Environment Section

Win Free Prizes at SeaTac’s ‘Go Green’ Event Aug. 4

Win Free Prizes at SeaTac’s ‘Go Green’ Event Aug. 4

SeaTac Parks and Recreation Departments will be holding its first “Go Green” event on Saturday, Aug. 4, so families can see how they can be more environmentally friendly and “waste wise” at home. Residents... [Read more]

LETTER: Regarding ICLEI – ‘I really wish this were a crackpot conspiracy theory’

LETTER: Regarding ICLEI – ‘I really wish this were a crackpot conspiracy theory’

Dear Editor – It appears those who wish to “control” rather than “sustain” are duping us. You cannot talk about ICLEI without learning about UN Agenda 21. I heard of UN Agenda... [Read more]

Global Warming Causes Hot Night at Recent SeaTac City Council Session

Global Warming Causes Hot Night at Recent SeaTac City Council Session

by Jack Mayne Approval of a $600 membership in an organization with a paralyzing acronym – “ICLEI” – would seem to bring on yawns of disinterest, but that was not the case at the May 22 session... [Read more]

Highline Garden Tour Will Feature SeaTac Garden Transformation Saturday

Highline Garden Tour Will Feature SeaTac Garden Transformation Saturday

When Geraldine Yesenosky bought her SeaTac home 18 years ago, she took on a muddy front yard and an overgrown backyard that eventually divulged a broken toilet, a rusted truck and other items of junk. Yesenosky... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Sea-Tac Airport’s New Rental Car Facility Scheduled To Open May 17

PHOTOS: Sea-Tac Airport’s New Rental Car Facility Scheduled To Open May 17

In a pre-opening celebration held May 9, 2012 the Port of Seattle dedicated the new Consolidated Rental Car Facility located on International Boulevard at State Route 518. After brief speeches from key... [Read more]

Volunteers Will Put Final Touches on Highline Seatac Botanical Garden May 5

Volunteers Will Put Final Touches on Highline Seatac Botanical Garden May 5

Dedicated landscape volunteers will be on hand at the Highline Seatac Botanical Gardens (HSGB) – and will put the final touches on some rare plant specimens on Saturday, May 5th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers... [Read more]

South King Media Photographer to Speak at PowellsWood Garden May 12

South King Media Photographer to Speak at PowellsWood Garden May 12

Award-winning South King Media photojournalist Michael Brunk will be a featured presenter this year with Federal Way’s citywide Buds & Blooms festival on Mother’s Day weekend, May 12-13. Buds... [Read more]

Spring Recycle Event & Rainbarrel Sale Is April 7 At Tyee Parking Lot

Spring Recycle Event & Rainbarrel Sale Is April 7 At Tyee Parking Lot

The 2012 Spring Recycle Event and Rainbarrel Sale will be held on April 7 at the Tyee Education Complex Parking Lot at 4424 S. 188th Street in SeaTac. Recycle your household items, and bring canned food... [Read more]

What’s “Orienteering,” You Ask?  Check Out This Video And You’ll Find Out Quick!

What’s “Orienteering,” You Ask? Check Out This Video And You’ll Find Out Quick!

by Greg Wright One of my Google news alerts popped this video up yesterday… and it’s fascinating! On December 3, the Cascade Orienteering Club conducted one of its events at North SeaTac Park,... [Read more]

Environmental Science Center’s Moonlight Beach Walks Coming Up at Seahurst Park

Environmental Science Center’s Moonlight Beach Walks Coming Up at Seahurst Park

Burien’s Environmental Science Center (ESC) will be holding free and family-friendly Moonlight Beach Walks on Saturdays at Seahurst beach, starting Dec. 10th and again on Jan. 21st from 7 p.m. –... [Read more]