Evergreen
September 25, 2025
Strengthening the local food infrastructure to support hunger-relief organizations
Man moves boxes of food in a storage space
Twenty-two hunger relief organizations, farm businesses, and food distributors throughout King County will receive a combined $755,000 in grant funding to strengthen local food infrastructure after abrupt cuts to federal spending earlier this year.
The grants will fund critical equipment — from refrigerators and freezers to ovens and processing tools — that helps organizations safely store, prepare, and distribute fresh, nutritious food to neighbors in need.
We partnered with Harvest Against Hunger to redirect local funds after the federal funding cuts, supporting trusted community organizations that connect farmland to tables. More than 60 organizations applied, with requests totaling nearly $4 million.
*Read more* [ [link removed] ]
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The Foothills Trail Bridge: built less than a year ago, already a lifeline for communities
Aerial view of Foothills Trail Bridge that crosses the White River
Less than a year after we opened [ [link removed] ] the scenic Foothills Trail Bridge, it proved to be a lifeline for communities on both sides of the White River when the nearby state highway bridge was damaged.
As The Seattle Times showed in their recent coverage, residents in Enumclaw and Buckley have appreciated having a trail bridge where pedestrians and cyclists can get to work and stay connected while WSDOT repairs the White River Bridge.
Our Parks employees immediately responded to an emergency declaration signed by Executive Braddock to install temporary lighting along the bridge. We also partnered with King County Metro, which extended its DART Route 915 [ [link removed] ] to the bridge that is part of the 22-mile Foothills Trail [ [link removed] ].
Help us keep everyone safe [ [link removed] ] by keeping all non-emergency vehicles off the bridge, including golf carts, ATVs, and motorcycles. In addition to staying within the trail bridge’s weight limit, it keeps the 16-foot-wide path accessible to emergency responders.
*Read the Seattle Times article* [ [link removed] ]
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Supporting small businesses and nonprofits that reduce waste, cut greenhouse emissions
Re+ Grants fund 14 projects [ [link removed] ]
Fourteen projects led by small businesses and nonprofits will receive a combined $2.17 million in Re+ Circular Economy Grants, helping us reduce and waste cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Nearly half of the projects will reduce food waste by collecting unused crops from local farms for culinary training and free meals, reducing waste generated from events, and converting food waste into organic fertilizer for local farmers. Several other projects will make construction more sustainable by converting plastics into 2x4 beams for decking and benches, expanding lumber recovery, and increasing access to a popular tool library.
Learn more about the Re+ Circular Economy Grants → [ [link removed] ]
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New sewer cleaning truck extends the life of King County pipes
New sewer cleaning truck in action on a local street.
Our Wastewater Treatment Division’s new sewer cleaning truck is already producing results.
Using a high-powered jet nozzle that sprays 110 gallons of water per minute, the truck blasts away sediment, wipes, and grease from deep inside sewer pipes. A powerful suction hose then vacuums the debris into the truck’s tank — “basically pressure washing the pipe at 12 to 15 feet underground,” said conveyance inspector Jim Giger.
The new truck helps our employees with routine maintenance of 380 miles of county-owned pipes that serve 1.5 million people throughout King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. In Black Diamond, crews used it to clean a 400-foot section of pipe that carries wastewater to South Treatment Plant in Renton. That line, first installed in 1992, will be upgraded in the coming years to meet the needs of the area’s growing population through 2070.
Read the full story → [ [link removed] ]
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Social media spotlight
new york fashion week [ [link removed] ]
First day of fall x New York Fashion Week
From kokanee salmon in striking red to Douglas squirrels in earthy plaids, the season’s palette is already on display across King County trails.
*See the fall looks* [ [link removed] ]
salmon girl summer [ [link removed] ]
We're sad to announce that Salmon Girl Summer is ending...but Salmon Girl SEEson is just getting started~????
*See Salmon Girl SEEson* [ [link removed] ]
specific tools at the tool library [ [link removed] ]
Get ready to play VERY. SPECIFIC. TOOLS! ?? ??️
Behold the encyclopedic knowledge of Peter from the Shoreline Tool Library. Wouldn’t you rather spend time with this guy than waste time, money, and resources on a garage full of tools you only use once?
*Watch the video* [ [link removed] ]
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