by Michael Yadrick | Mar 4, 2020 | Restoration Resources, Science and Research
Climate Ready Urban Forests Constant natural environmental change from wind, droughts, and floods have helped build Seattle’s forested areas into the warehouse of biodiversity that we know today. In many ways they are not fragile, but on the other hand, the...
by Madeline Cooper | Feb 21, 2020 | Restoration Resources, Science and Research
Anyone who has worked with the Green Seattle Partnership knows that much of our work revolves around removing invasive plant species so that native plant and animal species can thrive. For much of the history of restoration our actions have been pretty clear...
by Fate Syewoangnuan | Feb 11, 2020 | At Home Resources, Restoration Resources
While the age old idiom warns of “seeing the forest for the trees,” we’re here to warn of the opposite: “seeing the trees for the forest!” What we mean is that it can be difficult to notice the difference between invasive and native...
by Fate Syewoangnuan | Nov 27, 2019 | At Home Resources, Restoration Resources
Photo by Todd Parker Planting for the Future Here at the Green Seattle Partnership, we’re very excited about ecological restoration! We’re grateful to have done critical work with volunteers to reclaim and restore urban forests by removing aggressive weeds...
by Nicole Marcotte | Jul 12, 2019 | Find Your Forest, Restoration Resources
The summer months make for a “berry” tasty time out in the forest. Walking through Seattle’s parks at the start of summer, you can easily spot the peachy colors of salmonberry fruit hiding in the foliage; while later in the summer, you start to...
by Nicole Marcotte | Jun 20, 2019 | Restoration Resources
Both nationally and worldwide, experts are watching as pollinator populations are on a steady decline due to issues of pesticides, pollution, pests, diseases, and most glaringly habitat loss and fragmentation. As the Green Seattle Partnership works with the goal to...
