PRKC - Partnership for Rural King County: Initiatives

PRKC works with participating organizations and communities on initiatives (projects). Each initiative has an area of interest, concern or importance and the initiative leads work with interested members of the community to develop and leverage public and private institutions as appropriate.

PRKC Initiative Process

Each initiative has its own Lead that is responsible for setting and tracking goals and timelines, networking with partner organizations, shaping and evolving the initiative with broad community input, and getting the word out to community members and volunteers.

Vision documents are developed by the community or parent organization most directly affected and circulated widely in draft form. When the Lead has broad community input and consensus from the parent organization, PRKC will either work with the UAC or help present to the King County Council and request the Vision be ratified by Council Motion. After a Vision is ratified by the Council, the Lead will, with community input, prepare an Implementation Recommendations document for County consideration.

Neighborhood Resident. Photo by Alan Bauer.


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Initiative	Key Elements / Background	Status	Parent Organization	Lead Contact
Comp Plan 2012 Update	Work with communities to compile and provide extensive to King County policy makers for the 2012Comprehensive Plan Update. Track changes through County Council.	Indentifying community members to serve on policy committee	PRKC -Policy Committee	info@prkc.org
Patterson Creek / Raging River Landowner Assistance (later renamed "Stewardship in Action" or SiA	This projected is funded by a generous EPA grant for targeted assistance. If it is successful, it will be used as a case study for other areas. Read more HERE.	Full execution begins Sept 2009. Project complete date: Oct 2011.	Lead Org: PRKC, King County Funded by: Federal EPA Support from Mountains to Sound Greenway, Stewardship Partners, Horses for Clean Water, Wild Fish Conservancy, Nature Vision, King Conservation District	Jen Harrison-Cox Jen@prkc.org
Raging River Neighbor Restoration Project	Funding to restore 5,400' of Raging River riverfront near the historical bridge (Preston-Snoqualmie Trail) with 4 landowners including knotweed injection, ivy and holly removal and replanting.	Applied for grant August 2010 for project start date of March 2011	PRKC - Stewardship Committee Funded by: KCD, Snoqualmie Watershed Forum	Sandy Prescott Knotweed@prkc.org
Urban Rural Connections	This project is a cross-county collaborative effort to educate the urban and rural communities about the Comp Plan update of Summer 2008 and initiate thoughtful dialog about the sustainability of the County for future generations. CLICK HERE for more info.	Completed June 2008	PRKC - UR Committee Support from NNRG, Stewardship Partners, EFFRA and Sno-Valley Tilth.	Allyson Schrier Allyson@prkc.org
Comp Plan 2008 Update	Work with communities to compile and provide extensive to King County policy makers for the 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update. Track changes through County Council.	Complete! Initial Presentation Shorelines Act Letter Comp Plan Letter	PRKC -Policy Committee	Bruce Bigley
Fall City Elementary Native Plant Garden	Installation of Native Plant Learning Garden with parent volunteers, teachers and students.	Complete!	PRKC - Stewardship Committee	Lauren Clark
Grand Ridge 80	Secure an additional 80 acres of 100 year old forest for Grand Ridge Park. The acquisition includes the headwaters of Canyon Creek. CLICK HERE for more info.	Began working in 2006 with King County on acquisition process.	PRKC - Stewardship Committee Partially Funded by Conservation Futures, King County	Jen@prkc.org
Neighbor- hood Storm Water Drain Stenciling	Storm drain stenciling, with a picture of a fish and the words "drains to stream", helps raise awareness that common chemicals, such as soap, car washing and lawn products that get washed into storm drains have a direct and significant negative impact on the health of our streams, rivers and lakes.	Klahanie Lancaster Park Completed! Trossachs and Alderra next.	PRKC - Stewardship Committee	info@prkc.org
Local Forestry Links	Program to connect small forest landowner with responsible operators, local mills and local retailers.	Preston Mill Sorting Yard/Mill Feasibility	PRKC - Forestry Committee	Kristi McClellend
Soaring Eagle Regional Park Preservation	Work with community, County and City of Sammamish to ensure the long-term conservation goals of Soaring Eagle Park are preserved.	CLICK HERE.	PRKC - Rec Committee	Lee Moderow
Ecology Plan for Treehouse Point	Develop 3 year ecology plan with restoration, stewardship, habitat improvements, best practice and educational program/curriculum. With support from: Nature Vision on educational components, King Conservation District (KCD) on restoration components, Washington Native Plant Society (WNPS) on native plant inventory.	Complete	PRKC - Stewardship Committee	info@prkc.org
Native Plant Nursery	Provide plants and information to landowners and organizations for restoration projects and initiatives.	Stocked with 100s of plants. Provided plants for Fall City Elementary Habitat garden, 2007.	PRKC - Stewardship Committee	info@prkc.org
Issaquah North Fork Restoration	Coordination of restoration projects and resources for water and habitat quality.	Completed Phase I	PRKC - Stewardship Committee	Jen Harrison-Cox
Puget Sound Regional Council 2040 Vision	Provide feedback on the PSRC 2040 Vision Draft	Completed. CLICK HERE.	PRKC -Policy Committee	Jen@PRKC.org

Vision Initiative	Key Elements	Status	Parent Organization	Lead Contact
Fall City Vision	Vision of Fall City community for the next 10-25 years.	In consensus-gathering mode	Fall City Community Association (FCCA)	Charlie Kellogg
Preston Vision - Next Steps	Updates the ratified Preston Vision to include next steps for Preston Mill, Preston Ridge Park and connections to the Preston-Snoqualmie Trail.	In consensus-gathering mode	Preston Community Club	Doug McClelland
Rural King County Equestrian Vision	Supports ability to ride and keep horses in Rural East King County. Advocates preserving, maintaining and improving trails, ecosystems, key infrastructure and appropriate land use regulations.	Finalized, submitted for Comp Plan inclusion	Sammamish Saddle Club	Lee Moderow

Committee and Community Initiatives

Committee and Community Initatives are created and lead by community members who want to make a difference. Project initiatives have a short time period and a specific goal.