King County Invests $100M in Conservation | Seattle News

King County’s $100 million conservation push is transforming landscapes across the region—protecting salmon, forests, and farmland like Enumclaw’s—with smart land-use swaps: farmers trade development rights for cash, letting developers build more in cities while preserving rural land. These deals, backed by restrictive covenants, safeguard 16,000+ acres since 1979 and fuel the county’s Local Food Initiative, all funded by voter-approved taxes and park levies.

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