Pete Andrijeski shared this photograph, taken by his girlfriend, Trista Robinson, while walking around Green Lake today (Sunday, Dec 25, 2011): Thank you, Pete and Trista!
Posts Tagged ‘trees’
Green Lake Park Tree Walk Map
View Green Lake Tree Walk in a larger map An online tree walk map is now available for Green Lake Park. The map was created by the new Green Lake/Wallingford Tree Ambassadors, Penny Kriese and Jessica Roundy. It contains information about some of the more notable trees along the Green Lake path, such as tree names, photos, location with GPS coordinates, tree size, habitat, and some tidbits of tree history. You can follow the map on your mobile phone or find a link to a printable version of the map here. The Tree Ambassador program is an outreach project of the Green…
Fall-ing for Green Lake trees
This guest post comes to us via Gretchen Champoux of Sacred Spaces, a local garden design company. Green Lake is a feast for the eyes right now. No, I’m not talking about all those power-walking “BOB-Stroller-Moms.” I’m talking about the trees. Have you seen them lately? Living in the PNW, it’s easy to take trees for granted. We’re surrounded. I mean, our city gives us trees to plant for heaven’s sakes. I love it. My favorite part of my run or walk around Green Lake is the north end – that is, if you are heading counter clock-wise,…
Tree ID sign, missing since March, reappears at Green Lake Park
Last spring, a local group of plant enthusiasts hung hand-made “ID bracelets” on 128 trees around the walking path at Green Lake Park. The “I Heart Trees!” project was meant to inspire and encourage visitors to the park to learn about the world around them. The signs, which were approved by Seattle Parks and Recreation, were met with acclaim from both park visitors and Green Lake residents. Just two days after a group of volunteers hung the signs, more than 100 of the 128 signs went missing. In the place of the signs, cut pieces of twine were left…
Work by photographer Mariana Kajlich on display at Lakeside Dental Center
Photographs by Mariana Kajlich are currently on display at Lakeside Dental Center (7900 E Green Lake Dr N). The photographs feature pilings in the waters of Puget Sound. Mariana was also kind enough to share with us some photographs she has taken of Green Lake Park: A new artist is featured every month at Lakeside Dental Center. For more information about showing your work, get in touch with Dr. Tabaraie. Lakeside Dental Center is a My Green Lake advertiser.
