by Elena Arakaki, the Wilderness Society | Jul 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Over the past year our Urban to Wild team at The Wilderness Society has been working to gain a better understanding of how public transit connects people to parks in King County. We sought to answer the question: Using equity as the driver, how well does King County’s...
by Tracy Stanton | Jul 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the wake of King County’s Land Conservation Initiative, I got to thinking about other vital organizations working to protect the region’s landscapes, especially those on private lands. King Conservation District (KCD) is a critical conservation partner in our...
by Tracy Stanton | May 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
A new study conducted by researchers from the Nature Conservancy, NASA, and Stanford University examined urban tree cover in 97 U.S. cities and applied their findings across the entire U.S. urban population. Reported to be one of the most comprehensive studies on the...
by Tracy Stanton | Apr 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Elevating Environmental Justice into the work of WA state agencies “We all deserve clean air, clean water and a healthy environment in which to live, work and thrive.” In the spirit of this belief, the Healthy Washington For All (HEAL) Act (SB 5479) is...
by Tracy Stanton | Mar 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Jean White, King County Parks Regional Trail Program Manager King County Parks is dedicated to stewarding and expanding a high quality regional trails network for people of all ages and abilities, races and income levels to walk, bike or otherwise enjoy nature with...
by Jen Watkins, Conservation Northwest and Kitty Craig, The Wilderness Society | Feb 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
The watersheds that flow west from the Cascades into Puget Sound all have something in common: the headwaters are comprised of public land, and mostly National Forest land. That means we—the public—have a unique opportunity to influence the management of these lands,...
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