PRKC - Partnership for Rural King County: Community

Learn about an exciting voluntary community project for landowners in the Patterson Creek and Raging River Basins.

PRKC is excited to share news of a community-based stewardship opportunity for our area funded through a generous Federal EPA grant.

Through September 2009-September 2011, Stewardship in Action! will provide technical and financial assistance to landowners in the Raging and Patterson Creek Basins – your neighborhoods!

Several organizations have come together to assist landowners in planning for and implementing all sorts of stewardship activities to meet your goals for your property. Landowner options include lower taxes, materials cost share, work crews and technical help to improve forests and farms, streams and wetlands and native landscaping amongst other things.

Why were the Patterson Creek and Raging River Basins picked out of the entire NW region?

Low amount of impervious surface
High level of potential development
Important habitat
Size
Water quality problems

What types of projects may qualify for financial assistance?

Tree planting
Forest stand thinning
Manure bins
Roof runoff controls
Pasture renovation
Invasive plant/weed removal
Wildlife habitat enhancement
Fish habitat enhancement
Fish passage culvert replacements
Becoming “Firewise”
Fencing near streams
Aquatic buffer plantings

The net result of Stewardship in Action! for our community:

Assistance and resources for landowners in accomplishing their land management and stewardship goals by matching with cost share and technical assistance
Connected neighbor-to-neighbor lands with healthy forests, farms and gardens
A case study on community stewardship and networking that can be used by other communities across the Northwest

Click HERE to contact PRKC to participate.

Click HERE to learn more.