Around the County
Published 10:44 pm Sunday, August 23, 2009
Lake Stevens: Help for new technologies
Sherwood Community Services received a $1,500 grant from Target to support assistive technology services in Snohomish County. The funds will be used to adapt books and provide parent training as part of early-literacy services at Sherwood’s TechSTEP program.
TechSTEP recently expanded to include services to people of all ages. As part of the expansion, a space on the Lake Stevens campus was renovated and four computer stations were purchased. The new stations feature adjustable tables, adaptive hardware and software for blind and low-vision users, computer mice that can be used by people with physical disabilities and other adaptations.
More info: 425-334-4071.
Lynnwood: Little Red hosts barbecue
Little Red School House is hosting its first end-of-summer barbecue at Martha Lake Park, 16300 E. Shore Drive. The event is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 12 for present and past client families, donors, board and the public.
Little Red School House provides early intervention and outreach programs for children ages birth to three who have developmental disabilities, are developmentally delayed or are at risk of falling behind their peers.
More info: 425-353-5656.
Snohomish County: Volunteers needed
Registration is now open for volunteers who want to participate in United Way’s Days of Caring on Sept. 18 and 19 at sites around Snohomish County.
Teams and individuals can go online to www.uwsc.org and click on the “Volunteer” tab to find lists of volunteer projects, including painting, building, cleaning, environmental work and reading to kids.
Volunteers may register through the end of August.
More info: Michelle Morris at volunteer@uwsc.org or 425-374-5534.
Oak Harbor: Marsh work to help salmon
Habitat work recently at the Whidbey Island Navy Air Station seaplane base will allow juvenile salmon access to the Crescent Harbor salt marsh for the first time in almost 100 years.
The habitat restoration project began in 1994 when the Navy modified a tide gate that had been built in the early 1900s to create more farmland. Efforts to restore the marsh were stepped up when chinook salmon were listed as a threatened species in 1999.
Working with the Navy, Island County identified the 300 acres of Crescent Harbor salt marsh as one of its highest-ranking restoration priorities. Other agencies involved included the University of Washington’s wetland ecosystem team, the Skagit River System Cooperative, the Swinomish and Sauk-Suiattle tribes, the Whidbey Island Conservation District and Island County Beach Watchers.
