2,000 TREES TO BE PLANTED BY MARYSVILLE STUDENTS
Marysville-based Project SeaWolf Coastal Protection, in partnership with 225students from the Marysville School District’s Cooperative Education Program (MCEP), will help to enhancelocal ecosystems by planting up to 2,000 firs and cedar seedlings on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, from 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. The site of this tree planting project will be the Quil Ceda Options Campus, Tulalip, WA locatednear the Marysville Arts & Technology High School at 7204 27th Ave. N.E., Marysville. 

Over 200 grade four and five students from Marysville’s Quil Ceda Elementary School will plant nativeseedlings around the recently constructed Quil Ceda Options Campus green-belt, to help create a natural bufferzone around the site, and to help mitigate the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by buildings on the campus.

Additional support for this year’s tree planting effort was generously provided by the Marysville Rotary Club,Coastal Keys Realty Group, and the Snohomish Group of the Sierra Club – Coastal Keys and the SierraClub have supported SeaWolf’s annual student tree planting projects since 2002, resulting in more than 8,000native trees planted to provide wildlife habitat and offset CO2 production in the Snohomish County area.

Project SeaWolf Coastal Protection, a 100% volunteer environmental advocacy group, was initially chartered inDecember 1997 to work on issues related to the protection of southern resident killer whale population roamingthe waters off British Columbia and Washington State. The group initiated student tree-planting projects in2001, following a successful ‘salmon friendly lawn-sign’ campaign highlighting the problem of toxic gardeningchemicals being flushed into neighbourhood storm drains and rivers during the summer gardening season. “We wanted to pair a hands-on youth educational stewardship project alongside our ongoing conservation andresearch campaigns,” says SeaWolf volunteer director Michael Kundu. “Planting native trees and involving kidsin the effort was an excellent way to add a valuable educational component to our conservation efforts.”
Local media are encouraged to join the students on-site to cover and photograph this planting effort.

2010

Spring is here, Earth Day is just around the corner, and it's time for planting! Coastal Keys is very excited to team up again, for our fifth season, with Project SeaWolf Coastal Protection to plant 1500 native fir and cedar tree seedlings. This year, we'll partner with 175 (yes, 175!) fourth and fifth grade students from QuilCeda Elementary School. Seedlings will be planted to help protect the new Marysville School District Options Campus greenbelt, and to mitigate the CO2 produced by buildings on the campus.

Join us on Tuesday, April 13th, 2010, from 9:30am to 1:30pm at the QuilCeda Options Campus, rain or shine. We promise you a fulfilling day with some awesome kids. Or, if getting dirt under your nails isn't your style, consider making a donation directly to Seawolf at Project SeaWolf Coastal Protection, Post Office Box 929, Marysville, WA 98258.

Additionally, over 1000 trees have been set aside for people to purchase and take home and plant if you prefer. 

SeaWolf is a federally-registered, 501c3 non-profit group  that is operated 100% by volunteers. Based in Marysville, with no overhead, SeaWolf commits 100% of donations directly to the environmental advocacy initiatives they undertake.  Their larger past initiatives include the co-production of 3 televised documentary films with KIRO, KOMO and KING television about the declining killer whale population in Washington State waters, along with the internationally renown ‘rescue and release’ of the orphaned killer whale nicknamed ‘Springer’ from Washington State waters back to her home pod in British Columbia, Canada.  SeaWolf is now deeply engaged in teaching students about grassroots environmental protection and marine ecosystem conservation.

Thank you again for your continued support!

Brandy Knight, Boardmember
SeaWolf Coastal Protection
Post Office Box 929
Marysville, WA 98270
info@projectseawolf.org

2009

Dear Friends,

This spring, our volunteer group will be organizing another youth tree planting event, bringing about 40 grade 4 and 5 students to a watershed in Snohomish County.

The students from the Marysville Education Cooperative Program, along with SeaWolf, Sierra Club, and Coastal Keys Realty Group volunteers, will plant 1,500 native cedar and fir trees in an effort to rehabilitate and protect a crucial salmon-bearing stream. The planting is being conducted in partnership with the Marysville School District, Marysville Parks and Recreation, and a handful of public and private businesses and agencies who are interested in encouraging youth stewardship, promoting environmental protection, and helping to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.

This is the fourth year that we've conducted these hands-on tree planting events, and each year, our past students have returned to areas along Allen and Quil Ceda Creeks to see their planted trees grow taller and broader, providing valuable shade and cover for salmon and wildlife along these recovering tributaries.

This year, we would like to extend an invitation to your business, to help us conduct our 2010 tree planting initiative. Traditionally, we have depended on corporate and private foundation support to cover the cost of tree seedlings, planting equipment, and snacks for the students; as you can imagine, funding in 2008-09 had become quite scarce. While we have some small contributions to help with the beginning of the effort this season, we are still in need of additional funding to make sure the tree planting happens this April.

These tree planting initiatives have provided a valuable educational opportunity for over 180 students in the past few years, and, in addition to supplementing the science curriculum in their classroom, also provide a hands-on lesson in real-time stewardship and conservation ecology. During these planting sessions (and as a supporter, we would be happy to have you take part on-site if you like), the students are also taught about forest and river ecosystems, salmon life cycles, and how to take a hands-on role in preserving and protecting ecosystems. Additionally, a suburban stream gets years of CO2-eating tree cover, erosion protection reinforcement from growing roots, shade for young fish traveling up that stream, and new habitat for birds and other animals - it's clearly a win-win situation.

We're hoping that you will consider making a tax-deductible contribution this year to help us fund the acquisition of these tree seedlings – in return (since our group is a 100% volunteer operation with almost no overhead) we can promise you that your contribution will be directly used to support this project. We'll also include mention of your business in any press releases or media advisories we distribute, and we'll publicize your involvement on our website. We'll also send you a wonderful photographic display certificate of appreciation after the project, and, as mentioned earlier, we'll make sure you're invited to join us during the planting, if you desire.

Most importantly perhaps, you'll be helping our students and our local environment.

If you are able to contribute, please direct it to Project SeaWolf Coastal Protection, Post Office Box 929, Marysville, WA 98258.

For questions or comments, please contact director Michael Kundu at (425) 879-4676, or via email at info@projectseawolf.org. 

You can also look at our website at www.projectseawolf.org, and view our State non-profit status at the Washington Secretary of State's Non-Profit directory at http://www.secstate.wa.gov/charities/ . Please note that we are a federal and state registered non-profit group, and that all your contributions are tax-deductable to the full extent of the law.

Thanks again for your support!

Brandy Knight, Boardmember
SeaWolf Coastal Protection
Post Office Box 929
Marysville, WA 98270
info@projectseawolf.org

GRANDEST GREENEST GRAND OPENING OF THEM ALL!

Coastal Keys lauched the Greenest Open House Giveaway Ever!  What do you get for a Grand Opening Giveaway when you have a Eco-Savvy Real Estate Company Selling Condos in Ballard?  You get Trees!  Hundreds and Hundreds of Trees!  Ballard being the trendy, urban and wonderfully committed to being green community loved the trees!  Way to Think Out of the Box Coastal Keys!

TREE PLANTING!  2,850 TREES IN BALLARD!

The Northlake Group partnered with Coastal Keys Realty Group says they will plant over 2,850 trees this year in Ballard to offset their ecological footprint helping to create a carbon neutral environment for their new homeowners.  This will be the third tree planting project within the last year and one-half, Knight, CEO and Broker of Coastal Keys Realty Group has participated in, planting nearly 7,000 trees in conjunction with Seawolf Coastal Protection.  Carbon offsets enable individuals and businesses to reduce the CO2 emissions they are responsible for by offsetting, reducing or displacing the CO2 in another place, typically where it is more economical to do so.  Carbon offsets typically include renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects. 

COASTAL KEYS TEAMED WITH EXPLOSION BASKETBALL TO PARTICIPATE IN A MAGICAL OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY BASEBALL WITH THE MIRACLE LEAGUE.

Baseball was the focus on Saturday, April 26, at Lake Tye Park for the season opener of the Miracle League of Monroe.  Several members volunteered on the field to help disabled athletes realize their dream of participating in one of America's greatest pastimes.  The Miracle League is a youth baseball league for children with special needs who haven't had the opportunity to participate in more traditional league settings. Each player gets the chance to suit up and score with assistance from community volunteers called "able bodied buddies". 

Collette Reams, the Rotary Miracle League Coordinator for Monroe, has watched the program grow from seven to sixty participants over the past eight years. She has worked with players from the beginning and knows the importance of experiencing what the Miracle League has to offer.

There are so many life lessons out there. It's a league where everybody's accepted, everybody hits and everybody scores.  Everyone supports each other and there are no outs."   The Rotary has been fundraising over the past eight years to build a disabled access field for the Miracle League. They have finally reached their goal of one million dollars and are now in the early stages of production. The field is designed with custom-made, cushioned synthetic turf to accommodate wheelchairs and walkers, and easy access dugouts.

For more information about the Miracle League, visit www.miracleleague.com or go to www.monroemiracle.org to learn more about the Miracle League of Monroe. There are currently 200 Miracle League Organizations across the U.S. serving over 80,000 children and young adults with disabilities.