Water's Edge: New blog helps promote Green Shorelines

By Annette Frahm, Green Shorelines Outreach Coordinator for WRIA 8

To promote more salmon-friendly shorelines around Lakes Washington and Sammamish, an interagency team in the Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed (WRIA 8) has started a Green Shorelines Blog.

The blog is aimed at local people but may be useful for other lake settings. It provides a platform for sharing case studies about shoreline projects, updates on policies and projects, and information you can use to communicate about improving salmon habitat and shorelines.

Posts to date include:

• Kirkland’s innovative decision tree for shoreline development.



• The first of several posts on green shoreline FAQs.



• Madrona Woods: a volunteer restoration project.



• Meydenbauer Beach Park: Bellevue’s visionary plan to connect the beach with downtown.



• Green Shores for Homes, which will develop a rating system and incentives for green shoreline projects.



• List of publicly accessible green shoreline demonstration sites.

The WRIA 8 team welcomes your ideas for topics to cover, project case studies, or updates. Please contact me at 206-296-8013 or email at annette.frahm@kingcounty.gov.

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