The City of Redmond has developed
educational programs for individuals and businesses to increase our
community's awareness of the environment and to promote public
involvement in protecting it. The choices we make for our environment
today will help preserve and protect it for future generations.
Organizations that offer salmon watching:
Redmond Organization for a Shared Environment offers guided nature
hikes along Bear Creek. Contact R.O.S.E. at 425-882-1846 or via email at
Redmond.ROSE@verizon.net
for more information.
The local non-profit Water Tenders offers "Meet the Salmon" programs
along Bear Creek. Check their website to learn more:
www.watertenders.org
These are some of the programs we offer to schools. You can also find
excellent information on the website at
www.savingwater.org
- Free Classroom Materials - booklets, posters and conservation kits
-
Watershed Virtual Tour
- Classroom visits from Redmond Water Conservation staff on request
- Teachers and students can challenge themselves to save water by
playing the water conservation game and helping Bert the Salmon and
Phil Dumpster make water conserving choices at
www.savingwater.org/kids
Contact: Barbara Sullivan at 425-556-2845 or bsullivan@redmond.gov
for more information.
Guidelines
for Landscaping with Compost-Amended Soils
This 59 page document is in pdf format. In order to view or print
the document you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader
installed on your computer. (Obtain
free Acrobat Reader.)
For great information about natural yard care, visit King County's
site at
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/topics/yard-and-garden/.
EcoDeals.org is a one-stop shopping Web site collection of products
and services that deliver outstanding performance, conserve resources
and provide real cost savings to consumers. Here you will find products,
product descriptions and downloadable coupons that will introduce you to
a whole new range of purchasing choices that have been carefully
selected according to strict criteria for environmental performance as
determined by EcoDeals.org.
TOILET REBATES
Cascade offers free toilets and $80 rebates to commercial and
multi-family accounts for the replacement of tank-style toilets. Rebates
of $120 are available for the installation of waterless urinals. Toilet
rebate application form and information on testing of popular toilet
models can be found on the
Cascade Water Alliance page.
IRRIGATION REBATES
Outdoor water saving rebates are available through
Cascade Water for
irrigation controller system upgrades and the installation of rain
sensors for residential, multi-family, or commercial irrigation systems.
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