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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.
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Cherry Valley revival: Working together to advance fish habitat restoration, farming, and flood risk reduction
The Snoqualmie Watershed Forum has been working since 1998 with partners to address salmon recovery, water quality, and flooding. Nowhere is this more evident than in Cherry Valley, where the partners are working to revive the landscape.
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King County prepares for flooding: More than 500 river facilities inspected for damage
Despite the additional challenges pandemic restrictions placed on field inspections, staff were able to complete inspections on all 511 river facilities this year – normally a task that spans a two-year cycle.
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From forests to flagellates: The Water and Land Resources Division is a resilient watershed utility
The people in the Water and Land Resources Division work on everything from the broadest environmental issues of our landscape, to the microscopic work that takes place in our lab.
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New King County road across Mary Olson Creek improves transportation for people and salmon
Just like people rely on roads to cross over creeks as they move throughout the region, salmon and steelhead rely on barrier-free creeks flowing under roads to reach vital upstream habitats.
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Help wanted: Must love benthic macroinvertebrates. [The Water and Land Resources Division at work.]
Bugs play a crucial role in the stream nutrient cycle. If bug populations are suffering it will affect the whole ecosystem. That means that without bugs, growing fish have nothing to eat, and without fish, ocean predators have nothing to eat, and so on and so forth in a trophic cascade that is bad for everyone.
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King County scientists see unprecedented harmful algal bloom in Puget Sound
King County scientists identify unprecedented harmful algal bloom in Puget Sound that is of concern for fish.
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Making meat local: King County helps develop USDA meat processing in Carnation
USDA meat processing this close to King County markets will significantly help King County farmers and the region economically.
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Water and Land Resources Division’s Women in STEM: Part 3
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.
