by Chris Rippey | Jul 24, 2018 | Restoration Resources
In the last two-years, Seattle Parks and Recreation Urban Forestry staff have received increasing reports of dead Thuja plicata, Western redcedars, in Seattle Parks. Our arborists have also been observing more Western redcedar deaths in the last several years. I have...
by Michael Yadrick | Jul 19, 2018 | Restoration Resources
History of Seattle’s Madrones In the late 1800s, explorers mistakenly named Seattle’s Magnolia area after seeing an abundance of broadleaf evergreen trees common to the Salish Sea and Puget Trough – Arbutus menziesii or Pacific madrone. Nurtured by nature,...
by Green Seattle | Jun 14, 2018 | Guest Posts, Restoration Resources
Some of the smallest visitors to Seattle’s forested parklands are also some of the most vital. I am referring not to toddlers but to pollinators – those birds and insects that make plant reproduction possible. In an effort to better welcome these creatures...
by Jeb Polstein | May 11, 2018 | Restoration Resources, Science and Research
Are you looking for something to do this summer? How about a job or internship that provides valuable career experience and a chance to steward the beautiful Pacific Northwest? Look no further. We at Green Seattle Partnership have compiled a list of great...
by Nicole Marcotte | Mar 16, 2018 | Find Your Forest, Restoration Resources
It’s official: Spring is here! This means it’s time to close the door on our annual planting season, and to celebrate our season’s accomplishments. Each year, we officially kick-off the planting season with our Green Seattle Day celebrations in...
by Nicole Marcotte | Dec 2, 2017 | Find Your Forest, Restoration Resources
The plants that the Green Seattle Partnership(GSP) plants are very young, babies really, and we need to do everything we can to set them up to be able to grow and thrive. These helpful hints can be used for plants and trees in your yard as well as forest restoration...
