Helping Neighbors Add Nature
We're creating the best possible home for insects, birds, critters and humans in Eastlake
PROJECTS
Rewilding Eastlake Parks
Fairview Park
In 2025 Rewild Eastlake concentrated on Fairview Park. As our largest wooded park it offered a true opportunity to create a biodiversity hot spot in Eastlake
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Following the hard work of individual volunteers, we organized two work parties to remove invasive plants and garbage and cleared the north east corner and eastern edge of the park. In October we planted over 125 native plants (supplied by Seattle Parks through Green Seattle Partnership) including trees, shrubs, flowering plants and grasses.
In November intrepid volunteers spread 20 yards of Seattle Parks supplied mulch along Eastlake. In the spring we'll remove invasive plants that escaped our earlier efforts and tackle the densely vegetated south east corner.
Good Turn Park
After a years of effort, Good Turn Park, one of our nicer street end parks was fully renovated. Rewild Eastlake helped the Eastlake Community Council select, order and plant over 200 native plants across the park. The plants include flowers, shrubs like Salal, Snowberry and Oregon Grape and even berry plants such as Evergreen Huckleberry and Beach Strawberry.
As the plants fill out and grow we expect them to attract a growing number of insects, birds and, of course, humans.
Developer Outreach
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We're beginning to contact developers in hopes that they can install native plants instead of the usual beauty bark dead zones.
A Resource for YOU
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We want to help neighbors add nature. Contact us with your plans and browse our resources to make your own little native parkland.
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Photo: Flowering Currant - WSU.edu
ADDITIONAL PROJECTS
Hamlin Ave E and Franklin Ave E Demonstration Turning Circle
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In late 2024 we tore out the weeds and invasive plants in this turning circle and have begun replanting with all native plants.
Bird Housing Program
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Many small birds such as chickadees nest in tree cavities–a scarce resource in urban Eastlake. So we built 13 cedar birdhouses and installed them across Eastlake in time for the Spring nesting season. Two of the boxes hosted successful broods last year. We're planning another installation in 2026. Stay tuned!
Native Seed Libraries
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Take some seeds, leave some seeds at Lake Union Mail (117 E. Louisa) and at FRAM Coffee (2950 Eastlake Ave E.). It's been popular, so only the Fram location has seeds at this writing. We should be restocked by December.
Lawn replacement demonstration
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​Do you have a lawn or a tree strip that we can help transform into a demonstration native plant garden? We'll supply the plants and help do the planting if you agree to water and maintain it. Interested? Contact us!
Photo: NW Meadowcapes