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  Specific Info
"Ravenna Creek Daylighting in Ravenna Park." This reach is within Ravenna Park beginning at the former Grate, then skirts the ballfields to the east and south and terminates at the funnel - the exit of the creek from the surface.
A funnel is the exit of the creek from the surface, accompanied with natural sound effects, and entrance into the box culvert at the southern edge of the park.
This reach is within Ravenna Park beginning at the Grate, then skirts the ballfields to the east and south.
home.earthlink.net /~ravennacreek/specific.htm   (608 words)

  
 Seattle Parks and Recreation: Pro Parks Levy - Ravenna Creek Daylighting within Cowen Park Pro Parks Project Information
The Ravenna Daylighting project includes work on two segments of the creek (one in Ravenna Park, and one in Cowen Park).
The Ravenna Creek Alliance (RCA) formed in 1991, with the alternate proposal of daylighting the creek from Ravenna Park to Lake Washington.
While the primary focus of the Metro Project and the Ravenna Creek Alliance was on the creek from Ravenna Park to the outlet, community interest was expressed in daylighting or recreating the creek within Cowen Park as well.
www.cityofseattle.net /parks/proparks/projects/RavennaCreekatCowen.htm   (668 words)

  
 Ravenna Mosaics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
When Ravenna was settled, it was on a coastal lagoon (which still appeared on 16th century maps), and the city in Antiquity was traversed with canals.
Ravenna was an ancient ally of Rome against the Gauls, and kept its identity as an ally until it sided with Marius in the Civil Wars of the 1st century BC.
The Exarchate of Ravenna was not the sole Byzantine province in Italy.
www.blownspeakers.com /pages3/73/ravenna-mosaics.html   (2435 words)

  
 Search Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
An extension of an existing Canadian road between Dawson Creek and Edmonton, Alta., the Alaska Highway was constructed (Mar.-Sept., 1942) by U.S. troops as a supply route to military forc...
Brandywine, battle of the Brandywine, battle of the, in the American Revolution, fought Sept. 11, 1777, along Brandywine Creek.
The creek, formed by two small branches in SE Pennsylvania, flows southeast to join, near Wilmington, Del., the Christina River, which empties into the Delaware.
www.encyclopedia.com /search.asp?target=Ravenna+Creek&rc=10&fh=6&fr=21   (484 words)

  
 University Slough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Formerly the Ravenna Landfill, it was used by the city of Seattle for residential and industrial solid waste from 1926 to 1966.
Before the lowering of Lake Washington during the early part of the 20th century, Ravenna and Yesler Creeks flowed into marshland north of where University Slough now terminates, and the land through which the slough would be cut lay under the waters of Union Bay.
Construction is due to begin in 2004 on a project that would reconnect Ravenna Creek to Union Bay by piping it underground to University Slough, thus converting it from a stagnant drainage channel to the outfall for one of Seattle's urban creeks.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/University_Slough   (243 words)

  
 The Lepidoptera of Portage County, Ohio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Eagle Creek 13 Sept 1986 VPL, 6 Aug - 10 Sept 1986 RWR det. EHM; Kent Bog 6 Sept 1991 RWR det. EHM; Ravenna Arsenal 6 Sept - 7 Oct 1993 RWR; Tinker’s Creek 21 Aug - 25 Sept 1986 and 1992 RWR; Triangle Lake Bog 2 Sept 1985 WCB, 9 Aug 1991 RWR.
Tinker’s Creek 20 Sept 1986 RWR det. EHM.
Eagle Creek 6 Aug - 7 Sept 1986 and 1991 RWR det. EHM; Kent Bog 6 - 16 Sept 1991 RWR; Ravenna Arsenal 9 Aug - 13 Sept 1993 RWR; Tinker’s Creek 21 - 31 Aug 1986 and 1992 RWR; Triangle Lake Bog 22 Aug - 8 Sept 1991 RWR.
www.ag.ohio-state.edu /~proofs/b1195/rb1195_20.html   (18422 words)

  
 Taddle Creek--LINKS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ravenna Creek in northeast Seattle, Washington is being daylighted through the efforts of many government levels and groups such as the Ravenna Creek Alliance.
The issue of diverting stormwater into the creek has been raised and it is hoped that the regeneration of the creek will improve the nat ural habitat in the area.
The Thornton Creek Alliance is a grassroots umbrella organization that aim to preserve and restore the ecological balance of the Thornton Creek Watershed.
www.cquest.utoronto.ca /env/env421h/taddle/links.html   (241 words)

  
 Search Encyclopedia.com
The Creek received their name from early white traders because so many of their villages were located at rivers and creeks.
The patriot victory over the Loyalists at Moores Creek Bridge on Feb. 27, 1776, prevented the intended British invasion of North Carolina and spurred revolutionary sentiment in the South; the battle is often called the Lexington and Concord...
He was born in the Creek country now within the borders of the state of Alabama, the son of Lachlan McGillivray, a Scots trader, and Sehoy Marchand, his French-Creek wife.
www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Ravenna+Creek   (385 words)

  
 The Ultimate Ravenna, Seattle, Washington - American History Information Guide and Reference
That portion of south-central Ravenna adjacent to the University Village shopping complex is often considered part of the University Village neighborhood, and Ravenna east of 25th Avenue N.E. is also referred to as Bryant or Ravenna-Bryant.
Ravenna Park is located in the neighborhood's southwest corner, stretching from 15th to 25th Avenues N.E. Ravenna Creek runs through the park.
Ravenna's main thoroughfares are N.E. 55th and 65th Streets (east- and westbound) and 15th, 20th, 25th, 35th, and 40th Avenues N.E. (north- and southbound).
www.historymania.com /american_history/Ravenna,_Seattle,_Washington   (153 words)

  
 FAQ - RavennaGolf.com
Ravenna is a master planned community and private country club that was designed to make the lives of our members more enjoyable.
Ravenna spans 634 scenic acres (nearly 300 are preserved for wildlife and open space) and includes an 18-hole championship golf course, club facilities and 243 custom and semi-custom home sites.
Ravenna is just under 30 minutes to Downtown Denver and Cherry Creek North, 15 minutes to Park Meadows and less then 20 minutes to the Denver Tech Center.
www.ravennagolf.com /faq.php   (780 words)

  
 Resources on the Ravenna from academic institutions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ravenna: Capital of the provincia of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna regione, northeastern Italy.
Ravenna is on Farm roads 274 and 1753, five miles northwest of Bonham and six miles south of the Red River in northwestern Fannin County.
Exarchate of Ravenna — Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1911: The exarchate of Ravenna was a unit of the Eastern Roman Empire in the 6th thru the 8th century AD.
mongabay.org /conservation/Ravenna.htm   (902 words)

  
 CASDE | Ravenna -- Buffalo County
Ravenna was the principal food stop on the line, so its fine dining room was enjoyed by many.
Erastus Smith, Ravenna's founding father, sold his Iowa farm in 1874 and bought land in northern Buffalo County on Beaver Creek (known today as Mud Creek) near its junction with the South Loup River.
During the spring of 1886, Ravenna was "a town about to happen." Lots were sold, supplies, and building material were ordered and held in Grand Island.
casde.unl.edu /history/counties/buffalo/ravenna   (942 words)

  
 "RAVENNA: THE EARLY YEARS"
First there would be a post office, Beaver Creek, established in the home of an early settler, Erastus Smith, in December of 1878; then Ravenna, born with the coming of the Burlington railroad to the valley in 1886.
Early in the history of Ravenna, a brick yard was located on a hill north of the city.
The first place of worship in Ravenna was referred to as the "Tabernacle." It had a frame floor and walls, and the upper walls and roof were canvas.
bchs.kearney.net /BTales_197811.html   (1426 words)

  
 Ravenna: Traffic wars just latest fight for activist neighborhood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ravenna is the neighborhood that helped sink the plan for the proposed R.H. Thompson freeway, which would have destroyed several Seattle neighborhoods had it been built in the 1960s.
Ravenna and Montlake fear the bridge eventually will be expanded and more drivers will seek shortcuts through their single-family neighborhoods.
In autumn, as the colored leaves fall, the creek reappears from the vantage of the bridge.
www.seattlep-i.com /neighbors/ravenna/hood06b.html   (590 words)

  
 Ravenna News
After a decade of efforts to bring Ravenna Creek up into the daylight, the North End stream is finally ready to grow.
At the June 13 Ravenna Bryant Board meeting the board heard about the University housing project scheduled to be built on Twenty-fifth NE south of the Silver Cloud Hotel.
Concerned residents have established a Web site to provide a forum for the Ravenna community and PCC members to express their concerns about the future of the PCC store and to provide members an opportunity to ensure that management is faithful to the purpose and values of the co-op.
www.northeastseattle.com /news/ravenna.htm   (1023 words)

  
 Ravenna Park Explore: Social Construction of Nature and Focal Practice
Creeks were flooding and hills were sliding because the natural ecosystem that retained heavy rains had been destroyed.
Creek flows are so variable and polluted runoff so inescapable that "self-sustaining runs of salmon are unlikely to re-establish themselves." Even bugs at the base of the food chain struggle to survive.
Yet she says saving creeks, and coming back into some kind of balance with the natural world, is not an option but a necessity.
faculty.washington.edu /dmercer/490ravenna.htm   (3509 words)

  
 Ravenna Bloom-Services
On the day of your event, Wendy and her experienced staff work together as a team, ensuring everything is handled precisely to the last detail.
Ravenna Bloom welcomes the challange of transforming an empty banquet room or a grand ballroom, embellishing it with creative and inventive floral designs just perfect for your special event.
Ravenna Bloom designs flower arrangements that enhance a company's image and take it to the next level.
www.ravennabloom.com /Services/services.html   (465 words)

  
 Ravenna: Area is quintessential Seattle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
As Seattle's population swelled, new little communities like Ravenna -- named for a seaside district in northeast Italy -- sprouted near train stations and clearcuts at the edge of the frontier city.
Ravenna has no sex shops, but it does have a few family restaurants, small bakeries and unique shops, including The Herbalist, McCarthy & Schiering Wine Merchants, and Saxe Floral & Greenhouse, founded in 1919 by a Japanese gardener.
Ravenna's homey little market, the Puget Consumer Co-op at Northeast 65th Street and 20th Avenue Northeast, was affectionately regarded as the "mother ship," when the alternative chain first took root in Seattle in the 1970s.
www.seattle-pi.com /neighbors/ravenna   (416 words)

  
 Ravenna Neighborhood Seattle - Corey Robinson John L. Scott Seattle Real Estate
The area around Ravenna Park was developed into a typical North Seattle cliché of middle-class houses on leafy streets interspersed by small-scale commercial clusters at major intersections.
Ravenna features a variety of home styles including Tudors, bungalows and craftsman, with some homes east of Ravenna Park fortunate enough to have mountain, territorial and cityscape views.
Ravenna is greatly influenced by the University of Washington which borders it to the south.
www.heartofseattlehomes.com /neighborhoods/ravenna-seattle.aspx   (346 words)

  
 Initiative 80   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Major creek systems are found in every corner of Seattle, and include Taylor and Mapes Creeks (South Seattle); Longfellow Creek (West Seattle), Pipers Creek (Northwest Seattle) and Thornton Creek (Northeast Seattle).
If we allow the development to go forward without creek restoration, it may be impossible to restore the creek anytime during the life of the development.
By making creek restoration a long-term project, I-80 is able to limit the annual costs of restoration borne by the public.
www.yesforseattle.org /faq.htm   (706 words)

  
 Creeks stay in news
Meanwhile, the Ravenna Creek daylighting project was the topic of a mid-August open house.
She notes that the mayor is still interested in implementing his own creek restoration proposal, which focuses on water quality improvements and was proposed as a possible ballot alternative to I-80.
Lowney replies that the mayor's sudden interest in creeks was mostly a political ploy to torpedo I-80.
www.southseattlestar.com /2003news/0309sep/newscrek.html   (472 words)

  
 Science Service Learning   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Ravenna Creek Alliance was formed in response to King County's plan to remove Ravenna Creek flows from its sewerage system.
The county proposed to build a pipeline that conveyed creek flows from Ravenna Park to Lake Washington through the University Slough.
The group believes a daylighted Ravenna Creek will be "more attractive, improve water quality of the Slough, and create educational and recreational opportunities for the community." (King County, DNR Update,July 1996)
depts.washington.edu /ssl/Main/Ravenna/ravenna3.html   (310 words)

  
 Roosevelt Real Estate, Bryant homes, North Seattle Realtor Jim Reppond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Once, only a creek draining the waters of Green Lake into Union Bay, Ravenna is now is one of the greatest cities of Washington to raise your children.
Ravenna is located just north of the University of Washington, and maintains a residency primarily upper-middle class.
Ravenna Park is a wooded ravine connecting two picnic areas just north of the University District.
www.seattleareaproperties.com /ravenna.htm   (432 words)

  
 Ravenna Creek update   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Four new design options for daylighting Ravenna Creek at Ravenna Park were recently unveiled by the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department.
Daylighting the creek at the park has proved challenging because there is currently a baseball field in the area where part of the creek would flow.
None of the proposed designs have the approval of the Ravenna Creek Alliance, a group which has spent years working to get the creek daylighted.
www.seattlesunandstar.com /2002news/0211nov/newsravenna.html   (196 words)

  
 ravenna - Ask.com Web Search
Ravenna is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
Ravenna once served as the seat of the Roman Empire and later the Ostrogothic kingdom.
Ravenna is a city and commune in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
www.ask.com /web?q=ravenna   (236 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Ravenna Creek
Running Stream The primary meaning of stream is a body of water, confined within a bed and banks and having a detectable current.
Park and path Looking southeast toward Woodland Park Map of Seattle with Green Lake marked Green Lake is a freshwater lake in north central Seattle, Washington, USA, surrounded by the Green Lake neighborhood to the north and east, the Wallingford neighborhood to the south, the Phinney Ridge neighborhood to the...
Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ravenna-Creek   (587 words)

  
 HistoryLink Essay: Seattle Neighborhoods: Ravenna - Roosevelt -- Thumbnail History
Ravenna originated before the university moved into the area and Roosevelt developed after the automobile.
Ravenna Park became a popular destination for Seattle residents, who were willing to pay 25 cents apiece to visit it.
Ravenna Boulevard was constructed between Green Lake and Ravenna Park along the stream, following a recommendation in the Olmsted Plan of 1903.
www.historylink.org /essays/output.cfm?file_id=3502   (1563 words)

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