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Plants paint a picture

Celebrate American Wetlands Month by learning more about Washington’s wetlands.

Make room for algal blooms

To keep yourself and your pets safe, avoid water with visible algae and follow all posted warnings and closures.

American Wetlands Month: What types of wetlands can you find in Washington?

Celebrate American Wetlands Month by learning more about Washington’s wetlands.

Updates on cleanup sites in your inbox

You can now subscribe to automatic email updates about specific cleanup sites. These notices will let you know if we change a site’s status, upload documents, or ask for comments about the site.

American Wetlands Month: What are swamps, marshes, and bogs?

Celebrate American Wetlands Month by learning more about Washington's wetlands.

A toast to compost

Up your gardening game by mixing compost into the soil! Get started by making your own compost at home or by purchasing it. Either way, it gives plants the nutrients they need to thrive this spring!

Do something grande for the environment: Bring your own cup

By bringing your own cup to coffee shops, you get your caffeine fix and reduce waste from single-use cups. The perfect blend! Shops and customers, save the planet and pledge to bring your own cup.

Haz algo grande por el medio ambiente: ¡Únete a la campaña Trae tu propio termo!

Nuestro cafecito diario es esencial, pero la montaña de vasos desechables generada como consecuencia, no. Haz la promesa de traer tu propio termo y sé parte de la solución. 

Like streams and science? Join us for a summer job!

Do you enjoy spending your summer outside? Do you like science and data? We are looking for six field crew members to join us for a summer of river and stream sampling.

Expedited rulemaking to amend state floodplain rules

Ecology using state expedited rulemaking process to amend state floodplain management rules