The Green Seattle Partnership Blog
Dive into your next read with GSP’s summer book list!
Summer is here, embrace the season with stories that connect you to the local land and people, examine the environmental challenges we face to foster ecosystem resiliency, and provide insightful narratives to our relationship with nature. From poetic reflections that...
So it grows – updates from the GSP Forest Monitoring Program
Making Progress in Seattle’s Urban Forest I recently returned to one of the sites at Schmitz Preserve Park where I led habitat restoration over a decade ago, and I’ll be honest, the site is a total mess. It seemed so simple in the beginning. Remove the weeds and plant...
Brighten Up Your Summer with These Youth Opportunities!
Summer is just around the corner and Green Seattle Partnership is excited to share seasonal opportunities that will provide youth with valuable, hands-on experience in ecological restoration and community care. Through these career exposure and job training...
JUMP for Joy! Don’t FROGET About Amphibians at Green Seattle Partnership Sites
“Trees, trees, trees” is often the message and image of the Green Seattle Partnership, but we work across the park system at sites that include wetlands, creeks, shorelines, and ponds. Our Forest stewards work along with the various critters at their sites and often...
Participating in Events with the Whole Family
Kick off the new year by getting the whole family involved in volunteering with the Green Seattle Partnership. It’s a perfect way to connect with your community, get outside, get active, and keep local parks healthy. Many events on the CEDAR volunteer page are open to...
Green Seattle Partnership Top Ten List for 2023
What a big year for participants and partners with the Green Seattle Partnership! The numbers don’t lie—together we initiated work in 32 new acres, cared for 289 acres of ongoing restoration work, and worked across 119 park sites. But the story is much bigger...
A Love Letter to Madrone
Back in October 2023, I became acquainted with Alex Templeton, a West Seattle resident who lives adjacent to the Duwamish Head Greenbelt. On a drive-by of the neighborhood adjacent to the greenspace, I noticed Alex growing healthy baby madrones in his front yard. I...
Seattle Forest Week 2023 Recap
This year marked the 3rd annual Seattle Forest Week from October 28 to November 4, a time dedicated to celebrating the Urban Forest through education and restoration. Events ranged from art exhibits and symposiums to planting bulbs and trees.Saturday, November 4th was...
Seattle Selected as Role Model City
The Green Seattle Partnership (GSP) is excited to share that Seattle has been selected as a “Role Model City” by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). As a part of being a Role Model City, Seattle will participate in a two-year collaborative effort to...
Event Recap: A Conversation with Indigenous-led Organizations on Restoration Efforts
On Saturday, October 7th, GSP joined indigenous-led organizations at Discovery Park for a morning of listening, learning, and connecting. Plant walk through Discovery Park. Speakers at this event included Shameka Gagnier from Futures Rising: Restoration &...
Lake Washington Boulevard Shoreline Restoration: We want to hear from you!
This restoration of the shoreline helps Seattle Parks and Recreation meet commitments to advance their vision of Healthy People, Thriving Environment, and Vibrant Community. As the stewards of open spaces, shorelines, and healthy urban forests, the Seattle Parks and...
Caring and Cooling: Seattle’s Forests in a Warming World
Recently, I went to see a movie with my family during a sizzling summer afternoon. The irony isn’t lost on me that the sparsely treed streets outside most movie theaters are the hottest places in town. Meanwhile we sit in a comfortable air-conditioned environment to...