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 Barbara Mendez | Sep 4, 2024 | Crew Work, Restoration Resources, Science and Research
Green Seattle Partnership has supported the cutting of 49,432 survival rings across the city. We would like to give a huge thank you to all our forest stewards and restoration crews who have dedicated their time to preserving Seattle’s historic forests! Crews...
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 Barbara Mendez | Apr 5, 2024 | Science and Research
“Trees, trees, trees” is often the message and image of the Green Seattle Partnership, but we work across the park system at sites that include wetlands, creeks, shorelines, and ponds. Our Forest stewards work along with the various critters at their sites and often...
by Michael Yadrick | Jul 31, 2023 | Science and Research
Recently, I went to see a movie with my family during a sizzling summer afternoon. The irony isn’t lost on me that the sparsely treed streets outside most movie theaters are the hottest places in town. Meanwhile we sit in a comfortable air-conditioned environment to...
by Maarika Rickansrud | Apr 2, 2023 | Restoration Resources, Science and Research
Picture Credit: Christine Stephens Temperatures have been steadily warming up, coaxing us to go out and enjoy the sun after a long winter. With the cherry blossoms and red flowering currants starting to add a pop of color to our local landscape, your impulse might be...
