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Cat Links Green Jobs

Guided by community voices, Michael Carter builds King County’s first Green Jobs Program 

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As King County’s first Green Jobs Program Manager, Michael Carter knew his initial task would be to do a lot of listening. 

Working out of the Department of Natural Resources and Parks Director’s Office, Michael was asked to develop a countywide green jobs strategy – and that meant listening to the communities we serve, as well as partner employers and organizations.Continue readingGuided by community voices, Michael Carter builds King County’s first Green Jobs Program 

Cat Links Local Food News

Food Business Resource Center launches new food and farm business incubator

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A new business incubator is coming to King County’s local food scene this spring. The Food Business Resource Center’s incubator program was created specifically for small food and farm producers using locally grown ingredients to develop and test value-added and packaged food products.Continue readingFood Business Resource Center launches new food and farm business incubator

Cat Links Farm, Fish, Flood

First Griffin Creek flooded. Now farms and fish can return following completion of innovative King County project.

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Heavy rainfall in 2019 and 2021 caused more than just water from Griffin Creek to surge over the banks and fan out across farmer Todd McKittrick’s fields.  
 
Sand, gravel, and rock swept across 15 acres of McKittrick’s fertile land along Griffin Creek, rendering the acreage unusable for farming. The torrent also left adult coho salmon returning to the creek’s spawning grounds stranded in a field amidst the debris and grass, with many of the fish dying before they could complete their journey. Continue readingFirst Griffin Creek flooded. Now farms and fish can return following completion of innovative King County project.