The Green Seattle Partnership Blog
Earth Day 2019
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 inhabit. We're...
2019 – The Year of Maintenance
What is maintenance? We refer to the latter phases of GSP restoration, phases 3 and 4, as establishment and maintenance respectively. This work happens after initial invasive species removal has occurred, and native plants have been installed. In these phases we...
Invasive species awareness week 2019
Governor Inslee has again proclaimed February 24 - March 2 of 2019 to be Washington Invasive Species Awareness Week. There are all sorts of problematic invasive species in Washington, including insects, disease pathogens, and plants. One of the core elements of our...
Successful Seedlings in Seattle Parks
Planting Season Questions It’s winter, and that means it's tree planting season in Seattle. The Green Seattle Partnership regularly installs over 100,000 plants each year as part of restoration projects across the city. In 2018, Seattle Parks staff, volunteers and...
2018 Accomplishments
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...
Partner Spotlight – Maritza Mendoza with EarthCorps
The Green Seattle Partnership is just that, a partnership. The phenomenal progress we have been able to make since 2005 is made possible entirely through the collaboration of all our partners. EarthCorps is one of the Green Seattle Partnership's original partners,...
Five Things You Can Do to Protect Seattle’s Resident Birds
Happy New Year from your friends at Seattle Audubon! We’re the oldest conservation organization in Washington State and one of the largest, most active Audubon chapters in the country. We lead a community of over 4,000 members in appreciating, understanding and...
Winter Twig ID
How are your plant identification skills? Are you wanting a little extra challenge? Have you ever been curious about a plant during the winter but couldn't tell what it was? Whether you're a beginner looking to spice up your winter hikes with a new skill, or seasoned...
MLK day on with GSP
Every year we take the third Monday in January off of work and school to celebrate and remember Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.. This year, spend the day giving back to your community, and the planet with the Green Seattle Partnership. We have events on MLK day, and the...
Community Partnerships in Seattle Parks
The Green Seattle Partnership (GSP) brings communities together to restore our public spaces through forest restoration events. These events bring neighbors together from all walks of life to work toward a shared goal of greening the city. There are several ways to...
Forest Steward Spotlight – Karuna Poole
At the Green Seattle Partnership we are thankful everyday for our Forest Stewards. Without this dedicated group of environmental ambassadors, the restoration work necessary to achieve our goals would simply not happen. As 2018 comes to a close we would like to...
The Seahawks aren’t the only Hawks in Seattle
Ed Deal, from the Seattle Cooper's Hawk Project, has had a busy year of monitoring our resident population of Cooper's Hawks. He and his dedicated team of volunteers made over 700 sight visits this year to increase our understanding of Cooper's Hawk nesting in...