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We protect, restore, and manage King County's water and land using the best available science, innovation, and through collaboration with our partners and the community.

• Water and Land Resources Division’s Women in STEM: Part 3

  By KC WLR on March 29, 2019

  

  In the Water and Land Resources Division, 45 percent of the nearly 400 employees are women representing the STEM fields — the expertise needed to provide clean water and healthy habitat for all of King County.

• Water and Land Resources Division’s Women in STEM: Part 2

  By KC WLR on March 20, 2019

  

  In the Water and Land Resources Division, 45 percent of the nearly 400 employees are women representing the STEM fields — the expertise needed to provide clean water and healthy habitat for all of King County.

• Water and Land Resources Division’s Women in STEM: Part 1

  By KC WLR on March 14, 2019

  

  In the Water and Land Resources Division, 45 percent of the nearly 400 employees are women representing the STEM fields — the expertise needed to provide clean water and healthy habitat for all of King County.

• Land Conservation Initiative: Preserving and protecting farmland and urban green space

  By KC WLR on January 16, 2019

  

  The Land Conservation Initiative sets forth the goal of conserving and preserving 65,000 acres of remaining high conservation value lands throughout King County within the next 30 years.

• The salmon in me

  By KC WLR on December 13, 2018

  

  Moving to the Pacific Northwest, I didn’t know what I was stepping into. I didn’t realize the importance of salmon to this whole region, their cultural significance, and their role in the ecosystem’s balance.

• Saving SoundGuardian

  By KC WLR on December 4, 2018

  

  “I got a call from Ben Budka, the Lab’s Field Science Unit Supervisor and Trouble Call Coordinator, at about 9 p.m. Saturday night” said Diane McElhaney, Environmental Lab Manager. “He said, ‘It doesn’t look good. Bob and I are going to try to save SoundGuardian.’”

• Executive meets with employees working in science at latest Listening Session

  By KC WLR on August 29, 2018

  Reposted from KC Employee News Jason Argo / 2 hours ago August 29, 2018 King County has hundreds of employees working in the sciences on some of our region’s biggest challenges, from protecting fish habitat to helping people manage and… Read More ›

• Stormwater mapping: A glimpse into the world of tracking where the rain goes

  By KC WLR on May 29, 2018

  

  Over the course of this short-term project, the crew of 16 assessed nearly 27,000 stormwater structures in King County.