The City of Burien has released a 2025 annual report. We are so grateful in what you, community, partners, and funders have helped achieve this year.
A crew of helpers set out to help clean up Hilltop Park.
The Green Burien Partnership’s vision is to have a healthy urban forest supporting — and supported by — an aware and engaged community. The Partnership’s mission is to engage the community in enhancing and maintaining a healthy, sustainable urban forest in order to increase quality of life, mitigate climate change at the local level, and protect Burien’s valuable natural resources for current and future generations to enjoy. The Partnership leads with environmental justice with the understanding that it’s our responsibility to shift the story around access to green spaces while we improve them. It is through relationship building and partnership that this work is possible. This work is guided by the Green Burien Partnership Urban Forest Stewardship Plan.
A local football team volunteers to do their part.
A youth volunteer helps plant a shrub.
A couple of volunteers prepare the soil for planting.
Some highlights from the report include:
- 100% of all program costs were covered by grants, partnerships, and existing staff time
- 12 volunteer events were held, resulting in 500,000 square feet of active restoration areas
- 607 trees were planted on City property
- 77 tree-related permits were issued on private property
- 5 youth and adult community members were paid to work and learn in Burien green spaces
Read the two-pager (English PDF, Spanish PDF, Vietnamese PDF, Amharic PDF) and watch the videos to learn the stories behind the work and see what’s to come in 2025 in the links below.
What is the Green Burien Partnership?
About the Green Burien Partnership
Healthy forested parks and green spaces have the power to strengthen neighborhoods, provide safe access to nature, and offer numerous valuable benefits to the environment. Without a coordinated effort to restore and care for our forests, we are at risk of losing many benefits of these forests and natural areas.
The Green Burien Partnership brings together community members and private and public agency partners to restore and care for Burien’s parks and urban forests
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