About the 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.  Learn more about our purpose by reading the DNRP vision, mission and goals.

Performance and environmental indicators

• 2008 DNRP annual report

Contacts and directions

Mailing address and phone directory 
Public records officers
Directions to DNRP

Jobs

Environmental careers in King County - join our award-winning green team

Popular Web Pages

Favorite Web pages provided by DNRP and its divisions

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