We hope you will join us in the effort to preserve and protect our natural areas by becoming a Member of Seattle Nature Alliance (SNA). Your membership will help us continue to spread the word, facilitate on-going conversations and collaborations, and help … Continue reading Join Us!
Dear City Leaders, The Seattle Nature Alliance has repeatedly said that our natural area policies should be fair, sustainable, and wise. Of the three, “wise” may be the most important. Without wise leadership, we will never be assured we’ll have … Continue reading We Are Everyone
Slow Nature is catching on fast. “Slow” Movements are really popular right now: Slow Food, Slow Fashion, Slow Parenting, and many more. Now, there’s Slow Nature. (It’s about time, right?) Why Slow? Slow Nature isn’t claiming there’s anything wrong with speeding through a forest or natural area. It’s fun to sail through a forest canopy on a zipline, hurtle over obstacles on a mountain bike, or run really fast on a trail. You get your exercise and your nature-fix all in one brisk outing. It’s like killing two birds with one stone. But, when you … Continue reading Slow Nature
Today Seattle Nature Alliance sent a letter to the City Council and several other organizations. We asked for information on development of the new greenspaces/natural areas policy that Parks Superintendent Williams mentioned last August. We also recommended the Cheasty PAT be dismissed or postponed until AFTER the new natural areas policy has been developed and approved: Revised permanent use policy for Seattle’s Natural Areas and Greenbelts (pdf) Feel free to distribute it, and please let the City Council know how you feel. Thanks! Continue reading Seattle’s Natural Areas – requests for policy info and more
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