Media Coverage
SeaTac Blog
City of SeaTac offers to buy North SeaTac Park, Pledging $20 Million, May 15, 2025
SeaTac Blog
City of SeaTac Recognizes Earth Day with Proclamation, Editor, 4/24/2025
“The City Council acknowledged Earth Day with an official proclamation presentation this month. As is customary, the proclamation was shared with a community organization that provides support, in this case, to an organization that protects our local forests. Barbara McMichael and Rick Harwood from Defenders of Highline Forest accepted the proclamation.”
Waterland Blog: Critics, including local cities, groups and residents, warn of health and climate risks in Sea-Tac Airport expansion proposal, Editor, 1/8/2025
Burien-News: Defenders of North SeaTac Park Expands its Scope, by Katie Kresly, 1/6/2024
Burien-News: Greenspaces Near North SeaTac Park in Danger: Port’s “Balanced” Stewardship Targets 26 Acres, by Katie Kresly, 12/14/2023
Crosscut: Crosscut: The effort to save SeaTac’s biggest forest amid airport expansion, by Hannah Weinberger, 9/28/2023
South Seattle Emerald Opinion: Port of Seattle Must not only compensate near-airport residents for showering poisons on them, 6/13/23
South King Media SeaTac Blog, City of SeaTac hoping to take ownership of North SeaTac Park from Port of Seattle, Izzy Wallace, 8/19/22
Westside Seattle Celebrate to Protect: Defenders of North SeaTac Park to host birthday celebration for the park, 8/18/22
South King Media B-Town Blog, SeaTac Blog, Normandy Park Blog, and Waterland Blog: LETTER: Citizens reply to Port of Seattle’s response regarding N. SeaTac Park, 8/16/22
South King Media B-Town Blog, SeaTac Blog, and Waterland Blog: Letter to the Editor: Defenders of North SeaTac Park asking readers to sign Community Forest Consensus, 5/24/22
City of SeaTac Blog City Council approves resolution to allow SeaTac to explore acquiring North SeaTac Park, 5/11/22
Port of Seattle Port of Seattle Plans to Study North SeaTac Park, 9/21/21
Port of Seattle Project in North SeaTac Park Removed from SAMP, 8/25/21
King5 News Community Frustrated by Proposal to Build Parking Lot Over North SeaTac Park by Angeli Kakade, 7/20/21
SeaTac Blog Port of Seattle Commission President releases statement on North SeaTac Park, July 19, 2021
Seattle Times Proposal to pave over SeaTac parkland with a parking lot draws community ire by Melissa Hellman, 7/12/2021
SeaTac Blog Petition requests Port withdraw proposal for new parking lot at North SeaTac Park, 7/12/2021
Westside Seattle Port of Seattle’s Plan to Build 1,500 Slot Parking Lot inside a Park Getting Strong Opposition by Patrick Robinson, 6/22/2021