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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.