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Green River Flooding, Are you ready?


Department of Natural Resources and Parks: our mission is to foster environmental stewardship and strengthen communities by providing regional parks, protecting the region’s water, air, land and natural habitats, and reducing, safely disposing of and creating resources from wastewater and solid waste.

» DNRP vision, mission and goals
» 2008 DNRP annual report
» KingStat - environmental indicators and performance measures

Theresa Jennings, DNRP Director
Theresa Jennings
DNRP director

Divisions

Water and Land Resources Division
Protecting water and land for a healthy future

Solid Waste Division
Protecting environmental quality through effective wastestream management

Parks and Recreation Division
Serving communities and enhancing quality of life

Wastewater Treatment Division
Creating resources from wastewater


About the Department of Natural Resources and Parks

To contribute to the region's lasting environmental legacy, please see The Dirt: hands-on volunteer opportunities at the Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks.

Learn about our region's environmental leaders from our Green Globe Award site.

We provide information about salmon recovery in King County on multi-jurisdictional sites for Snoqualmie, greater Lake Washington and Green-Duwamish basins.

News and announcements

Nov. 20, 2009
Approximately 25 miles of rail corridor to become public

Nov. 6, 2009
External release, Port of Seattle
Port of Seattle Announces New Partners in Rail Corridor
King County, Sound Transit, others join in preserving 42-mile line

Nov. 6, 2009
National water conference, Nov. 9-12 in Seattle, features Puget Sound restoration work

Oct. 26, 2009
Environment, economy benefit from sale of green power to Seattle City Light

Oct. 1, 2009
Flood Awareness Month highlights need for residents to prepare across King County

Sept. 14, 2009
Triplett proposes $40 million to shore up Green River levees and prepare county services for potential flood

» 2009 archived features

» DNRP newsroom