The Friends of Piper’s Orchard and Seattle Parks and Recreation invite the community in celebrating Carkeek Park’s historic orchard on Saturday, February 4 for a wassailing and pruning work party. Wassail is a beverage originally made from mulled ale, apples, nuts, spices and curdled cream. Today’s version is usually eggnog or… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR), the 23rd Avenue Action Community Team (ACT) and the Garfield Campus Advisory Council invite the community to a ribbon cutting celebration on Sunday, January 8 at 2 p.m. for the new Community Living Room. The Community Living Room is located on the south side of… [ Keep reading ]
Community encouraged to provide input on 2017 Development Plan, Gap Analysis and Long-term Acquisition Strategies and learn about upcoming improvements for Cal Anderson Park Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the community to provide input on SPR’s 2017 Development Plan, Gap Analysis and Long-term Acquisition strategies for open space on… [ Keep reading ]
Join Seattle Parks and Recreation at a Volunteer Information Fair to learn about our volunteer opportunities. Our volunteers coach youth sports, help us plant native trees in our parks, serve on various advisory councils and boards, and provide countless other services that allow us to have the first-rate park and… [ Keep reading ]
Many Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. These facilities and services are CLOSED: Community centers Teen centers Environmental Learning Centers Indoor swimming pools Small craft centers Moorage Operations Office These facilities are OPEN on regular schedules: Boat… [ Keep reading ]
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” –Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the public to join a youth-organized march to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Saturday, Jan. 14. Participants will… [ Keep reading ]
South Park Community Center will be closed from December 26 through January 2 so that the gym floor can be resurfaced. The community center will re-open on Tuesday, January 3. South Park Community Center is located at 8319 8th Ave. S in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood. For a list of… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is seeking proposals for consultants to provide volunteer coordination and leadership for the Green Seattle Partnership (GSP) program in 2017, with the possibility of an extension for 2018. The Green Seattle Partnership was formed in 2004 with a memorandum of understanding between the City of… [ Keep reading ]
Start off the New Year with a splash! Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Meadowbrook Community Center Advisory Council are co-sponsoring the 15th annual Polar Bear Plunge at noon on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017 at Matthews Beach, 9300 51st Ave. NE. The Polar Bear Plunge is a FREE event. Registration begins… [ Keep reading ]
The Board of Park Commissioners will hold their regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 8 in the Kenneth R. Bounds Board Room at the Parks Administration Building (100 Dexter Ave. N). The Board of Park Commissioners will hold a study session on the draft People, Dogs and Parks… [ Keep reading ]
