by Kathryn Gardow | Nov 23, 2016 | Flooding, Land Use Planning
As with most any topic, the best answer is, “It depends.” Flooding can be beneficial and also devastating. Throughout history and up to today, food is often grown on lands adjacent to the mightiest rivers, think the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates, Ganges, and Mississippi...
by Kathryn Gardow | Oct 31, 2013 | Farmland Preservation, Flooding, Land Use Planning
Despite a dry month, October 1st is the start of the regulated flood season in King County, Washington which ranks 13th out of 39 counties in agricultural revenue and is home to Seattle, the State’s largest city. From almost 1,800 farms, $127 million is earned...
by Kathryn Gardow | Mar 30, 2013 | Farmland Preservation, Flooding
Foodies and agricultural preservationists reminisce the vast acres of lush agricultural soils now covered by asphalt, shopping malls, aerospace giants, and warehouses in western Washington’s Kent Valley. Historic Kent Valley For generations, the Kent Valley,...
