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NO ONE “Parks” Like A ParksMonkey: 24 Hours In Your King County Parks (Photo DUMP)
You’re welcome, those of you whom do not even grasp the glory and enormity of your King County Parks. ParksMonkey has pulled back the ferns to give you a glimpse at 24 hours in this glorious system. Saturday morning: Why are there so many people running on your Snoqualmie Valley Trail? Zombies. No. Wait. Blerches. Makes…
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Timber! The First 24
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Random Photo Post: Tanner Landing
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Park Alert: Chinook Bend
Access limited during restoration work at King County’s Chinook Bend Natural Area While visitors will still be welcomed to King County’s Chinook Bend Natural Area, a habitat improvement project in a portion of the 59-acre natural area will require some access restrictions. Read more…
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Field Notes: Skill, Craftsmanship, Grit, Sweat…Oh Whatever! Hand Me The GoPro And A Saw
In case we didn’t mention this before, we have a lot of acreage to take care of – like 28,000-plus acres. Every day of the week, y’know those seven, our crews are out there — supporting facilities, fields, trails, off-leash areas and one-another. This-here video is a little slice of daily life for our Small…
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“Give me solitude, give me Nature, give me again O Nature your primal sanities!” – Walt Whitman
We like to believe that keeping our parks clean, safe and open is doing a service to our community. We get up every morning and go to work for an agency we truly believe in. Admittedly though, you can put your head down and just get caught up in the day to day. It’s mail like…
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Give Big Hugs With your Wallet During GiveBig.
The King County Parks Foundation is devoted to cultivating private-sector philanthropy to connect communities to regional trails, open space and parks and to support the resiliency of the parks system for future generations. As our region continues to grow, protecting our natural habitat, creating fun, new places for kids to play and connecting communities through…
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Parkschooling homeschoolers
The Homeschool Stewardship Squad (not to be confused with 1999’s Mod Squad with Giovanni Ribisi killing it) has been paying regular visits to King County’s natural areas and schoolin’ kids on stewardship. Yeah, kids getting dirty (not to be confused with dirty south) and giving back to their, yours, our public lands. I’d call it…
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King County seeking comments on wood placement in rivers
Our friends over in the Water and Land Resources Division of Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) are seeking public comments on a draft rule that describes procedures for considering recreational safety when placing large woody debris in rivers. This stream restoration technique is done to improve habitat for fish and wildlife and stabilize…