In honor of Women’s History Month, GSP is highlighting some of the women across our partnership who are shaping the future of Seattle’s urban forest. From restoration work, to connecting folks to their local environment, these women bring expertise and dedication to every action they do, empowering communities and the next generation of women in […]

March is Women’s History Month, so for the past month, we’ve been thinking about what this means for us at the Green Seattle Partnership. From Rachel Carson to Deb Haaland, women have made critical contributions to the conservation movement–but in this historically male-dominated field, women’s achievements are often overlooked. Conservation researchers in Colorado found that women in the conservation field […]

Irene Morales is a naturalist with the Seward Park Audubon Center and a Forest Steward at Seward Park. Since 2019, she has been engaging the community in restoration work at this beautiful park. We interviewed her to learn more about her work! We met Irene at the north end of Seward Park, and she asked […]

The Lincoln Park Forest Steward team is a multigenerational group of three women: Sharon Baker, Lisa Zander, and Lisa McGinty. Together, they lead the stewardship of the forest in Lincoln Park and continually engage the community in the process. Their work has brought community together, and has not gone unrecognized. In fact, Sharon received a Denny […]

At the Green Seattle Partnership we are thankful everyday for our Forest Stewards. Without this dedicated group of environmental ambassadors, the restoration work necessary to achieve our goals would simply not happen. As 2018 comes to a close we would like to recognize a Forest Steward who goes above and beyond. Since 2016, she and […]

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 earlier and had foundation to build on, […]