Join your neighbors and Friends of Lewis Park for a Seattle Night Out potluck: 6pm - 10pm on Tuesday, August 5th, 16th Ave S & S Judkins St. Stop by to enjoy the food and company of your neighbors and feel free to bring a dish to share if you feel so inclined.  

Night Out is a national event that provides a unique opportunity to bring your neighbors together, welcome new neighbors, talk about crime prevention and Block Watch efforts, and mainly just have a great time.  

Take part in celebrating the 30th Annual Night Out Against Crime!

Our August work party schedule is up and ready to go on the Green Seattle Partnership calendar!  Next month you’ll us out in Friends of Lewis Park on:

Sunday, August 3rd, 10am-1pm
Sunday, August 10th, 10am-1pm
&
Sunday, August 24th, 10am-1pm

As always, all are welcome to attend for as long or as little as they are able to. Volunteers can register in advance online or the day of at the park. We meet near 901 Sturgus Ave S in the northeast section of the park. 

We look forward to seeing you next month!

A big thanks to many volunteers who have joined us so far for our Sunday work parties in April and May! With your help this year we have created a much needed area in the park that will be used for composting plant material and have been able to maintain Lewis Park as a safe and welcoming green space in our community; all while keeping those invasive plants at bay.

We've got some exciting work parties coming up this summer especially once we are able to break ground on the very first trail in Lewis Park! Stay tuned for more details on a fun event to celebrate this important phase in Lewis Park history as well as for information on how to get involved in the building of the trail. 

This trail 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 will be necessary, just the desire to make an impact in your Beacon Hill community.  

In the meantime join us for our next work party on Sunday, June 1st and check out our newly updated calendar of upcoming work parties in June and July.

Thank you again to all of our volunteers and community members for your continued support!  

Join Dougie at our next work party! Here are the dates for May and June 2014. Register for a specific date by clicking on the link. All work parties kick off at 10am and wrap up at 1pm but stay for as little or as long as you're able.  

May 4th
May 11th
May 18th

June 1st
June 8th
June 15th
June 22nd


Questions? Contact lewisparkseattle@gmail.com for more information.

Our April work party dates will be the following three Sunday's from 10am to 1pm:

April 6th
April 13th
April 20th

Stay for a little or hang out all day!

For more information or to register, please visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=4076

Our Douglas Fir mascot, Dougie, was happy to support the Seahawks during the playoffs and throughout their Super Bowl win celebrations from his new viewpoint at Lewis Park.

On January 20, 2014, Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Service, Dougie, our Douglas Fir Tree mascot, finally returned home after touring other parks and natural areas throughout Seattle during 2013. 

Thanks to students, teachers, and parents from Beacon Hill International Elementary School, Dougie was lovingly placed in his new home in Lewis Park Natural Area. 

November 2nd, 2013 is the 8th Annual Green Seattle Day!  Lewis Park is one of 17 sites throughout Seattle hosting special work parties from 10am to 2pm.  Bring the family and join your neighbors to help kick off the 2013-2014 planting season.  The Station will be donating coffee and we'll have snacks and a light lunch.  Please register so we know how much food to bring!  We'll supply gloves, tools (plus kids sized tools), refreshments and lots of native shrubs and trees. 

• Help Lewis Park grow and thrive with new plants!
• Take a tour of Lewis Park
• See where the new trail will be going!
• Be a part of the Green Seattle Partnership goal to restore 2500 acres by 2025!

Questions or want to help?  Contact Dee:
dd1377@gmail.com

Mark Hafs and Mark Epstein gave a presentation of the final community-designed plans for Lewis Park Natural Area while the neighborhood celebrated with fabulous food from local restaurants.

Many thanks to El Centro de la Raza, Baja Bistro, Beacon Avenue Deli Sandwiches, El Quetzal, El Sabroso, Inay's Asian Pacific Cuisine, Kusina Filipina, La Cabana, The Oak, The Station, and Travelers' Thali House.