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Mission Statement:HHH works in Kiwanis Ravine to help Seattle enjoy, learn about, and protect its largest Great Blue Heron (GBH) nesting colony. Our Goals:
HHH was founded in February 2001 by two women, Donna Kostka and Heidi Carpine, who thought that the building of a proposed street near a local heron colony in Kiwanis Ravine would jeopardize the nests. Begun as a committee of Friends of Discovery Park, it was soon declared the official adopt-a-park steward for Kiwanis Ravine. In 2002, HHH left Friends of Discovery Park and moved under the wing of the Associated Recreation Council for assistance with financial management and IRS reports. In 2003, HHH completed the Kiwanis Ravine Management and Monitoring Plan (KRMMP) with approval by Seattle Parks and began its first restoration project. Also in 2003, HHH worked with Seattle Audubon Society to have the Great Blue Heron declared Seattle's "Official City Bird." We advocated for the Director's rule 5-2007, passed in 2007 to protect heron nesting, and in 2008, HHH successfully advocated for inclusion of $600,000 in the budget for the Parks and Green Spaces Levy to provide City funding for Kiwanis Ravine restoration. In 2010, HHH received the Denny Award (Parks' highest conservation award) and notification for Seattle Parks' designation of Kiwanis Ravine as Seattle's first Wildlife Sanctuary. For a more detailed history, please see History and Achievements by Donna Kostka. Collaboration:HHH works with Seattle Parks and Recreation Department (Parks), www.seattle.gov/PARKS, to restore, maintain, and monitor Kiwanis Memorial Preserve Park. We interface and share projects with Parks in the Habitat Advisory Plan (HAP) committee. Also, we are a member of the Green Seattle Partnership (GSP),www.greenseattle.org, a partnership between the City of Seattle and the Cascade Land Conservancy. The City of Seattle is represented by the Department of Parks and Recreation, Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment, and Seattle Public Utilities. The partnership goal is to restore all of Seattle's forested park lands by 2025. We are one of the many non-profit organizations supporting this effort. In addition, HHH is part of the Great Blue Heron Working Group, a consortium of citizens and scientists organized by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, WDFW. The group has participation from scientists as far north as Protection Island, B.C. (near Nanaimo, B.C.) and as far south as Olympia, WA. HHH is working to establish a sense of community centered on the Great Blue Heron throughout the region of the Salish Sea. Non-Profit Status:HHH is an IRS 501(c)(3) organization under the umbrella of the Associated Recreational Council (ARC)(Bill Keller, Executive Director), 100 Dexter Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109-5102, 206-684-7083, bill.keller@seattle.gov, www.arcseattle.org, IRS #51-0170717. Our Structure:In order to better fulfill our mission, HHH has a Board of Directors, an Outreach committee, and a Restoration committee. In general, we hold meetings of these groups four times each year with a general meeting of the membership each March. Minutes and Work Plans for these meetings are posted as follows:
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