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• When it comes to the White River, geology matters

  By Leslie Brown on October 12, 2017

  

  Geologic forces profoundly altered the shape of the White River. The Countyline Levee Setback Project, substantially completed this month, was designed with a keen understanding of that geology.

• King County Summer Youth Program Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership Field Days

  By KC WLR on October 7, 2017

  The Summer Youth program provides approximately 15 students the opportunity to learn about watershed management, water quality, local conservation and stewardship activities and careers in environmental fields.

• A big day for the White River

  By Leslie Brown on October 6, 2017

  

  The Countyline Levee Setback Project was celebrated at a media event on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The project provides flood protection for the City of Pacific and habitat for imperiled salmon.

• Salmon spawning at Rainbow Bend

  By KC WLR on October 5, 2017

  

  This two-minute video contains underwater footage of sockeye salmon and Chinook salmon using a constructed channel at the Rainbow Bend Levee Removal and Floodplain Restoration Project on the Cedar River.

• Seminario gratuito en español sobre el manejo de malas hierbas

  By KC WLR on September 21, 2017

  

  El Programa de Control de Malas Hierbas Nocivas del Condado de King, en colaboración con Seattle Public Utilities, está ofreciendo un seminario gratuito en español sobre el manejo de malas hierbas. Este taller es perfecto para profesionales del paisaje y el jardín, así como cualquier persona interesada en las prácticas del paisaje sostenibles y el control de malas hierbas.

• Salmon recovery work awarded $5.12M in funding from local Cooperative Watershed Management grants

  By Leslie Brown on September 15, 2017

  

  This year, $5.12 million was awarded in 42 grants to the four Water Resource Inventory Areas or WRIAs that oversee salmon recovery in King County.

• New ESJ iMap tool brings together community and capital projects for employees

  By KC WLR on August 2, 2017

  

  The ESJ iMap application allows employees to access and view census and demographic data with a geographic context for their projects, programs and reporting.

• Logjams make the Cedar River unsafe for recreation, but they’re great for fish

  By Leslie Brown on June 30, 2017

  

  The Cedar River is closed from river mile 4.5 to 13.5 due to several downed logs spanning the corridor and blocking safe passage. Those logjams create hazards for recreationalists and habitat for fish — a policy puzzle King County is currently working to address.

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