City Regulations, Plans & Policies

• Comprehensive Plans
• 2003 Natural Resource Management Plan
• Climate Protection Action Plan
• Zoning Code
• Surface Water Master Plan
• Shoreline Master Program 
• Comprehensive Park & Open Space Plan (2001)
• Kirkland Municipal Code
• City Maps: Go the GIS Maps page

City Reports/Studies

• Sensitive Areas Studies
• Climate Protection Update I (May 2006)
• Climate Protection Update II (April 2007)
• Low Impact Development Feasibility Study (December 2007)

Sustainable Development/Low Impact Development

• City of Kirkland Low Impact Development Elements for Residential Stormwater Management Washington State University, Pierce County Extension Low Impact Development Technical Guidance Manual for Puget Sound (Jan. 2005)
• Washington State University, Pierce County Extension Rain Garden Handbook for Western Washington Homeowners (June 2007)

Green Building 

• City of Kirkland Green Building Blog: www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/greenbuildingblog
• BuiltGreen™ (Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties)
• ENERGY STAR® (U.S. EPA and Dept. of Energy)  
• Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes
• City of Kirkland Green Building Program (PDF – Encouraging Green Development through the Permit Process 
• Green Tools (King County)
• U.S. Green Buildings Council
• Puget Sound Action Team - Low Impact Development

Climate Protection/Air Quality

• Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
• Puget Sound Energy
• City of Seattle Climate Action Plan
• ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability

Urban Forest/Tree Care

• City of Kirkland Native Plant Species List 
• City of Kirkland Native Shrub Species List
• Washington Native Plant Society
• American Forest
• National Arbor Day Foundation
• International Society of Arboriculture
  

Recycling/Waste Reduction Information

• Reuse-Recycle-Conserve Newsletters for commercial and residential 

Federal & State Laws

• Clean Water Act
• Endangered Species Act
• Shoreline Management Act (Washington State Department of Ecology)
• Growth Management Act (Washington State Legislature)
• State Environmental Policy Act (Washington State Department of Ecology)

Water & Land Conservation

• Cascade Water Alliance
• Business Guide to a Healthy Watershed
• Green Tips: Water Conservation & Waste Reduction Quick Tips (future)

Green E-News   

• City of Kirkland "Green E-Updates"  (monthly email tips & information)
• King County "Green Tools Newsletter"

Green Tips Video Segments - Requires Windows Media Player (Green Tips are typically presented at the 1st City Council meeting of each month.  Meetings are broadcast live on KGOV Channel 21 and video streamed on the City's webpage)

• Green Tips - October 2007  
• Green Tips - September 2007
• Green Tips - August 2007 
• Green Tips - July 2007
• Green Tips - June 2007
• Green Tips - May 2007 
• Green Tips - April 2007

Green Glossary (future)