Native Plants 101: Field Identification (in-person)
Cost: $30, pre-registration required
REGISTER ONLINE, Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis, Come identify native plants at the Washington Park Arboretum! Learn some of Western Washington’s common native plants as well as pick up a few tips on plant identification! We’ll cover several different species of native plants as well as their growth preferences and how best to incorporate them into your garden or yard at home. This class will be taught by Lea Dyga, Oxbow Farm’s Native Plant Nursery Manager, formerly the SER-UW Native Plant Nursery Manager. Lea Dyga (they/them) is an ecologist, environmental educator, and community organizer originally from West Michigan. They hold a Bachelors of Environmental Plant Biology from Michigan State University. Since moving to Seattle in 2022, they’ve enjoyed making friends with the local flora and fungi. Lea’s passion for plants, restoration, and community education has led them to pursue a career PNW native plant propagation where their work…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Presenter: Lea Dyga, Oxbow Farm’s Native Plant Nursery Manager. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_ec7101308303.
Sunday, August 10, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Washington Park Arboretum.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Friends of Seattle's Olmsted Parks Walking Tour: Washington Park Arboretum
Price: $30
REGISTER ONLINE, Financial aid spots available; first come, first serve. Join the Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks on the final walking tour of Seattle’s Olmsted Brothers parks and parkways this summer!
The city first acquired Washington Park from the Puget Mill Company in 1900. By 1904, the city hired the Olmsted Brothers firm to prepare drawings for a roadway alignment through the park. Plans for how a “pleasure drive” would connect Lake Washington Boulevard to the university campus through Washington Park evolved quickly over the next several months.
The Olmsted Brothers firm would not address Washington Park design again until the 1930’s, when James Dawson was hired to provide a master plan for creating an arboretum within the park. Features of the Olmsted Brothers’ plans that are most evident today include Lake Washington Boulevard, Azalea Way, the Stone Cottage and Stone Overlook, and the pond in the Japanese Garden.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Jennifer Ott and Sue Nicol. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_d8053b3ea416.
Saturday, August 23, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Washington Park Arboretum
2300 Arboretum Drive E
Seattle WA 98112.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Nature and Health Community Dinner featuring Sarah Brandt
From students to community organizers, our dinners welcome anyone with an interest in advancing equitable engagement with green space. Our community dinners unite people from different disciplines to explore new ideas, discuss policies and programs, and strengthen partnerships in the field of nature and health.
Nature and Health Community Dinners include: A plant-based dinner , Drinks , Networking , Short talks from a wide variety of professionals, including researchers, community leaders, policy-makers, program managers, etc. The October 14 dinner features a speed talk from Sarah Brandt, Environmental Policy and Initiatives Lead with King County Parks.
Registration, Register by October 4, 2025. There will be no on-site registration.
$10 for professionals, $6 for students. Email us if the cost is a barrier to your attendance.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: natureandhealth@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Academics.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Fremont Brewing's Urban Beer Garden.
For more info visit events.uw.edu.