Passive Uses are: Universal – uses that are available to virtually everyone Compatible – they are compatible with other passive uses and with the other living creatures that depend upon the land for habitat. Free – they do not require … Continue reading Passive Use, a Thin Green Line
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
(guest post from Cass Turnbull) The year of 2014 in Seattle has been the year of density, specifically density without infrastructure, including green infrastructure. The development of Urban Villages and single family in-fill was breath-taking in its speed, the immense … Continue reading The Year of Density
An update to our post Seattle’s Natural Areas – requests for policy info and more… We had asked city officials when the public would be allowed input on developing the new greenspaces policy. We also asked that the Cheasty PAT be either dismissed or postponed, until a greenspaces policy was in place: Revised permanent use policy for Seattle’s Natural Areas and Greenbelts (pdf) Acting Parks superintendent Williams wrote back that there was “no need” to postpone or dismiss the Cheasty PAT. He said we could write to somebody if we had if we had any questions about the “upcoming process” for … Continue reading Update re: Seattle’s Natural Areas – requests for policy info and more
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