Visit the Heron’s Nest for our 2022 Monthly Market series highlighting LOCAL vendors of crafts, arts, services and produce.

November’s theme will be of HARVEST

10am-4pm

On Site parking

40 LOCAL Vendors

All Ages Dogs Welcome

All activities are OUTDOORS

Food, services, handmade crafts, music, educational opportunities, goods

Come out to support The Heron's Nest Landback educational preservation project.

$50 tickets go towards 2023 programs includes Dinner, Drinks, Raffle tickets

Saturday October 8th join us for am outdoor celebration including welcoming from Ken Workmans, Pamela Bond, live performances, silent auction, raffle, dinner and much more!

A fun filled night of celebration for the second year of continued restoration of the Duwamish Greenbelt, continuing to share knowledge and awareness around continued protection of the Duwamish River Valley and surrounding Coast Salish people and territories.

Visit the Heron’s Nest for our 2022 Monthly Market series highlighting LOCAL vendors of crafts, arts, services and produce.

September’s theme will be of the WATER

10am-6pm

On Site parking

40 LOCAL Vendors

All Ages Dogs Welcome

All activities are OUTDOORS

Food, services, handmade crafts, music, educational opportunities, goods

Drive, walk, roll in to the herons nest for the first outdoor movie fundraiser of 2022! View on a 30ft outdoor screen. Bring a chair, blanket, friends and come out for an all outdoor movie screening to support the herons nest project. All ages, pets welcome. Suggested $5 donation. Parking on site priority parking for in car viewing. Snacks and drinks available

Visit the Heron’s Nest for our 2022 Monthly Market series highlighting LOCAL vendors of crafts, arts, services and produce.

August’s theme will be Of the Air & Wind

10am-6pm

On Site parking

40 LOCAL Vendors

All Ages Dogs Welcome

All activities are OUTDOORS

Food, services, handmade crafts, music, educational opportunities, goods

Free, all ages, food, music, outdoor no contact games, table and lawn games. Bring a chair, blanket, friends, and spend time outdoors at The Herons Nest

$60 towards materials in learning how to make clay sludge bowls fired at nearby studio. Burn Bowl made of cedar logs and living terrariums to take home, re-gift etc. 1pm All ages

Meet at Herons Nest bring water & snacks. Plant guide Bri Castilleja will guide us through the West Duwamish Greenbelt identifying Native Plants and their medicinal uses. Wear closed toed shoes, hike includes steep inclines and non graded trails. Free, all ages, donations accepted supporting guides and The Herons Nest.

Visit the recently opened restoration site, People’s Park for 2022 Annual Duwamish River Festival. Celebrate with community and organizations working to make the Duwamish River Valley a healthier space. Herons Nest will be providing FREE kayak tours of the Duwamish River. Kayak tours at 1pm & 3pm arrive early to get a seat.

Herons Nest will be closed on Sat Aug 6th to help support attendance at the festival.

Visit the Heron’s Nest for our 2022 Monthly Market series highlighting LOCAL vendors of crafts, arts, services and produce.

JULY’S theme will be JAMMIN’ in July

10am-6pm

On Site parking

40 LOCAL Vendors

All Ages Dogs Welcome

All activities are OUTDOORS

Food, services, handmade crafts, music, educational opportunities, goods

Visit the Heron’s Nest for our 2022 Monthly Market series highlighting LOCAL vendors of crafts, arts, services and produce.

JUNE’S theme will be SUMMER SOLSTICE

10am-6pm

On Site parking

40 LOCAL Vendors

All Ages Dogs Welcome

All activities are OUTDOORS

Food, services, handmade crafts, music, educational opportunities, goods

Visit the Heron’s Nest for the kick off of our 2022 Month Market series highlighting LOCAL vendors of crafts, arts, services and produce. May’s theme will be on the FLORA & FAUNA of the land 10am-6pm

On Site parking

40 LOCAL Vendors

All Ages Dogs Welcome

All activities are OUTDOORS

Food, services, handmade crafts, music, educational opportunities, goods

In support of EARTHDAY come out to The Herons Nest for an “EarthGay” Celebration. All ages, family friendly, all outdoor activities, music, performances, land stewardship, guided nature/bird walks and more!

Join us for the 16th Annual DUWAMISH ALIVE River Valley Clean up Event. April 16th 10am-2pm. Land stewardship work on site at The Heron’s Nest and across Parks and Port lands between Herons Nest and The Duwamish River will be focused on removal or invasive species in prep for fall planting

Learn how to grow edible Lion’s Manes mushrooms in a bucket system to take home with you!

$15 suggested donations for take home materials

Please RSVP for class

Max. 20 person occupancy

All tools, materials and spores provided

Outdoor All Ages Fun and Activities for all at The Heron's Nest

Treasure Hunt with prizes
Art Activities
Guided Nature & Bird Walks
Hot cider, Popcorn & More!

$5 suggested donations
All Ages, dogs welcome
4818 Puget Way Seattle, Wa 98106

Metamimicry will host a 2 hour Intro to Log Plugging Workshop in which participants will learn to inoculate logs with Lion’s Mane and Oyster Mushroom dowels, a low tech solution for growing culinary and medicinal mushrooms outdoors. We will cover selecting species of fungi and logs, log propagation techniques, and continued care and maintenance. Dowel packs to take home will be available for purchase, and all inoculated logs will become part of a food sovereignty program at the Heron’s Nest.

Class Capacity: 20 people (2 people per log)

Restrictions: Full participation will require the use of hands, but all are welcome to join, learn, and observe. All experience levels welcome, but this is primarily for beginner’s.

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to create a design on paper, transfer your image on to a soft carving block, and then learn to carve your design using a linocut tool. At the end, print your design!

No prior drawing or printing experience necessary. Materials and tools will be provided. Ages 8+ for tool use

Visit The Heron’s Nest on Saturday December 11th for fun, activities and shopping for the whole family. All outdoors event, on leash dogs welcome, all ages. $1 ENTRY FEE

10am-6pm

30+ BIPOC, Lgtbqia2s Craft, Art and variety vendors

Local Food Trucks

4 Live music performances (12pm-6pm)

$25 Pet&Family Portrait Photo Booth (10am-4pm)

All ages activities

Limited Parking on Site (shuttles and trail walks available)

Fire Pits

Visit @The Herons Nest on October 23rd for a fun filled all outdoors event including Fall art projects, pumpkin carving/decorating

12pm: Gates open

12-5pm: Fall activities: Pumpkin carving, art projects, outdoor games, music

6:30pm: Outdoor drive in movie: BeetleJuice

Rsvp Below FREE ALL AGES OUTDOOR EVENT

Donation Accepted

Join us on October 16th, 2021 at 5pm for our first ever Return the Land: Auction&Fundraiser in direct support of The Heron’s Nest project. This event is also a thank you dinner to all of our past and future supporters in the efforts to purchase 3.56 acres of land to return to Duwamish Tribal Services.

Gates: 4PM

5pm: Welcoming announcements, Auction Details, Blessing of the site

6pm: Free Dinner, live performance, slideshow

7pm: Documentary Screening (Pamela Bond/People of the Convergence) Q&A

8pm: Auction closes

Drive, bike, walk, roll on in to The Herons Nest Saturday August 28th
Gates 7:30pm
Announcements 8:15pm
Film: Headwig and the Angry Inch- A Herons Nest Sing a Long
Closing time: 11pm
Suggested Donations $20/vehicle $5-10/pp
On leash dogs welcome
Grass seating available
Bring a blanket or chair and join us for a summer movie event
Bathrooms, Snacks and drinks available

Drive, bike, walk, roll on in to The Herons Nest Saturday August 14th
Gates 8pm
Announcements 9pm
Film: Headwig and the Angry Inch- A Herons Nest Sing a Long
Closing time: 11pm
Suggested Donations $20/vehicle $5-10/pp
On leash dogs welcome
Grass seating available
Bring a blanket or chair and join us for a summer movie event
Bathrooms, Snacks and drinks available

Drive, bike, walk, roll on in to The Herons Nest Saturday July 31st
Gates 8pm
Announcements 9pm
Film: Life Aquatic
Closing time: Midnight
Suggested Donations $20/vehicle $5-10/pp
On leash dogs welcome
Grass seating available
Bring a blanket or chair and join us for a summer movie event
Bathrooms, Snacks and drinks available

Drive, bike, walk, roll on in to The Herons Nest Saturday July 24th
Gates 8pm
Announcements 9pm
Film: Headwig and the Angry Inch- A Herons Nest Sing a Long
Closing time: Midnight
Suggested Donations $20/vehicle $5-10/pp
On leash dogs welcome
Grass seating available
Bring a blanket or chair and join us for a summer movie event
Bathrooms, Snacks and drinks available

In celebration of Pride Month 2021 we will be screening ‘But I’m A Cheerleader’ 1999 lesbian rom/com
Join us @TheHeronsNest located off West marginal way on Puget way along the Duwamish River.

Gates open: 8:30pm
Announcements: 9:15pm
Movie: 9:30-10pm dependent on sunset
Closing time: Midnight

Suggested donations
$5-10/pp
$20 per vehicle
On leash dogs welcome
Drinks and snacks available
Please carpool, walk, roll or bike on in
All activities outdoors with space to spread out bring a blanket, chair, air mattress.. and join us for a fun night! All proceeds benefit The Herons Nest education and land back project

Join us at The Herons Nest to celebrate 1 year of land stewardship and community support!

7:00pm: Parking opens

8:30pm: Announcements begin

9:00pm: 1 year Anniversary Slideshow

9:30: Feature film: Tank Girl

Midnight: Closing Time

$20 suggested donation per vehicle

Carpool, biking, and walk/roll up encouraged. 30 vehicle capacity.

Activities, Merchandise and refreshments available

On leash dogs welcome!

Bring a blanket, camping chair etc to get cozy and help support a new west Seattle community non profit get up and running!

Join us at The Heron's Nest for our first ever fundraising event. An all outdoor Drive/bike/walk-In Movie Night! We will be showing a riveting documentary to celebrate. This fundraiser will benefit The Heron’s Nest Facilities Project. A community gathering space.

$15 Suggested donation per vehicle/2-3ppl

Snacks & Drinks available

Access to outhouses and hand wash stations

Schedule

1pm-6pm: Volunteer work party. Join us earlier in the day for a volunteer work party. Tools provided with projects including Art, Building and Landscaping/Planting.

7pm: Parking Open

7:45pm: Welcoming announcements begin

8:30pm: Movie screening begins

10:30 Closing Time