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...
by Rosie Llewellyn | Dec 10, 2022 | Science and Research
Did you know that the Pacific Northwest is among one of the most naturally carbon rich eco-regions in the world, and our westside forests store more carbon and sequester it at higher rates than anywhere else in the United States? As we continue to face the damaging...
by Green Seattle | Apr 1, 2021 | At Home Resources, Science and Research
Welcome to the Green Seattle Partnership Earth Month Book Club! We have curated a list of books we recommend that explore topics and first hand accounts of Indigenous and Intersectional Environmentalism all over the world. In addition to this reading list, we will be...
by Green Seattle | Jul 10, 2020 | At Home Resources, Science and Research
Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down with Elizabeth Lev, who co-authored the recently published paper, “Relatively Wild Urban Parks Can Promote Human Resilience and Flourishing: A Case Study of Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington.” This sparked immediate...