Watch a video of the SoundGuardian crew deploying and anchoring a water quality buoy in Puget Sound at Point Williams, off Lincoln Park in West Seattle.
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King County visits the Enumclaw iSTEM Expo
King County will show some of the ways math and science skills apply to jobs in the environment, on Feb. 8 at the Enumclaw Schools Foundation iSTEM Expo, 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Enumclaw Expo Center.
New ESJ iMap tool brings together community and capital projects for employees
The ESJ iMap application allows employees to access and view census and demographic data with a geographic context for their projects, programs and reporting.
After 25 years of work, a geomorphologist has a deep understanding of how rivers change
When Terry started, LiDAR – aerial imagery that uses laser to map river-basin topography – didn’t exist. Nor were GIS – Geographic Information Systems – or, for that matter, high-tech sonar-based river surveys in widespread use.
Shifting perspective on the impact of roads on nearby plants and animals
For a variety of organisms—including amphibians, birds, and plants—evolutionary adaptations to road effects can arise in just a few generations.
Amphibian survey in Cavanaugh Pond
King County ecologists document species prior to river construction projects to plan for protection and relocation efforts, if necessary.
Our New Director: Josh Baldi
With three decades of experience in the field of environmental protection, Josh Baldi begins 2017 with a King County perspective.
Semhar’s story (or, how to turn water in to work)
Semhar Abraha is the first trainee in the new Stormwater Services Engineering Internship Program.
