The Urban Forestry Commission celebrated its third year anniversary with continued focus on improving and growing Seattle’s urban forest. The Commission just released their 2012 Annual Report. In 2012 the Commission focused considerable attention on the Department of Planning and Development’s proposed new tree regulations for private property and the… [ Keep reading ]
From the SPU blog, At Your Service Only 50 years ago, we hardly used plastics. How did they go from being rare to being everywhere? Plastics Unwrapped, a new exhibit from the Burke Museum, explores how material culture was changed—rapidly and perhaps permanently—by plastics. Learn what life was like before… [ Keep reading ]
Hosted by Northwest EcoBuilding Guild and Built Green the 2013 Green Home Tour features a self-guided excursion to view 25+ local, healthy, and green new homes, remodels, and energy retrofits in the Seattle area, on Bainbridge Island, and on the Eastside. Discover green building strategies that work from projects in… [ Keep reading ]
Compost Days Starts March 15 Thanks to residents like you, Seattle diverted more than 125,000 tons of leftover food and yard waste from the landfill through composting. As a way to thank you, Seattle Public Utilities and Cedar Grove are including a coupon for a free bag of compost when… [ Keep reading ]
Blog post by Councilmember Mike O’Brien Urban density is important, especially for meeting our environmental goals as a city. The exercise of developing our Climate Action Plan over the past year has been one of ascertaining not if Seattle should develop into a denser city, but how. This includes shortening distances between where… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Public Utilities invites you and your neighbors to participate in a city-wide program to spruce up your neighborhood. Between April 1 and May 3, SPU is supporting volunteers by providing free litter cleanup bags, glove, safety vests and waste disposal permits. Help pick up litter, stencil storm drains, paint… [ Keep reading ]
The Saving Water Partnership is presenting FREE Savvy Gardener classes! The classes are designed to inspire you while sharing practical advice on creating and maintaining beautiful, healthy landscapes that are good for you and good for the environment. The classes – starting mid-March throughout most of King County – cover many… [ Keep reading ]
The Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance has launched a new incentive program at Seattle’s year-round farmers markets in the University District and West Seattle. Collect at least 6 passport stamps by April 7th, 2013 to be entered into a drawing for gift certificates from Elliott Bay Brewery, Seattle Farmers Markets, Chaco Canyon, and… [ Keep reading ]
Commute Seattle shares the news that two-thirds of Downtown Seattle commuters get to work via walking, biking or taking transit to work. Only 34% drive alone. Good work Seattle! More info on their survey and the results can be found here.
Mayor McGinn delivered his fourth State of the City Speech yesterday, and addressing urban sustainability issues, including climate, transit, neighborhoods and housing, was a major focus. Included in his remarks were the following updates and announcements: Connecting neighborhoods with rail is a high priority, including accelerating planning efforts for a… [ Keep reading ]
