Tag: conservation
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Youth Conservation Corps Through My Camera Roll
The following was written and photographed by Elizabeth Menjivar, an intern in King County’s 6-week Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program last summer. The 24 interns participated in workshops to deepen their connection with nature, went on field trips to meet professionals engaged in conservation work, and engaged in thoughtful conversations about environmental justice. Digital cameras…
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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…
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Completing the cycle of a living Christmas tree
We survived the holiday season and we’re rounding the corner to spring, which means prime planting time for some awesome habitat restoration! A number of upcoming volunteer planting work parties has got us especially excited because we have a large donation of native plants and trees coming our way from Swansons Nursery. King County Parks…