Mirrormont's identity is built around its trees — the towering canopy is what gives the neighborhood its "drive through a national park" feel. Here are the six native species that make up the bulk of Mirrormont Park and the surrounding woods. Douglas Fir The most common conifer in the Pacific Northwest. Identifiable by distinctive mouse-tail-like bracts poking out from between its cone scales, and by upswept branches. Western Red Cedar Known to Coast Salish peoples as the "Tr

Originally published in 2018. Some details below may be out of date. By Maryfrances Lignana We call Mirrormont Park “our park.” In fact, the park is a King County Park—akin to Cougar Mountain, Marymoor, and Duthie Hill Parks. While one of the smallest King County’s parks, “our” park gets LOTS of love and use. Sometimes though, we forget its King County status and we forget the rules around using a King County Park. Rules around motorized vehicles (not al-lowed), dog walking (

It was a warm July afternoon and the grass was waist-high. A crew of two left work early and spent 2 ½ hours using their weed wackers to...