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Marymoor Connector Trail Now Open to the Public

King County Parks Marymoor Connector Trail

The Marymoor Connector Trail (MCT) is now open for you to use during your next visit to Marymoor Park. The MCT is the newest addition to our regional trails system and will ultimately connect the Sammamish River Trail to the East Lake Sammamish Trail via MarymoorPark, completing a 40-plus mile regional trail connection from Seattleto Issaquah and beyond. Today, you can enjoy the MCT within Marymoor Park while you await the grand opening of the full trail this spring.

Want to leave a legacy along the trail? Help us make this new trail even better by donating toward the King County Parks Legacy Fund. Donors can make a general donation or dedicate a tree along the trail to a friend or loved one.

Learn more about how you can make a difference.

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Marymoor Connector Trail

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Seattle Times

Restoring Trails and Key Habitat One Event at a Time

Marymoor Connector Trail On most Saturdays you’ll find King Countyhelping to restore our region’s trails and wildlife habitats. But we don’t do it alone—we need your help. Join us on March 7^th and 14^th at SkywayPark, March 14^th at Chinook Bend along the SnoqualmieRiver, and March 21^st at Cedar Rapidsalong the Cedar River tohelp plant trees, remove invasive species, and build new trails.

To sign-up and get directions, or for more information, contact Tina Miller at 206-296-2990 or e-mail

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Volunteer
Parks Calendar
Legacy Fund

King County Pools

King County Parks Aquatics Center A whopping five U.S.records were set at the 2009 Women’s PAC 10 Swimming and Diving Championships, hosted at our very own Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center(WKCAC) this past weekend. In the crowd was a very special guest, UCLA diver Laura Winn, who was injured in a major diving accident at last year’s competition. She paid special thanks to WKCAC lifeguards Blaine Leick and Jason Lisoski for their quick response and capable handling of her complicated facial/spinal injury rescue. Great job, Blaine and Jason!

To learn more about lifeguard training at WKCAC, click here.

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WKCAC

Big Ideas Partnerships

Join Starbucks, Cirque du Soleil, and Group Health in partnering with King County Parks. Big or small we are looking for innovative partners who want to reach out to the public and give back to Parks at the same time.

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Partnerships

2009 Youth Sports Applications Now Available

King County Parks YSFG The Youth Sport Facility Grant (YSFG) program provides matching grant funds to rehabilitate or develop youth sports facilities in King County. We encourage you to contact us with your project ideas before you apply. Letters of Intent are due May 1, and fullapplications are due June 12.

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Youth Sports Facilities Grants

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PNW Local News

Marymoor Adds Two More Synthetic Fields to the Roster

Swing by King County's Marymoor Park for a stroll, to walk the dog or for a great game on the new turf fields, freshly minted as of March 1st.

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Ball Fields

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