The Juanita Woodlands Story

Author: Anne Fleming

The Juanita Woodlands Story

Posted by Anne Fleming | Nov 14, 2012 | Juanita Woodlands, News & Highlights, Volunteer |

What’s Growing and Going On In the Park First Edition-Fall 2012 Introducing the new Log Blog for the Juanita Woodlands Park—your connection to what’s growing and what’s going on in the park. Have you ever wondered how many inches a young tree can grow in 4 months? Or if different species of trees are growing at different rates? Then the see the new Juanita Woodlands Tree Study Project results, posted in each quarterly edition of the Log Blog! Keep up to date with how the trees are growing, in the on-going Tree Height Measurement Log. And click the Log Blog...

Juanita Woodlands on Finn Hill

Posted by Anne Fleming | Jul 2, 2012 | Juanita Woodlands |

Juanita Woodlands is a 40 acre urban forest on the west side of Finn Hill, spanning across Juanita Drive and Holmes Point Drive between N.E. 116th and N.E. 118th streets. If you stroll through the park, you will see Douglas fir, Western Red Cedar, Big Leaf Maple, Cottonwood, Madrona, Huckleberry, Sword Ferns and many other tree and plant species. The Woodlands became a King County Park through a community grass roots effort. The Finn Hill neighborhood, led by Denny Creek Neighborhood Alliance (DCNA), teamed up with King County to acquire the land from the DNR and save it from...