Each year in November and December, hundreds of salmon return to Piper’s Creek at Carkeek Park. To educate the public about the salmon run, a group of volunteer Salmon Stewards greet park visitors and explain the salmon’s life cycle and habitat. The annual salmon run is coming up fast, and the stewards are looking to […]
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Carkeek to host 12th annual Festival of Fruit
Autumn is quickly approaching: in two weeks, Carkeek Park will host the annual Festival of Fruit with cider pressing, an apple pie contest, live music and guided tours of the historic orchard. The festival will be on Saturday, September 15 from 10am to 2pm at the Nancy Malmgren Environmental Center (950 NW Carkeek Park Rd). […]
Train hits man at Carkeek Park
Update 11:30 p.m. Seattle Fire says an approximately 50-year-old man was hit by a train, and he was taken to the hospital in stable condition with serious injuries. Earlier: Firefighters responded to Carkeek Park just after 9:30 p.m. for a “heavy rescue,” and scanner reports say a pedestrian was hit by a train. The train […]
Officers on the lookout for off-leash dogs at Carkeek Park
With the salmon spawning at Carkeek Park, Seattle Parks and Animal Control will be conducting emphasis patrols for any off-leash dogs. Piper’s Creek at Carkeek is a popular salmon viewing spot, and Animal Control says dogs pose both a danger to the salmon and themselves. Salmon poisoning is fatal in 90% of dogs. So officers […]
Help out at Ballard’s parks this weekend
If you’re looking to get some exercise and fresh air this weekend, there are two work parties on Saturday, August 19 at local parks that could use volunteers. At Carkeek Park, there will be a S.T.A.R.S. work party from 9 am to noon. They’ll be working on forest restoration and trail maintenance, and have a […]
Carkeek Park trail rerouting project starts next week
An unstable section of trail in Carkeek Park is being rerouted. On Monday, August 14, the Seattle Parks and Recreation Trails Program will be rerouting the lower section of Carkeek Park’s Viewlands Trail where it intersects with the Pipers Creek trails. According to the Seattle Parks department, the existing structure, which was built in 1999, has […]
Help restore Ballard’s parks at upcoming work parties
There are two forest restoration work parties coming up this weekend at Carkeek Park and Golden Gardens. On Friday, July 7, Weekday Workers (WEWO) will be at Carkeek Park from 9am to noon doing invasive removal, litter removal, planting, species identification, and tending a plant nursery. To join, meet at the parking lot at the park’s […]
UW study finds microplastics are common on Seattle beaches
A University of Washington student tested levels of microplastics on Puget Sound beaches, and found Carkeek Park had the second highest levels of the 12 beaches surveyed. Oceanography undergraduate Frances Eshom-Arzadon’s year-long senior thesis research project tested for plastics between 0.3 and 5 millimeters in size, which is smaller than a grain of rice. The materials she found were […]
Pianos in the Parks coming to Carkeek
Pianos in the Parks is starting soon, with one of the pianos planned for Carkeek Park. The Pianos in the Parks program is being run by arts nonprofit One Reel, and will include 11 artist-designed pianos, placed in Seattle parks and public spaces from July 13 – 30. There will also be six single-day events with […]
Call for submissions for Carkeek Park’s annual Heaven & Earth outdoor art exhibit
Carkeek Park will soon be adorned with temporary outdoor artworks for its ninth annual Heaven & Earth exhibit, and the park council is asking for submissions. The Carkeek Park Advisory Council (CPAC) and Seattle Parks and Recreation is accepting art piece proposals for five different sites in the 190-acre park, which will be on display […]
Forest restoration volunteers needed at Carkeek Park this week
The Weekday Warriors (WeWo) are in search of volunteers to help with forest restoration in Carkeek Park this Friday, May 5, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Activities include invasive removal, litter removal, planting, species identification and tending a plant nursery. Youth younger than high school age must be accompanied by an adult. Attendees should […]
Festival of Fruit on this Saturday at Carkeek Park
The Friends of Piper’s Orchard invite the community to join them in celebrating Carkeek Park’s historic orchard on Saturday, September 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Events will include cider pressing and tasting, live music, an apple pie contest, activities for kids, guided tours of the historic orchard and more. The event will take […]
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