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Lake Washington beaches closed May 31 – June 1 for Milfoil treatments

Seattle Parks and Recreation, with permitting from Washington State Dept of Ecology, will be using aquatic herbicides to systemically control aquatic weeds. The goal is to improve water quality by managing the invasive milfoil at Seattle’s freshwater beaches, swim areas, moorages, and high-use recreation sites. The first treatment is scheduled to… [ Keep reading ]

Heaven & Earth IX: Cultivate/d Call for Temporary Outdoor Artworks

Carkeek Park, Seattle WA Deadline:    June 18, 2017 Eligibility:   Regional Introduction: The Carkeek Park Advisory Council (CPAC) and Seattle Parks and Recreation invite proposals for placement of up to five temporary outdoor artworks in Carkeek Park, an approximately 190-acre urban forest located in NW Seattle, from August 5,… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Parks and Recreation Wins $20,000 ‘Meet Me at the Park’ Grant for Local Park Improvement Project 

Grants awarded by the National Recreation and Park Association and The Walt Disney Company  Connecting Kids to Nature at Carkeek Park has been selected as a winner of the national Meet Me at the Park campaign and will receive a $20,000 grant from the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)… [ Keep reading ]

New temporary hours at Denny Blaine Park

Seattle Parks and Recreation is piloting new hours at Denny Blaine Park (200 Lake Washington Blvd. E). The new park hours will be from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Changes take effect on May 22 and will last until Janauary 2018.

Montlake Community Center closure May 20-May 29

Montlake Community Center (1618 E Calhoun St.) will be closed for maintenance beginning Saturday, May 20 through Monday, May 29. The Community Center will reopen on Tuesday, May 30. To find an alternative community center to use during this time period, please visit: https://www.seattle.gov/parks/find/centers/community-centers-a-z

Maintaining our community centers

Community centers are the backbone of the Seattle Parks and Recreation system. In addition to enabling health, recreation, and fitness, they serve as anchors of many of our neighborhoods and support a healthy environment and strong communities. In our 2016 Community Center Strategic Plan, we identified eight community centers in… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Parks and Recreation pilots water-saving irrigation technology

Kubota Garden is a stunning 20-acre landscape that blends Japanese garden concepts with native Northwest plants. This tranquil garden, hidden in South Seattle, is also where Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) staff have begun piloting an innovative water-saving irrigation technology: subsurface drip irrigation to water turf. SPR has used subsurface… [ Keep reading ]

Join us at Seattle’s Transgender Film Festival!

Seattle Parks and Recreation is honored to a be a community co-presenter at the 2017 Translations – Seattle’s Transgender Film Festival! Join us in viewing “The Real Deal: Trans Teens Shorts” on Friday, May 12 at 5 p.m. at the Northwest Film Forum. Tickets are $5. “From prom queens and… [ Keep reading ]

Free beach shuttle at Discovery Park this summer

A free beach shuttle will operate at Discovery Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following dates: Saturdays and Sundays (May 27 to Sept. 4) Special holidays: Memorial Day, Monday, May 29; Tuesday, July 4; and Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4 During operation, the shuttle will pick up… [ Keep reading ]

Waterfront Trail Closure at Washington Park Arboretum

Seattle Parks and Recreation has temporarily closed the Waterfront Trail at Washington Park Arboretum due to high water levels in Lake Washington. We expect to re-open the trail sometime in June. For more information, please contact Garrett Farrell, Seattle Parks and Recreation, at 206-233-7921 or garrett.farrell@seattle.gov. We apologize for the… [ Keep reading ]