A more complete UW Landscape Design meeting is Dec. 6th & 7th -Alki Bathhouse
Schmitz Park is a green oasis, a 53 acre swath of ancient forest, ravines and creeks that has survived, largely intact, for millennia on the West Seattle peninsula. The Park is directly adjacent to the historic Alki Point area. Alki Point was for centuries a place of residence, gathering and ceremony for Seattle’s native indigenous Americans. The forest, fish, creeks and cove that once flourished here were critical resources for those indigenous Americans. In 1851, this area also saw the arrival of Seattle’s first non-native settlers, who were aided and welcomed by Seattle’s native population, led by Chief Seattle. The beauty and those settlers were also aided by the abundant resources that sustained that development are still in evidence in the Park and largely thriving all these years later. Though threatened, Schmitz Park remains still the rare, uncut gem of Seattle Parks. The time has come to fully restore it to magnificence.
The ancient trees that still grow, and the pure water that still flows, in Schmitz Park have survived due to the centuries-old reverence and wise use of the resource by Seattle’s native indigenous Americans. That tradition was adhered to and honored in the setting aside of this land as parklands by a German immigrant family, Ferdinand and Emma Schmitz, and by others. All these ancestors, recognized the rare, historic and sacred common ground preserved here. Schmitz Park Creek Restore seeks to honor and enhance this history and tradition with thoughtful, careful improvements and protection of the Park and surrounding areas through community and governmental action.
Schmitz Park Creek Restore will research, study, plan and prepare a comprehensive turn-key proposal to restore the Park and all its components, fish, forest, creek, and cove to realize its full potential as symbol and inspiration for protection and restoration of threatened natural areas everywhere. Schmitz Park Creek Restore intends to present this Proposal later this year to the City of Seattle Mayor’s Office, Seattle Parks and Seattle Public Utility, supportive donors and the general public. Schmitz Creek Park Restore seeks your whole-hearted involvement in this effort.
Schmitz Park Creek Restore is a grass-roots organization of neighbors and friends of Schmitz Park, including Seattle’s Duwamish Tribe. We want you to join our Team.
Schmitz Park Creek Restore is currently a wholly volunteer effort of talented and concerned individuals and entities that are joining together to create a large, cross-cultural, diverse community of workers and supporters. We will together to make this dream of a Project a joyful reality. Indeed, one of the most intriguing aspects of the Project will be to reconnect and involve the many communities surrounding Schmitz Park with the Park. We therefore seek to have you bring your skills and energy to join with us to restore, protect and celebrate the Park’s many forest wonders. We also seek your help to reconnect the Park’s creek to the Sea by creating a green, wet, lush natural corridor from the Park to Puget Sound. This work will include restoring its fish and aquatic species, including salmon. You are welcome part to join the team, a dedicated group of neighbors, friends, Native Indigenous Americans, greater
Alki Community Residents, Parents, Business Owners, and Concerned Citizens that seek to restore Schmitz Park and its forest, fish, creek, and cove and community. Below you will find the bios and other information about those already on the Schmitz Park Creek Restore Team.
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