Seattle’s natural wealth surrounds us as we go about our daily lives. Our city is fed by spring rains and animated by the connections we build with nature – from the trees that shelter city sidewalks, to the glimpse of seabirds soaring over local lakes and coastline. Earth Month is a wonderful time to reflect on how we can be good stewards of the place we call home all year round.

Seattle’s rainy season makes water a big part of everyone’s life in the winter, as major storms create mountain snowpack, nourish plants and animals, refill reservoirs, and pour stormwater across hard surfaces in our towns and cities.

Summer is here and the rain is gone—for now! Cooler and wetter days may seem like a distant memory at the height of July, but this is the perfect time to talk about what Shape Our Water analysis work says about our City when it is raining.