Hand-demolition instead of bulldozing allows for the reuse of fixtures and lumber. Painting takes place in a downdraft spray booth, and hazardous materials are stored in a fire-supression room built to contain spills. Art Biggert and Suzy Cook of Bainbridge Island's Ocean Sky Farm were named for their conservation leadership. The farm relies on composted materials in place of synthetic fertilizers. She explains the effects of air pollution on asthma sufferers at health fairs and in public-service television spots for the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.
Members participate in water-quality monitoring, planting projects and salmon studies.
Work products include a Web page, slide show, salmon books and demonstrations at fairs and in classrooms. The owner of Cedar Bay Homes was named for his environmental leadership. He helped design the Build A Better Kitsap program and showed other builders how people with respiratory problems can be affected by toxic building materials. His program, Healthy Home Technology, includes methods to reduce out-gassing from building products. It was the first time a county department has received an Earth Day award.