Local group ‘Skate Like a Girl’ looks to Green Lake for community partners
Skate Like a Girl (SLAG), a grassroots organization whose mission is "to empower girls and women through the vehicle of skateboard-related programs," is reaching out to the Green Lake neighborhood,...
View ArticleRose pruning demonstration at Woodland Park Rose Garden
There will be a free rose pruning demonstration at the Woodland Park Rose Garden on Saturday, March 5, 2011, 12 – 3 p.m. The rose garden is located adjacent to the Woodland Park Zoo at N 50th St &...
View ArticleWhat can be done to improve Seattle’s Off-Leash Areas?
photo credit: Clara S. Seattle Parks and Recreation is asking for feedback from the public about the city’s off-leash areas for dogs, including the Woodland Park Off-Leash Area, which is located west...
View ArticleSeattle Parks asks park users to be sensitive to nesting ground birds and...
photo credit: Holy Outlaw Seattle Parks and Recreation issued a request today (Thursday, March 10, 2011) that the public keep dogs on leashes, except in off-leash areas. Native ground birds around...
View Article2011 Camp Fire USA summer day camp at Woodland Park
Camp Fire USA has opened registration for their 2011 summer day camps, including a camp at Woodland Park. The Woodland Park camp will run July 25-29, 2011, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. The cost is $175 for...
View ArticleParks Department offers free summer softball and tennis camps at Lower...
Registration for Seattle Parks and Recreation’s summer youth sports camps begins today (Tuesday, April 5, 2011) at 12 p.m. Online registration is available via SPARC or at the city’s community centers,...
View ArticleNew co-ed leisure Bocce league starting at Lower Woodland Park
Underdog Sports Leagues is starting a new co-ed leisure league for Bocce enthusiasts at the Lower Woodland Park Lawn Bowling Club in July. Eliza Webb from Underdog sent us the following information:...
View ArticleParks Department seeks public input on the future of trails
Seattle Parks and Recreation is seeking your input on how to preserve and develop soft surface walking and hiking paths, including trails at Woodland Park. You can share your vision for the Seattle...
View ArticleNew summer program for Middle Schoolers coming this summer to Woodland Park
A new summer day program for 11-14-year-olds is coming to several locations, including Woodland Park, this summer. The program will be at Woodland Park July 25 – 29, 2011. The program, called “Lead...
View ArticleParks Department offers a three-day Olmsted park-to-park walk to adults aged...
In 1903, the City of Seattle hired the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm to plan the city’s overall parks system and to create plans for the University of Washington campus as well as 20...
View ArticleVolunteer work party at the Seattle Sensory Garden
Last night, Merritt Hess posted a call for volunteers to My Green Lake’s Facebook wall. Merritt says that volunteers are needed for a work party at the Seattle Sensory Garden at the Woodland Park Rose...
View ArticleLabor Day Celebration at Lower Woodland Park
The M.L. King, Jr. County Labor Council, AFL-CIO will host its annual Labor Day Celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Labor Day (Monday, September 5, 2011) at at Shelters #1, #2 and #3 at Lower...
View ArticleFree Spanish bootcamp for families at Woodland Park
Wallingford gym Fuerte Fitness is partnering with Zoom Language Center for Children to host a free Spanish bootcamp for families at the entrance to Woodland Park (1000 N 50th St) on Saturday, Sept. 17...
View ArticleGreen Lake Park’s tennis court lights shut off for the winter
Seattle Parks and Recreation has shut off the lights at Green Lake’s outdoor tennis courts until the return to Daylight Savings Time on March 11, 2012. The lights, along with those at several other...
View ArticleAdult softball at Lower Woodland Park
In addition to men’s and women’s leagues, Seattle Parks and Recreation is now offering an adult Summer/Fall Co-ed Softball League on either Tuesdays or Thursdays at one of the Lower Woodland Park...
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