Have you noticed our new look? It’s official, we now have a logo for Friends of Lewis Park!  A portion of the King Conservation District grant we were awarded went to creating our new logo and outreach materials.  Thanks to Katrina of Creative Breath for a the beautifully designed logo! Let us know what you think and keep an eye out for our updated postcards around the Beacon Hill community.  

There’s lots going on at the park this summer. We’re continuing to build new segments of the upper trail and working hard to keep the new native plants alive that were installed in the spring by the Beacon Hill International School students.  Cross your fingers with us that we'll get the go ahead to start constructing the main trail sometime in early 2016.  

Come out anytime and check out the in-progress trail directly across from Pacific Medical Tower on Golf Drive and join us for our volunteer events at Lewis Park Natural Area on most Sundays of the month. We don’t meet on the last Sunday of the month and Green Seattle Partnership has the most up to date volunteer event schedule. Hope to see you out at the park!

Beacon Hill International School students were hard at work out at Lewis Park this May and June. Check out these photos of these amazing future forest stewards- great job everyone!!

We're back again in Lewis Park most Sundays, 10am - 1pm! Keep an eye on our blog for the most up to date information on events and to register online, though drop-in volunteers are always welcome too. 

Join Friends of Lewis Park in February and March as we prepare planting beds to be adopted by various groups in our Beacon Hill community. These areas are located on the upper section of Lewis Park along Golf Dr. S and 15th Ave S and eventually, new soil, soil amendments and native plants will be a part of this phase of park restoration as part of the King Conservation District grant Lewis Park was awarded. 

You can be part of the beautification of this North Beacon Hill natural area! Training and tools are provided. More details provided on the registration pages linked below:

Thank you to all of the wonderful volunteers who made it out to the park on Martin Luther King Jr. day!

Check out the photos from the Lewis Park Trail Build Celebration.  A big thank you to all of the amazing volunteers who came out to help get the very first segment of the trail constructed!    

Rain or shine join Friends of Lewis Park for our Trail Building Kick-off & Celebration!

Lewis Park Trail-Build Kickoff
October 11th, 2014 
10am - 3pm

• trail construction 
• lunch, raffle prizes & live music! 
  
• park tours & trail construction 
  

Plan on meeting at the park kiosk on Golf Dr. S, just south of the junction of Golf Dr. S and 14th Ave S. across from the #36 and #60 bus stop. Look for the canopy covered area for sign in.

This trail-building kickoff will provide a unique opportunity for our community to get hands-on experience with the continued transformation of Lewis Park into a healthy, urban forest of Seattle.  We look forward to the construction of walking trails which will provide safe access to the Lewis Park, create community spaces, and provide ways for the community to care for and enjoy the Park.

Stay for as little or as long as you're able to!

Friends of Lewis Park will be in the park this Sunday to prepare for the upcoming trail installation on the upper level of Lewis Park. We will begin with clearing the areas where the trails will run. Be a part of the creation of the future access and overlooks to the Lewis Park Natural Area!  Register for the October 5th event here.

Even if you can’t make it out this Sunday be sure to come to our Trail-Build Kickoff event to celebrate the next phase of Lewis Park restoration with us on October 11th, 10am-3pm!  Stay for as little or as long as you're able to!

You can find more information here on the Trail-Build Kickoff event here.  

Long abandoned, Lewis Park had become overgrown by invasive species and garbage.  Volunteers from the neighborhood and other community groups joined together to clear invasive species and debris, improve the landscape, and plant native species.  Come celebrate the next phase of Lewis Park restoration with us on October 11th 10am-3pm!

Lewis Park Trail-Build Kickoff
October 11th, 2014 
10am - 3pm

trail construction - 10am

lunch, raffle prizes & live music! -12:30pm

park tours & trail construction - 1:30pm

Join the celebration for the long awaited community-planned trail installation work to begin. This family friendly day will include working on the first segment of the trail system with a warm lunch and musical entertainment provided. We will begin the day with coffee and refreshments and an opportunity to meet your Beacon Hill neighbors.  

We want YOU to help us with the trail build!  No prior experience needed- we’ll provide the tools and guidance.  You can sign up here.  

Wanting to get involved in a different way?  You are also welcome to help out with other components of the event.  Register here so we know how many volunteers to expect.  

This trail-building kickoff will provide a unique opportunity for our community to get hands-on experience with the continued transformation of Lewis Park into a healthy, urban forest of Seattle.  We look forward to the construction of walking trails which will provide safe access to the Lewis Park, create community spaces, and provide ways for the community to care for and enjoy the Park.

The day is finally here!  Join us at Lewis Park to build the first segment of this exciting community-planned trail system.  
The trail-building kickoff event will provide a unique opportunity for our community to get hands-on experience with the continued transformation of Lewis Park into a healthy, urban forest of Seattle. No prior trail building experience is necessary, just the desire to make an impact in your Beacon Hill community.  

October 11th, 2014
10am - 3pm

More details to come but for now save the date!

"For just one day local artists transform nearly 5km of ordinary city streets into an urban wonderland. Come see their site-specific installations and performances, bring your friends, kids, uncles and aunts, and remember: hop, skip and jump - just don't run!"

Join Friends of Lewis Park this Saturday, September 6th for the NEPO Don't Run 2014!  This is not your typical art walk: 

"Each year local artists install and perform over 50 projects along the ordinary city streets, in garages, pagodas, in a grass meadow along a bike path, below a bridge and under a freeway underpass. The range of projects spans many artistic disciplines: visual art and sculptural installations, interactive artworks, poetry readings, video projections, sound installations, music and theatrical performances. Every aspect of this walk is a creative happening - a visual and symbolic experiment in creating a more enjoyable world through active participation."

The walk begins at 1pm in Hing Hay Park and leads to music and food at NEPO House throughout the evening!  Porta-potties and water will be provided by Friends of Lewis Park.  Check out the NEPO website for more details.  Hope to see you there!

*photo credit: NEPO 2013