Tag: Green River Trail
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Three Short Spring Walks
As the spring weather finally heats up, King County Parks offers some great options to explore hiking in scenic, shaded landscapes. Whether making a short daytrip to Vashon Island or birdwatching in Marymoor Park, these short walks will get you immersed back in nature in no time. To be specific by what we mean by…
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Trail Alert: Green River Trail
King County levee maintenance along levees from Tukwila to Kent means intermittent closures to sections of the Green River Trail Maintenance work by King County continues along a dozen miles of levees that protect the cities of Renton, Tukwila and Kent from Green River flooding. This work requires temporary, intermittent closures of sections of the Green…
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Trail Alert: Green River – Ongoing Levee Work
Maintenance work by King County continues along a dozen miles of levees that protect the cities of Renton, Tukwila and Kent from Green River flooding. This work requires temporary, intermittent closures of sections of the Green River Trail, which sits atop the levee system through the Green River Valley. Upcoming closures: • Aug. 10-13, with a possible…
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Trail alert: Green River
The City of Kent will be starting construction on the Hawley Road levee, starting March 27th. For construction details, and much needed detour information, please visit their construction page.
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The Green River Trail Says “Buh-Bye” to 20,000 Sandbags
Say goodbye to those tens of thousands of giant sandbags lining the Green River Trail and protecting Green River Valley cities from the possibility of flooding – and blocking access to the trail. Howard Hanson Dam has been repaired, and the threat of catastrophic flooding has diminished in Auburn, Kent, Renton and Tukwila. Dump trunks…