Do you love your Golden Gardens and Carkeek Park beaches? Enjoy learning about the cool critters that live there? The folks at Seattle Aquarium’s Beach Naturalist Program are looking for volunteers! Applications are now open for locals to sign up to be volunteer Beach Naturalists. Naturalists receive training from marine and interpretative experts March through May. …
A number of My Ballard readers emailed in to report sightings of coyotes in the neighborhood early this week. Ashli spotted a coyote outside the south gate of the Golden Gardens dog park at 1 p.m. on Monday afternoon. She reported that the coyote looked to be between 30-40 pounds and was quite calm. See …
My Ballard reader Melissa emailed in to report that she spotted a coyote at Golden Gardens on Sunday afternoon. “I was just walking my dog through the wooded area of Golden Gardens that is behind the off leash dog area and saw a coyote walking on the trail. Be alert!,” says Melissa. It’s not uncommon …
Seattle Parks and Recreation is hosting a public design meeting for the Golden Gardens Park drainage and stairway renovation project this Wednesday, October 7, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. at the Golden Gardens Bathhouse (8498 Seaview Pl NW). Community members are invited to attend and learn more about the background and timeline of the project from the …
All 12 fire pits at Golden Gardens have been relocated to the north end of the beach, an effort the city says will allow for better monitoring of fires and beach activity at night. Seattle Parks and Recreation moved the pits to North Point for the peak season, mid-May through mid-September. They say they’ll be able …
As the sunnier and warmer weather approaches we thought it was time to look back at some photographs taken at Golden Gardens back in the day. Enjoy! The photo below, taken in 1900, shows 11 women wading into the (freezing) water at Golden Gardens. Notice their bathing suits of sailor-collared tops and long skirts. The …
My Ballard reader Craig emailed in to report that he witnessed two coyotes attacking a black cat in the middle of NW 85th St on Thanksgiving. Craig was driving down the hill on NW 85th St towards Golden Gardens at approximately 7:30 p.m. when he spotted the coyotes going after the cat. “The cat viciously …
As the warm weather (slowly) fades away we thought that this week would be the perfect time to take a look at everyone’s favorite summer spot, Golden Gardens, as it appeared back in the day. The black and white photo below shows Golden Gardens way back in 1910. Even then it was a popular spot for …
There’s a new resident in the pond at the north end of Golden Gardens Park. Betsy snapped these photos of the little wood worker’s work that’s on the east side of the pond. This gnawed tree is just off the trail. “Beavers are native to our area, and our wildlife liaison believes this one is …
Update: By the time we arrived at Golden Gardens, all the firefighters had left with no evidence of a capsized sailboat or any injuries. Earlier: Fire crews and the Coast Guard have responded to Golden Gardens for a report of a capsized sailboat. Silver is posting updates from the scanner in the forum as we …
The playground at Golden Gardens has been open less than a month and has already become a destination for many kids. The park has a large pirate ship-looking climbing structure for the smaller kids and a long slide and climbing net for bigger kids. Monday evening, help celebrate the improved play area at the official …
This month, Golden Gardens has been selected as the Groundswell NW “Park of the Month.” This August, Golden Gardens Park celebrates one year of stewardship under the Green Seattle Partnership (GSP). Golden Gardens area originally used by native American people who for hundreds of years as a shoring station for canoes and a transfer station …