The Climate Progress blog has a great post on how you can reduce food waste during the holidays. In many cases, the tactics you take to reduce food waste are also the same tactics that nutritionists recommend to help you control your diet. It’s a win-win for folks!
The 2011 Trees for Neighborhoods program was a great success! The program provided 1,000 trees to Seattle residents for planting in their yards and planting strips. Altogether, 75 fruit trees, 400 small trees, and 525 medium to large trees were given out (see map graphic below for distribution). 135 of… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – The National League of Cities (NLC) passed a far-reaching resolution, “Supporting Healthy Food, Public Health, and Sustainability Practices in the 2012 Farm Bill,” calling for a new Federal Farm Bill that emphasizes supporting regional food systems, healthy food, sustainable agriculture, and social justice for farmers and farm workers…. [ Keep reading ]
Staff from the Office of Sustainability & Environment will lead a discussion on the Seattle Climate Action Plan at the next Great City brownbag this Thursday, November 10 at noon. The Seattle Climate Action Plan will lay out a roadmap for how Seattle can become a carbon neutral city by… [ Keep reading ]
Trees for Neighborhoods has re-opened applications for conifers to be planted in yards of Seattle residents. Trees can be picked up on Saturday, November 12th at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands. Available trees include Deodar cedar, Weeping Alaska cedar, Shore pine, and Western red cedar. You can find out… [ Keep reading ]
Many great things are going on in Seattle and our region to create a sustainable and healthy food system that works for everyone. Innovative programs, such as training homeless youth to grow food or providing fresh food options in “food deserts,” benefit our community in a variety of ways –… [ Keep reading ]
A required update to the City’s Shoreline Master Program (SMP) is underway and Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) just released the second draft of the updated regulations. The SMP includes the goals, policies and regulations that govern land use and activities within the Seattle Shoreline District. Seattle’s Shoreline District includes the Duwamish River,… [ Keep reading ]
On October 3, the City Council unanimously passed a resolution that put Seattle on a path toward reducing our net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by the year 2050. Seattle is one of a handful of cities in the world to formally adopt carbon neutrality as a goal. The Office… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT will be hosting 5 open houses this fall to share information about the TMP Draft Summary Report and to get feedback from the community. If you care about transit, please plan on attending to learn about the draft plan and share your thoughts. The Draft Summary Report can be… [ Keep reading ]
Commercial and multi-family building owners – energy costs got you down? Join program staff from the Department of Planning and Development on October 17th to learn more about the Seattle Building Energy Benchmarking and Reporting Ordinance and find out how to take a bite out of your energy bills. You’ll… [ Keep reading ]
