The Marine Rescue Dive Unit removed a boat from Lake Geneva, disposed of it for $28, saving the Lake Geneva Management District money that could be used for improving water quality.
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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.
Water and Land Resources Division’s Women in STEM: Part 2
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
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.
The salmon in me
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
“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.’”
Stormwater mapping: A glimpse into the world of tracking where the rain goes
Over the course of this short-term project, the crew of 16 assessed nearly 27,000 stormwater structures in King County.
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.