The Green Seattle Partnership is holding a training on March 13, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., for community members interested in taking a leadership role in forest restoration.  Contact Andrea Mojzak at andream@cascadeland.org or 206-905-6920 for more information.

The Green Seattle Partnership offers the opportunity to make real positive change by volunteering in your local parks. [...]

The Seattle Rose Society will host its annual rose pruning demonstration next Saturday, February 27, noon-3 pm, at Woodland Park Rose Garden.  The event is free.
From the Woodland Park Zoo:

Need tips on pruning roses, using proper tools and more? Come to the Woodland Park Rose Garden for the annual rose pruning demonstration hosted by the [...]

We knew that the skaters at Lower Woodland Skatepark irritate some neighbors, but we had no idea that some of the skaters themselves are irked by another group: BMX bike riders.
Skaters and BMXers, please weigh in: can’t we all just get along?
All one has to do is go to Lower Woodland skatepark on a day [...]

We received the following news from reader Michele Graves:
Local writer Marcia Woodard has published a humorous essay in an anthology about women and exercise that mentions Green Lake. I bet we could all tell some tales about our attempts to get fit at Green Lake, but Marcia has done it in print. Here are details:
Edmonds [...]

If you’ve never been to the off-leash area (OLA) in Woodland Park and prefer the company of small dogs, tomorrow is a great day to go. The park will be teeming with puggles (part pug, part beagle, part sunshine in a dog-sized package) thanks to the Puget Sound Puggle Meetup Group. Show time is 2:00 [...]

A little while ago at a Green Lake Community Council meeting, there was a casual discussion about the Green Lake Skatepark, a 17,000 sq. foot skateboard park in Lower Woodland Park.  The general consensus was that, although many Green Lake [...]

The Green Lake Relay For Life is looking for volunteers. Interested?  Here’s some more information from Christine Underwood of the American Cancer Society:
Relay for Life is the premier event of the American Cancer Society and raises vital funds for research, education, and patient services in our community. The Relay for Life of Green Lake takes [...]

The two Lower Woodland Park soccer fields are artificially enhanced and ready to party with you. Of course we’re hoping for fair weather, but hey, if it’s raining we’ll get to witness the minimal silt runoff firsthand.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Light refreshments, Lower Woodland Field #2
Green Lake Way N & N 50th [...]

Some footage from Sunday’s cyclocross races:

Anne sent in this great shot that she took at Woodland Park a couple of weekends ago.  She sent it to us in honor of both Friday the 13th and this Sunday’s cyclocross races.  Thanks Anne!