Tag: flooding
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26,000+ acres & flooding is just another day
We know no one wants to be out in our parks when the weather is ugly, but we still have to keep them “clean, safe and open(ish)” during this season. A half-foot of rain or more fell in the foothills of eastern King County Jan. 5th, and that meant major flooding on the Snoqualmie and…
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Field notes: Parks helps ensure public safety in Green River Valley
Ongoing work to protect Green River Valley residents from potential flooding this winter by lining levees with giant sandbags had an unintended consequence: The Kent Fire Department lost access to its Green River emergency rescue boat launch when the sandbag wall went across the road that leads to the launch. King County Parks came to…