One hundred twenty acres of old forest.
Three miles of shoreline. Open spaces and pathways
originally designed by the Olmsted Brothers.
There is a group of citizens working to preserve
the unique habitat and cultural legacy of this historic park.
Friends of Seward Park
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First Saturday Walking Tours at Seward Park
Come learn about the history, geology, ecology, and restoration of Seward Park with Paul Talbert, president of the Friends of Seward Park. These free walking tours meet at 11:00 am on the 1st Saturday of the month outside the Seward Park Environmental and Audubon Center, and usually last about two hours and cover about 1 mile. Dress for the weather. A water bottle, snack, and binoculars are always useful if you have them, but are not necessary.June 5 - Se-kal-oulsh
In 1927 Jennie Davis, daughter of Lake John Cheshiahud, submitted a list of the Duwamish villages on Lake Washington in the 19th century as evidence in a court case, including an unidentified village recorded as “Se kal oulsh”. How does this relate to murder on Lake Union, the oaks of Clark’s Prairie, Seattle’s first photographer, butterfly diversity, and the revocation of federal recognition for the Duwamish Tribe by the Bush administration? We’ll explore Native American history at Seward Park in a tale of cattails and camas, longhouses and log cabins, fire and farming, lynchings and lost rivers, salmon and sawmills, wapato and warfare. We’ll discuss Indian and Euro-American economies in the 19th century, and trace the history of the Lake Washington village list through lake-lowering, exile and lawsuits.
The Friends of Seward Park meet on the 1st Saturday of most months at 9:30 - 11:00 am in the Seward Park Environmental and Audubon Center (SPEAC) near the park entrance. We take a break in July and August.
The next Friends of Seward Park meeting will be June 5, 2010.