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Seattle - MSN Encarta The seat of King County, Seattle is the hub of the sprawling metropolitan region of Greater Seattle and is the largest city in Washington. In 2004 the population of the Seattle metropolitan area was 3,166,828; the population of the Puget Sound urban region centered on Seattle was 3,554,760. Seattle is characterized by a diverse and dynamic population. encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761555710/Seattle.html   (2257 words)

Green Lake (Seattle) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The park is surrounded by the Green Lake neighborhood to the north and east, the Wallingford neighborhood to the south, the Phinney Ridge neighborhood to the west, and Woodland Park to the southwest. Green Lake is a popular dumping ground for unwanted house pets and developed a large population of feral rabbits. During the spring, Green Lake Park is in bloom with pink and white cherry trees. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Green_Lake_(Seattle)   (1561 words)

Green Lake Seattle, Seattle Parks, Green Lake Park, Greenlake Seattle, Green Lake Homes Green Lake Park is named after the lake that the 2.8 mile long path circles around. The park area and the athletic fields at Green Lake are the setting for family activities like swimming, boating and picnicking. Green lake homes are highly sought after and there are always other buyers to compete with if you want to live near one of the best Seattle Parks. www.destination360.com /north-america/us/washington/greenlake.php   (584 words)

[No title] Seattle is blessed to have an abundance of parks - ranging from small, local, neighborhood parks with a ball field and playground. The lake was included in the Olmsted Brothers’ comprehensive parks plan, and was given to the City by the State of Washington in 1905. Woodland Park was to have a small zoo near his residence in the southwest portion of the park, a bandstand and paths through the woods to Green Lake (where Phinney built a bathing beach and a boathouse), picnic grounds, and two ballfields. www.angelfire.com /my/jimsworld/Seattle-Parks.html   (1011 words)

Greenlake Seattle Bed and Breakfast, The Greenlake Guest House We are located in Seattle just across the street from Green Lake, with lovely views of the lake and park from most rooms. Green Lake Park is a beloved favorite of all Seattle, comparable to Central Park in New York City. The park’s amenities include 3 miles of walking/biking trails around the lake’s perimeter, as well as tennis courts, swimming, boating, a theater, and a playground. www.greenlakeguesthouse.com   (372 words)

Green Lake: Residents, business coexist in this recreational mecca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) Green Lake is Seattle's feel-good recreational mecca, a community of residents and business merchants, anchored by a public lake and park used by an estimated 1 million people a year. Whatever the cause, the Green Lake community is credited with an optimism that may come in handy as it grapples with city projections of population growth and intensified problems such as traffic jams, parking shortages, park overuse, zoning, development and rising home prices. Carla Main, project manager for the city of Seattle's Neighborhood Planning Office, which is coordinating neighborhood planning efforts for the city's comprehensive plan, said while some communities have been defensive or troubled by the planning process, Green Lake has been an enthusiastic model of forward thinking. seattlepi.nwsource.com /neighbors/greenlake   (609 words)

GoCityKids Seattle | Green Lake Park The lake also has beach access here (lifeguards on duty in the summer), but swimming in Green Lake is not recommended. Birdwatching/botanizing: The park is home to hundreds of species of trees and plants, and includes a recently installed native plant restoration area on the west side of the lake. Park in the lot on W Greenlake Way and Stone Avenue N. Walk west along the path to an open area with fenced plantings alongside the lake, and snags surrounded with native plants. www.gocitykids.com /browse/attraction.jsp?id=28055   (820 words)

HistoryLink Essay: Seattle Neighborhoods: Green Lake -- Thumbnail History The Green Lake neighborhood is contained within four of the one square mile sections surveyed by Phillips, with the Lake occupying a centerfold significance. Green Lake was to become one of the pearls. Seattle’s recent population growth has placed an increasing burden on Green Lake Park, now the busiest in the state at more than one million visitors a year. www.historylink.org /essays/output.cfm?file_id=2227   (1476 words)

The Travel Journal - Green Lake, Seattle, Washington - Day hikes, parks Seattle, WA As an occasional outing or a regular workout location the park at Green Lake has some real strengths. Because there is a path encircling the entire lake, the park is well arranged for taking a walk or a run that is real exercise. It's a city park, albeit a lovely one because of the lake, and most of the criticisms stem from this. www.thetraveljournal.net /greenlake.html   (407 words)

Green Lake Seattle WA Real Estate Purchased | Houses Any Condition | Green Lake Seattle Washington Real Estate WA | ... Green Lake park serves as a natural preserve for hundreds of species of trees and plants, as well as numerous birds and waterfowl. Green Lake was included in the Olmsted Brothers’ comprehensive parks plan, and was given to the City by the State of Washington in 1905. Green Lake underwent a series of changes over the next 15 years- it was diked, dredged and filled until it shrunk by nearly 100 acres! www.ibuyseattlehomes.com /green-lake-real-estate-seattle-washington.htm   (385 words)

Greenlake Elementary School in a Nutshell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) Green Lake Elementary School is situated on 3.3 acres in the beautiful Green Lake/Roosevelt neighborhood and urban village, just one block from Green Lake park, the most highly used city park in Seattle. Green Lake Elementary School is a true neighborhood school that is vital to the continuing health and well-being of the Green Lake and Roosevelt communities. The proximity of Green Lake Elementary to the urban villages of Green Lake and Roosevelt is ideal to all involved: the students, their parents, the staff, and the neighboring community. greenlakeschool.org /nutshell.htm   (3280 words)

Green Lake Counseling Seattle King County Washington Counselor 98103 98115 Therapist Psychologist Social Worker ... She pays attention to what what you are experiencing in each moment (thinking, feeling, speaking, movement, dreams and fantasies) as the grounds for greater awareness, understanding, clarity, and problem resolution. West of Green Lake at 65th and Phinney, near the Phinney Neighborhood Center. For Seattle consumers of mental health and addiction services: advice, assessment, counseling, information, resource, service or treatment in the Green Lake area of Seattle, King County, Washington State 98103 98115. www.counselingseattle.com /seattle-wa/green-lake.htm   (2076 words)

Seattle Parks and Recreation: Green Lake Park Its expanse of water and green space in the center of a dense urban neighborhood draws thousands of people daily from all over the city. The park serves as a natural preserve for hundreds of species of trees and plants, as well as numerous birds and waterfowl. The newly reconstructed 2.8-mile path around the lake provides a perfect recreational spot for runners, bikers, skaters and walkers and the adjacent 3.2 mile trail is ideal for joggers. www.cityofseattle.net /parks/parkspaces/greenlak.htm   (256 words)

Seattle Parks and Recreation Guide Seattle parks and recreation spots are numerous and beautiful. Located in the heart of Seattle, this 43 acre park is home the Volunteer Park Conservatory and the Seattle Asian Art Museum. Green Lake park is one of Seattle’s most beloved parks. www.chinatownconnection.com /seattle-parks-recreation.htm   (318 words)

Walk About Nestled in north Seattle, this natural lake was scoured out by a glacier and is surrounded by a 323.7 acre park with all of the requisite recreational possibilities — paddleboats, playgrounds, fishing, swimming and wading pools, ball-fields and basketball courts, lawn bowling, and more. Many Green Lake walkers are regulars, and one of the pleasures of this walk is that you often encounter someone you know. Green Lake has plenty of parking lots on all sides of the lake, and accessible street parking as well. www.walkaboutmag.com /13footpaths.html   (927 words)

Project Descriptions: North America In 2006, the campus Green Map is being updated and published in the summer, with a new Mapmaker, Bianca Gunther and the school's Office of Sustainability. This is a neighborhood-by-neighborhood Green Map underway by Nadine Bopp and her students in the landscape architecture department at The School of the Art Institute, along with other design community members. Parks and People Foundation and other public and non-profit sector organizations are involved, as is Julie Gabrielli, the sustainable architect who initiated this project. www.greenmap.com /grmaps/northam.html   (9755 words)

Northwest Paranormal Times - The Phantom of Green Lake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) Housing developments had popped up around the lake, but the water itself was ringed with public beaches and a wooded park. Women began disappearing in the park under mysterious circumstances, their abductions blamed on a shadowy phantom who had the uncanny power to vanish with his prey. The man turned to the woman and was horrified to see a figure "as fl as midnight" reaching for her from behind. home.comcast.net /~nwparanormal/haunted/greenlake/greenlake.html   (225 words)

Friends of Green Lake Green Lake is beautiful bedecked in her fall colors. Following the closures to water recreation at Green Lake in late summer 1999 and 2002, our group lobbied the Seattle Parks Department, Mayor Greg Nickels and the Seattle City Council for an alum treatment, a short term, but effective fix for the Green Lake algae problem. Friends of Green Lake members Gayle Garman and Richard Fleming measure algae growth at least twice a month, year round using Secchi Disks suspended from kayaks. www.friendsofgreenlake.org   (437 words)

Green Lake Community Council Green Lake businesses are thriving and popular Green Lake restaurants serve delectable food that is lauded by food editors and customers alike. The Friends of Green Lake, a part of the Community Council, are addressing the issues of algae, aggressive nuisance fish, and growth of plants like milfoil. The first of three public meetings on planned improvements to the area around the Green Lake Community Center was held from 6 to 7:30 PM Sept. 7 at the Green Lake Public Library. www.greenlakecommunitycouncil.org   (646 words)

Seattle Parks Foundation - Lake Union Park Seattle Parks Foundation has launched a $20 million capital campaign to develop 12 acres of green space in the heart of the city into a magnificent waterfront park. Identified 100 years ago by the Olmsted firm as ideal for an urban waterfront park, the property was acquired over the past 20 years and with investment of City funds totaling over $17 million. When completed, Lake Union Park will become a regional destination by providing our growing city with water and green space access, connecting Seattle's neighborhoods, and celebrating the cultural, industrial, and maritime heritage of the city and the region. www.seattleparksfoundation.org /project_LakeUnion.html   (174 words)

HistoryLink Essay: Green Lake Branch, The Seattle Public Library In the early twenty-first century, the Green Lake Branch was extensively renovated as part of Libraries For All, a $196.4 million bond issue passed by Seattle voters in 1998. In 1908, a group of 40 Green Lake business and community leaders spearheaded a drive to purchase land upon which a new and larger library could be built. The Seattle Public Library board contributed an additional $1,000 toward acquisition of this parcel, which constituted part of the 1869 claim of Erhard Seifreid (1832-1899) that Seifried sold in 1888 to Green Lake developer, W. Wood (1858-1917). www.historylink.org /_output.CFM?file_ID=1663   (815 words)

Woodland Park Rabbits Many of them were once loved family companions who were later abandoned in the park when their humans could no longer care for them. They will be moved to a large enclosed outdoor space that is safe from predators and the dangers that they face in the park. Do not release your rabbit into the park; there are many resources for finding your rabbit a new home if you can longer care for them. woodlandparkrabbits.org   (548 words)

Green Lake real estate - Green Lake Seattle real estate - Re/Max The residents of the Green Lake neighborhood in northern Seattle have one of the most popular Seattle area attractions right in their own neighborhood. Green Lake is a fresh-water lake and park with a 2.8 mile path used by approximately 40,000 people a week. If you're looking for a Green Lake area real estate agent, we have the experience and the expertise to help you in the Green Lake neighborhood of the Seattle real estate market. stanfordrealty.com /neighborhoods/green_lake.htm   (117 words)

Green Lake Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) Green Lake Park is a popular destination for the weekend warrior. In addition to walking, jogging, and biking, the ultra-smooth paved path that circles the lake makes it a great place to learn in-line skating. Here are a few pictures of that path, and the lake it surrounds... www.sonic.net /~fli/photo/greenlake.htm   (63 words)

Peace Park (Seattle) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peace Park is a park located in the University District of Seattle, Washington, at the corner of N.E. 40th Street and Roosevelt Way N.E. at the northern end of the University Bridge. Built by Floyd Schmoe, winner of the 1988 Hiroshima Peace Prize, and dedicated on August 6, 1990, 45 years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, it is home to a full-size bronze statue of Sadako Sasaki sculpted by Daryl Smith. Ultimately the Seattle Parks Department decided the statue should remain in the Peace Park, and upon restoration was returned there in mid-January 2005. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peace_Park_(Seattle)   (197 words)

Seattle Parks and Recreation Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the public to submit potential names for parks in the West Seattle, South Park, Ballard and Delridge neighborhoods. Seattle Parks and Recreation's planning staff have completed an overview of the city that includes 14 census tract maps that show parks and park facilities demographic trends. Seattle Parks and Recreation will repair structural integrity to the majority of the facility and restore the front façade. www.ci.seattle.wa.us /parks   (949 words)

Seattle - Washington - attractions - entertainment - things to do Greenlake Park is just a short distance away. It’s a great place to people watch as you ride or walk around the 2.8 miles of the lake. Seattle has many other wonderful parks and outdoor recreation as well. www.universityinnseattle.com /parks.htm   (82 words)

Seattle Travel Guide | Fodor's Online But Seattle is also defined by the rivers, lakes, and canals that bisect its steep green hills, creating distinctive micro-landscapes along the water's edge. Seattle has long had a vibrant Asian and Asian-American population, and well-established communities of Scandinavians, African-Americans, Jews, Native Americans, and Latinos live here, too. Seattle has all the trappings of a metropolitan hub -- two daily newspapers; a state-of-the-art convention center; professional sports teams; a diverse music club scene; and top-notch ballet, opera, symphony, and theater companies. fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=seattle@143&...   (315 words)

Greenwood & Green Lake Real Estate and Homes for Sale, Seattle Homes for Sale in King County Washington It is a destination spot for Seattle residents who enjoy the recreational amenities and scenic natural beauty of Green Lake Park, popular among runners, bicyclists, skaters and nature enthusiasts. One lovely branch of the Seattle Public Library is in Green Lake, and the library is a popular regional resource. The Seattle School District 1 serves both Greenwood and Green Lake students in grades K-12. www.greenwood-greenlake-kingcounty-washington.com   (836 words)

Seattle's Trees Are Dying — Green Seattle Partnership The ivy is an invasive plant and over time it will kill the tree.  It robs the tree of nutrients and creates the “sail” effect – high winds in the winter months can be caught by the ivy, helping to pull the tree over. Today, 3,200 of Seattle’s 3,700 acres of natural areas are forested parks and greenways—remnants of a once vast forest that covered the entire Puget Sound region. Seattle’s trees are aging and inundated with invasive plants, including English ivy, Himalayan flberry, Scot’s broom and knotweed. www.greenseattle.org /problem   (377 words)

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