Washington’s upcoming involvement:

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“ University of Washington Restoration Ecology Network Program has chosen Cotton Hill Park for one of its restoration projects this school year! This is a fantastic opportunity for the Highlands. A small team of students will be assigned to Cotton Hill Park for the school year.They will choose one section of the park for their project. They’ll develop a restoration plan and a community outreach and education plan, and do restoration work with our help. If the project goes well this year, there is a good chance they would continue to work with us in future years. This program gives us some ‘much-needed help for restoring the park.This is the first time the UW-REN program has chosen a site in Kirkland, so we should be very proud and honored! They chose us for several reasons, including the fact that our neighborhood has shown so much initiative in starting to restore the park. They also said that having the trail in place was a big plus, as it will make accessing the interior of the park much easier.”
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The restoration of Cotton Hill Park, which had been overgrown by invasive plant species, began with an idea Karen Story and her partner had about saving the park.  They met with Sharon Rodman, the envorinmental education and outreach specialist for the city of Kirkland, suggested goats come to eat the invasive vegetation, contacted Rent-A-Ruminant, and a Kirkland Highlands’ neighborhood project was born.  The project grew to become Kirkland’s Earth Day project.  Come by on Saturday to see the wonderful work that has already been done.     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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