Join us for fun and exploration at Seahurst Park in Burien!

This event is free and for Conservancy members and volunteers! Please RSVP by May 27.

Activities

• Hikes: Enjoy a simple or more challenging hike while learning from expert guides.

• Family beach walk
  
• Nature craft activity for kids

Schedule of activities

• Check-in begins at 10 a.m. at South picnic shelter.
• 10:45 a.m. Brief opening remarks.
  
• 11 a.m. Family beach walk: Explore the inner tidal environment at low tide with a naturalist from the Environmental Science Center. Appropriate for all ages.
• 11 a.m. Choose one of three hikes: 
  

1. Charlie Raines, Director of Forest Conservation, will lead this easy hike and talk about wildlife habitat and waterways.
   
2. Jodie Salz, Stewardship Project Manager, will lead this medium level hike and talk about native plants and wildlife interactions.
   
3. Lindsay Malone, King County Project Manager, will lead this hike to the nine acres we added to the park and talk about our conservation work. This less-established trail requires more scrambling over logs and ducking under branches.
   

• 12 p.m. Cookout begins at the South shelter. Entrees provided by Taylor Shellfish. 
  
• 1:00 p.m. Brief remarks by Gene Duvernoy, Bruce Williams and Burien Mayor Joan McGilton. 
  
• 1:30 p.m. Nature craft activity for kids and one of two hikes:

1. Janet Wall, King County Trustee, will lead this  hike to the nine acres we added to the park and will share her extensive expertise on native plants. This less-established trail requires more scrambling over logs and ducking under branches.
   
2. Kevin Alexander, who runs seahurstpark.org and volunteers there, will lead an easy hike and discuss his experiences removing invasive plants. 
   

Why Seahurst Park?

We facilitated the addition of 9.1 acres to the park in 2007.

The park features several miles of walking trails, over a mile of shoreline, incredible views of the Olympic mountains, picnic shelters, recently refurbished bathrooms and a playground.

Learn all about this beautiful park at seahurstpark.org

Directions

Get directions to the park and view a map.

20 minutes from downtown Seattle & 35 minutes from downtown Tacoma.

Respond by May 27 if you plan to attend

Please let us know how many adults and children will be attending and in which hike or activity you would like to participate.  No need to respond with regrets. Email Jessie Rymph or call 206-905-6912.

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Photo credits: 2nd photo by Deborah Burns.