Growing gardens, feeding a community
July 7, 2020Environmental Educationeducation,Frank Wagner Elementary School,Blog
Back during the wet winter months of 2020, the 4th Graders of Frank Wagner Elementary each planted a few calendula...
Oxbow's commitment to take action against racism
Oxbow is a place of solace and connection; connection to the natural world, and to each other. We recognize that we...
Art in Nature
May 11, 2020artnature,Environmental Education,outdoor activities,lessons,Blog
Oxbow’s Education team recently took turns creating Nature Art, a mindful practice that allowed for some creative expression outdoors. When...
COVID-19 and keeping our community safe
March 12, 2020farmingnonprofit,king county,education,coronavirus,Blog
Updated 7/28/2021 at 8:35 PM We’ve all been impacted by COVID-19 in some way since the spring of 2020. We...
Book Review: Nature's Best Hope by Doug Tallamy
March 5, 2020native plantsgardening,biodiversity,book review,Doug Tallamy,Blog
Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard Douglas W. Tallamy Timber Press, 2020, 254...
Planting the Burke's first camas bulbs
December 6, 2019native plantsnatural history,partnerships,Burke Museum,Landscape Architecture,camassia quamash,camas,Blog
“We all have the responsibility to protect this way of life, to protect this Mother Earth.” – Connie McCloud, Puyallup...
Welcoming Wilman!
November 13, 2019ecologyrestoration,conservation,OSU,fellowship,Blog
Every year Oxbow hosts one or more graduate students from Oregon State University who are pursuing research in native plant...
After the flood - October, 2019
October 29, 2019Community Supported agricultureagriculture,snoqualmie valley,floods,flooding,floodplain farming,Blog
Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center is adjacent to the Snoqualmie River, a vital waterway that flows from the Cascade Mountains...
Who are you as an Eater?
October 16, 2019farmingagriculture,Seattle,Environmental Education,education,field trips,middle school programs,food systems,Blog
“Who are you as an Eater?” That’s what Oxbow asked 13 middle schoolers from Seattle’s Bush School in May of...
Oxbow welcomes a new AmeriCorps service member to the Education Team!
September 24, 2019Environmental Educationpartnerships,americorps,Blog
In an innovative partnership program spearheaded by CommonThreads in Bellingham, Oxbow is part of a state-wide food educators Mega Team...