The mission of our organization is to teach environmental lessons through the creative arts and hands-on conservation projects. Our goals are to: inspire members of the community to take responsibility in caring for our diminishing resources and open space and to increase equal access to the arts.

Description:
We are a grassroots, nonprofit environmental arts organization. We are based in West Seattle and our programs include a Urban Forest Restoration Project, a Youth Art Program and the annual Arts in Nature Festival. Our Urban Forest Restoration Project is a long-term stewardship, education & advocacy project in the West Duwamish Greenbelt where we conduct on-going work parties to plant native trees and understory and to clear invasive vegetation. Our Youth Art Program provides free environmental art classes to at-risk youth living in low-income and public housing communities throughout King County. The Arts~in~Nature Festival is an annual celebration that encompasses music, dance, theatre, visual arts, a museum of sound and hands-on activities in a natural setting. The 2007 festival is scheduled for August 25th & 26th at Camp Long in West Seattle.

History:
The Nature Consortium began as a simple effort to engage neighbors through a sharing of the idea that everyone has the ability to create and explore the arts and care for the environment. From its inception as a small neighborhood festival in 1998, the organization quickly grew into a nonprofit community arts symposium that teaches environmental lessons.
Over the past 9 years we have served: 1,161 artists, 13,836 community members, 4,200 at-risk youth and 1,156 volunteers. We have planted over 6,275 native conifers and over 2,000 native understory plants.

Contact person: Mark Tomkiewicz, Restoration Project Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (206) 932-0866 call first

Address:

14th Ave. SW & SW Holly St. Seattle, WA 98106 This location is NOT handicap accessible (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.naturec.org

Directions:

This is our primary work site, but please RSVP, so that we may notify you if we are working at a different site, and then give you the correct directions to get there. Thanks! Directions to the trailhead at the. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: 16th Ave. SW & SW Morgan St., 4 minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	Yes
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	Yes
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	Yes