Environment Section
SeaTac Parks Department Joins with Allied Waste and County for Tub Lake Cleanup
Tub Lake is situated in a cyclone-fenced area just south of North SeaTac's BMX bike course The SeaTac Parks Department along with Don Frey, Municipal Services Manager of Allied Waste, and Morgan John... [Read more]
Fifth Annual Ice Cream Social With Ciscoe Morris Will Be Sunday, Aug. 14th
The Fifth Annual Ice Cream Social will feature Celebrity Guest Ciscoe Morris on Sunday, Aug. 14th at Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden, located at 13735 24th Ave South in SeaTac. Ciscoe Morris, a local... [Read more]
Grandview Park Gets Sorely Needed Facelift from Six Local Parks Departments
Parks department works who participated in the June 15 cleanup On Wednesday, June 15th, maintenance staff from six of the eight local parks departments teamed up for some extensive brush clearing, mowing,... [Read more]
The June 11th Highline Garden Tour Is For The Birds And The Bees
Retirement has been busy for Jerry Wick. Since selling his J & W Septic Service a few years ago, he’s tackled all of those projects and hobbies he’s always dreamed of doing – metal detecting,... [Read more]
Beach Naturalist Program
Stroll along almost any Seattle beach during low tide on a summer weekend and you’ll see that the shore is alive! Not only will you witness the Puget Sound’s multitude of marine plants and... [Read more]
Daisy Sonju Community Garden Dedication
Des Moines first community garden and orchard dedication in conjunction with Earth Day activities. http://www.desmoineswa.gov/ For more information about this event, contact: Kim Richmond Read More →
Annual Highline Garden Tour Will Include Five Gardens On June 11th
The annual Highline Garden Tour will be on Saturday, June 11th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. with a tour of five gardens, entertainment and plant sales and more. In collaboration with the Highline SeaTac Botanical... [Read more]
When ‘May’ The Wet Weather Stop? Sunday Sets Rainfall Record At Airport
Sea-Tac Airport broke a rainfall record for Sunday (May 15), with .81 of an inch falling before 6 p.m., beating the .56 record from 2001. For the first half of May, the total rainfall amount at the airport... [Read more]
Cool Spring Part of Decades-long Trending Say Atmospheric Scientists
by Greg Wright All you have to do is walk outside to notice that plant growth of all kinds is well behind normal patterns this year—in many cases by several weeks. Of course, it would have to be warm... [Read more]
Comment Sought on Cleanup Plan for Contaminated SeaTac “Development Site”
A diagram of the cleanup site in question. Note that the northeast corner of the site is aligned with the intersection of International Boulevard and South 160th Street. A Department of Ecology press... [Read more]




