Archive for May, 2010
The Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™) announced the selection of Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Bradner Gardens Park and 9th Ave. NW Park as two of the first sites to participate in a new program testing the nation’s first rating system for green landscape design, construction, and maintenance. Bradner Gardens Park is in southeast
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Posted: May 27th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: Seattle Parks, SITES, sustainability
Installation of a new rubberized track is scheduled to begin July 5, 2010 at the Hiawatha Playfield. Seattle Parks and Recreation estimates that this weather-dependent construction will take 3 weeks, and the entire playfield, both track and field, will be closed during that time. While the new synthetic field was opened to
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Posted: May 26th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: Hiawatha track, Seattle Parks and Recreation, track and field
Camp Long, located at 5200 35th Avenue SW, is one of Seattle's best kept secrets. Located in West Seattle, this 68-acre park offers visitors an opportunity to enjoy nature, hike in the forest, camp overnight in rustic cabins, rock climb, and learn about natural history. Programs at Camp Long feature fun and
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Posted: May 25th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: Camp Long, family programs, free, low-cost, Seattle Parks
Many Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed on Friday, May 28, and Tuesday, June 1, for a furlough day. Youth Violence Prevention Initiative sites, also known as Extended Hours Program sites, will furlough on Wednesday, May 26. All facilities will be closed on Monday, May 31, in observance of Memorial Day.
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Posted: May 24th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: furlough, trash
The Seattle Japanese Garden in the Washington Park Arboretum celebrates 50 years as a Seattle cultural landmark on Sunday, June 6 at 11 a.m. The Sunday, June 6 formal anniversary celebration will take place at the Garden Gatehouse, 1075 Lake Washington Blvd. at the south end of the Arboretum, beginning at 11
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Posted: May 19th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: 50th Anniversary, Japanese Garden
Seattle Parks and Recreation continues to celebrate the lives of people of color and GLBTQ community members the City has honored by naming parks after them. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center and Power of Place Youth will present a short performance featuring an actor highlighting the life of Cal Anderson, to coincide
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Posted: May 19th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: Cal Anderson, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, People in Parks
Seattle Parks and Recreation is hosting a community meeting to discuss the renovation of the Rainier Playfield Play Area and to gather public input on the new design. The meeting will be Tuesday, May 25, 2010 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. at the Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave. S. This renovation
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Posted: May 19th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: parks and green spaces levy, play area, renovation
The Seattle Board of Park Commissioners will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 27, in the Park Board Room at 100 Dexter Ave. N, the Parks Administration Building at the corner of Dexter Ave. N and Denny Way. The agenda includes: Specialized Programs. Parks staff will brief the Board
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Posted: May 19th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: community gardens, Park Board, people with disabilities, tree trimming
Join Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Japanese Garden Advisory Council as we celebrate Children’s Day at the Garden, 1075 Lake Washington Blvd. (south end of the Washington Park Arboretum) on Monday, May 31 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. At this family-friendly event that celebrates the healthy growth and happiness of
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Posted: May 19th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: Children's Day, families, low-cost, Seattle Parks
The Steering Committee of the Rainier Beach Learning Garden invites the community to the third and final meeting for the Rainier Beach Learning Garden on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 from 6 -8 p.m. at the South Lake High School, 8601 Rainier Ave S. After a review of three concept plans at the
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Posted: May 14th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: gardening, Rainier Beach, Sustainable gardening
