Mark your calendars for Wednesday, July 31. The City’s annual Trees for Neighborhoods program kicks off with applications opening to request up to FOUR free trees for your yard. Not only do you get trees, but training, ongoing support and reminders on caring for your trees, and watering bags to… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Light’s 2012 Annual Report is now available online, highlighting the municipally owned utility’s accomplishments for the year, starting with adoption of its first six-year Strategic Plan. “2012 was a standout year for Seattle City Light,” General Manager and CEO Jorge Carrasco said. “The Strategic Plan is a blueprint for continuing… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Parks Foundation, Green Seattle Partnership, EarthCorps and six corporate sponsors, including REI, have teamed up to host Love Parks Day on Friday, July 26, at Lincoln Park. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., volunteers will clean the park and remove invasive vegetation species. The goal… [ Keep reading ]
The King County Executive Office is calling for nominations for the 2013 King County Small Business Awards, celebrating the growing and diverse number of small businesses that make King County their home. To be eligible for any of the awards above, a business must: Be located in King County Have 50… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle is seeking qualified candidates to fill 10 positions in the new Living Building and Deep Green Pilot Technical Advisory Group to be formed by August 31 of this year. The deadline for submitting an application is July 19, 2013. One can download an application form here. To apply,… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – Building on a successful pilot in 2012, the City of Seattle—in partnership with JPMorgan Chase, The Seattle Foundation, and seventeen farmers markets and farm stands around Seattle—has launched an expanded Fresh Bucks program that will run from July through October 2013. Fresh Bucks doubles the value of produce… [ Keep reading ]
This Summer, Seattle Seattle City Light is challenging customers to a put an energy saving spin on their most creative, tasty recipes. The “Cookin’ with Kilowatts” contest asks customer to create or use an original recipe that they would typically bake in an oven or on a stovetop and use a… [ Keep reading ]
With school out and long summer days ahead, there are endless ways to combine forest restoration with other fun summer activities in Seattle parks. Join a Green Seattle Partnership volunteer event. The goal of the partnership, which Seattle Public Utilities is a member, is to actively work to restore and maintain Seattle’s… [ Keep reading ]
Re-posted from Seattle Parks and Recreation Blog When it’s hot, Seattle residents don’t need to go far to cool off. Seattle Parks and Recreation has a long list of places to get cool in the water, including beaches, wading pools and water spray features, and outdoor pools. Beaches Parks offers… [ Keep reading ]
***Repost of Friends of the Cedar River Watershed press release June 25*** Bring your family and friends to view salmon migrating through our own community. Trained volunteer naturalists will be stationed at the Chittenden (Ballard) Locks on June 29, July 6, and July 27 between 11am and 3pm to… [ Keep reading ]
