King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks Blog
From Director True: Producing lasting results under extraordinary circumstances Protecting and restoring the natural environment in one of the fastest-growing metropolitan
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From scorching summertime heat to sustained seasonal flooding, climate change isn’t a theoretical exercise in King County: It’s real, and it’s happening now. King County is taking action to lessen the harmful impacts of climate change to people and our shared environment.Continue readingClimate actions: At home, at work, and everywhere in between, King County is delivering integrated solutions for a more resilient, sustainable, and equitable future
Creating a community-based organization at the beginning of a pandemic may sound like an impossible feat, but Plant Based Food Share was created in order to show King County residents that it is possible, necessary, and, in fact, a recipe for hope and success.Continue readingPlant Based Food Share provides healthy and culturally relevant plant-based meals to communities and families
Though 2020 has been starkly different from years past, the Solid Waste Division continued to fulfill its commitment of providing
Continue readingSolid Waste Division Days – Capital projects, composting right and COVID responses
In a year when the COVID-19 pandemic led to so much uncertainty in work programs and daily life, it’s a
Continue reading2020, a year of resiliency at King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks
Crosscut recently produced a powerful 7-minute video that shows how the impacts of pollution – both historic and current –
The King County Council has allocated $1,380,000 to help King County farmers and farmers markets comply with public health and safety operating requirements to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to overcome losses due to COVID-19.Continue readingKing County Council approves relief funding for COVID-19 impacts to the agricultural sector
We’re celebrating #NationalForestWeek with some tips about how to care for trees. We spoke with Paul Fischer, a King County forester whose job it is
Numerous studies across the Puget Sound region have confirmed that there is insufficient kitchen, processing, packaging, storage space, and transportation capacity to adequately and efficiently connect local food producers with target markets. Much of the regional infrastructure needed to grow our local food economy no longer exists, is in need of improvement, or is not adequate to meet the needs of small and medium farms and food businesses in our region.Continue readingLocal food facilities could address gaps in the King County local food system
All aspects of the local food economy have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, and farmers are on the frontline