Jun 5, 2012 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
On Sunday, June 3, a perfectly “June-uary” day, 35 people gathered in the southwest corner of Gregory Heights, ready for a Walk-n-Talk along the historic Indian Trail. Local Artist/Author/Historian, Pam Harper led the group from the upper trail head, down...
May 30, 2012 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
One of Burien’s little gems is the “Indian Trail”. This wandering, varied trail winds high above the shoreline strip of SW 172nd St. – the “Sunrise Trail” – and then, from Three Tree Point northward, parallels Maplewild Ave....
May 29, 2012 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
What is National Trails Day® and Why Celebrate NTD? National Trails Day® is a celebration of trails that evolved from the report of President Ronald Reagan’s President’s Commission on Americans Outdoors. In 1987, the report recommended that all Americans...
May 7, 2012 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
The sun shone on the shoulders of 26 walkers (and 2 pooches) yesterday as they chatted their way fromBurien Town Square over to Mathison Park. We had English, Spanish and Japanese native speakers mixing and mingling along the way on our 10th monthly Walk-n-Talk....
May 3, 2012 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
The last time we walked to Mathison Park was in Wintertime on the December 2011 Walk-n-Talk. Let’s check it out in the Springtime to see how it’s changed! This Sunday, May 6, we’ll meet at Burien Town Square at our usual 2:00. The 2.1 mile route...
Apr 19, 2012 | Art Walks, Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
We’re on a roll! We’re up and running (or walking, at least). We, at WABI Burien, made our official announcement today letting the local world know that we’re stirring things up to create a rich walk/bike community. We sent out our Press Release and...
Apr 16, 2012 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walking
Today, under sunny, blue skies, 34 foragers showed up at Seahurst Beach for the Urban Foraging Walk organized by Sustainable Burien. We browsed for edibles between the shore and the woods with master forager, Melany Vorass and hadn’t gone even two feet before...
Apr 4, 2012 | Parks & Trails, Walking
Sustainable Burien will be holding a free ‘Urban Foraging Walk’ through Seahurst Park from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 15. “Guests will learn how to identify some of the most common edible weeds and wild foods available in the city,” reads an announcement. “Weeds...
Mar 28, 2012 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Uncategorized, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
No fooling, we may have the next Walk-n-Talk in the midst of April Showers. What a great time to test out the reliability of rain slickers and galoshes. (Hmm?) Sunday, April 1st, we’ll meet up on the grassy knoll at Burien Town Square for our 9th monthly...
Mar 28, 2012 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, City of Burien, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Parks & Trails, Walking
A new Parks and Trails Map is now available for free to the public at Burien City Hall. The map includes parks and trails in Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, Renton, SeaTac and Tukwila. Parks and trails in adjacent communities including parts of Newcastle, Bellevue,...
