Boots on the ground

Boots on the Ground is our series featuring the Washington Conservation Corps, an AmeriCorps program offering hands-on experience, field skills, and traning opportunities to young adults between 18 and 25, and military veterans.
Boots on the Ground is our series featuring the Washington Conservation Corps, an AmeriCorps program offering hands-on experience, field skills, and traning opportunities to young adults between 18 and 25, and military veterans.

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Washington state to receive $74.4 million in coastal and climate resilience funding
New funding from NOAA will invest $74.4 million across 14 projects in Washington state to enhance natural protections, create jobs, and support healthy environments.
Cleaning up: Making progress on the Bellingham waterfront
Cleanup along the Bellingham waterfront is moving forward, and we invite you provide feedback and join us for a walking tour and open house.
Boots on the ground: Increasing equity in Washington Conservation Corps projects
This past fall, our Washington Conservation Corps began an Environmental Justice pilot program that aims to support overburdened communities through our environmental projects.
West Point Treatment Plant water quality permit up for review
We're updating the West Point Treatment Plant water quality permit with new requirements to better protect Puget Sound.
Environmental Restoration Grants open for 2023

Ecology accepting grant applications for restoration projects.

The Maddux pilot project
Watch our new video about The Maddux pilot project, where our Toxics Cleanup Program staff talk about cleaning up contaminated sites for affordable housing in Seattle’s Mount Baker neighborhood.
Fecal Matters: The 2022 BEACH report is in
Check out the new BEACH Annual Report to see how your beach fared in 2022.
Get ready to apply for a Public Participation Grant
Have an idea for reducing waste or pollution in your neighborhood? A new application round of Public Participation Grants is about to begin! Grants are worth up to $60,000 a year for up to two years.
Your input matters: addressing contamination at the Yakima Training Center
We issued a draft enforcement order requiring the U.S. Army to thoroughly address contamination at the Yakima Training Center. We want your feedback on the documents guiding the cleanup process.
Partnering on lead removal at Plantation Rifle Range

We’re working with Whatcom County to clean up 50 years of lead contamination at Plantation Rifle Range. We invite your comments through March 17.