Seattle Parks and Recreation

With the #OlympicGamesParis2024 opening ceremony underway, we wanted to give ashoutout to our local athletes, including Aaron Small, who is a Green Lake Small Craft Center (GLSCC) participant and also an Associated Recreation Council canoe/kayak coach at the GLSCC. Aaron will be representing the USA in Mens K2 500m with his K2 partner Jonas Ecker. Aaron started paddling at GLSCC in 2011. https://lnkd.in/gWSzvafQ

Join us at Pratt Park on Wednesday, July 31 for Kids Fun Fest! We'll have FREE activities from 10am to 2pm, including crafts, dodgeball, dance party, snowcones and more. Free lunches from 11:30am to 1pm. Free snacks from 2pm to 3pm.

FREE yoga class! Saturday, July 27 at 11am at Ballard Commons Park. Hosted by Praxis Yoga and Cafe. Please bring a mat/towel and water. See you there!

Parks and facilities see a lot of wear and tear from community use and vandalism. Seattle Parks and Recreation’s in-house skilled crafts crews (think plumbers, electricians, painters, and carpenters) work hard to maintain and repair assets to keep them safe, clean, and operational. Last year, we hired 5 additional staff whose role is to respond quickly to vandalism and graffiti in our parks and recreation system. In 2023, this included 658 repairs associated with vandalism in our parks or facilities, such as broken windows, arson in restrooms, theft of copper wiring in athletic field lights, and more. SPR also responded to 1,615 instances of graffiti in our parks or facilities, with 83% cases resolved within six days or fewer, and 95% resolved within two weeks. #VibrantCommunity Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g4ceWMF7

Community centers are critical spaces for residents to gather, recreate, and combat social isolation. In 2023, we were able to restore community centers to pre-pandemic operating hours. In addition, thanks to additional funding from Cycle 2 of the Park District, we increased operating hours at eight community centers across the city, giving residents more access in the evenings and weekends. In 2023, we provided 62,365 community center operating hours, up 8% from the prior year. #VibrantCommuntiy https://lnkd.in/g4ceWMF7

Park Rangers work to enhance the safety and quality of life in Seattle’s parks through a uniformed presence, respectful and professional assistance, and customer service to all park users and visitors. As 2023 began, Seattle Parks and Recreation jumped into hiring a first cohort of 14 Rangers and then held a six-week in-house Park Ranger Academy, preparing Rangers to provide excellent customer service, enforce the Park Code, and interact with tourists, residents, and people in crisis on a daily basis. Deployed downtown, Rangers worked in 31 parks in 2023. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g4ceWMF7 #VibrantCommunity

Did you know that 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? The meals and recreation program is running daily this summer through August 23 from 10am to 4pm rain or shine at several park sites across Seattle A free lunch and snack will be offered to youth ages 0 to 18. Free recreation activities are open for kids and teens ages 5 to 18 and may include arts, crafts, board games, and organized recreational games. No fee, sign-up, or proof of identity or legal status is required to receive summer meals. In just the first two weeks of the program, we have delivered just over 2000 meals! Thank you to everyone who has come out for a meal and fun! 2024 Locations: Northacres Park Judkins Park Powell-Barnett Park Brighton Playfield Othello Park Be’er Sheva Park Beacon Hill Playfield Maple Wood Playfield Georgetown Playfield Duwamish Waterway Park Highland Park Playground Roxhill Park

Our parks and natural areas contain forests, creeks, and meadows. Residents access these urban wildlands through our network of more than 140 miles of soft-surface trails. Maintaining these trails and keeping them in safe and usable condition is the job of Seattle Parks and Recreation’s trail crew and volunteers. In 2023, 10 miles of natural area trails were maintained by our newly expanded Trails team, and an additional 2 miles of trail were maintained in collaboration with volunteers. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g4ceWMF7 📸 Trail maintenance and boardwalk repair at Fauntleroy Park #ThrivingEnvironment #Explore #SeattleTrails

Seattle Parks and Recreation offers a variety of outdoor nature learning opportunities that foster awareness, appreciation, and knowledge of the natural environment. We offer fieldtrips, programs, and classes on native plants, birds, urban forest walks and low tide beach exploration. Last year, an incredible 20,334 people participated in our environmental education programs. #ThrivingEnvironment https://lnkd.in/g4ceWMF7

"In Seattle, the parks department has partnered with the Seattle Police Department since the 1990s to provide late-night and other programs for teens ages 13-19." https://lnkd.in/gFwvTC82