To mark Food Day (October 24th)—a nationwide celebration and movement toward more healthy, affordable and sustainable food—the City of Seattle released the Seattle Food Action Plan at an event held at Stockbox Grocers in South Park. The Action Plan outlines actions the City will pursue over the next 3-5 years to… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation is in the midst of a fact finding process to develop a strategic direction for the future “Parks Legacy Plan.” The plan will address the following questions: – Are Parks resources deployed in the most effective manner? – Which facilities and parks get the… [ Keep reading ]
With some food prices likely to go up next year as a result of this summer’s drought, now is a good time to start thinking about how to stretch your food dollar but still provide your family with healthy, nutritious food. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) just released a new… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle residents can cash in on one of the rebates being offered by Seattle City Light for new, energy efficient appliances, including refrigerators, clothes washers, ductless heat pumps and more. City Light has also worked with a number of retailers (pdf) to offer discounts on compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)…. [ Keep reading ]
Exciting news Seattle neighbors! Seattle reLeaf’s 2012 Trees for Neighborhoods program is underway! Want to beautify your home and neighborhood? Build a healthy community? Here’s your chance! Trees for Neighborhoods provides up to 4 trees per household to plant in residential yards. In addition to free trees, participants in the… [ Keep reading ]
In order to maximize the benefits of trees in Seattle, the City is updating citywide policies and regulations relating to trees and the urban forest. This work has resulted in updates of the Urban Forest Management Plan, Street Tree regulations, and Private Property Tree regulations. City staff will be hosting… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Sustainability & Environment is in the process of updating Seattle’s community-wide Climate Action Plan (CAP). The goal of the plan is ambitious: to be carbon neutral (defined as zero net emissions) by 2050. The CAP will lay out a suite of integrated strategies in the building energy,… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Light’s Powerful Neighborhoods program now offers free efficient bulbs, showerheads, and faucet aerators to owners or managers of residential buildings with five or more units. In addition, installation of all the bulbs at your property is also provided at no cost. The Powerful Neighborhoods program provides: Free efficient… [ Keep reading ]
Summer is here! While this is good news to people, it can be bad news to your young tree. Seattle’s hot, dry summers are hard on them. To make sure your young trees thrive through the summer, now is the time to start watering your tree at least once per… [ Keep reading ]
Ever wondered what it’s like to have your home assessed for its energy use and learn ways you might be able to save energy and money on your utility bills while having a more comfortable, healthy home? Then check out some great profiles of Community Power Works for Home customers –… [ Keep reading ]
