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Recent news, activities, reports,
data, grants and organizations related to the Sammamish River, Lake
Sammamish, Issaquah Creek and Tibbetts Creek and the area that drains
to these water bodies.
Nov. 7, 2006, 9:45pm
Executive Sims visits flooded areas in King County
Nov. 7, 2006, 8:30pm
Additional Emergency Shelters open in Bellevue and Renton
Nov. 7, 2006, 4:45pm
Need for residents to report flood damages
Nov. 7, 2006, 2pm
Sims: Heavy rain, historic flooding underscore need for flood-protection upgrades
Nov. 6, 2006
King County Executive issues emergency proclamation due to river system flooding
Nov. 6, 2006
Major flooding expected as heavy rain pushes Snoqualmie, Tolt rivers to Phase IV flood alert
Oct 20, 2006
King County seeks public input in developing permanent East Lake Sammamish Trail
Oct. 9, 2006
External link, King County Journal
Issaquah wants to take green to the extreme
Oct. 6, 2006
External link, Seattle Times
Salmon to hog all the action in Issaquah's "wild" festival
May 26, 2006
King County opens new trails in Taylor Mountain Forest
May 18, 2006
Grease-blocked sewer pipe causes overflow in Bellevue
April 5, 2006
King County staff respond to wastewater spill
March 21, 2006
Sims predicts East Lake Sammamish Trail will become cherished regional treasure
Feb. 9, 2006
King
County offers volunteer opportunities on trail, environmental restoration
projects
Jan. 13, 2006
County crews complete repairs, reopen
Issaquah-Hobart Road ahead of schedule
Jan. 13, 2006
Half of Marymoor Park's popular off-leash dog area
closed due to flood waters
Jan. 12, 2006
King County responding to wet weather, flooding
Jan. 11, 2006, 4:30
p.m.
King County Flood Warning Center monitoring flows as Green, White
rivers stay at Phase Three alert status
Jan. 10, 2006, 10:30
p.m.
King County Flood Warning Center raises flood alert level on Green
River, Issaquah Creek
Dec. 29, 2005
Building on a rural property? King County can help with the new
guidelines
Nov. 19, 2005
External Link, Seattle Times
Swamp
Creek littered with garbage
Nov. 4, 2005
Wet weather helps push back tentative opening for part of East Lake
Sammamish Interim Use Trail
Oct. 28, 2005
King County agreement preserves farmland, creates new athletic fields
in Sammamish Valley
Sept. 23, 2005
Hearing
on SR-9 property transfer
July 28, 2005
East
Lake Sammamish Trail Groundbreaking
July 28, 2005
Bring
your batteries, bulbs and pesticides to the King County Wastemobile,
August 5-7 in Issaquah
July 28, 2005
Get
a Free Car Wash Kit and Keep Pollution Out of Streams and Puget
Sound
July 24, 2005
External Link, Seattle Times
How
clean is your beach?
June 27, 2005
Plan
to ensure salmon can thrive in state's most urban watershed wins
approval
June 24, 2005
King
County to enhance streams at Brightwater site with fallen trees
from highway project
June 22, 2005
External link, Seattle Times
Trying
to solve the mystery of the 200,000 missing salmon
June 8, 2005
Survey
finds more users on regional trails
32 percent of trail users commuting to work or school
June 2, 2005
Mountains
to Sound Greenway Days Festival - Time
to lace up your hiking boots!
June 1, 2005
Wastewater
crew stops overflow
May 10, 2005
East
Lake Sammamish Trail clears final permitting hurdle
April 21, 2005
Earth
Day volunteers needed to care for native wildflowers in Cougar Mountain
meadow
Brightwater
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Available
Proposed Brightwater Regional Wastewater
Treatment System
March 18, 2005
King
County promises to protect water quality while building Brightwater
Treatment Plant
March 14, 2005
Sims
hires rural liaison
March 10, 2005
Woodinville-area
workshop aims to help farm and horse owners work with new regulations
Feb. 2, 2005
(External Link, Seattle P-I)
Redmond
reclaiming its river
Project restoring the Sammamish
to a wild state
Jan. 12, 2005
Purchase
of surplus county land to help farmers market, innovative ag projects
sprout in Woodinville
Nov. 27, 2004
(External Link, Seattle Times)
Local
governments' salmon-saving plan up for public review
Nov 23, 2004
Repair
work will partially close Sammamish River Trail in Woodinville November
29 and 30
Jan.28, 2004
King
County seeks volunteers to help salvage native plants near Newcastle
and give them new life
Route 9 site chosen for Brightwater Treatment Plant
Dec. 1, 2003
External link: Seattle Times
Engineers
use drains to deter busy beavers
» The
Beaver Deceiver
Nov. 28, 2003
County
Executive Sims to announce decision for location of Brightwater
wastewater treatment facilities
NEW REPORT:
The
Current Status of Kokanee in the Greater Lake Washington Watershed
Oct. 31, 2003
King
County invites volunteers to salvage native plants
Oct 8, 2003
Reclaimed
water for Sammamish Valley to flow from new source
Oct 8, 2003
Reclaimed
water for Sammamish Valley to flow from new source
Aug. 29, 2003
External link: Enterprise News
Mussels'
troubles in creek are topic of study
Tests may find problems with Bear
Creek
Jul. 29, 2004
Community
meeting Aug. 10 in Woodinville on design, mitigation for Brightwater
treatment system
Jul. 16, 2004
Public
meeting on Safety Relief Point permit application - July 29
Jan. 17, 2003
New
King County committee strives to protect region's groundwater
Nov. 8, 2002
King
County seeking comments on environmental review of proposed reclaimed
water facility in Sammamish Valley
October 11, 2002
New
King County committees strive to protect region's groundwater
October 10, 2002
Partnership
creates unique legacy near Redmond for recreation, and the environment
October 8, 2002
(external link, Seattle Times)
New
stream course attracting salmon
September 18, 2002
Sims
recommends protection of ecological lands
Protection of habitat lands critical to endangered fish and
other wildlife that represent high priorities on Issaquah Creek
and Cottage Lake Creek.
September 9, 2002
Salmon
eager to "test-swim" new stream created by King County
Roads
August
29, 2002
Salmon
Watcher Program: A distinctly northwest volunteer experience
June 13, 2002
Community
open house June 20 on water reuse in the Sammamish Valley
May 13, 2002
Judge
dismisses challenge to East Lake Sammamish Trail; construction to
continue on interim trail
February 5, 2002
(External link: Eastside Journal)
Pine
Lakers: Spare our trees; - Most oppose clearing any park acreage
for ball fields
Land
and Water steward training: applications due February 22, 2002
November 13, 2001
Public
meeting set to consider Sammamish restoration plan
November 3, 2001
Sims
lends support to Sammamish Restoration Plan at ReLeaf event
October 25, 2001
King
County seeks volunteers to dig native plants in Issaquah
October 7, 2001
(External link: Eastside Journal)
Welcoming
the salmon back home - Huge crowds turn out at Issaquah Salmon Days
to watch the fish spawn
 Sammamish
Releaf
Help plant 4,000 native plants and pull invasive weeds.
June 15, 2001
(External link: Eastside Journal)
Sammamish
Plateau faces water fines, restrictions - Aquifer below halfway
point; conservation now negligible
June 5, 2001
Issaquah
students to help restore habitat on Saturday
May 31, 2001
"Drought
Proof" Sammamish River water solutions announced
October 12, 2000
Volunteers
needed October 21 for Sammamish Stewardship Saturday: A part of
The Big Help
October 12, 2000
Sims
launches King County Salmon Cam
8-30-2000
(External link: Seattle Times)
Hydrant
vandals loose a flood of complaints
8-16-2000
Land
swap on Sammamish Plateau will enhance new regional park
 Fish
passage improves at the Chittenden Locks in Ballard
All ocean-bound fish from the Sammamish Watershed swim past
the locks to reach Puget Sound. Find out what changes are making
the locks safer for these young anadromous fish.
 Gold
Creek Fish Habitat Restoration
Opening up a Sammamish River tributary to salmon.
 Salmon
Month Photo Gallery
See October pictures of chinook salmon running up Issaquah and Cottage
Lake Creeks, people and salmon enjoying Salmon Days at the the Issaquah
Hatchery, and habitat restoration work along the Sammamish River.
News
Release: Bear Creek salmon survey
King County biologists counted fingerlings to help determine the
overall health of the creek's salmon population. |
