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If you walk around Watershed Park or Yarrow Creek, you may soon see signs about preventing the spread of New Zealand Mud Snails. New Zealand Mud Snails were identified at these locations by King County invertebrate monitoring studies. The City…
Every year, countless individuals and families face the harsh reality of food insecurity. This is where the invaluable work of food pantries comes into play by offering a lifeline and distributing food to those in need. Volunteering at these pantries…
The City of Kirkland and the City of Auburn have joined forces with the Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI) to embark on an inspiring project aimed at enhancing recycling efforts in multifamily residences by 2025. This initiative, supported by King County…
Listen to the Januray 4, 2024 This Week In Kirkland Podcast to hear more about the tour!! Kirkland’s former Mayor and councilmember Penny Sweet, Deputy Mayor Jay Arnold, Interim Public Works Director Truc Dever, and the City’s solid waste team…
At the end of each summer, staff from the Public Works Department put on their rubber boots and head out to local creeks to collect samples of stream bugs. The scientific term for these creatures is “benthic macroinvertebrates” (benthic =…
We’re lucky to be able to bring more recycling and waste reduction options to a community as passionate about recycling as Kirkland is! As we reflect on 2019 and look ahead to 2020, we wanted to share five highlights from…
For some, 2017 was a trying, tumultuous, and odd year to say the least. We all experienced a new administration in Washington, DC; horrific shootings in Texas and Las Vegas; devastating hurricanes in Florida and Texas; a disturbing trend in…
You might not know about some of the ways the City of Kirkland is working to reduce climate emissions both at the City and in the Kirkland community. As a founding member city of the King County – Cities Climate…
Having grown up in Olympia, WA and currently attending college in Bellingham, WA, I thought I knew all there is to know about solid waste. I mean, I recycle and Western even banned the distribution of plastic disposable water bottles…
Have you noticed your Facebook friends capturing random acts of kindness? Well if you haven’t – you can be the first. I have friends that walk elderly people across the street, pay for the person behind them in the coffee…