10/14/2026
Environmental Justice projects awarded funding from KCD's Resilient Communities Bridge Grant:
The Common Acre
The Common Acre will lead hands-on community workshops to steward riparian habitat restoration around Mapes Creek and educate the community on water management practices, rooted in Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and Treaty Rights. Mapes Creek is part of the Lake Washington-Cedar-Sammamish Watershed, and has tested for pollutants that we aim to address through native plant restoration activities.
We Are Comunidad
Sembrando el Futuro Verde trains Latino landscapers and youth leaders in climate-smart landscaping practices that improve stormwater management, support pollinator habitat, increase climate resilience, and reduce environmental impacts in King County communities. Through bilingual workshops and peer-to-peer education, the project builds local capacity to implement sustainable landscaping practices while creating pathways to green jobs for historically underserved communities.
Windz of Change Alliance
The initiative focuses on forest health through education, community demonstration, urban forest canopy expansion, and Indigenous community outreach to promote wellness and resilience. It will support restoration work at Camp Long, Licton Springs activities, completion of a mini-forest at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School, and development of a mini-forest at Nathan Hale High School.
Young Women Empowered
Y-WE Grow engages BIPOC young women and gender expansive youth ages 13-24 in urban agriculture, environmental justice education, and mentorship that strengthen community resilience and connection to land through a lens of healing and belonging. Through regenerative growing practices, culturally relevant food production, and paid internships, participants build sustainable agriculture skills while increasing access to fresh, local food in historically and systemically marginalized communities.
