Happy Valentine’s Day!
Crossposted from Go! Green Team!
Happy Valentine’s Day! Do you know how many paper cards will be purchased this week? Approximately 190 million. If you add in all the cards that are given in classrooms as well handmade cards, the total comes to a whopping 1 billion. Can you imagine how many resources are used to create and distribute so many cards? Show the Earth some green love this Valentine’s Day. Practice a little extra waste reduction, recycling, and composting during Valentine’s week.
Here are a few suggestions to cut down on paper waste:
- Send a virtual Valentine’s Day email.
- Buy 100% post-consumer recycled Valentine’s Day cards.
- Send a voice message or a voice memo letting your loved ones know how much you care.
- Use your children’s existing art for Valentine’s Day cards they can give to their teachers and classmates.
Read more at Go! Green Team!
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Tech Tip: Updating King County issued and personal devices
Whether it’s your county-issued mobile device or your own personal device, KCIT strongly recommends that you update the Operating System when your provider releases OS updates. These updates keep your device free of viruses, make it difficult for hackers to gain access to your information and help your existing apps work better.
In the coming months, KCIT will be rolling out Exchange Online throughout the county. This allows employees to access King County email anytime, anywhere and from any device if that device has the most updated software. For our security and your protection, if your device does not have the most updated software then you will not be able to access your email on your phone until the operating system is updated.
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Social Media Spotlight: King County TV Twitter
KCTV produces original programming on county issues, services, & broadcasts live meetings. Channel 22 in most areas of King County. Watch in HD on Comcast channel 322.
Follow the King County TV on Twitter today.
Click here to view all King County social media pages.
https://twitter.com/KingCountyTV
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Featured Job: Noxious Weed Control Specialist II
Closing Date/Time: Sun. 02/11/18 11:59 PM Pacific Time
Salary: $26.05 – $33.01 Hourly
Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week
Location: King Street Center – 201 S Jackson St, Seattle, Washington
Department: Department of Natural Resources & Parks – Water and Land Resources Division
Description: The King County Noxious Weed Control Program works to prevent and reduce the economic, environmental and social impacts of noxious weeds in King County. The program’s focus is to achieve voluntary control of noxious weeds through education and technical assistance to landowners. Where this fails, regulatory compliance procedures may be used. The person hired for this Noxious Weed Control Specialist II position will work closely with the Regional Specialists Supervisor, Program Manager and other agencies and private landowners to develop and implement noxious weed control activities in a defined region of the county. The person will be responsible for the noxious weed control outputs in that region. For more information about the Program, please see: www.kingcounty.gov/weeds.
Contact: For more information contact Erika Yanak, Human Resource Analyst at 206-477-0320 or at Erika.Yanak@kingcounty.gov.
Learn more about this position, or view all available jobs.
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Employee Transportation Program gets you moving
Did you know that your King County ID and Orca card open doors on buses, trains and ferries across Puget Sound? As an employee, you have access to nine modes of transportation – covering land and water – from bus services to trains, water taxi to ferry. Get with the Employee Transportation Program (ETP) to reap the benefits of zero cost for fare, gas and zero wear and tear on your vehicle.
Watch the video below to learn more about your ETP benefits. For more information, contact Hossein Barahimi, ETP Program Manager, at 206-477-5853 or Hossein.Barahimi@kingcounty.gov.
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Seeking submissions: Love notes to King County’s natural resources
Crossposted from Keeping King County Green
What connects us? The beauty of our region. And what better time to celebrate our region’s beautiful natural resources than on Valentine’s Day.
King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks wants to learn what you love and appreciate about our region’s natural resources. We want to see your love notes to and about your favorite trail, hike, lake, river, natural area, scenic view or environmental action to take. Did you know that King County Parks has 200 parks, 215 miles of backcountry trails, 175 miles of regional trails, and 28,000 acres of open space to pay homage to?
Read more at Keeping King County Green
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Kudos! Factoria Redevelopment Project receives awards
The King County Solid Waste Division’s recently completed Factoria Recycling and Transfer Station redevelopment project has been honored with two awards that exemplify King County’s commitment to sustainable building. In late November 2017, the project receive the “Green Project of the Year Award” from the Northwest Construction Consumer Council, and in late January, the project received the “Environmental Silver Award” from the American Council of Engineering Companies. Judges cited the project’s commitment to sustainable design and construction, as well as the innovative use of recycled materials, enhanced recycling services for customers, and the projected LEED Gold certification as reasons for the awards.
A multi-year project, the new facility, located in Bellevue, offers a wide array of recycling services, a new household hazardous waste facility that allows customers a place to dispose of these materials in an environmentally-responsible way, and two pre-load compactors that increase the efficiency of loads transported to the landfill by about 30 percent, thereby reducing the number of transfer trailer truck trips to and from the station. The facility also has sustainable design features that improve energy efficiency, including translucent skylights and window panels that allow natural light into the building, rainwater harvesting, recycled content building materials such as steel, asphalt, and concrete, and landscaping with drought-tolerant plants.
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Upcoming Lunch and Learns hosted by Department of Public Health on Feb. 21
The Continuous Journey for Civil Rights Employees are welcome to attend this Lunch and Learn to hear reflections from participants in Project Pilgrimage’s Fall 2017 civil rights pilgrimage to the Deep South. Project Pilgrimage builds interracial and intergenerational communities in Washington state and beyond by studying, understanding, and gaining inspiration from transformational movements and individuals. This presentation will describe Project Pilgrimage, experiences of the Fall 2017 cohort, and discuss ways to engage in and support civil rights. This Lunch and Learn is presented by Devon Love with Vroom Activation and Help Me Grow Systems Manager, and Audrey Vaughan, Program Manager with 98point6 Inc. This event will take place Wednesday, February 21 from noon to 1:00 p.m. Chinook Building, Rooms 121/123.
Orlando Medical Examiner’s Response to the Pulse Nightclub tragedy with Dr. Joshua D. Stephany, M.D. King County employees are also welcome to attend this presentation by Dr. Joshua Stephany, the Chief Medical Examiner in Orlando. Dr. Stephany will present the medical examiner response to the Pulse Nightclub tragedy. Dr. Stephany received his M.D. in New York and trained in Forensic Pathology in Miami. He is certified in Anatomic and Forensic Pathology by the American Board of Pathology. In his presentation for the King County Medical Examiner’s Office Forensic Pathology Conference, Dr. Stephany will walk attendees through the response and challenges that he and his staff faced through the days following the mass fatality incident. Dr. Stephany hopes his analysis of the tragedy and response will help other cities and their medical examiner offices prepare for a similar occurrence. This event will take place Wednesday, February 21 from 11:00 a.m. to noon at the Harborview Medical Center Research and Training Building Auditorium, 300 Ninth Ave, Seattle, WA.
All King County employees welcome, but space is limited. For more information contact Olga Alexander at Olga.Alexander@kingcounty.gov.
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RASKC’s 2017 Year in Review
Crossposted from Tails from RASKC
Over the last few years Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) has gone through several transformations, putting more emphasis than ever before on connecting with the community and improving quality of life for the animals in our care. By the end of 2016, RASKC had officially reached a 90% Live Release Rate (LRR), meaning nine out of ten animals that come through the door are adopted to new families or returned to their original owner. By the measure of many in the animal welfare field, this is an important milestone in our journey to help the animals in our shelter’s care. While being thrilled to have reached this milestone, we asked: What’s next? How can we help even more animals? What other impacts can we have on the community?
Read more at Tails from RASKC
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Careers that matter: We’re accepting applications for paid summer internships through Feb. 25.
Crossposted from Clean Water Stories
It’s never too early to make plans for summer break. This year, why not get paid to come and make clean water with us?
WTD is now taking applications for our 2018 summer college internship program through Feb. 25. These aren’t the “get my coffee, do my filing” kind of internships, either. From construction management to communications and everything in-between, WTD’s paid internships offer hands-on professional experience and an opportunity to explore careers in the clean-water field.
With the guidance of a mentor, you’ll work on real projects with real responsibilities, all while earning a paycheck and enhancing your studies. The best part about working with us? You’ll get to do something awesome for the environment every single day.
Read more at Clean Water Stories
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