Warm air temperatures don’t translate to warm water temperatures, and even the strongest swimmers can become incapacitated from cold-water shock after just a few minutes in the water, whether it’s in a river, lake or Puget Sound. Swimming is an excellent form of exercise but use caution while enjoying our… [ Keep reading ]
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 ]
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 ]
Happy Memorial Day! The following list contains major events that are taking place in parks across the city and will impact park use. Be safe, have fun, and plan your park visits accordingly. Northwest Folklife Festival Friday May 26 – Monday May 29, 2017 Seattle Center www.nwfolklife.org Sounders FC March… [ Keep reading ]
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 ]
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.
Community encouraged to participate in design Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the community to an Open House on Saturday, May 20, 2017 to provide input on the design of Baker Park at Crown Hill and the addition of the park. Join SPR’s staff from 1 to 3 p.m. at… [ Keep reading ]
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
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 ]
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 ]
