The Green Seattle Partnership Blog
Pride Month
Disclaimer: the following article uses the word 'queer' as an inclusive term for the LGBTQ+ community. We acknowledge the complicated history of this word. This article was written by a queer staff member at GSP who uses it inclusively, not as a pejorative epithet....
Upcoming Youth Opportunities
Summer is approaching quickly, and that means young adults throughout Seattle are looking for opportunities to get outside and learn about potential careers! Many Green Seattle partners, including King County Parks, Rainier Beach Youth Stewards, and Student...
Why we don’t plant trees for Earth Day
This is an updated version of a post from 2018. It’s official: Spring is here! This means it’s time to close the door on our annual planting season, and to celebrate our season’s accomplishments. Each year, we officially kick-off the planting season with our...
Women’s History Month
March is Women's History Month, so for the past month, we've been thinking about what this means for us at the Green Seattle Partnership. From Rachel Carson to Deb Haaland, women have made critical contributions to the conservation movement--but in this...
Meet one of our Seward Stewards!
Irene Morales is a naturalist with the Seward Park Audubon Center and a Forest Steward at Seward Park. Since 2019, she has been engaging the community in restoration work at this beautiful park. We interviewed her to learn more about her work! We met Irene at the...
Reflecting on 2021
It’s easy to remember the not-so-great from 2021. But we’re here to celebrate for a moment or two, because we are so proud of the Green Seattle Partnership community and all we accomplished this last year. Staff at 25+ partner organizations and agencies came together...
Co-creating Habitat Restoration Opportunities with Communities of Color
Attendance at habitat restoration events is typically dominated by people who are white, affluent, and/or retired. Although these events provide opportunities to connect with nature, there are a number of barriers for low-income and/or people of color to get involved...
EcoArts: Art as a Green Seattle Partnership Engagement Tool
The following summarizes a recent workshop presented by Molly Duttry, Delridge Neighborhood Development Association (DNDA) Art Manager, who shared insights into how to bring accessible, community-based art activities to local parks and...
Using Just Language In Our Work
This fall, the Green Seattle Partnership hosted a workshop with Celeste Mari Williams and Lisa Fink to explore how the words we use impact our success with community-based restoration. Lisa is a PhD candidate in Environmental Sciences, Studies, and Policy with English...
Seattle Forest Week 2021
Another year, another successful Green Seattle Day! This year also marks the first-ever Seattle Forest Week. We joined forces with Trees for Seattle to create Seattle Forest Week, a whole week dedicated to celebrating our urban forest in Seattle. We hosted restoration...
GSP Crew Highlights
GSP is fortunate to have public funding and grants to support restoration crew work citywide. The sites where crews work is not always visible or easily accessible, so this post provides some insight on where to see these talented professionals in action. Crews are...
Partner Highlight: Na’ah Illahee Fund
Na’ah Illahee Fund is an Indigenous women-led organization dedicated to the ongoing regeneration of Indigenous communities. Through grantmaking, capacity-building and community-based intergenerational programming, we seek transformative change by supporting...