Yard Waste Schedule

Trash pick up is every week and yard waste is every OTHER week.

This is a reminder in case you missed the memo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE4GZ9eCkhg

Schedule:

http://www.ci.richland.wa.us/RICHLAND/Utilities/docs/129/docs/Green%20blue%20blin%20collection%20schedule%20combo.pdf?CFID=3569169&CFTOKEN=48003293

Yard Sale Photos

2010 Calendar

DUES ARE DUE FOR THIS YEAR!

$15 per family helps us with the cost of the events and advertising. Please send your check (payable to W.C.C.) to Jodi Podhaisky at 201 Piper St. or leave in the WCC mailbox on her porch.

The Yard Sale was a HUGE success! I think over 25 homes were involved. Thank you to the Central pick up truck & trailer that got there just as it was starting to rain.


JULY 17~ ICE CREAM SOCIAL ~CHILDER'S BACKYARD @ 217 SITKA CT. 7PM-8:30PM

AUGUST 13 ~ WINE & HORS D'OEUVRES AT TAPTEIL WINERY 6:30PM

SEPT. 11 ~ NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY 6:30PM

OCTOBER 30 ~YES, SATURDAY!!!
PROGRESSIVE HALLOWEEN PARTY & HOT DOG FEED STARTING AT 2649 EASTWOOD.
GAMES, PRIZES, & CANDY ALL OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD. EMAIL OR CALL GAYLE IF YOU'D LIKE TO HOST A GAME IN YOUR DRIVEWAY.

DEC. 11 ~ COOKIE EXCHANGE

If you know of a new neighbor that would like to be involved in WCC, please have them email Gayle at gayleepie@charter.net
or call 627-5579. We also have a Willowbrook Phone Directory for them.

AMON BASIN WILDLANDS WALK~ MAY 1ST

This is the big one! Don’t miss it! Please pass this on to others you think might be interested, too.

AMON BASIN WILDLANDS WALK

Saturday, May 1, 2010--9 a.m.

Claybell Park —Broadmoor Street, South Richland

Guided Interpretive Walk

Through wetlands and shrub-steppe




Sponsored by

Friends of Amon Basin

Tapteal Greenway Assoc.

http://www.Tapteal.org





Bring water, binoculars, camera. Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather.

Please leave Rover at home.

For information, Call Kathy Dechter at 627-0950 or kdechter@charter.net


AMON WILDLANDS Walk
A guided interpretive hike through the wetlands and desert shrub-steppe of Amon Basin Community Preserve will be held on Saturday, May 1, at 9 a.m. by the Tapteal Greenway Association and Friends of Amon. There is no charge for the event. Walkers should meet at Claybell Park in South Richland (off Broodmoor Street).

The walk, which will last 1-1/2 to 2 hours, will be guided by members of Tapteal Greenway Association and Friends of Amon. The event will educate the public about the 100-acre existing preserve surrounding Amon Creek, focusing especially on progress on signs, benches, trails, kiosks, and native plant restoration. It will also kick off the campaign to acquire the last remaining 120 acres of shrub-steppe to complete the regional Central Park at Amon. Wear sturdy shoes, bring your own water/snacks/sunscreen and leave your dog/s at home.


INFO ContaCt:

Kathy Dechter 627-0950 kdechter@charter.net

Amon Basin http://www.tapteal.org/pages/amonbasin.html

Central Park at Amon http://www.tapteal.org/pages/centralpark.html

Tapteal Greenway www.tapteal.org

Damage to Amon plant restoration area

From Kathy Dechter:


I’ve just returned from replacing the wooden stakes/red ribbons marking the walking path on the side of the Amon plant restoration area. Most were yanked out and thrown out into the shrub-steppe. This is the third time I’ve done so this week.



Kids are also riding their bikes and motorbikes right through the middle of the restored plants. I am very worried about what may happen during all the nice upcoming spring afternoons/ weekends.



In late November, Tapteal Greenway spent over $2250 to purchase native plants, not to mention the nearly 40 volunteers who gave a day to help to plant them.



Willowbrook parents—We desperately need your help! Please keep track of where your kids are after school and on weekends. Do not allow them to damage/vandalize this fragile area.



If we are all vigilant, we can ALL enjoy the benefits of this beautiful wetland area in the heart of the Amon Basin Community Preserve.

If you see/suspect any illegal activity, call the Richland Police Dispatch line at 628-0333, and also call me at 627-0950.



Kathy Dechter

627-0950

Kdechter@charter.net

Photos from last weekend

Amon Creek Preserve Restoration Update

Willowbrookers--Treat yourselves to a visit to Amon Creek Natural Preserve to see the plant restoration work just finished! On Saturday, Nov. 28, more than 35 intrepid volunteers –including some from Tapteal Greenway, Friends of Amon, Team Battelle, and the Restorative Community Service Crew--planted 263 healthy young specimens of native vegetation selected by Tapteal’s own Dr. Ed Rykiel.

Remember, everyone in Willowbrook benefits from having Amon Basin Community Preserve at our doorsteps. Please help to protect this incredible natural asset.

Here’s the list of new plants:

25 Red Osier Dogwood 30 Black Cottonwood
30 Sagebrush 30 Rabbit brush
20 Bitter brush 30 Currant
50 Globe Mallow 30 Basin Wild Rye
6 Smooth Sumac 6 Mock Orange
6 Blue Elderberry

The largest concentration of these is along the old roadbed running N-S along the large wetlands just north of the KID Pumphouse and pond. You can park on Center Drive and walk down: look for the sawhorses and yellow pennants, and of course, stay on the marked trail. Bright pink flags also mark plants and the many cages built and installed Saturday to protect young trees from hungry beavers.

You’ll find many more of these pink-ribboned beaver-proof cages ringing the large ponds at the far south end of the Preserve all the way south to the “Yellow Gate” access road (at the Kiosk off Leslie).

And as you hike, please stay alert for off-road motorized vehicles—motorbikes, snowmobiles, ATVs. These are illegal in the Amon Creek Natural Preserve because they irreparably damage Amon’s delicate lands and vegetation. Report ANY violation by calling the Police non-emergency number at (628-0333). We encourage you to program that number into your cell. Please call Kathy at 627-0950 so we can follow up. If you see damage (shudder!), we also need to know that.

Next summer, we’ll need folks to water our new plants—many hands make light work. Can you help? If so, please call or email me at kdechter@charter.net or call Scott Woodward (627-3621).

Thank you!
Kathy Dechter
627-0950