Public invited to tour Brightwater habitat restoration site on Saturday, March 3

Newly daylighted and restored, 228th Street Creek will provide salmon habitat in a formerly industrial area that housed auto wrecking yards.

On Saturday, March 3, people are invited to preview new trails, native plant landscaping, emerging wetlands habitat and rebuilt salmon-bearing stream corridors being developed as part of the Brightwater Treatment Plant project.

The hour-long guided walking tours will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning at the Brightwater project office, 22509 State Route 9 S.E., Woodinville.

King County is investing $8 million to restore 43 acres of underused, environmentally damaged land on the north portion of the 114-acre Brightwater site, which will transform the area into a community asset when construction is completed later this year.

Participants should wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes and
long pants, and be prepared to walk on unpaved pathways and boardwalks. Children who are accompanied by an adult are welcome, though baby strollers cannot be used on the
crushed rock trails.

People are strongly encouraged to register in advance. For more information, or to request reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, please call Rachael Dillman at 206-296-1311, 711 TTY, or e-mail brightwater@metrokc.gov.

People enjoy clean water and a healthy environment because of King County's wastewater treatment program. The county’s Wastewater Treatment Division protects public health and water quality by serving 17 cities, 17 local sewer utilities and more than 1.4 million residents in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. Formerly called Metro, the regional clean-water agency now operated by King County has been preventing water pollution for more than 40 years.

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