Parks
Everett needs volunteers to help care for trees
EVERETT -- The city wants to take better care of its forests -- and it wants your help.The parks department is working with the private Seattle-based group Forterra to develop a 20-year plan to restore and maintain forested parklands.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Local News
One lucky kid
Boy nearly went down 270-foot waterfall, rescuers say (video)
Date: 05/21/2012 | Local News
Boy rescued at Falls
13-year-old pulled to safety at Wallace Falls (video)
Date: 05/20/2012 | Local News
Heavy metal for park
Paul Casey's artwork graces Grand Avenue Park in Everett
Date: 05/10/2012 | Local News
Front Porch: Wellington Hills park meeting
Snohomish County Parks and Recreation staff have planned a meeting Tuesday night to get people's thoughts on how to develop the newly acquired Wellington Hills Regional Sports Park.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Local News
Bike race pits riders against themselves
The Eastern Washington farm towns of Sprague, Tokio, Harrington and Edwall have never seen anything like a fondo, until now. That's fondo, not fondue. It's served with chips, mileage, medals and topped off with a festival.
Date: 05/05/2012 | Life
Help steer parks' future
County wants to know your priorities for its six-year plan
Date: 04/28/2012 | Local News
Spend day in water for free
How about going swimming today? Yes, indoors, and yes, it's free.Today is the city of Everett's annual April Pools Day at Forest Park Swim Center. Head there between 12:30 and 2 p.m. to take a swim and learn about water safety.
Date: 04/21/2012 | Life
Dead birds offer learning opportunity for researchers
It's sad to watch dead birds wash up on ocean beaches, birds that were so full of life a short time ago now battered and bedraggled in the sand and stones.It may be small consolation, but those birds can give up facts in death.
Date: 04/21/2012 | Life
Park service website offers Civil War guide
The National Park Service has launched a website that provides an overview of the Civil War and a guide to more than 1,700 sites around the nation related to the war that divided the nation.
Date: 04/07/2012 | Life
Everett soccer field to get new turf
EVERETT -- One soccer field is getting a makeover.On Wednesday night, the Everett City Council unanimously approved replacing the synthetic grass on a soccer field at Kasch Park, 8811 Airport Road.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Local News
State parks depend on volunteers to survive
If our state parks can survive in a recognizable form in this economic miasma, we can thank the volunteers.
Date: 03/31/2012 | Life
Mount Rainier manager named San Juan park chief
Lee Taylor has managed the information and education program at Mount Rainier National Park for the past three years. Now she's been named superintendent at San Juan Island National Historical Park.
Date: 03/21/2012 | Northwest
Playground toys pulled from parks
EVERETT -- The city's parks department has removed playground equipment from two parks that were part of a national recall by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Date: 03/10/2012 | Local News
Recalled playground equipment pulled from city parks
The city's parks department has removed two pieces of playground equipment from Kasch and Lions parks that were part of a national recall by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Date: 03/07/2012 | Inside Everett
State parks offer free admission March 18-19
TACOMA -- Washington state parks are offering free admission four times this year. The first set of free days will be March 18-19 in honor of the park system's 99th birthday on March 19.The News Tribune reported the other days are June 9, Sept. 29 and Nov. 10-12.
Date: 03/04/2012 | Northwest
Contractor files $1.95 million in claims against Edmonds
EDMONDS -- A contractor has filed two claims against the city over work done at the Haines Wharf Park.
Date: 02/27/2012 | Local News
Fix may be in works for Everett's Bayside Park
EVERETT -- A north Everett neighborhood park has been fenced off for months -- although a fix may be coming soon.
Date: 01/23/2012 | Local News
Clark Park could use 'friends'
EVERETT -- The parks department is helping launch a "friends" group for a park that's earned a reputation for crime and vandalism.
Date: 01/21/2012 | Local News
South county cities adjust parks and rec fees to keep budgets in check
Cities across south Snohomish County are facing a revenue crunch because of a lagging economy and deflated tax revenues. That means taking a closer look at expenditures and sharpening pencils to fine-tune city budgets.
Date: 01/17/2012 | Local News
Everett park update on hold
The bad economy stalls fixes to Henry M. Jackson Park
Date: 01/16/2012 | Local News
Mount Rainier National Park to reopen Saturday
SEATTLE -- Mount Rainier National Park will reopen to the public on Saturday, nearly a week after a park ranger was shot to death trying to stop a vehicle inside the park.
Date: 01/04/2012 | Northwest
Denali National Park changes entry to per person
FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- The National Park Service will soon begin charging per person and not by the vehicle to enter Denali National Park and Preserve -- home to the 20,320-foot Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America.
Date: 12/30/2011 | Northwest
'First Day' hikes at 3 state parks
Enjoy a national tradition on New Year's Day by taking part in a First Day Hike at a Washington state park.
Date: 12/30/2011 | Life
Helping parks
Everett program makes it easy to contribute a memorial or gift
Date: 12/05/2011 | Local News
E-Town Turkey Bowl
A Thanksgiving tradition at Everett's Forest Park (gallery)
Date: 11/24/2011 | Local News
Visit national parks for free this weekend
Saturday and Sunday are the last days this year to get free entrance to Mount Rainier or Olympic national parks. The fee-free days celebrate Veterans Day, which was Friday.
Date: 11/12/2011 | Life
Contest held to name new Edmonds park
EDMONDS -- A contest will help determine the name for Edmonds' newest park at the Old Milltown site at Fifth Avenue S. and Maple Street.
Date: 11/09/2011 | Local News
Front Porch: Camp in the winter
Camp in the winterThe Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission reports that more than 80 parks are remaining open seven days a week this season.
Date: 11/07/2011 | Local News
Former Rainier park chief profited from cozy deal
ASHFORD, Wash. -- The former superintendent of Mount Rainier National Park was promoted to head Grand Canyon National Park this summer even though he was previously reprimanded for selling his home to a contractor at far more than market value, according to a new report.
Date: 10/02/2011 | Northwest
Park for visually impaired
High-tech tool, tactile map added to Lions Park
Date: 09/29/2011 | Local News
Learn about Jetty Island's critters
If you've ever taken the little ferry ride over to Jetty Island you know what a not-so-secret treasure that little strip of sand and beach grass is.
Date: 09/19/2011 | Life
Child’s wonderment offers a teachable moment
The little girl ran toward me with a look of pure joy, the urge to share a discovery that was clutched in her fist.Jamming on the brakes, she opened her fingers."See!"Ah, a teachable moment.
Date: 09/17/2011 | Life
Power coming to Fort Casey camping sites
Fort Casey State Park on Whidbey Island soon will have electrical hook-up campsites, according to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.Installation of underground electrical power and water line repairs will upgrade 14 campsites.
Date: 09/13/2011 | Life
Changes add to Edmonds park costs
EDMONDS -- The creation of Haines Wharf Park racked up 10 change orders, tacking $725,000 onto the original $1.6 million contract -- and sparking a debate about whether the City Council should have had a say in the change orders.
Date: 09/05/2011 | Local News
This weekend's last chance to take ferry to Jetty Island
It's almost time to wave goodbye to Everett's sandy white beach for the summer.This weekend is the last opportunity to take a ferry over to Jetty Island, the city's manmade, 2-mile-long island off the 10th Street boat launch.Jetty Island is open through Labor Day, Sept. 5.
Date: 09/02/2011 | Entertainment
Tribes want Discover Pass rules clarified
OLYMPIA -- State and tribal officials are working to clarify the new Discover Pass program's rules, which fail to spell out when tribal members are exempt from paying the fee for access to state parks and recreation land.
Date: 08/22/2011 | Local News
Pesticide-free is hard work
Neighborhood experiments with making Lowell Park greener
Date: 08/22/2011 | Local News
County expects drop in income from property sales tax
The amount of tax revenue Snohomish County expects to collect from real estate sales this year is likely to fall about $2.6 million below predictions, a consequence of the troubled housing market.That brings those revenues down to mid-1990s levels.
Date: 08/09/2011 | Local News
Feeding meters in Mukilteo?
Paid parking proposed for Lighthouse Park's traffic jam
Date: 08/08/2011 | Local News
Camano Island flooding plan draws opposition
CAMANO ISLAND -- A plan by a fisheries group to allow the tide to reclaim part of Camano Island State Park is meeting with some opposition.
Date: 08/06/2011 | Local News
Snohomish picks contractor to finish last bit of Centennial Trail
SNOHOMISH -- The city has selected the company to finish the last link of the Centennial Trail.At Tuesday night's meeting, the City Council unanimously agreed to a contract for Strider Construction Co. of Bellingham to complete a two-thirds of a mile gap.
Date: 08/04/2011 | Local News
Trails expansion booming
Everett is developing a plan for the Powder Mill Gulch area
Date: 07/30/2011 | Local News
Whidbey Island marine park closes for renovations
Whidbey Island -- Possession Point State Park, a marine park on the southern tip of Whidbey Island, will be closed for two to three months beginning Monday, according to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.
Date: 07/18/2011 | Local News
$64,000 grant and sweat of volunteers to help preserve Ebey Landing’s historic structures
COUPEVILLE -- The Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve depends on its volunteers. And now with a $64,000 grant, the reserve has money to continue its preservation efforts.
Date: 07/15/2011 | Local News
Helicopter to be used in counting Olympic National Park goats
PORT ANGELES -- The National Park Service plans to use a helicopter in counting the number of mountain goats in Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest.
Date: 07/13/2011 | Northwest
Find out if a kid'll eat ivy, too, at Goatalympics
Goatalympics 2011 is planned for Saturday at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds.It's modeled after a horse show, with lots of classes for different sorts of goats, says Ellen Felsenthal, owner of New Moon Farm Goat Rescue and Sanctuary in Arlington.
Date: 07/08/2011 | Local News
Arlington seeks park name suggestions
ARLINGTON -- It's been called the Country Charm Conservation and Recreation Area since the 150-acre park land was purchased more than a year ago from the Graafstra family.
Date: 07/06/2011 | Local News
Citizen ideas would reclaim Clark Park
EVERETT -- The city could improve Clark Park by adding picnic tables, inviting bands to play or holding an arts festival.
Date: 07/02/2011 | Local News
Bask in sun on Jetty Island
Jetty Island opened for the season Friday, just in time for what looks like some real summer weather.
Date: 07/02/2011 | Life
Splash, swim, relax
Take a quick ferry ride to Jetty Island, which opens Friday
Date: 06/30/2011 | Entertainment
Ideas developed for Jimi Hendrix Park in Seattle
SEATTLE -- Three concepts for Jimi Hendrix Park in Seattle will be unveiled at a workshop Thursday evening at the Northwest African American Museum.
Date: 06/23/2011 | Northwest
Parks no longer free
Starting July 1, you'll have to pay to visit state parks
Date: 06/23/2011 | Local News
Front Porch: Celebrate Flag Day
Celebrate Flag DayFolks 50 and older are invited to a Flag Day celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Carl Gipson Senior Center of Everett, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett.
Date: 06/14/2011 | Local News
Earn a free Discover Pass to state parks with 24 hours of volunteer work
You may have heard by now that as of July 1, access to Washington state parks and recreation areas will cost $10 for a day pass or $30 for an annual pass that must be displayed on your vehicle.
Date: 06/11/2011 | Life
Everett fire station, built in 1996, is on land that was restricted to park use
EVERETT -- Whoops.The city accidentally built Fire Station No. 7 at Silver Lake in the wrong place.Officials forgot that the city accepted a federal grant to improve Sullivan Park. The fire station was later built on a corner of the 23-acre park in 1996.
Date: 06/03/2011 | Local News
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