by Green Seattle | Aug 16, 2019 | Volunteer Spotlight
What lead you to start working as a Forest Steward? I love birds, and for years have spent countless hours in Discovery Park watching, photographing and generally enjoying the huge variety of bird species found in Discovery Park. Discovery Park has also been an...
by Green Seattle | Mar 30, 2019 | Events Roundup
Indian plum is in full bloom, and another round of Himalayan blackberry buds are leafing out, you know what that means – Spring is here and Earth Day 2019 is upon us! It’s the perfect time of year to celebrate and give back to the beautiful planet we...
by Green Seattle | Feb 8, 2019 | Program Updates
As we wrap up our year end reporting, we measure ourselves using metrics that are easily quantified: 170,697 native plants installed in our projects, 4,177 of trees saved from the grips of invasive English ivy, 76,920 volunteer hours dedicated in support of our...
by Green Seattle | Jun 14, 2018 | Guest Posts, Restoration Resources
Some of the smallest visitors to Seattle’s forested parklands are also some of the most vital. I am referring not to toddlers but to pollinators – those birds and insects that make plant reproduction possible. In an effort to better welcome these creatures...
by Green Seattle | Apr 7, 2018 | Program Updates, Science and Research
In January 2018, Green Seattle Partnership and Seattle Parks and Recreation partnered with research scientist Amanda Bidwell to conduct a study examining the effects of urban pollution on Seattle’s forests. The objective for this study was to identify ‘hotspots’ of...