Seattle Skyline | Photo by Luke Franke October 2025 update: Key tree-friendly amendment moves forward. Last month we sent an action alert urging bird and tree advocates to contact Seattle City Councilmembers in support of tree-friendly amendments to the city’s...
Birders at Magnuson Park | Sarah Hankins | Birds Connect Seattle by Joshua Morris, Conservation Director Multiple recent assessments, including The State of the Birds 2025, have documented troubling declines in North American bird populations. But how are birds faring...
Joshua Morris leads a Bird and Advocacy Outing at Magnuson Park | Sarah Hankins On April 3, 2025, Birds Connect Seattle celebrated the advancement of Joshua Morris as its new Conservation Director. For the past six years, Josh has served as Birds Connect...
Rats | Bernie Hawes | Canva A 2021 pilot project between Birds Connect Seattle and Seattle Parks & Recreation has taken flight and is reducing harm to countless birds.  by Carol Roll, Development Director In cities across the world, and especially ratty ones like...
Ser Anderson shows volunteer how to look at windows to find signs of a bird-window collision. by Ser Anderson, Urban Conservation Educator My name is Ser (they/them) and I’m an AmeriCorps member serving as the Urban Conservation Educator with Birds Connect Seattle....
Map shows aerial image of south Magnuson Park and proposed location and design concept for outdoor pickleball court facility. The restored wetlands are shown in a false blue color. February 2026 update: Seattle Parks and Recreation no longer plans to build outdoor...
