In an effort to standardize the design of garbage and recycling cans and reduce the number of plastic cans, VPT funded the installation of new, metal cans throughout the park in Spring 2023.
Project Category: Complete
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Address the Spanish-American War Memorial Plaque
We're working with community groups to address the offensive plaque on Volunteer Park's Spanish-American War Memorial.
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Replacing the Amphitheater
We're raising funds to replace the current amphitheater with a new, covered stage in order to expand the use of this outdoor performance space in a one-of-a-kind park setting.
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Design & Install New Lily Pond Fencing
Volunteer Park Trust replaced the wire fencing around the North and South Lily Ponds with safe, permanent, beautifully designed metal rails.
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Restore Street Lamps
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Irrigation Repair and Extension
Thanks to a grant from the Pendleton & Elisabeth Carey Miller Charitable Foundation, our first irrigation repair and extension project was completed in late 2015 near the Watertower. Gone are the leaky pipes at the south end of the park, and the long-dry garden beds now have water piped to them. As we add new...
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Seattle Garden Club Bed
In 2015, Volunteer Park Trust received a grant from Seattle Garden Club to restore a major bed in Volunteer Park that had been long overgrown and neglected. Now we are proud to announce the completion of the Seattle Garden Club Garden! The project location, southeast of the South Lily Pond, is a large landmarked planting...
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Peach Garden II
In June of 2015, Volunteer Park Trust received a grant from the Peach Foundation to design and install the second part of the Peach Garden. The garden is located northwest of the north Lily Pond on the main concourse of Volunteer Park. Over the next two years, Volunteer Park Trust: Prepared scaled drawings of existing plants,...