05
Mar
Fort Lawton Circa 1930
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Look at how large the trees have grown. The Olympic mountains are clear and visible both days – magnificent.
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The Discovery Park Blog
05
Apr
Study Stresses Park’s “Wildness”
By Elizabeth Lev The author is a member of the Human Interaction with Nature and Technological Systems (HINTS) Lab at the University of Washington, where she recently graduated with an M.S. in Environmental and Forest Sciences. Her research focuses... Read More
12
Oct
Celebrate Seattle Arbor Day!
Celebrate Seattle Arbor Day! Ask not what your park can do for you – ask what you can do for your park.
02
Sep
Finally, It’s Fort Lawton Park
Just over forty years ago on September 2, 1972 the front page of the Seattle Times read: “Finally, It’s Fort Lawton Park”. The sub-headline was “Patricia Nixon Cox, darts in and delivers deed”. Ironically, this was the culmination of a... Read More
24
Aug
Seattle’s Discovery Park
Seattle Channel’s Lowell Deo, circa 2000, visits the city’s largest park to see what’s new.
21
Aug
Forest Steward Spotlight: Tim Garland
What lead you to start working as a Forest Steward? I love birds, and for years have spent countless hours in Discovery Park watching, photographing and generally enjoying the huge variety of bird species found in Discovery Park. Discovery Park... Read More
17
Aug
Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks – Discovery Park Walking Tour
Secure and preserve for the use of the people as much as possible…of water and mountain views and of woodlands. – John Charles Olmsted – regarding the landscape of Fort Lawton This walking tour will be led by members of... Read More
16
Aug
Discovery Park is Great – Just Leave it Alone
Dori Monson from KIRO Radio Seattle chats with Phillip Vogelzang, President of Friends of Discovery Park, about open space and the future of Discovery Park. You can learn more about this topic by visiting our page here.