Defend Cumberland

10/13/2026

Meeting Reminder!

See you all TOMORROW 6pm at ENUMCLAW Green River College for the Enumclaw Plateau Community Association meeting!

Hope you can come join the discussion about rural issues facing our area, including the Cumberland Aggregate Mine and Asphalt Plant.

Leon Richardson, the Director of King County Local Services will be speaking and have a q&a session.

10/08/2026

We are hosting our first fundraising event! Come enjoy an evening of music and tasty treats!

Benefit Concert and Dessert Auction
Friday, November 6 at 6:00pm
Enumclaw Danish Hall 1708 Porter Street, Enumclaw
Tickets are $10 suggested donation, kids under 10 are free

10/04/2026

Thank you The Seattle Times for acknowledging this mine. This is just the tip of the iceberg for this story. For more information about the regional and local anticipated impacts of this proposed mine, please check out our website DefendCumberland.org. Follow us here on Facebook and join our email list for updates and info about how you can help with our conservation efforts.

09/24/2026

Just a reminder, important meeting October 13th at 6:00pm at Green River College - Enumclaw Campus. See you there!

Defend Cumberland hopes South King County residents will meet with the Department of Local Services on Oct. 13 and voice their opinions on the controversial project.

09/17/2026

📣A special opportunity is coming up and Defend Cumberland needs your help to make our voices heard! 🫵🎤💪

The top boss of King County Permitting is coming to speak in Enumclaw. Leon Richardson, the Director of King County Local Services is the October guest speaker at the Enumclaw Plateau Community Association meeting. The King County Permitting Division is inside the Department of Local Services, so Leon participates in the decision making for the fate of the Cumberland Aggregate Mine and Asphalt Plant.

💚🩵Why does this matter? 🩵💚
We need to show up and tell Leon that our concerns and opposition need to be addressed by King County. This is your opportunity to ask King County all those questions you have been pondering since this project came to light.

🔴It's really important that we fill the room to show Leon that there are MANY of us that are concerned about the Cumberland Aggregate Mine and Asphalt Plant and want to know what the county is doing with our EIS scoping comments.🔴

📅When: October 13th, 2026 at 6:00pm
📍Where: ENUMCLAW campus of Green River College*
📍Address: 1414 Griffin Ave, Enumclaw*

*Note that this is a different location than where Enumclaw Plateau Community Association usually holds meetings. The room change to to accommodate for more attendees and parking.

09/01/2026

🎉A huge local success story! 🎉

Congratulations to Save The Cedar River for stopping the asphalt plant AND getting the land turned into a County park!

Let’s use this big win for our region as motivation to keep the momentum going for the Cumberland Mine opposition near the Green River. The proposed Cumberland Mine is a gravel mine AND asphalt plant.

Join us in our efforts to help stop the Cumberland Mine and turn it into a park!

See DefendCumberland.org for info and to donate

After nearly a decade of back-and-forth over a proposed asphalt plant along the Cedar River, the property at the center of the fight.

08/08/2026

We are at the Duwamish River festival today! 12-5 at People’s Park in South Park.

Today also marks starts our next phase focused on outreach and fundraising. Usually we are at events near the Middle Green River, but today we are at the other end of the watershed. All parts of the Green-Duwamish River could be impacted by the Cumberland Aggregate Mine and Asphalt Plant so we are expanding our outreach with the help for our wonderful community.

Thank you to everyone who submitted comment letters! We appreciate all of your efforts!

08/07/2026

King County will officially close the public comment window for the EIS scoping tomorrow, August 7th by end of day!

If you haven't sent in your letter yet, now is the time.
This is our only official window to demand that King County require deep, site-specific studies on how this proposal could impact our community, from groundwater and local streams to air quality, traffic, and surrounding ecosystems. We need to ensure the County requires real scientific data, not generic assumptions.

How to submit your letter:

1. Check out our template comment letter and how to instructions at the link below. You can write as much or as little as you'd like. This is your chance to inform them of what needs to be studied

https://defendcumberland.org/resources/

2. Add your name and physical home address (including your physical address is crucial establishing standing as a Party of Record!).

3. Email your letter directly to the folks in step three of the instructions! Make sure to CC us and anyone else you think should know!

Every single email sent is a formal demand for accountability and rigorous environmental review. Let’s flood their inbox and finish strong

Photo taken by Zachary Pratt

08/05/2026

📣3 day left to comment!

Orca Conservancy has great resources and ideas to include in your letter!