Do you live in the Aurora-Licton Springs neighborhood? Is pickleball your new passion? Just want to hang out with friends and shoot some hoops? Love having play-dates with the kids, or a walk with an old friend? We need to hear from you! Please take this short survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AuroraLictonSprings). Your… [ Keep reading ]
Enabled by the Seattle Park District fund, Seattle Parks and Recreation’s scholarship program makes financial aid available for individuals and families who want to attend our programs and activities. The aid is based on income and family size, and is available to anyone who qualifies, including seniors and people with… [ Keep reading ]
By Todd Burley The impact of climate change is being felt here in Seattle today, and Seattle Parks and Recreation is already taking many actions to adapt to hotter and drier summers, wildfire smoke, intense winter rain events, and sea level rise. Yet we realize that this new reality will… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation is happy to announce that construction will begin for a new restroom and pathway improvements at Kubota Garden through a contract with Optimus Construction and Development Inc. The contractor will mobilize on site on Monday, January 31, 2022. The project is a result of the Kubota… [ Keep reading ]
Everyone is encouraged to participate in this short survey! Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is seeking input from tennis and pickleball players on how we can best support the growth of pickleball. Everyone is encouraged to participate in a short survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SeattlePickleball), whether you play pickleball or not, your thoughts are invaluable… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation is happy to announce the Marra-Desimone Park renovation is substantially complete and the park is open. Marra-Desimone Park (including Marra-farm) is located at 501 South Director Street in the South Park neighborhood. SPR developed the park renovation plan through extensive community engagement and used the 2008 Marra-Desimone… [ Keep reading ]
Remainder of Duwamish Waterway Park and beach area to reopen after additional environmental remediation work Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR), Seattle Parks Foundation and the Friends of Duwamish Waterway Park, opened the play area at Duwamish Waterway Park, 7900 10th Ave. S in South Park in late August. SPR purchased the 1.3-acre, main… [ Keep reading ]
By Todd Burley Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is not immune from the impacts of climate change, as we described in the last blog post in our Climate Resiliency series, Climate Resiliency: Impacts to Seattle’s Parks and Recreation System. Extreme heat, sea level rise, intense rain events, and more are… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation, CHAMPS Resource and Service Center and Parents for Skateparks encourage the Rainier Beach community to participate in upcoming design forums for a new Rainier Beach Skate Park. Please join us online on January 19, April 20, and July 20 from 6 – 8 p.m. on Zoom. … [ Keep reading ]
By Todd Burley The climate is changing, this is clear. According to the 2021 Climate Change: The Physical Science Basis report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land. Widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere… [ Keep reading ]
