- Thornton Creek drains a 7,402-acre (11.6 sq. mile) urban watershed in northwestern King County. The Thornton Creek watershed extends roughly between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, extending from NE 190th St. in the City of Shoreline to NE 80th St in the City of Seattle. Thornton Creek enters Lake Washington at Matthews Beach Park, and Lake Washington drains by way of the Lake Washington Ship Canal to Puget Sound.
- Wood (Wikipedia)
Wood is a structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic material – a natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin that resists compression. Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees, or more broadly to include the same type of tissue elsewhere, such as in the roots of trees or shrubs. In a living tree it performs a support function, enabling woody plants to grow large or to stand up by themselves. It also conveys water and nutrients between the leaves, other growing tissues, and the roots. Wood may also refer to other plant materials with comparable properties, and to material engineered from wood, woodchips, or fiber.