Category: Partnerships
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Meet the YETI Taking South King County Outdoors
There is a YETI roaming South King County, but it doesn’t hide in snowcapped mountains. Instead, this YETI has spent years introducing hundreds of students to Washington’s wilderness wonders. The Youth Experiential Training Institute (Y.E.T.I.) is a South King County-based nonprofit that hosts outdoor programs where kids can get outside and into nature, completely free…
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Preserving a Pool, Building Champions
Public pools can be the heart of a community, especially in a city surrounded by water like Mercer Island. Pools are where kids learn the skills to swim safely, where high schoolers build lifelong bonds, and in this case, where Olympic gold medalists are made. The Mary Wayte Pool, named for the 1984 Olympic 200-meter freestyle champion who grew up swimming…
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Eagle Eyes: 3 Tips for Better Birding
On a sunny, crisp morning at Marymoor Park, a dozen bird enthusiasts gathered for a workshop offered by Eastside Audubon and South Sound Nature School. The group made their way around the Birdloop Trail, which winds its way through over 300 acres of protected conservation area that offers views of wooded brush and marshy wetland…
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Your Big Backyard is Getting Bigger
King County Parks had a busy year making good on the levy promise to bring 2,700 acres into the King County system by 2020. By the time 2019 rolls around, Parks will be on the lookout for a mere 500 more acres to reach the goal. As an added bonus, scooping up lands happens to…
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Cottage Lake ropes course
Ropes course at Cottage Lake. Looking for a corporate outing and some serious team building, floating high above the earth? What sensible company doesn’t? Hook up with our partner the Northshore YMCA to schedule your adventure. [It helps to not be terrified of heights or ropes] Want to see more pics of this glorious structure?…