by Barbara Mendez | Dec 3, 2024 | Event Spotlight, Program Updates, Science and Research
Thank you to everyone who participated in Seattle Forest Week this year, from our partners who organized and hosted events to community members who showed up rain or shine! With the theme ‘Nurturing Forests and Futures: Youth Engagement in Seattle’s Urban Forest’,...
by Lisa Ciecko | Nov 1, 2024 | Event Spotlight, Program Updates, Science and Research
Happy Seattle Forest Week to everyone! With leaves falling, mushrooms popping, and salmon coming home, we have returned again to our season of planting and celebration in Seattle’s forests! This year, Seattle Forest Week has included an extra special opportunity to...
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 Rosie Llewellyn | Feb 2, 2023 | Events Roundup, Program Updates
Photo credit: ForterraPhoto Credit: Britt Nguyen Le, EarthCorpsPhoto Credit: Jim AveryPhoto Credit: Jim AveryPhoto Credit: Lisa CieckoPhoto Credit: Nick Musso Wow, community! We had another big year in 2022. Thank you for your continued commitment to Seattle’s...
by Rosie Llewellyn | Nov 15, 2022 | Program Updates
The 2nd Annual Seattle Forest Week was filled with celebratory events all about Seattle’s urban forest. Community organizations throughout the City of Seattle hosted free events for community members to get involved and connect in restoration activities that...
by Emilene Castillo | Aug 16, 2022 | Program Updates
Seattle is one of 12 cities across the U.S. that will study the cooling potential of forested parklands. In collaboration with the New York City-based nonprofit Natural Areas Conservancy, the results of this study will help cities prepare for climate change. ...
