Green Festival: King County experts will show you that ‘it’s easy being green’

Stop by King County’s educational pavilion at the Green Festival, April 12-13 at Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, and meet local experts who can show you how “it’s easy being green.”

The pavilion will provide an interactive experience with county experts and hands-on demonstrations on how easy it is to: Recycle, green-up your ride, volunteer, reduce your carbon footprint and make your home and garden greener.

Experts will provide tips and be available to answer questions on a range of environmentally-friendly choices, like what to consider when purchasing a hybrid vehicle, how to garden “green,” commuting greener by using public transit instead of driving alone, green building and much more.

King County staff and experts will provide presentations on:

Saturday, April 12
10 a.m. – Pesticide-free Gardening
10:30 a.m. – Reduce your Transportation Carbon Footprint
11 a.m. – Practice Natural Lawn Care
Noon – Water Saving Tips
12:30 p.m. – King County Parks: Volunteer and Restoration Opportunities
1 p.m. – Adopt-a-Road Program
1:30 p.m. – Smart Business. Smart Choice: EnviroStars Certified Businesses
2 p.m. – Residential Green Building Resources
3 p.m. – Are your noxious weeds obnoxious?
4 p.m. – Meet King County’s EcoConsumer
5 p.m. – Is this stuff really hazardous? From Toys to Light Bulbs to Paint.
6 p.m. – Bus Trip Planning is easy

Sunday, April 13
11 a.m. – Green Building for Road Projects
Noon – King County Parks: Volunteer and Restoration Opportunities
1 p.m. – Meet King County’s EcoConsumer
2 p.m. – Household Disposal and Purchasing
3 p.m. – Hybrid Vehicles and Idle Reduction
4 p.m. – Pets, Pesticides and Poisons-oh my!
4:30 p.m. – King County’s Master Recycler Composters
6 p.m. – Smart Business. Smart Choice: EnviroStars Certified Businesses

As a major sponsor of Green Festival, King County’s pavilion will also feature special discounts and incentives for green products, such as King County Metro Transit bus passes, samples of GroCo garden fertilizer, bookbags and even a free one-hour consultation with King County TV’s YardTalk duo, Doug Rice and Greg Rabourn.

The pavilion is just one of the 300-plus exhibits scheduled to participate in this premier Pacific Northwest event.

King County is a leading local government in creating policies and programs that improve environmental stewardship and create market-based solutions to help protect the planet.

For more information on the King County’s pavilion and expert presentations visit www.greenfestivals.org (external link).

Related Information:

King County Environment