Reducing waste is a great environmental action to take on Earth Day celebrated on April 22 and beyond. At the workplace, this can be as simple as using a reusable cup and remembering to bring it if you go out for coffee. Packing your lunch and keeping a set of reusable dishware and utensils is … More Top 5 recycling tips for the workplace
We are celebrating a major milestone in our goal to plant 1 Million Trees by 2020 in King County here. Counting the current planting season, the growing coalition of cities, nonprofits, schools, and volunteers has so far planted 705,840 trees. Trees do so much for us – they reduce stress, improve water quality, clean the … More #1MillionTrees photo contest
Trees make our lives better, offering shade, cleaning the air and water, preventing flooding and can make an area feel nicer just by their presence. There’s even research showing that trees may actually help to reduce crime and improve the quality of life for people who spend time around them. Thankfully, there is a lot … More Apply for a 1 Million Trees Planting Grant
How do you solve a problem like achieving net-zero energy use? If you’re the King County Parks team working at the North Utilities Trails Crew Shop near Marymoor Park, you do it through solar panels, new lights and efficient heat pumps and air conditioners. By utilizing these tools they were able to solve the design … More Achieving net-zero at King County Parks North Utilities Crew Shop
King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) met the goal of changing the light systems in all of DNRP’s buildings and facilities to energy-saving LEDs this year – a few months earlier than expected. This is a remarkable achievement and is part of our long-term goal of zero-net energy at our facilities and … More Leading with LED to save energy and money
The holiday season is a great time to give. Why not go green and give back to our planet. Here are some ideas for greening up your holiday. … More Go green for the holiday
Whether you’re roasting a Charles Dickens style goose or a tofurky, keep the holiday grease out of the drain. We know we sound like Scrooges—but the buildup of fats, oils and grease is a major problem for home plumbing as well as our regional sewer system. Here’s a video for holiday stormwater pollution prevention inspiration: Environmental … More Holiday grease disposal
Living Well Kent, Northwest Harvest, and King Conservation District are partnering to transform a dormant farm in the Auburn area into a thriving agriculture enterprise that will bring quality farm land and valuable farm infrastructure back into production. … More Auburn farm collaboration bringing fresh food to South King County
Each fall, salmon make a long, remarkable trek to spawn in streams and rivers across the Puget Sound region. There are dozens of salmon-viewing events scheduled from September into December that likely offer the best chances of seeing salmon – particularly during a year when many stocks are returning in below-average numbers. Some salmon-viewing opportunities … More Salmon SEEson photo contest
Across the street from a grassy private lot fenced off with razor wire, kids play tag in a gray concrete Tukwila parking lot, sometimes dodging honking cars and making the apartment manager nervous about his liability. The closest park playground is a hot 20-minute summer walk from the apartment building along busy arterials. These kids … More Green space for all: King County moves to speed up open space investments and improve access