Tag: Partnerships
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Celebrating 20 Years of Community Partnerships
Since 2003, King County Parks’ Community Partnerships and Grants program has collaborated with 80+ community partners to sustain, improve, and expand public recreation opportunities on properties owned by King County. The projects accomplished by these community partners are vast and invaluable.
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LUZIA by Cirque du Soleil returns to Marymoor Park in 2017
LUZIA takes you to an imaginary Mexico, like in a waking dream, where light quenches the spirit and rain soothes the soul. Freely inspired by Mexico, LUZIA is a poetic and acrobatic ode to the rich, vibrant culture of a country whose wealth stems from an extraordinary mix of influences and creative collisions – a…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Appreciation Dinner 2016
Guest blogger: Matt Fieser, Veteran Fellow Intern – King County Parks Volunteer Program When I tell people that I work for King County Parks, the first question they always ask is, “do you work with Chris Pratt?” Hilarious. No, I don’t know or work with Chris Pratt, but my time working with the King County…
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Pianos in the Parks returns to Tolt MacDonald Park and the Sammamish River Trail
10 Pianos, 10 Parks, 10 Days. Each day from July 8 through July 17, Pianos in the Parks will feature an artist-designed piano that will appear at a local park throughout King County. From 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. the piano will be available for public use. Each participating park will host a free daily…
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Great galloping geldings, it’s a Cavalia ticket give-away!
We’ve got tickets yes we do, we’ve got tickets, how ’bout you? No? Well then, you better enter our Cavalia ticket give-away, so you can win one of three pairs of tickets to opening night on Wednesday, February 19! Here’s how it works Between now and Feb 10 at midnight, sign up for the King…
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Take a journey with Cavalia’s “Odysseo” in Marymoor Park
Who’s got horses, acrobats, and the White Big Top tent coming to their park? We do! We do! Cavalia is back on Feb 26, bringing “Odysseo”, their second production, to Marymoor Park. Just in time for the holidays, get your tickets now, online at www.cavalia.net or at at 1-866-999-8111. Hosting touring national acts like Cavalia…
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We’re havin’ a party and everybody’s invited!
Turning seventy-five may inspire some people to gold-plate their Senior Citizen cards, but we here at King County Parks aren’t slowing down one bit! Instead, we’re throwing a bash, Parks-style, with trees, trails, and treats! Join us as we celebrate 75 years of parks, trails, open space and general awesometicity with a big she-bang on…
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Cocktails for a cause: King County Parks Foundation night at 50 North, June 26
Join King County Parks for a very special night at 50 North restaurant near University Village in Seattle. For one night only, on June 26th, part of the proceeds from cocktails like the “Tree-tini” will be donated to the King County Parks Foundation! Launched earlier this year, the King County Parks Foundation supports King County’s…
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King County Parks Foundation, now in 3-D!
Last week, our very own King County Parks Foundation was featured in a full color, eight-page insert as part of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s series on corporate citizenship in the region. Download and read the pdf (3.6 MB) online or contact us for a hard copy!
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New trail at Cedar Creek uncovers Ewok village (we swear!)
This past Saturday, May 11, locals and trail enthusiasts gathered to celebrate the opening of the brand spankin’ new loop trail through Cedar Creek Park, an Ewok-like forest paradise nestled between Covington and Maple Valley in unincorporated King County. Cedar Creek Park is actually 2 parks: King County’s portion, called Cedar Downs, and the City…
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King County Council: Happy 75 years to King County Parks!
Yesterday, we here at King County Parks were in for a special treat, as the King County Council invited us over for a party at Council Chambers to celebrate our 75th Anniversary. Sponsored by Councilmembers McDermott, Lambert, and Phillips, the proclamation recognized King County Parks for growing such an amazing system and taking care of…
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Field Notes: Last spike + volunteers = Trail complete in Grand Ridge Park!
On Thurs, Feb 23, after 77 days and more than 4,600 volunteer hours of work over the course of 17 months, volunteers from Washington Trails Association put the last spike into the 600-foot-long boardwalk across the north hemlock bog in Grand Ridge Park. For 10 years, WTA volunteers have been building and improving Grand Ridge’s…
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2011 King County Parks Highlights Reel, Part 1
This year has been a busy one here at King County Parks – we’ve added some new acres here and there, converted a few muddy old fields to synthetic turf, and removed a heck of a lot blackberries. Here’s the highlights reel: New stuff! Paved 1.2 miles of the East Lake Sammamish Trail in Redmond,…
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Shiny new fields coming to Petrovitsky Park
Just south of Renton near Lake Youngs is King County’s Petrovitsky Park, an 88-acre park with baseball and soccer fields, a playground, and picnic areas. Already known as a great park for baseball, Petro will no doubt soon gain attention for its brand-spanking-new synthetic turf fields. Back in 2008, the Kent Youth Soccer Association (KYSA)…
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Think you’re an expert on ‘glamping’?
Enter to win a spot on our Little Footprint, Big Forest judges’ panel We want to hear from you! One lucky King County Parks fan will have the opportunity to join our all-star judges’ panel and help us select the winning design for the Little Footprint, Big Forest cargo container camping shelter contest. All you…
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Best present ever…
The hectic pace of the holidays is tough enough without the added chore of dealing with the seeming endless stream of junk mail. Fortunately, there’s a solution to unwanted junk mail that also benefits King County Parks: 41pounds.org By registering with 41pounds.org, a one-time $41 fee will stop junk mail from reaching your home for…
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Big Backyard 5K 2011 online
It’s back folks, break out the trainers, and cover yourself with your new hoodie. To hear all about the 2011 5K visit our press release via this link and for the official website head over to bigbackyard5k.com. Have fun and don’t forget to stretch out your fingers before mousing over to the site, we don’t…
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KC Parks offering grants for fields, play equipment, skateparks, and more!
Attention community groups and local agencies! Here’s a great grant opportunity to help you build or renovate your field, court, playground, skatepark, bmx trail, climbing structure and more! Youth Sports Facilities Grants provide matching grants of between $5,000 and $75,000 for sports facilities projects serving youth in King County. Letters of Intent are due May…
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KOOZA coming to Marymoor Park this June
That’s right Cirque is returning to Marymoor Park this June with KOOZA. The Seattle Times did a nice write up with some ticketing details, and you can be sure to read more as we close in on June. Tickets go on sale this Sunday, January 24th. Stay up to date on Cirque and King County…
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New Marymoor Park map wins national award
Well, whaddya know? Our hot-off-the-presses Marymoor Park map drew top honors last week at the 2009 ESRI User Conference in San Diego. (ESRI develops Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, which was the technology used in the design of the map.) The map, which was designed by CORE GIS, won “Best Cartographic Design” in the Single…
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Fed stim $$ and King County working hard for White Center pedestrians!
Our Parks team, community members and project partners gathered today in White Center to kick off construction of a new pedestrian pathway that will link the Greenbridge neighborhood to the White Center business district. This is King County’s first capital project funded by federal economic stimulus money and is a small piece of the larger White Center…
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King County grants help Highline Schools get new track
Looks like Mount Rainier High School in the Highline School District has more to celebrate than the end of the school year: they just completed a brand new, 6-lane, all weather track, which was funded in part through King County’s Youth Sports Facilities Grant program. Read the King County Press Release.
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Skyway Park: Shelter dedication – June 11th, 3 pm
Join King County Parks in celebrating the grand opening of the picnic shelter and plaza in Skyway Park! Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:00 – 4:30 pm Skyway Park S 120th Pl (at 70th Pl S) Seattle, WA 98178 These improvements are the result of a partnership between University of Washington and King County Parks. The…
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King County’s Skyway Park “Party in the Park”
King County’s Skyway Park “Party in the Park”, originally uploaded by King County Parks. Skyway playtime