by Frances Lee | Aug 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Tracy Stanton A new United Nations’ report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change details the new risks from a warming planet on food and water shortages, expanding deserts and land degradation. This most recent report from the IPCC, focuses on land...
by Frances Lee | Jul 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Elena Arakaki, The Wilderness Society (Elena_Arakaki@tws.org)Over the past year our Urban to Wild team at The Wilderness Society has been working to gain a better understanding of how public transit connects people to parks in King County. We sought to answer the...
by Frances Lee | Jul 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Tracy StantonIn the wake of King County’s Land Conservation Initiative, I got to thinking about other vital organizations working to protect the region’s landscapes, especially those on private lands. King Conservation District (KCD) is a critical conservation...
by Frances Lee | May 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Tracy Stanton, Executive Director of the Emerald Alliance A new study conducted by researchers from the Nature Conservancy, NASA, and Stanford University examined urban tree cover in 97 U.S. cities and applied their findings across the entire U.S. urban population....
by Frances Lee | Apr 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Elevating Environmental Justice into the work of WA state agencies “We all deserve clean air, clean water and a healthy environment in which to live, work and thrive.” In the spirit of this belief, the Healthy Washington For All (HEAL) Act (SB 5479) is...
by Frances Lee | Mar 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Jean White, King County Parks Regional Trail Program Manager King County Parks is dedicated to stewarding and expanding a high quality regional trails network for people of all ages and abilities, races and income levels to walk, bike or otherwise enjoy nature with...
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