The mission of the Environmental Science Center is to promote environmental stewardship, sustainability and academic achievement through science based environmental education.
ESC is building a world-class, state of the art Environmental Learning Center at Seahurst Park where children and educators can come together to learn to understand, appreciate and protect our precious natural resources, especially Puget Sound. Our future Environmental Learning Center will also be a gathering place in a stunning setting for our entire community.
The City of Burien has granted the ESC a 30 year lease to remodel the old caretaker's cottage into a state of the art Learning Center. The Learning Center will also be a model for green building techniques.
We are in the final phase of our capital campaign. The building exterior is now complete! The interior boasts a new ADA lift, heated flooring and stairs. Surrounding the building are new rain gardens and native plants. Water and electricity are connected. Some funding is in hand for completion of the interior but not enough to give our wonderful contractor the green light. Still to be raised is $150,000 - we are so close to opening our doors to the community with programs and classes and exhibits about our beautiful environment. Please help achieve the completion goal.
Many thanks to the following individuals and organizations for their volunteer work to help ESC with the interior construction of the Environmental Learning Center:
- Burien City Council member Jack Block, Jr.
- The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters for hanging and taping drywall
- The International Union of Painters And Tapers - Local 300, for interior painting
Every contribution propels us forward, and we invite you to be part of this exciting project. Contributions can be made online, or by printing and completing a Pledge Form [24 KB PDF file] and mailing it to our office with your check or credit card gift. If you'd prefer, you may simply mail a check made out to Environmental Science Center. Thank you for participating in this important community endeavor. The ESC is a 501(c)3 organization and contributions are tax deductible.
Environmental Science Center
126 SW 148th Street
Suite C100-170
Burien, WA 98166
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| The outside is painted | Inside looking Northwest | Inside looking South |
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| The outside of the building is painted, water and electricity are connected, and we're getting very close. | This picture was taken from just inside the door looking towards the windows in the Northwest corner. The grooves in the floor are for the heating system. | This picture was taken from the North wall, looking back towards the door. |
The Environmental Science Center Board of Directors is committed to and actively pursuing its goal of making this project a reality through generous support from individuals, corporations, and foundations. We are extremely grateful for support we've received from many individuals, companies, and organizations including Boeing, WA State Department of Parks & Recreation Commission, Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development, King County, King Conservation District/WRIA9, D.V. & Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust, Seattle Foundation, Waste Management, the Russell Family Foundation, the Norman Archibald Charitable Foundation, the Norcliffe Foundation, and the Puget Sound Energy Foundation. Your gifts to the capital fund are helping us to reach our goal!
We want to honor those members of the community who help make the Environmental Science Center a reality, and are pleased to offer several naming and recognition opportunities for donors who participate in the capital campaign. Please contact the ESC office for further information at (206) 248-4266.
The Environmental Science Center’s Capital Campaign is a once in a lifetime opportunity to create a lasting legacy of environmental stewardship, and a community gathering place at one of our region’s most beautiful and precious natural resources, Puget Sound. Your generous gift to this campaign will impact thousands of children for years to come.