Dear Environmental Learning Center Visitors, It is with a sense of regret that I report to you on the state of Seattle Parks and Recreation’s 2011 operating budget. Reductions in the budget have resulted in a sharp reduction in programming at the Camp Long, Carkeek, and Discovery Park environmental learning centers.  The [More]

Conservation Leadership Corps Orientation at Camp Long Recently, Seattle Conservation Association (SCA) and Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) worked on a project at the SE entrance to Camp Long. The Student Conservation Association  is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1957 to restore and protect America’s public lands and preserve them for future generations. [More]

Seattle Parks and Recreation is hosting a public meeting for the community to learn about the new ropes course coming to Camp Long; it takes place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 27 at Camp Long, 5200 35th Ave SW.     Last year, Seattle Parks and Washington State University 4-H entered [More]

Positive interactions with the natural environment are an important part of healthy child development, and these interactions enhance learning and the quality of life over a lifetime.  Here are some things your children will learn by interacting with you and with nature: joy, sharing thoughts and feelings, curiosity, and gratitude. Sharing [More]