Environmental Education Programs - King County

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Check out programs and events happening September – November 2022!

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Environmental Education Programs
Department of Natural Resources and Parks

Learn How to be Rainwise!

Fall is here and salmon are returning to our rivers and streams! Join a webinar, workshop, or celebration event to learn more about rain gardens and cisterns and how they help control polluted stormwater runoff that leads to our rivers. Talk to an array of experts on rain gardens, sustainability and yard design, and meet RainWise contractors! Join Us!

Sign up for Water Education Field Trips for Fall

King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) offers STEM-focused wastewater and stormwater programs to schools in King and Snohomish Counties. Programs are offered to 4th-12th graders and include hands-on modeling, outdoor field experiences, and extension activities. Sign up today!

Volunteer at a Local Park

Together with our partners, we lead an average of 10,000 volunteers a year performing restoration, park improvement and building and maintaining trails. We weave environmental education into every event, to make for a rewarding and productive day in the park. Join Us!

Duwamish Alive and Orca Recovery Day

Join King County Parks on Saturday, October 15th at Cecil Moses Memorial Park along the Duwamish River in Tukwila as we learn about the river, celebrate salmon and orca recovery work, and help create better habitat by caring for our restoration site. Visit fall volunteer events to sign up.

Take a tour of a Water Treatment Plant

Join WTD education staff in finding out how your wastewater gets cleaned! Tour the treatment plant and learn what you can do to protect our water. Participants must be at least 9 years old. Join Us!

Use Water Education Resources

King County Water and Land Division provides K-12 educators with an extensive resource guide for STEM lessons, programs and resources about clean water, teacher training and grants!

• Elementary Stormwater Runoff Education Resource Guide (pdf)
• Secondary Stormwater Runoff Education Resource Guide (pdf)

King County WTD provides resources that are Entertaining, Interactive and Educational! Create a map with local watersheds; play a video game where you battle wipes; and take a video tour of a water treatment plant! Check out all our education resources.

Become a Green School

JThe Green Schools Program involves K-12 students and staff in education and action for sustainability. Student teams, schools, and districts receive hands-on help, tools, and recognition in becoming a Green School. Public and private K - 12 schools and school districts in King County, outside the City of Seattle, are eligible to participate.