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Green Seattle Day 2016

Join us and the Green Seattle Partnership on Nov. 12 for Green Seattle Day! Hundreds of volunteers will plant thousands of plants in parks throughout the Emerald City, and all community members are welcome to participate. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon at Camp Long, and at 15… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Parks and Recreation begins repairs on Burke-Gilman Trail

Repairs to five sections of the Burke-Gilman Trail that runs through the University District will begin on Monday, Nov. 7. Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) awarded the construction contract for repairs to Westwater Construction. Work is scheduled to be completed in early 2017. This project will repair sections of the… [ Keep reading ]

Funding for wintertime community events through Arts in Parks

What: Funding for Winter Community Events in City of Seattle parks. Amount: up to $1,000. Application Deadline: by 5 p.m. Friday, November 18, 2016. Events must be completed by Tuesday, December 27, 2016. Contact: Randy.Wiger@seattle.gov or 206-684-0775. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY Seattle Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce a funding opportunity… [ Keep reading ]

Community invited to provide input on design of new Greenwood/Phinney park

Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the community to provide input on design options for the new park in the Greenwood/Phinney neighborhood. Join Seattle Parks and Recreation’s planner and Cascade Design Collaborative’s designers at the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N in room 7, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on… [ Keep reading ]

Delridge Community Center supports community following apartment fire

Building strong communities is one of our major priorities at Seattle Parks and Recreation. Our 26 community centers help us achieve this goal by serving as the living rooms of our neighborhoods, a place to gather and create connections. Recently, the Delridge Community Center went above and beyond in showing… [ Keep reading ]

Hundreds of third-grade students take part in environmental-learning field trips to Camp Long

More than 350 third-grade students participated in field trips to Camp Long in September, where they experienced the magic of Camp Long’s hands-on environmental-learning programs through educational forest hikes, a restoration project and rock climbing classes on an outdoor rock wall. An estimated 80% of the students who participated in… [ Keep reading ]

Basketball coaches needed for winter youth recreational league

Basketball season is just around the corner, and at Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) that means hundreds of Seattle youth will be coming in to the community centers to sign up for teams. It also means that we will need volunteer coaches for those teams. If you’re 18 or older,… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Park Board to hold regular meeting October 27

The Seattle Board of Park Commissioners will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 27 at the Seattle Parks and Recreation Administration Building, 100 Dexter Avenue North. The meeting agenda includes: Superintendent’s Report Seattle Asian Art Museum Expansion Presented by Michael Shiosaki, Seattle Parks and Recreation Homelessness in… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Parks and Recreation needs input for A.B. Ernst Park Addition

Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the community to provide feedback on the schematic design for the addition to A.B. Ernst Park. Please join us on Monday, October 24, 2016 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Doric Temple #92, 619 N. 36th St. prior to the Fremont Neighborhood Council meeting… [ Keep reading ]

Community invited to celebrate the gift of Julia Lee’s Park

Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Parks Foundation and the Knudsen family invite the community to the celebration for Julia Lee’s Park, a new City park, on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016 from noon to 1 p.m. The event will feature music, light refreshments and a program to begin at 12:30 p.m. … [ Keep reading ]