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Who Speaks For the Trees?

Who Speaks For the Trees?

Tree Equity Network meeting | Kristen Milliron, SeattleParksFoundation by Claire Catania, Executive Director Tree advocates in Seattle have long been a fairly homogenous group. Frontline communities, that is folks living in the areas most impacted by tree canopy loss,...
Environmental Education for All

Environmental Education for All

Nature Campers on a forest walk | Birds Connect Seattle Children and families have always been a primary pillar of Birds Connect Seattle’s programming. A key element of that programming has been our summer Nature Camp. This coming summer will bring an exciting and...
Honor Snoqualmie Request

Honor Snoqualmie Request

The scene in front of the culturally modified tree in the Wedgwood neighborhood of Seattle (photo by Glenn Nelson) The following was sent on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, via email to bruce.harrell@seattle.gov: Dear Mayor Harrell:  Birds Connect Seattle is an environmental...
FAQ for Name Change

FAQ for Name Change

Sarah Hankins and Ellie Yamanaka of Birds Connect Seattle at Refuge Day (photo by Glenn Nelson) Q. You have been “Seattle Audubon” for 107 years; how are people supposed to know who you are?In evaluating the possibility of the name change, we came to believe that a...