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Our team came together as we approached the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, thinking about all that had changed over the past half century, and where we might go in the next 50 years. We asked:

What would it look like, within the next 50 years, for Seattle to become a place where both trees and humans grow old?

This question took us through parks and reserves throughout our City, to the Chief Seattle Club’s Eagle Village, and into discussions with experts across fields and communities. We relearned the histories that have shaped the forest we live in: colonialism, assimilation boarding schools, Japanese internment, and regional restoration among them.

We heard visions of healthy, abundant Orcas in the Salish Sea, millions of Salmon thriving, and affordable multi-family homes in proximity to beautiful trees. We imagined carbon neutrality, a biodiverse and contiguous forest devoid of litter, and a bountiful landscape with foods and medicines native to this place. And we explored what needs to happen today to make that future a possibility.

We bring these stories to you across seven episodes of Growing Old.

Created by:

Lylianna Allala, Colleen Echohawk, and Tamara Power-Drutis

Produced by:

Katie Mosehauer

Written by:

Tamara Power-Drutis

Narrated by:

Zoey Echohawk-Hayashi, Lily Warrior, Collen Echohawk, Lylianna Allala, along with various members of the Growing Old team.

Music by:

Black Stax, Glass Heart String Choir, Lacey Warrior, and Talaya Logan Marque Studios with engineering and mixing by Katie Mosehauer and Greg Fields and mixing and mastering by Pierre Ferguson.

Recording by:

Katie Mosehauer, Tamara Power-Drutis, and Katie Myers

In Partnership With:

Chief Seattle Club and Earth Day Northwest 2020

Promotion and Community Engagement by:

Katie Myers and The Vida Agency

Fiscal sponsorship provided by:

Earth Day Northwest 2020 and Forterra

Created by:

Lylianna Allala, Colleen Echohawk, and Tamara Power-Drutis

Produced by:

Katie Mosehauer

Written by:

Tamara Power-Drutis

Narrated by:

Zoey Echohawk-Hayashi, Lily Warrior, Collen Echohawk, Lylianna Allala, along with various members of the Growing Old team.

Music by:

Black Stax, Glass Heart String Choir, Lacey Warrior, and Talaya Logan Marque Studios with engineering and mixing by Katie Mosehauer and Greg Fields and mixing and mastering by Pierre Ferguson.

Recording by:

Katie Mosehauer, Tamara Power-Drutis, and Katie Myers

In Partnership With:

Chief Seattle Club and Earth Day Northwest 2020

Promotion and Community Engagement by:

Katie Myers and The Vida Agency

Fiscal sponsorship provided by:

Earth Day Northwest 2020 and Forterra

The Growing Old Project is made possible with support from:

The Growing Old Project is made possible with support from: