The Green Seattle Partnership Blog
First Call for Forest Steward Cohort #12
Seattle's forests need volunteers to safeguard our favorite forested parks. Are you interested in leading your own forest restoration project, or joining an existing volunteer team that needs a boost? Then we want you to reserve some dates in advance of the 2016...
Excellence in the forest and in the classroom: teachers recognized by the Seattle Foundation’s Patsy Collins Award
The Patsy Collins Award for Excellence in Education, Environment, and Community is distributed by the Seattle Foundation to three teachers annually "to reward teachers who embody the spirit of Patsy Collins: educators who create learning experiences that make a...
GSP 3rd Qtr Progress 2015
Back in the summer, we posted about the "Dashboard" and how it helps us track our progress citywide. Well, here it is again! As you can see the numbers keep going up. Looking at this Dashboard as we close out the 3rd quarter of the year, one can see we are nearing...
We’ve Crunched the Numbers, and the Result is… Volunteers Rock!
We don’t need qualitative analysis, statistics, or assignments of monetary value to know how important Forest Stewards and volunteers are to our forests and communities. But these techniques can help, especially when justifying expenditures on programs like the Green...
Thank You Shareholders!
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Gamechangers and Beyond: last call to register for the Shareholder’s Meeting
Where can you check out the latest science from UW student researchers, pick up a free whistle from Safety Officer Marlin, get help navigating the CEDAR events portal, win cool prizes, eat a free dinner, and learn what's going on these days in the world of the Green...
This week in the parks: Sept 4-10
Hello friends, fans, and supporters of Seattle's urban forest! If you want to plug into a volunteer project this week, look no further than these upcoming events. Your parks need you - so pick a date and head outside to dig in with some hands-on forest restoration....
The half-way point: GSP’s 10-year Strategic Plan Update
It's been 10 years since the Green Seattle Partnership formed and began work on an ambitious 20-year strategic plan. How are we doing? Well, we're taking some time this year to dig into that question. The original 20-year plan set out to achieve these three goals by...
Call for outreach tables and project posters for the 5th Annual Shareholders meeting!
Fifth Annual Shareholder’s Meeting September 29, 2015, 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM South Seattle College Join us to present your project or program at the 5th Annual Shareholder’s Meeting! This year’s meeting will feature partner outreach tables and project posters while...
When Seattle Heats up, its Forests Stay Cool
Last week was a scorcher! According to the predictions of climate researchers, we can expect more and more weeks like these in our summers. But before you hop in your car and head to the movie theater or hardware store for an air conditioner, we’d like to offer an...
GSP Dashboard
In order to meet the overall GSP goal of re-establishing and maintaining healthy urban forests by the year 2025, we strive to meet a number of primary targets each and every year: 1) new acres of invasive plants removed, 2) plants installed (planted), 3) acres of weed...
Forest Stairways
The city is a big place that can take a lifetime to explore. Seattle has over 650 public stairs of varying lengths and elevation challenges, which allows us both an opportunity to see the Emerald City’s incredible assets as well as some great forests that you might...