(re-posted from Seattle Public Utilities blog) Seattleites of all ages have a fun way to learn how to save water around their homes. Play the Water Busters game and put your knowledge to the test. Don’t let high water bills soak you. When you play Water Busters, you find areas around the house… [ Keep reading ]
[Reposted from Parkways blog.] Seattle Parks and Recreation has been selected as a “Grow Your Park” grant recipient from the Darden Foundation and the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). Seattle Parks was one of 15 communities awarded this grant in 2014. The grant amount is $10,000. Environmental Stewardship Coordinator… [ Keep reading ]
(re-posted from Seattle Parks & Recreation blog) In the first half of 2014, Seattle Parks and Recreation has purchased five new properties with funding from the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy. These new acquisitions add to our City’s greenspaces, expand existing parks and provide new neighborhood parks in areas… [ Keep reading ]
The High Point and NewHolly Farm Stands open this week offering fresh organic produce picked right from the P-Patch market gardens. Grown by low-income gardeners, the produce that is fresh right now is spinach, carrots, leafy vegetables, new onions, peas, turnips, and radishes, to name a few. The farm stands’… [ Keep reading ]
Majestic awe-inspiring trees are what make Seattle a great place to live and work. Our urban trees make our streets friendly to walk and bike; soak up rainwater to keep our streams, lakes, and Puget Sound clean; calm traffic, helping to avoid accidents; build community by creating pleasant spaces for… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s stormwater code protects people, property and the environment by controlling how rain water runs off of streets, buildings, and parking lots. Stormwater is the main source for pollutants in our creeks, lakes, bays and other waterways. Urban areas that collect stormwater runoff in municipal separate storm sewers and discharge it… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Public Utilities is giving away kitchen compost containers for free all summer long. Seattle residents that pledge to compost and recycle will receive a pail to help store and carry your leftover food scraps to your food and yard waste cart. Thes containers help keep your kitchen clean and… [ Keep reading ]
(re-posted from Seattle City’s Light’s blog) Seattle’s trash will soon generate even more clean energy for Seattle City Light customers. Waste Management is doubling the generating capacity of its Columbia Ridge landfill gas power plant in Oregon and City Light will buy all the electricity it produces. “Even the trash… [ Keep reading ]
A strong energy code is one of Seattle’s key tools for achieving significant reductions in energy use in the building sector and reaching the city’s ambitious goal of carbon neutrality. Seattle has consistently had one of the most advanced codes in the country and the new 2012 Seattle Energy Code… [ Keep reading ]
(re-posted from the Seattle Parks & Recreation blog) Remember the “What I Did on my Summer Vacation” essay assignment on the first day of school? You had to think about the previous three months and make up events that made you seem more interesting and adventurous than watching Judge Judy… [ Keep reading ]
