Many Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. These facilities and services will be CLOSED: Community centers Environmental learning centers Indoor swimming pools Green Lake Small Craft Center Mt. Baker Rowing and Sailing Center Amy Yee Tennis Center These facilities… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is seeking proposals from qualified operators to manage and operate the Golden Gardens Park Food Concessions under a long-term agreement. SPR is seeking and will select the concessionaire who best demonstrates the ability to provide innovative, affordable, healthy, safe and reliable food service to park… [ Keep reading ]
From the Kubota Garden Foundation: Attention garden, tree and plant enthusiasts! Kubota Garden’s Annual Fall Plant Sale is coming up on Saturday, September 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kubota Garden Nursery. This is your opportunity to purchase unique and high quality plants with all proceeds benefitting… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s mysterious corpse lily (Amorphophallus titanum) is in the early stages of blooming at the Volunteer Park Conservatory, on loan from University of Washington Biology. Native to the equatorial rain forests of Sumatra, the corpse lily is the world’s largest inflorescence and can grow up to 12 feet tall in… [ Keep reading ]
Did watching the 2016 Olympic Games inspire your inner athlete? If so, Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) has a number of ways for you to practice some of your favorite Olympic and Paralympic sports. With 6,300 acres of parkland, 120 miles of trails, 26 community centers, 204 athletic fields, and… [ Keep reading ]
Jumping off ledges, scaling walls, and swinging from trees aren’t part of most youth development programs. But for Seattle Parks and Recreation’s pilot program ‘Leaders in Environment, Equity, and Facilitation’ (LEEF), these exhilarating activities are built into the curriculum! LEEF is designed to help develop the next generation of challenge… [ Keep reading ]
Denny Park (100 Dexter Ave. N) is scheduled to close beginning the week of Aug. 15 for approximately five months for a park improvement project. During this time, all areas of the park, including the temporary off-leash area, will be closed. The Denny Park project includes storm drainage, sanitary sewer,… [ Keep reading ]
During Seafair Weekend and leading up to the event, there will be park and facility closures for safety measures and practices. These facilities and services will have closures: Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center will close Tuesday, Aug. 2 at noon through Monday, Aug. 8. Stan Sayres Boat Launch will… [ Keep reading ]
‘The Garden Party: an Evening for the Senses’ is the premier event of the season at the Seattle Japanese Garden. From 6-8:30 p.m. on Friday, July 29, the Japanese Garden will welcome guests inside the gate after hours to enjoy sake, fine wine and traditional Japanese cuisine. The event, now… [ Keep reading ]
A pod of Transient, or Bigg’s Killer Whales visited West Seattle on July 18. The group was comprised of a single family–whale T65A and her offspring. Passing close to the shore of Lincoln Park, they gave swimmers at Colman Pool a rare and enjoyable showing. Photo credit: Maya Sears. Photo taken under… [ Keep reading ]
