Evergreen
June 29, 2023
Video: Regional solutions for polluted stormwater
Stormwater solutions, photo of fish in water [ [link removed] ]
Polluted stormwater – runoff that pushes motor oil, metals, pesticides, fertilizer, pet waste, and other toxics into rivers, lakes, and Puget Sound – is one of the greatest threats to water quality today. We’re applying the principles of Executive Constantine’s Clean Water Healthy Habitat initiative, working with regional partners to produce better results faster for people, salmon, and orcas.
*Watch the video* [ [link removed] ]
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*Executive Constantine announces winners of the 2023 Green Globe Award – King County’s highest honor for environmental stewardship*
Green Globe Awards
Eleven individuals and organizations from across King County were honored by Executive Dow Constantine and the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks with a 2023 Green Globe Award [ [link removed] ] for outstanding work to protect and restore the environment, and contributing to a more resilient, sustainable, more equitable King County.
This year’s 11 award winners include a company that carefully deconstructs buildings to put lumber back into the economy, an organization whose highly efficient approach to building tiny homes for people experiencing homelessness minimizes waste, a collective that improves the health of Black communities by strengthening the local food economy, and a pioneering land conservation advocate who helped protect 120,000 acres of open space.
*Green Globe winners* [ [link removed] ]
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Look inside this giant new tunnel that will improve water quality in Seattle’s Ship Canal
Mudhoney
The famed “MudHoney” drill, Seattle’s latest celebrity boring machine, has finished its 100-foot-deep tunnel-boring job. It broke through its destination at a shaft in Wallingford on June 15 at 10:18 a.m., completing a 2.7-mile journey from Ballard along the Lake Washington Ship Canal. The work took 21 months at a pace of about 50-feet a day.
*Read more* [ [link removed] ]
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Save the date! CHOMP!
Chomp image
We’re beyond excited to share the full lineup for this year's CHOMP! taking place on Saturday, August 19! Get ready for this full day of celebrating live music, local food, and all that’s fresh in King County.
*CHOMP!* [ [link removed] ]
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Spend a day with the NextGen Climate Interns
Nextgen
*TikTok* [ [link removed] ]
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Trailhead Direct will be up and running on the Fourth of July!
This could be your weekend getaway
Trailhead Direct, our transit-to-trails service, will operate on Independence Day as well each weekend this summer, connecting hikers to Mount Si, Mount Teneriffe, and Little Si.
*Route Schedule* [ [link removed] ]
Meet the DNRP Communications Interns
comms interns
*Instagram* [ [link removed] ]
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Movies at Marymoor Return
People lie and sit in front of a large outdoor screen at Marymoor Park.
BECU Outdoor Movies at King County's Marymoor Park return July 6 with food trucks, entertainment, and dog-friendly events.
* July 6: Grease
* July 12: Everything Everywhere All at Once
* July 19: Monsters, Inc.
* July 26: Top Gun: Maverick
*See the Full Lineup* [ [link removed] ]
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