Each year Green Seattle Partnership staff and volunteers are working hard to restore forested parklands across the city. We are always on the lookout for better ways to get the work done. It could be a new tool, a new way to deal with weed debris, or remove a specific invasive plant. Our volunteers up […]

At its bleeding heart, the Green Seattle Partnership depends on the hard work of nearly 200 volunteer Forest Stewards who manage a section of a public natural area. Stewards remove invasive vegetation, manage community volunteers and install Pacific Northwest native plants. Identifying native and invasive species is an essential skill that new and seasoned volunteers […]

Seattle Parks and Recreation Plant Ecologists wrapped up the June Phase 4 forest assessments. We made site visits to some of the oldest Green Seattle Partnership restorations in the West and East Duwamish Greenbelts. Some of the trips helped to verify what our field inventory data suggests – that these are some of the healthiest forests in […]

Meet Tim, our new Forest Steward up at Northacres Park! The Green Seattle Partnership team has been waiting for years to find a steward for Northacres, and we couldn’t be happier to have Tim on board to help invigorate work at this park. Learn more about Tim and what influenced him to get involved with […]

We take intentional steps to initiate and accelerate the healthy recovery of the city’s forested parkland. Over the past ten years of the program, we have realized restoration can take many forms, and a one-size fits all approach won’t always work in order to honor the diversity of forests and stakeholders involved in the citywide […]

I have been thinking for while now about how Green Seattle Partnership contributes to sustainability in the city, particularly now that green cities around the United States are largely leading the way on innovation and commitment towards more robust climate action and policies that promote a healthier environment. Beyond solar panels and energy efficiency efforts, here is […]

The Green Seattle Partnership uses a four-phase approach to restoration. This means that at any given time a restoration project site within a Seattle park is considered to be in one of four possible restoration phases – from “covered in weeds” all the way to happy, healthy forest. Each park’s phase determines the restoration work […]

Soil enhancement for increasing conifer growth and overall diversity of under-story plants. Hugelkultur, have you heard of it? It’s like active composting while growing plants. This approach is believed to have originated in Europe as a technique for growing plants in places with harsh climates and short growing seasons. Directly translating to “hill culture,” it’s not […]

It’s Native Plant Appreciation Week, which means it’s time to acknowledge the trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that make our native landscapes in the Pacific Northwest so unique. In celebration of Native Plant Appreciation Week, we wanted to share a colorful tribute to the native plants that call Washington home. Check out the full spectrum of […]

A history of change lies along the shore of the Duwamish River. For over a thousand years, the Duwamish River has meandered through the narrow landmass we now call South Seattle. Indigenous tribes lived along the river since at least 500 CE and used the Green Duwamish Watershed to hunt ducks and geese, fish for […]

On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment in massive coast-to-coast rallies. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. This was the birth of the first-ever “Earth Day,” which we are still celebrating 47 years later! Do […]

Love plants and people? Seattle Parks and Recreation is looking to add one Plant Ecologist to help lead the work of the Green Seattle Partnership. Plant Ecologists are responsible for the implementation of restoration citywide in the forested parklands. They coordinate extensively with numerous citizen volunteers, professional crews and organization partners to make the work happen. Experience, […]

We’re hiring! Seattle Parks and Recreation is expanding our amazing Natural Area Crews that works on restoration and maintenance in forested parks across the City. Maintenance Laborer opportunities have posted for positions on these crews beginning in 2017. Be ready to work outdoors in all weather, and have a great team attitude. The new Seattle Park District […]

Check out just how much progress we made in 2016 towards achieving our goal of restoring 2,500 acres of Seattle’s forested parklands by 2025. Thank you to everyone who came out to volunteer with us in 2016, and we can’t wait to see these numbers grow in the year ahead!

Planting trees, grubbing out blackberry, pulling ivy all can be tough work; which makes our volunteers and the time they dedicate to the Partnership so valuable. But did you know that there is an actual dollar value attributed to volunteer hours? In fact, Independent Sector recently updated their estimate on the dollar value of volunteer time. […]

You may be ready to take your GSP volunteer commitment to the next level if you: Have attended a restoration workparty event in the past year in Seattle; Really love one particular forested park in your neighborhood and are concerned about its future; Want to improve your skill set in restoration; and Want to […]

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing to help others?'” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr This year, make MLK a day on, rather than a day off, by volunteering with the Green Seattle Partnership! Check out the list of events below to find a chance to get out into your […]

As the year ends, many of us speculate what the new year will bring. Personal goals and nation-wide shifts are on our collective minds. A long-term perspective on population and environmental guides our actions today as Green Seattle Partnership continues its 12th year of forest stewardship in 2017. At the 2015 Annual Green Seattle Partnership Shareholders Meeting, […]

The Seattle Parks and Recreation Department is seeking consultants to provide the volunteer coordination and leadership for the Green Seattle Partnership programs in 2017, with the possibility of an extension for 2018. The Seattle Parks and Recreation Department is responsible for the support of the Green Seattle Partnership’s (GSP) efforts to engage the community and […]

“Preserving the Duwamish Cultural Landscape” is a free public outreach event of the Duwamish Longhouse Urban Reforestation Project sponsored by a King Conservation District grant. Park’s Plant Ecologists, Lisa Ciecko and Michael Yadrick, will provide insights into the native habitat restoration of Seattle’s green spaces by Seattle Parks & Recreation–cedars, cattails and more. The Duwamish […]