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June 29, 2023
Video: Regional solutions for polluted stormwater
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.
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Executive Constantine announces winners of the 2023 Green Globe Award – King County’s highest honor for environmental stewardship
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 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.
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Look inside this giant new tunnel that will improve water quality in Seattle’s Ship Canal
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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. |
Save the date! CHOMP!
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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. |
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Spend a day with the NextGen Climate Interns
Trailhead Direct will be up and running on the Fourth of July!
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.
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Meet the DNRP Communications Interns
Movies at Marymoor Return
BECU Outdoor Movies at King County's Marymoor Park return July 6 with food trucks, entertainment, and dog-friendly events.
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July 6: Grease
- July 12: Everything Everywhere All at Once
- July 19: Monsters, Inc.
- July 26: Top Gun: Maverick
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