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Perrine House 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.
Left: PCEI Executive Director, Tom Lamar and board members
dedicated the historic homestead to Gertrude Danielson Perrine on
Friday, April 8, 2005. |
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. These past three 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, 2005 the living roof was
planted on top! |
Upcoming Workdays
There's always something to do at PCEI and we'd love to have your help!
For times of our next work day, visit our calendar. Email our volunteer coordinator to
help out!
To make a donation to our Rodeo Capital Campaign visit our secure donations page. |
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