Stormwater Activism 101 How to Report Construction Stormwater Violations By: William Lider, PE, CESCL Construction Stormwater Runoff: Stormwater runoff from developed commercial and residential sites can carry pollutants that are harmful to our streams and the aquatic organisms that rely on clean water. But developments under construction can generate even […]
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From the Seattle Times online: Filtering rain runoff reduces its threat to salmon, study suggests Stormwater runoff that results from everyday activities — oils from leaky cars, pesticides from lawns and other pollutants — killed fish within four hours in a recent study. The salmon were fine when the same […]
(From King 5 news) BURIEN, Wash. – A new storm water cleaning system in Burien is working to clear the Puget Sound of toxins and is being used as an example for other communities in the region. Storm water runoff is responsible for roughly 80% of the toxic pollution found […]
From My Edmonds News… By a unanimous 6-0 vote, the Edmonds City Council Tuesday night agreed to recommend a 100-foot interim setback be incorporated into the state-required Shoreline Master Program. City staff is preparing to submit the state-required Shoreline Master Program update to the Department of Ecology, and one of […]
The Citizen Action Training School is a civic engagement and watershed and marine ecology program that will train future community leaders to support Puget Sound recovery efforts locally and regionally. NEW: Now accepting applications for Olympic Peninsula and Everett CATS sessions! Applications are due 8/18 for Olympic Peninsula CATS and […]
“Raptors On the Wing” at the Northwest Stream Center Want to see a very large Golden Eagle “up close and personal?” Curious why Great Horned owls are referred to as “Tiger Owls?” What does the screech of a Barn Owl sound like? Did you know that there is an owl […]
Thornton Creek in Seattle, an important urban stream, is getting some needed attention with a new bridge that will permit salmon passage and reduce flooding. Read more in the Seattle Times article linked here. http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023717661_thorntoncreekxml.html
WE DID IT!!!!!!!!! THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO PURCHASE HOOVEN BOG AND THE 8 ACRES NEXT TO IT FOR AN INTERPRETIVE CENTER. This will allow people to learn about the bog without actually walking around in it. Future generations will be able to visit this ancient site and […]
Pacific Northwest residents typically treat surface water as a problem to be solved. They route runoff away from their property as quickly as possible: Out of sight, out of mind, problem solved. However, in their haste to remain dry, residents are giving away a valuable resource. The proposed plan looks […]
Photo from myedmondsnews.com Council preserves parcel of urban forest By Laura Daniali | Mar 20, 2014 – Edmonds Beacon The Edmonds City Council will forgo the sale of a city parcel of land after an outpour of public opposition to the potential loss of the forested area…. Some councilmembers received […]
After decades underground, over 1/2 mile of Horse Creek will be daylighted through a new mixed-use urban neighborhood, as part of city of Bothell’s Downtown Revitalization Plan. This is great news, as the original plan for the redevelopment was to keep the stream in a pipe. It currently runs in a […]
Rebecca Ponzio, Puget Sound Policy Specialist, Washington Environmental Council Long-term city planning doesn’t typically make front page news, but it is essential for thoughtful, integrated use of the landscape. The City of Burien is doing just that through a regional stormwater management system for the Northeast Redevelopment Area (NERA), an […]