When we began working on North Beach Park, there were numerous places where ivy formed a monoculture on the ground. Looking back, we think about 40% of the trees had ivy up into their crown.

Today, the only places with ivy monocultures are areas that are too steep for anyone but professional crews to work. And Less than 5% of the trees have ivy up ( Read more... )

There are some important ways in which the work of Friends of North Beach Park has been recognized.

In 2012, we received a Groundswell NW microgrant of $500 that we used for the purchase of tools and some outreach supplies.


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Tuesday, May 6th, GiveBIG for North Beach Park!

Go to the Friends of North Beach Park page on the Seattle Foundation website, on Tuesday, May 6th, and your tax-deductible donation to support the restoration of North Beach Park will be stretched by the Seattle Foundation.

All moneys raised will go toward the restoration of North Beach Park, whether ( Read more... )

Saturday, April 26th, 9 a.m.: Spring is in full glory in North Beach Park. All the leaves are fresh and bright green, more things are blooming every day. The birds are singing their hearts out and it’s just a joy to be there. Join us as we begin our 4th year (!) of restoration and clear new areas of invasive plants and work to restore this park to ( Read more... )

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, Friends of North Beach Park raised nearly $200 during GiveBIG on May 16th. This was very successful, considering our modest efforts.

A portion of these proceeds will be matched by the Seattle Foundation, for which we are also thankful.

The money raised will enable us to buy youth gloves and monitoring ( Read more... )

Today, join Friends of North Beach Park, and friends of parks all over Seattle, as we give BIG. The Seattle Foundation will match online donations made to member organizations. The Seattle Parks Foundation, our fiscal sponsor, is in that group.

If you give $20, that is $10/year for the first two years, and it will become $10/year for the next two ( Read more... )