by Dylan Mendenhall | May 29, 2024 | Guest Posts, Program Updates, Restoration Resources, Science and Research
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...
by Green Seattle | Apr 10, 2023 | Guest Posts, Partner Spotlight
Photo Credit: O’Dea High School O’Dea High School, an all-boys Catholic school located on First Hill in Seattle, is celebrating its centennial year by working with Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Green Seattle Partnership to restore the natural areas around...
by Will Chen | Jan 13, 2022 | Guest Posts, Partner Spotlight
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...
by Molly Duttry and Jackie Brady | Dec 23, 2021 | At Home Resources, Find Your Forest, Guest Posts
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...
by Green Seattle | May 9, 2020 | Guest Posts, Program Updates, Science and Research
GSP Forest Monitoring Program turns 10! Did you know that the Green Seattle Partnership has been systematically monitoring the structure and composition of Seattle’s forested parklands for ten years?!? While inventorying and measuring vegetation have been ongoing in...
by Paul Fischer and Ben Barenboim | Mar 4, 2020 | Guest Posts, Science and Research
Two Years of Hard-Earned Lessons in Seedling Survival Seattle Parks and Recreation along with the Green Seattle Partnership work hard to ensure tree planting projects lead to healthy and resilient forests. To better understand how well our seedlings are surviving,...
