DNRP news releases archives

Wastewater Treatment Division crews will work this weekend at King County’s Brightwater Pump Station in Bothell to reduce emissions from emergency generators that serve as a backup power source.   Learn more...

Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance's all-day Evergreen Mountain Bike Festival runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 8th at King County's Duthie Hill Park.  Learn more...

More than 650 area fourth-graders are expected to take part in the Watershed Festival at King County’s Brightwater Center in Woodinville, May 20-22.   Learn more...

All King County and city residents can safely dispose of old car batteries, oil, paint thinner and many other household hazardous items at no cost when the Wastemobile continues its 24th year of service with a stop in Kirkland, May 24-26.  Learn more...

A limited number of garden plots are still available for rent at King County's North Green River Park in Kent.  Learn more...

The Duwamish industrial area and surrounding neighborhoods will benefit from an influx of grant funds King County will receive to help communities assess sites that are vacant or underutilized because of possible contaminations.  Learn more...

Looking to honor resource conservation and sound recycling efforts, King County is now compiling its seventh-annual Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention and Reycling list for 2013.  Learn more...

King County Executive Dow Constantine and The Trust for Public Land today announced the signing of a conditional agreement that seeks to purchase 216 acres of land on Squak Mountain near Issaquah – the first step in a partnership between King County and The Trust for Public Land aimed at buying and protecting the land for public use.  Learn more...

Residents of unincorporated King County can meet with County officials, learn about small grant opportunities for their community, and be informed about current County work in their community during a series of open houses, scheduled in May and June.  Learn more...

Looking to honor resource conservation and sound recycling efforts, King County is now compiling its seventh-annual Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention and Recycling list for 2013.  Learn more...

Warmer weather is expected for the first weekend in May, and King County officials are urging recreational river and lake users to be extremely careful when heading out on the water.  Learn more...

King County is offering grant funding to support the cleanup and protection of the Lower Duwamish Waterway and nearby neighborhoods for a third straight year.   Learn more...

King County is working to reduce the threat of flooding to residents living downstream of a large beaver dam that's been built at McLeod Lake near North Bend.  Learn more...

Celebrating its 11th season, the SCOTT Cougar Mountain Trail Run Series returns to King County Parks' Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park in May with a new format that includes more opportunities to race through this one-of-a-kind park.  Learn more...

Big screen movies, cirque performers, movie trivia and the region's best food trucks will be on hand at King County's Marymoor Park this summer for the First Tech Movies@Marymoor, presented by Overlake Medical Clinics.  Learn more...

While full-fledged, basin-wide recovery of native Sammamish kokanee salmon might not be here yet, partners of the Lake Sammamish Kokanee Work Group have good reason to celebrate the recent and remarkable turnaround in kokanee salmon numbers.  Learn more...

King County is providing opportunities designed to demonstrate how easy it is to take part in an environmental activity or pick up a new, simple green lifestyle habit.  Learn more...

By sponsoring the April 24 GoGreen Seattle Conference during Earth Week, King County aims to empower regional business and government leaders with strategies, tools and connections to help them green their organizations with profitability in mind.  Learn more...

The Washington State Department of Transportation Washington State Ferries system (WSF) is celebrating a milestone achievement this Earth Day by earning the highest 5-Star certification from the EnviroStars Program at 10 ferry terminal facilities – including three in King County.  Learn more...

This Earth Day, King County honored a dozen of the leading businesses, organizations and individuals for their commitment to protecting the natural environment, teaching environmental stewardship in their community, or advocating for preservation and conservation.  Learn more...

The mechanical failure of a pump in a King County pump station along the Black River in Renton resulted in the release of an estimated five to 10 gallons of motor oil into the river early Saturday, April 20.  Learn more...

Contractors are invited to an open house to learn about a King County green stormwater infrastructure project to reduce combined sewer overflows, or CSOs, into Puget Sound.   Learn more...

Leaders from King County, several cities, numerous stakeholder groups and others came together Saturday to celebrate a nearly decade-long effort to preserve and acquire the Eastside Rail Corridor for public use.  Learn more...

The King County Flood Warning Center opened at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 19, after persistent heavy rainfall for much of the day brought the Snoqualmie River up to a Phase II flood alert level. Only minor flooding is expected.  Learn more...