Getting Started with Contacts
Do you need contacts? Do you need neighborhood support, Community Council support, City Parks support, Departments of Transportation Support, county support, state support? Do you need land? Do you need architects, engineers, cooks, writers or artists? Whatever you need, begin networking for it. Ask others who have been successful at what you want to do. Most people will be thrilled to pass on their knowledge. That’s why we created Urban Sparks; it’s a thrill to help you create something good.
Do you need an artist, materials, contractors, dirt or plants? Networking is a great way to find the things you need. Here is a start – our collection of links to all kinds of resources. Resources and Links
Links & Resources
Links and Resources
Here are links to local organizations that can help you with your project…
City of Seattle
- City of Seattle website
- Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
- Volunteering in Parks
- Seattle Parks and Recreation
- Board of Park Commissioners
- Seattle City Council
- Mayor Nickels
- S-DOT Seattle Department of Transportation
- Seattle City Light
- Seattle Police Department
- Aerial maps and photos
Neighborhood Organizations
- Fremont Aurora Wallingford Neighborhood
- Fremont Neighborhood Council
- Fremont Arts Council
- Fremont Public Association
- History House
- Fremont Chamber of Commerce
- Phinney Neighborhood Association
Kids Organizations
Seattle Schools, Public
- Seattle Public Schools
- B.F. Day School (Fremont)
- West Woodlawn Elementary (Ballard)
- Ballard High School
- Whitman Middle School
- Alternative and Private Schools
Seattle Schools, Private
Foundations
Bicycling
Skateboarding
- Skatepark & Culture in the Pacific NW
- Puget Sound Skateparks Association
- River City Skatepark
- Seattle Parks and Recreation: Skateboard Park Advisory Committee
Flora, Fauna, and Environmental
- Plant Amnesty
- Tree Doctor and Tree Climbing
- Washington Native Plant Society, Central Puget Sound
- Seattle Audubon
- Northwest Environmental Watch
- Northwest Environmental Project
- Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
- Tides Center (supporting people working for social change)
- Tides Foundation