by Nicole Gutierrez | Aug 28, 2019 | Find Your Forest, Guest Posts
The Legacy Trail If you happen to be taking a stroll down the Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail in West Seattle, you may be surprised by the diversity of habitats you find yourself in. One moment you will be enjoying a shaded forest next to a meandering creek, and the...
by Ben Antonius | Jun 24, 2019 | Guest Posts, Partner Spotlight
FREE Festival at Camp Long – June 29th & 30th Regular visitors to Camp Long are already familiar with the park’s towering forests and the active restoration projects taking place through the Green Seattle Partnership. This weekend, however, Camp Long will...
by Sharon Leishman & Whitney Neugebauer | Jun 6, 2019 | Guest Posts, Science and Research
Everything is connected from the tree tops to the whales’ flukes. How is your work as a volunteer supporting the health of our local Southern Resident orcas? This is a question we should be considering, especially during June, which is Orca Action Month. Recent media...
by Ben Antonius | Jun 4, 2019 | Guest Posts, Partner Spotlight
For 45 minutes, which can be an eternity in kindergartner time, the students hauled buckets of mulch and dutifully emptied them around young native plants. Then finally, it was time to build. On a sunny Friday along Longfellow Creek, teaching artist Jules Hepp led...
by Caroline Borsenik | May 2, 2019 | Guest Posts
An Earth Day Celebration April, also known as Earth Month, has come and gone; but it’s always the time of year when folks in our communities are looking for ways to give back to the environment. You’ve probably heard of Earth Day which is celebrated every year...
by Paul Fischer and Ben Barenboim | Feb 11, 2019 | Guest Posts
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...
