Tag: white center heights park
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Bullfrogs in King County Parks
The creaky calls of American bullfrogs resonate over the water all throughout King County, around White Center Heights Park, Marymoor Park, and Cottage Lake Park. Lithobates catesbeianus is a large-bodied frog found near the water’s edge or sunning itself in the center of ponds. For most people, seeing and hearing these amphibians around signals that…
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Field Notes: Now that’s local!
During this time of being thankful and reflecting on what we love and value, it should come as no surprise that we here at King County Parks love the trees in our “big backyard.” And our resourceful staff have found ways for the trees in our parks to keep on giving, even after they’re no…
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White Center Food Bank accepting community garden applications through March 30
Our friends over at the White Center Food Bank help us manage the community garden at White Center Heights Park and are accepting applications for gardeners for the 2010 season, now through March 30th. A lottery system will be used to select gardeners for the 16 plots. They are also looking for volunteers to help…