Students from Seattle Public Schools‘ Salmon Bay School did an amazing job planting trees Dec. 6 at Big Finn Hill Park, part of King County Parks – Your Big Backyard. Hear why these students think trees are important — and learn more about why we’re planting 1 Million Trees by 2020, plus how you can get involved. … More Video: Students kick off the holidays with a tree planting
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
King County and partners will plant 1 million trees by 2020 across King County in both urban and rural areas. It will take a lot of hard work – and a lot of outdoor fun. One way you can get involved is to volunteer. We have volunteer opportunities now through January. For our volunteer calendar, go … More Volunteer to help King County plant 1 million trees by 2020
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
Taste Washington Day is an annual celebration of Washington-grown foods served in school meals. On Oct. 4 in some schools, farmers are in the lunch room to let kids sample the fruits or vegetables they have grown. In other schools, older students are helping teach younger students about the foods grown in Washington state. WSDA … More Taste Washington Day
School’s out and that means extra time for fun. To celebrate enjoying summer safely, we joined fire departments, police departments and safety agencies for Kids Safety Day at the Museum of Flight. More than 800 kids came out for the event at the Museum of Flight. King County Parks shared their trail safety tips with … More Kid’s Safety Day: Dalmatians, otters and trails
“Moana” Donde/Where: Steve Cox Memorial Park Cuando/When: 5 de Agosto/ August 5 Abre a las 6:30 p.m./Opens at 6:30 p.m. Película empieza a las 20:30/Movie Starts at dusk Ven con tu familia a ver la película el 5 de Agosto en Steve Cox Memorial Park y disfruta de las actividades. Le película es presentado por el Condado de … More Cine en el Parque vuelve a White Center
The WSFMA is a member organization for over 115 farmers markets in our state, and community members feel the impacts of its work through market programs, consumer education and improved food access at their local market. … More Shopping smart at the farmers markets with the WSFMA
Flag Day was celebrated this week, and there is one location near a King County Parks facility where you can see flags flown from every state in the country. As part of the 1990 Goodwill Games and to enhance the image of the newly-incorporated City of Federal Way (February 28. 1990) as “Flag City, U.S.A.”, … More 50 state flags on display
Marta the River Otter, King County’s newest water safety advocate, has been busy in schools this spring reminding King County students about water safety. Like many of us, Marta is eager to get out and enjoy the warm weather. Marta knows rivers because they are her natural habitat. She also knows how dangerous they can … More Marta the River Otter’s top concern is river safety