Winter registration opens December 4, 2018. Plan your program enrollment now! Note: Seattle Parks and Recreation is launching a new registration software this winter. Click here to find additional information about signing up using our new registration software. As the winter chill sets in, our 27 community centers, 8 indoor pools,… [ Keep reading ]
Many Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed for one or more days in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Community centers and teen life centers are closed Nov. 22-23 Environmental learning centers are closed Nov. 22-23 Indoor swimming pools are closed Nov. 22-23 Green Lake Small Craft Center is… [ Keep reading ]
Miller Community Center recently hosted its first Día de los Muertos event with over 125 people in attendance. The celebration was done in partnership with El Grupo Folklórico de Guadalajara, a non-profit group dedicated to sharing the richness of Mexican culture and tradition with Seattle community members. Prior to the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Urban Forestry Unit will remove three cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) trees on Cheasty Boulevard. Our Arborist inspected the trees and determined they have extensive root decay and pose a public safety risk. Tree removal work is scheduled for Nov. 7 through Nov. 10. Questions? Please contact Deborah… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) ensures a healthy environment for everyone, every day. We steward Seattle’s 6,414-acre park system of 485 parks and natural areas, 27 community centers, 10 pools, four environmental education centers, and much more. SPR has always been an environmental leader. As part of our Healthy Environment… [ Keep reading ]
Camp Long (5200 35th Ave. SW) will be switching to their winter operating hours and will be closed on Sundays from Nov. 4 through Feb. 28. Camp Long will begin to take cabin rentals starting on January 2, 2019. Cabins are available for use beginning on March 1. More information… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for wintertime events in city parks. Individuals and community groups can request up to $1,000 in funding from the Arts in Parks initiative for events that have a significant arts component and which engage underserved communities. Applications are due… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is developing a pollinator garden at Interbay Golf Course, 2501 15th Ave. W. The nearly .20-acre garden, located near the course’s Hole #3, will feature soil-covered log berms, 20 native shrub and herb species, and approximately 100 flowering plants, mimicking the Puget Sound prairie landscape that… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is accepting proposals on a rolling basis now through April 30, 2019 for performing arts programs and community activities utilizing the amphitheater at Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park (2100 S Jackson St.). SPR will waive permitting and park rental fees and provide electricity access at the… [ Keep reading ]
Have a hand in planting Seattle’s future forests! Join Seattle Parks and Recreation on Saturday, Nov. 3 and help the Green Seattle Partnership kick off their planting season. Hundreds of volunteers will be planting thousands of plants in parks throughout Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience… [ Keep reading ]
