The Green Seattle Partnership Blog
Green Seattle Day 2018 Achievements
Laying Roots in our Local Communities For Green Seattle Day 2018, we encouraged Seattle residents to have a hand in restoring their neighborhood parks; to not wander far from home, and to give back in their own neck-of-the-woods.This is because we acknowledge...
Madrone is 1st Western tree on TreeSnap app
See a notable Pacific madrone while cruising through your neighborhood? Know about a cool tree in your favorite park? Maybe you can be our "eyes-in-the-field" as you sit in the backyard shade of your Arbutus menziesii. Now anyone can "tag" these trees using...
1 Bandana, 6 Great Looks
Give Back, Get Back There are a lot of great benefits to volunteering with the Green Seattle Partnership: quality time outdoors, connecting with your community, exercise and good vibes! Sometimes there are extra perks too like free snacks and coffee, and even some...
From Twigs to Trees: Baby Plants Grow into Forests
On the Green Seattle Day poster it says “Plant a Tree.” That is a bit of an over simplification of what will be going down on Green Seattle Day. The Green Seattle Partnership plants native trees, like Douglas-fir and western redcedar, but the majority of the plants...
Forest Steward Spotlight – Kathy Pendras
How long have you been involved with Green Seattle and why did you chose the park where you work? I've been volunteering for 5 plus years. I chose Pritchard Beach because it's a beautiful setting; it has a pond which adds complexity, and interest. It had been restored...
Request for Proposals – Volunteer Coordination
Seattle Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce the release of a Request for Proposals for 2019 Volunteer Coordination with the Green Seattle Partnership. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, volunteer recruitment and event coordination, tracking and...
See the Forest for the Teas
Thirsty? Then try out some teas made from plants native to our local forests! You can make a native plant tea out of Douglas or Grand fir, Stinging nettle (yeah you read that right), and Nootka rose; and the process of making them is fairly easy! While Douglas and...
Western redcedar die-off in Seattle Parks
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...
Because, Madrone
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, we do have...
Five New Teams – All Master Native Plant Stewards
In May 2018, 21 of our neighbors completed 100 hours of training to earn their Master Native Plant Steward status. Centered around Camp Long and Seward Park, the newest stewards to join the Green Seattle Partnership gained knowledge of native plant types and...
Forest Steward Spotlight – Peter Wentz
How long have you been involved with Green Seattle and why did you chose the park where you work? Since July 28, 2016. I chose Me-Kwa-Mooks because of the timing of the work parties. What keeps you volunteering with the Green Seattle Partnership? The support I get...
Millionth Hour Milestone
This is an exciting time for the Green Seattle Partnership. This month marks a major milestone: ONE MILLION VOLUNTEER HOURS! That is 6 zeros! Which equates to $24,501,670 of volunteer leverage! The Timeline As we head toward this achievement, we consider the timeline...