RainWise Webinar Resources
WEBINAR RECORDINGS
- Oct 13, 2021 RainWise & Salmon SEEson Webinar
- Sept 29, 2021 All About Cisterns Webinar & Contractor Meetup (Presentation/Q&A only)
- Sept 16, 2021 How to Get RainWise Webinar & Contractor Meetup (Presentation/Q&A only)
- April 20, 2021 Support a Sustainable Earth with RainWise Webinar
- March 16, 2021 Plan a Spring Rain Garden Webinar
RAINWISE & GARDENING RESOURCES
- Email RainWise staff at rainwise@seattle.gov
- Duwamish Tribe Land Acknowledgement: https://www.realrentduwamish.org/
- Sign up for our quarterly RainWise newsletter! http://bit.ly/RainWiseNewsletter
- Check your property’s RainWise eligibility: 700milliongallons.org/rainwise/eligibility
- Financial resources: 12000raingardens.org/about-rain-gardens/incentives
- GSI Mini-Grants available throughout the King County WTD: 12000raingardens.org/gsi-mini-grants
- Do it yourself and other GSI resources: 700milliongallons.org/tools and 12000raingardens.org/resources
- Planting Plans, Plant lists for pollinators and natives, Maintenance Guide: 700milliongallons.org/tools
- Tree resources: King County’s One Million Trees Initiative: tinyurl.com/onemilliontrees and City of Seattle’s program: seattle.gov/trees
- Invasive weed resources: https://kingcounty.gov/weeds
- Healthy Soil and Soil Testing Program: https://kingcd.org/programs/better-soils/healthy-soil/
- Farmer’s Markets and CSA info: https://www.greaterseattleonthecheap.com/farmers-markets/ or http://wafarmersmarkets.org/washingtonfarmersmarketdirectory/
- If you want a free Pollinator Seed packet mailed to you, please send an email with your address to rainwise@seattle.gov
SALMON SEESON RESOURCES
- Where to find salmon runs during salmon season: http://bit.ly/salmonseeson
- Article: What’s the problem with stormwater runoff?
- Article: Tire-related chemical is largely responsible for adult coho salmon deaths in urban streams
- Article: Salmon are dying from toxic stormwater runoff, Puget Sound area residents can help scientists figure out why
- Research: Soil bioretention protects juvenile salmon and their prey from the toxic impacts of urban stormwater runoff
- Webinar Recording: Car Tires & Salmon Health: Exploring New Research on Stormwater Impacts Webinar
- Video: Our Cities: Solving Stormwater
- Article: Solutions for Cities and Salmon
- Salmon Safe website: https://salmonsafe.org
- City of Kirkland’s Yard Smart Rain Rewards: www.kirklandwa.gov/yardsmart
- Video: Rainbow Bend: Achieving habitat restoration and flood risk reduction successfully
- Seattle Aquarium Cedar River Salmon Journey
- WRIA 8 watershed salmon recovery website
- Living Shores: Duwamish Floating Wetlands
- Article: ECOSS Grattix Boxes
WATER CONSERVATION RESOURCES
- Where is Water Info Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1f-G6v3voA
- What is a water footprint? https://waterfootprint.org/en/water-footprint/what-is-water-footprint/
- Waterfootprint.org Interactive Tools: https://waterfootprint.org/en/resources/interactive-tools/product-gallery/
- Personal water footprint calculator: https://waterfootprint.org/en/resources/interactive-tools/personal-water-footprint-calculator/
- The Saving Water Partnership (18 water utilities in King & Snohomish Counties): https://www.savingwater.org/
- Water footprint calculator: https://www.home-water-works.org/calculator
- Alliance for Water Efficiency Calculator: https://kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/solid-waste/programs/natural-yard-care/watering.aspx
- Rain barrel information and sources for the Pacific Northwest
- Rainwater Harvesting for Outdoor Use
- Taking On Climate Change At Home: How You Can Cut Carbon Emissions
HEALTHY HOME RESOURCES
- Green cleaning products: https://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners
- Check it out…biodegradable wipes not breaking down: https://youtu.be/HQEAiTUzIOc
- Learn more about your treatment plants! https://kingcounty.gov/services/environment/wastewater/education/resources.aspx and https://kingcounty.gov/services/environment/wastewater/education/school-virtual-programming.aspx
- Choose safe personal products: https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
- Household hazardous waste disposal: https://kingcountyhazwastewa.gov/households
- Where to dispose of unused medications: https://www.takebackyourmeds.org/
- Sustainability resources: https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/wtd/sustainability.aspx