April 2, 2015

Contact: Barbara McMichael
Highline Historical Society
206-878-6912

From the 1960s through the 1980s, sixth-graders in the Highline School District came home from their week at Camp Waskowitz with a fir seedling to plant in their yards as a reminder of lessons about forestry and conservation. Many of those trees still dot our landscape and have become a significant part of our local urban forest.

Last year the Highline Historical Society teamed up with the Waskowitz Foundation to identify the Waskowitz trees throughout the Highline area. This year, the Society is pleased to present an exhibit that focuses on the trees -- and the people -- who have greened our community in this unique way. The exhibit is open now at SeaTac City Hall, 4800 S 188th Street, SeaTac. The public is warmly invited to an opening reception on Tuesday, April 14, 4-6 PM at SeaTac City Hall. Admission and parking are free.