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PCEI Director, Tom Lamar and board members
dedicated the historic homestead
to Gertrude Danielson Perrine Friday, April 8, 2005. |
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Perrine dedication
In 2005, the PCEI board of directors dedicated the historic homestead on
th PCEI campus in the memory Gertrude Danielson Perrine. Gertrude was
born in Sweden in 1904, and died of brain cancer in 1972. She lived in
Anaconda MT, Seattle WA, and Santa Monica CA.
She passed away before PCEI was founded, but her family suggested she
would have been a supporter as she loved nature and had the “can do”
spirit of the participants of PCEI projects such as the Women’s
Mountain Bike Clinic. Anonymous donations totaling $100,000 were
received during our Capital Campaign last year in her memory. Her full biography is now displayed inside
PCEI's Perrine House.
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Guests had a chance to see what life
lives in our back pond during the open house.
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Our new home
The move certainly wasn’t sudden; three years were spent looking for the
ideal location, and an office of more than just a place for desks and
supplies. That ideal spot was found at 1040 Rodeo Drive. In
mid-December, 2004 PCEI made the across-town move in one weekend, with
the help of 40 volunteers. This past two years have given PCEI time to
unpack, rearrange and even dig a few beds of our "pantry garden"
supplying food to the local foodbank.
“We have accomplished much to be proud of and built solid foundations
for our future work. We are all feeling lucky to work at such a great
place,” said Greg Fizzell, PCEI's Education Program Director. Here,
PCEI can be more than just an administrative office. Now there is space
for an on-site community garden, sustainability demonstrations, a green
house for the Watersheds Program to propagate native plants, and open
space for the public to explore.
Goals for this beautiful site include open space preservation,
rainwater collection, covered bike parking, examples for “green”
building practices, and alternative energy systems. PCEI expects to
continue our role as an environmental resource for the community by
offering public demonstrations of these practical and sustainable
choices.
Download our site plan for
rodeo...
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Steve Streets uses his tractor and time to level out the site for
PCEI's bike shelter. |
The coolest bike shelter in the west!
It all started when Kurt Rathman's Fourth year design class from the
University of Idaho designed and built a straw bale bike shelter. On
October 7, the living roof was planted on
top!
Check out the daily progess at PCEI's new Rodeo Property on our Rodeo Weblog!
We'd love to have your help in all of the fun. For times of our next
work day, visit our calendar. To make a
donation to our Rodeo Capital Campaign visit our secure donations page. |
Upcoming Workdays
Check out the daily progess at PCEI's new Rodeo Property on our Rodeo Weblog!
We'd love to have your help in all of the fun. For times of our next
work day, visit our calendar. To make a
donation to our Rodeo Capital Campaign visit our secure donations page.
Email our volunteer coordinator to help
out!
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