Category: 200 Parks
news, photos, and updates on King County Parks
Marymoor’s Waking Dream of Healthy Trees
Volunteers from Cirque du Soleil’s LUZIA installed mulch rings around 40 trees near the Willowmoor entrance to protect them from damage and drought this summer. Cirque staff have been enjoying the greenery, mountains, and occasional sunny days here in Washington. LUZIA will be wrapping their run at Marymoor this weekend and are headed to Denver next. We…
2017 Women in Trades
Always great to have Parks staff represent at the Women in Trades. Seattle just received an influx of tool boxes. Good times. Shout out to staff and all the womens.
It’s Bike Everywhere Month!
It’s Bike Everywhere Month! Get out there and ride. Ride to the store, ride to work, bike for pleasure. Ride. Smile. Repeat.
Where does one go to get yelled at by frogs? Why, Frog Holler Forest, of course!
Frog Holler Forest is our newest park, a 60-acre forest on the southern part of Vashon Island. Frog Holler is actually the name of the neighborhood where the park is located, named as such for the chorus of tree frogs in the area. Acquired in December 2016 with the help of the Vashon Maury Island…
GiveBIG to the KC Parks Foundation!
GiveBIG is May 10th and you can support the King County Parks Foundation by donating here! And you don’t even need to wait until the BIG day – schedule your donation today, so you can be outside on May 10th instead – enjoying our 200 parks, 175 miles of trails and 28,000 acres of open…
