Green Seattle Partnership
Restoring Seattle's Urban Forests
Green Seattle Day Poster Contest
We are excited to announce our first ever Green Seattle Day Poster Contest. Dust off your graphic design skills and submit a design for this year’s Green Seattle Day poster. We are accepting submissions until May 3rd.
The winner will be featured on our website, highlighted in the monthly e-newsletter and praised via Facebook and Twitter.More details about themes, formatting info and guidelines of the contest can be found on our Poster Contest Page. If you have any questions please send them to info@greenseattle.org
Dougie's Corner
I spent March with the amazing folks at EarthCorps. Did you know that some of my Douglas Fir relatives live in the forests at Seward Park? I got to see them when I spent the day there with the students from Epiphany School and Seattle Audubon. EarthCorps staff taught me that March marks the end of planting season. We stop planting in March because as the days warm up plants (like me) begin getting ready for their summertime growth spurts. Native plants can go into shock if they are planted during this time of growth without supplemental water. Speaking of growth spurts, I’ve grown almost an inch since we last chatted in April! See how fast I’m growing up in my Facebook Album.
Next month you can find me touring our April events and cheering on racers at the Seattle Magazine 5k.
*Dougie is the Green Seattle Partnership's plant ambassador and will be traveling around Seattle Parks giving a behind the scenes look at GSP's restoration work. Follow him on Twitter with #GSPDougie
Seattle Magazine 5k Supports the Green Seattle Partnership
Seattle Magazine is hosting its first Earth Day 5k race that will take runners through Sculpture Park, along the Elliot Bay trail and around Centennial Park. The Green Seattle Partnership is excited to be the selected program that will benefit from race registrations and access to new volunteers.
Are you a race pro or just getting into running? We encourage you to register for this race so you can get active and support the Green Seattle Partnership all in one run! For more information about this race, to register, and to see a video of the race route, check out Seattle Magazine’s race page.
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What to expect when volunteering with GSP
Watch this quick video about volunteering with the Green Seattle Partnership, what to expect, and what to bring. Now that you know how to get prepared for an event, find an event near you.
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Save the Date: Green Seattle Day
With snow on the mountains and cold air in the city it is hard to think about next fall, but here at the Green Seattle Partnership planning has already begun for this year’s Green Seattle Day. We have set a date and are excited to announce that Green Seattle Day 2013 will be held on November 2nd. If you know that you want to volunteer or organize a work, community or friend volunteer group, email Katie at kcava@forterra.org and we will update you with details as they are planned.
