Environment Section

SeaTac/B-Town Blog Photojournalist Michael Brunk to Speak at PowellsWood

SeaTac/B-Town Blog Photojournalist Michael Brunk to Speak at PowellsWood

Michael Brunk, B-Town Blog Photographer by Greg Wright I’ve known Michael Brunk a long time, and he’s a man of many talents: Boeing technology guru, actor, director, webmaster… and photographer. For... [Read more]

Earth Day Volunteers Care for Planet Starting in North SeaTac Park

Earth Day Volunteers Care for Planet Starting in North SeaTac Park

Earth Day events at North SeaTac Park last Saturday drew a group of enthusiastic volunteers who gathered to cleanup and care for our planet. The Neighbors Without Borders Action Committee worked diligently... [Read more]

National Public Gardens Day

National Public Gardens Day

National Public Gardens Day is presented annually by the non-profit American Public Gardens Association (APGA) in partnership with Rain Bird. Both are committed to celebrating the environmental stewardship... [Read more]

Free Access to Local Gardens on National Public Gardens Day Friday May 6

Free Access to Local Gardens on National Public Gardens Day Friday May 6

by Greg Wright National Public Gardens Day is presented annually by the non-profit American Public Gardens Association (APGA) in partnership with Rain Bird. Both are committed to celebrating the environmental... [Read more]

Spring Recycling Event Is 9am – 3pm Saturday At Tyee Complex

Spring Recycling Event Is 9am – 3pm Saturday At Tyee Complex

A Spring Recycling Event will be held this Saturday, April 16th from 9am – 3pm at the Tyee Educational Complex parking lot. There will also be Free Confidential Material Shredding courtesy DataSite Northwest,... [Read more]

How To Celebrate Both Earth Day & Arbor Day In SeaTac April 16th

How To Celebrate Both Earth Day & Arbor Day In SeaTac April 16th

Both Earth Day and Arbor Day will be celebrated in SeaTac on Saturday, April 16th, beginning at 9am with two different cleanup parties: 9am – 1pm: “Ivy Out” will focus on removing ivy from... [Read more]

SeaTac Eagle Scout Completes Trail Markers Project at North SeaTac Park

SeaTac Eagle Scout Completes Trail Markers Project at North SeaTac Park

Eagle Scout B.J. Charley listens to comments on his PowerPoint presentation At a meeting of the City Land Use and Parks Committee on March 22, Eagle Scout B.J. Charley made a PowerPoint presentation regarding... [Read more]

Japanese Reactor Radiation Levels Monitored by DOH at SeaTac and Other Sites

Japanese Reactor Radiation Levels Monitored by DOH at SeaTac and Other Sites

John Erickson, head of emergency preparedness for WSDOH, demonstrates radiation monitoring equipment. In the wake of the explosions and potential subsequent meltdowns at the damaged nuclear reactors in... [Read more]

VIDEO: Burke Museum Puts SeaTac Sloth Fossils on Display in Mammals Collection

VIDEO: Burke Museum Puts SeaTac Sloth Fossils on Display in Mammals Collection

Be sure to also check out visual coverage by Seattle Times sketch artist Gabriel Campanario. He says, Learning about the Sea-Tac sloth was a highlight of the visit. Can you imagine this beast roaming... [Read more]

Open House for Lake to Sound Trail Scheduled for March 16

Open House for Lake to Sound Trail Scheduled for March 16

Attend this open house to learn about the Lake to Sound Trail. The Lake to Sound Trail is a proposed 16-mile biking and walking trail linking the shoreline of Lake Wasington in Renton to the shore of... [Read more]