2012 DNRP archived news releases

King County urges caution on rivers that are high, swift, cold from big mountain snowpack
With a forecast for warm and sunny weather over the next several days and a significantly greater-than-average mountain snowpack, King County officials are urging recreational river users to be extremely careful when heading out onto area rivers during late spring’s improving weather.

Pavement, other improvements coming to East Lake Sammamish Trail in Issaquah
Upgrades are coming to King County’s East Lake Sammamish Trail (ELST) through Issaquah, including removing the existing gravel trail and constructing a 12-foot-wide asphalt trail with gravel shoulders, installing concrete sidewalk connections, retaining walls, fencing and signage, plus wetland mitigation planting and landscaping.

Join a community discussion at North Beach CSO design workshop, May 12
An upcoming design workshop will offer community members an opportunity to preview and discuss landscaping and architectural options for King County’s North Beach Combined Sewer Overflow Control Project.

Meeting to focus on sewer line replacement project in Fremont, May 15
People interested in learning new information about a King County project to replace a 100-year-old sewer line that carries wastewater from Fremont to Queen Anne are invited to a community meeting.

Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance and King County Parks celebrate Duthie Hill Park completion
After more than three years and 12,000 hours of volunteer labor, the final phase of construction at King County’s Duthie Hill Mountain Bike Park in Issaquah is slated to be finished by June– just in time for Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance’s annual Mountain Bike Festival, June 8-9. The festival is open to the public and is free.

Wastemobile in Renton May 25-27, offers free and easy household hazardous waste disposal
All King County and city residents can safely dispose of old car batteries, oil, paint and other household hazardous waste items when the Wastemobile comes to Renton, May 25-27. The Wastemobile will be in the Fred Meyer parking lot at 365 Renton Center Way, and will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Wastemobile in Renton May 25-27, offers free and easy household hazardous waste disposal
All King County and city residents can safely dispose of old car batteries, oil, paint and other household hazardous waste items when the Wastemobile comes to Renton, May 25-27. The Wastemobile will be in the Fred Meyer parking lot at 365 Renton Center Way, and will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Wastemobile in Renton May 25-27, offers free and easy household hazardous waste disposal
All King County and city residents can safely dispose of old car batteries, oil, paint and other household hazardous waste items when the Wastemobile comes to Renton, May 25-27. The Wastemobile will be in the Fred Meyer parking lot at 365 Renton Center Way, and will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Fun and learning at the Sammamish Watershed Festival, May 15-17
More than 600 area fourth-graders are expected to take part in the 18th annual Sammamish Watershed Festival at King County’s Brightwater Education Center, May 15-17.

Chinese-speaking community is audience for lead-based paint exposure education effort
Community based non-profit organizations are invited to submit proposals for an education and outreach campaign about the dangers of lead paint in homes to the Beacon Hill neighborhood’s Chinese-speaking community.