Rural services

This Web site provides quick access to the variety of county services important to rural residents and links to rural towns and cities, community events and other resources.

Whether it is maintaining roads and bridges, providing flood protection, preserving farms from development or working on regulations to allow home businesses to thrive, King County is working to protect rural quality of life and provide the services people need and want.

King County’s Scenic Small Towns

Duvall Profile
A picturesque small rural town in northeast King County. Check out the 4 minute video on YouTube, a charming historical town in the Snoqualmie valley off State Highway 203. Watch all three videos on small towns in King County featuring Fall City and Snoqalmie.

Rural county news

• Meeting provides green stormwater infrastructure project updates, Feb. 8
• Free wood debris recycling continues Feb. 4-5 for King County residents affected by storms
• King County Green Schools Program honors four schools for resource conservation
• Wastemobile: Weekly household hazardous waste service at the Auburn SuperMall
• King County meeting Feb. 7 for public input on federal grant to help clean Maury Island site
• King County’s residents weigh in on river management priorities through survey
• Special wood debris-recycling events set to help King County residents recover from storms
• Brightwater project honored with state engineering achievement awards
• Infrastructure investments top 2012 priority list for clean-water utility
• Volunteer for Feb. 4 native plant salvage and help keep King County naturally green
• King County Parks’ Big Backyard 5K, May 20 features live music, kids’ dash and more
• King County seeks nominations for Earth Heroes at School awards
• King County offers grant funds for urban reforestation, habitat restoration projects
• Reminder: New King County solid waste fees start Jan. 1 to help upgrade transfer stations
• No tolls for 520 bus riders
• Avoid the tolls on 520 Bridge
• King County announces recipients of ‘Green Grants’ funding
• Got 'cow power?' Groundbreaking kicks off green energy project near Enumclaw
• Metro Transit prepping for winter travel – are you?

Green A.C.R.E. Radio

Introducing a new KBCS Public Affairs program. Bringing you the Agricultural, Conservation, Resource, and Environmental information you need.

Green A.C.R.E. Radio is a co-production of the King Conservation District, King County Agriculture, and KBCS. It is an hour-long talk show focusing on local agricultural, environmental and natural resource issues.

Host: Martha Baskin
Engineer: Moe Provencher
Produced at Jack Straw Studios in Seattle.