In celebration of Ballard's green spaces, Groundswell NW features and celebrates a "Park of the Month" and the community around it. In November the spotlight is on the Sunset Hill-Shilshole gateway.

Last month Groundswell announced that it will match donations up to $2,000 for the Sunset Hill-Shilshole gateway project.

The combined amount of money raised will go toward the Neighborhood Matching Fund grant project to develop an overall concept plan and implement initial improvements on the connection between Sunset Hill and Shilshole.

The improvements aim to enhance the walkability, safety and appearance of the main southern connection between Sunset Hill and Shilshole, on the area from Seaview Ave NW and the Burke Gilman Trail up 38th Ave NW and NW 61st St to the block of 36th Ave NW divided by an overgrown landscaped median.

Your donation will go toward plants, watering and maintenance costs to install and establish low-growing, low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plants, preserving sightlines for safety.

From Groundswell NW:

Help plant a larger area at the ends of the 36th Ave NW median, between 60th and 62nd, and quadruple your donation by giving now! Groundswell NW will match donations up to $2,000, and the combined amount goes toward our Neighborhood Matching Fund project to develop an overall concept plan and implement initial improvements on this important connection between Sunset Hill and Shilshole. Your year-end tax-deductible donation will go toward plants, watering and maintenance costs to install and establish low-growing, low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plants, preserving sightlines for safety.

Donate online using PayPal at www.groundswellnw.org or send a check made out to Groundswell NW, with "Gateway" in the memo line, to Groundswell NW, PO Box 17163, Seattle WA 98127. Groundswell NW is a 501c3 non-profit corporation, so donations are tax-deductible. Contact Dave Boyd, dave.boyd1@comcast.net or 498-6636, for more info.