 |
We are volunteers working in cooperation with park visitors
and the Seattle Parks Department to preserve and enhance
Solitary pursuits and active recreation
Environmental education and park stewardship
Forest and lake habitats for wildlife diversity and human enjoyment
|
Click here for Mission Statement.
Join us. Click here for membership form.
Meetings
The Friends of Seward Park meet on the 1st Saturday of most months at 9:30-11:00 am in the Seward Park Environmental and Audubon Center (SPEAC) near the park entrance. Following our meeting, learn about the park’s history and ecology on a free walking tour 11:00am – 1:00pm. All are welcome.
Seasonal Activities
Ivy Out of Seward Park work parties. Every Third Saturday.
First Saturday Natural and Human History Walks
Each month we'll choose
a different emphasis and a different route, touching on geology, history,
plants, birds, and other wildlife, conservation and restoration. The walks
are designed to be flexible to accommodate individual interests or
abilities.
Hosted by friends of Seward Park, Seward Park Environmental, and Audubon
Center Stewardship Board
Accomplishments
- Installed stone mile markers in response to organizations spray painting lines on the lower loop asphalt.
- Wrote grants for, and planted over 150 trees and shrubs at Seward Park and along Lake Washington Boulevard.
- Received a $10,000 grant to remove English Ivy, an invasive plant that threatens the Old-Growth forest.
- Supplied Teens for Recreation and Environmental Conservation
(“TREC”) with $1,000 to train teens to conduct nature programs in the
park.
- Created and maintain the Seward Park website: www.sewardpark.org
- Sponsored Holiday Hayrides to help foster a sense of community.
- Provide a voice for park-related concerns and a forum for discussion at monthly meetings.
- Organize fundraisers with all proceeds benefiting the park.
- Publish the natural and human history of Seward Park.
- Coordinate a community calendar for park activities.
- Create appropriate signage for the park.
- Assist in trail maintenance and development.
- Advocate for responsible park stewardship in our work with the Seattle Parks Department.
- Preserve, protect, and provide for this unique park, ensuring the enjoyment of future generations.
Return to top
Board Members
President
Paul Talbert
Vice President
Richard Ranhoffer
Treasurer
Paul Shannon
Secretary
Erica Howard
Board Member-at-Large
Alan Smith
Board Member-at-Large
Patricia Killam
Board Member-at-Large
Agnes Roche
Board Member-at-Large
Mary Whitmore
Board Member-at-Large
Kim Traverse
Board Member-at-Large
Marcia Bartholme
Return to top
|