Ed. note: This story comes to us via our news partners seattlepi.com. By VANESSA HO SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF Two women have sued the city of Seattle in an effort to stop their tax dollars from funding what they call “cruel, inhumane and unlawful” treatment of elephants at the Woodland Park Zoo. For years, Mary Sebek and [...]

Learn about raising hens and building chicken coops! Seattle Tilth is hosting a citywide chicken coop tour on Saturday, July 10, 2010, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.  While the locations have not been disclosed, we do know that thirteen of the stops are in northeast Seattle. From Seattle Tilth: Do you have the urban farm [...]

We just received the following note from My Green Lake reader LS: This morning, at Greenlake, a lovely little green parakeet was seen wandering the path and rescued soon after by a concerned couple. Unfortunately, it didn’t occur to me until they were long gone, to suggest that they email the blog to report the [...]

My Green Lake reader Karen asks: Have you seen any ducklings recently at Green Lake? Recently crows have been stalking the baby ducks and picking them off one by one! And, this report from Kim: I came home today (59th and Corliss) after being away for two days and got dive-bombed multiple times by crows.  [...]

A note from My Green Lake reader Christy: I found a small dog on the corner of 64th street and E Green Lake Way N.  He’s male, and does not have a collar, but has obviously been well cared for. I found him around 8:45pm on June 1st, and he didn’t want anything to eat, [...]