Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the community to participate in the Puget Ridge Playground renovation meeting on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 from 4 to 6 p.m. Please join the project planner, project manager and landscape architect in the park, 6029 21st Ave. SW, to review the schematic design and provide… [ Keep reading ]
Update: Deadline for submitting names extended to June 30 Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the public to submit potential names for three new parks in the Phinney/Greenwood, University District, and Denny Triangle neighborhoods. The deadline for submitting names to the Parks Naming Committee has been extended to June 30…. [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation has plenty of ways for you to enjoy the sunshine this Memorial Day weekend, including nine sprayparks, two pre-season beaches and two outdoor pools. Sprayparks: Grab your little ones and frolic in a spray of cool, refreshing water. Sprayparks create smiles and summer fun from the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation will award $118,900 to 15 local agencies through the Get Moving Fund to support access to healthy recreational opportunities throughout the city. The Get Moving Fund is a reimbursable grant from Seattle Parks and Recreation that supports local nonprofit organizations, small businesses and community groups in offering… [ 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 ]
This summer, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Human Services Department, and United Way of King County are partnering to host a drop-in summer program offering free meals and recreation activities. Recreation activities are open for kids and teens ages 1 to 18 and may include arts, crafts, board games, and… [ Keep reading ]
This summer, Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) will continue the integrated weed management program to control Eurasian milfoil and fragrant water lily infestations at selected lakefront properties on Lake Washington. Controlling these weeds will improve water quality and recreational access at freshwater beaches, swim areas, moorages and other high- use… [ Keep reading ]
Grab a bike and pedal over to the 2018 Bicycle Sundays Opening Celebration on Sunday, May 20! As part of the opening celebration, we will have food trucks as well as free music, entertainment, games and face painting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lower Meadow at Seward… [ Keep reading ]
Councilmember Juarez invited the Board of Park Commissioners to a sack lunch with her in the Sam Cook conference room at City Hall on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. The Seattle Board of Park Commissioners is a nine-member citizen board created by the City Charter. Four members are… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Board of Park Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the Multi-Use Trail Pilot Project during its board meeting scheduled for April 26, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. in the Dexter Administration Building located at 100 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA. Community members are encouraged to attend this meeting… [ Keep reading ]
