Designing a Natural Lawn & Natural Pest Control WEDNESDAY,  October 26 ·  7 to 9 pm Inglewood Presbyterian Church   7718 NE 141st St (east of QFC) Ladd Smith from In Harmony Sustainable Landscapes will present Designing a Natural Lawn at a workshop sponsored by the City of Kirkland and King County. He’ll discuss mulch mowing, slow-release fertilizers and other natural ways to help you grow a beautiful, healthy lawn. We’ll round out the series with an entertaining and informa

Denny Creek neighborhood Alliance also has a Facebook page. Give it a visit and start posting comments. Review the Wall information and Discussions section. Let others know to ‘like’ us so we can get the word out better about what’s happening with the Finn Hill environment. www.facebook.com/pages/Denny-Creek-Neighborhood-Alliance

Want some good wholesome exercise on a brisk November morning? Sure you do! And DCNA has you covered! We’re organizing a work party in the eastern portion of the Juanita Woodlands on Saturday, November 5, to clean out blackberries and other invasives so that we’ll be ready to plant over 2000 new trees in January. We’ll meet at 9am on 120 th Street, which runs east from Juanita Drive (just below the Plaza Garcia Restaurant). Park on the street. If you have hand tools — lopper

Not sure what to do with that old kitchen appliance? Looking for ways to manage water runoff on your property? Want to volunteer your time and talent to preserve Kirkland’s environment? Follow the City of Kirkland Environmental Services Division on Twitter (@KirklandEnviro) to get quick recycling, waste reduction, water quality, and pollution protection tips and news. Log on to Twitter at  http://twitter.com/kirklandenviro  to follow Kirkland’s lead on environmental programs,

The entire Kirkland City Council is coming to meet Finn Hill residents on October 19 at the new Finn Hill Junior High on 132nd Street and 84th Avenue at 6:45pm. This is a great way to get to know your elected representatives and hear them discuss issues that are particularly relevant to our neighborhood. Please make some time to stop by! More information about the meeting, including topics to be discussed, can be found here: http://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/City+Council/Counc