King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks Blog
King County bolstered its reputation as a national leader in the effort to confront climate change in 2017, delivering on Executive Dow Constantine’s commitment to protect the region’s natural environment while creating more resilient communities.Continue readingThe year in review: Responding to climate change by taking strategic actions in 2017
King County and partners will plant 1 million trees by 2020 across King County in both urban and rural areas.
Continue readingVolunteer to help King County plant 1 million trees by 2020
As part of Celebrating Science during Earth Week, we are focusing on the science behind trees. King County and partners will
Employees of the Department of Natural Resources and Parks recently volunteered to plant trees and other plants at a restoration site in Marymoor Park. We planted 500 native plants, including 170 trees in a wetland area near the Sammamish River. Continue reading1 million trees: DNRP gets muddy and gets planting
King County’s Firewise program is reminding residents that even in temperate western Washington it only takes a few hot sunny days to dry forests enough to catch fire. And, in windy conditions wildfires can get out of control quickly. Wildfires burn every year in east King County.Continue readingHot weather can mean wildfire – even in King County
Big efficiency improvements to SAM’s energy and water systems were made possible through the King County Green Community Initiative and the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. Continue readingThe Seattle Art Museum (SAM) is getting greener, thanks in large part to King County
Today, King County Executive Dow Constantine launched the 1 Million Trees campaign, an ambitious project to plant one million trees
While most King County residents recycle, still more than 78 percent of what ends up in the county’s landfill could have been recycled or composted.Continue readingBecome a Master Recycler Composter and help curb waste
We all love to resolve to make big changes for the New Year. Let’s be honest, real behavior change is
Continue readingNew Year’s green resolution ideas from King County
EcoConsumer Tom Watson, from King County’s Solid Waste Division, is pretty awesome. He has created an online hub offering tips