Saturday, April 4 is the Grand Floral Daffodil Parade in Pierce County. Bands, drill teams, horses, clowns, and of course, the Princesses are about to take to the road. Friday night, scores of residents will be busy stuffing daffodils into chicken wire frames to make the beautiful floats. By Saturday morning the floats will all…
Category: Agriculture
Agriculture, farms, gardening, livestock
The Awesome Camas is Almost Here
What’s camas? I am glad you asked, because it is not just any prairie flower. The prairie we live on is its home, but the bulb was a staple food for the local people of the tribes. Over meadows and sunlit prairies, the camas (kwetial, quamash, or wild hyacinth) thrive here in South Pierce County….
Dahlia tubers starting Feb 1, Hidden Well Gardens
Hidden Well Gardens is truly a bit hidden from the main road. That awkward area from 152nd Street to Brookdale Road is hampered by the hill created in the ice age by Clover Creek. But if you can find your way there (use GIS) and you love dahlias, this is a place to stop by…
Pierce Native Plants Presale begins Nov 1
Pierce Conservation District — It’s finally upon us! Saturday, November 1st, 2025, our presale launches at piercenativeplantsale.com. Some plants sell quickly, so don’t delay in placing your order. Please note that pre-orders made between November 1st and January 15th will not be available for pick up until March 10th – 14th, 2026. Customers will be called as soon as…
Extra produce from your garden?
GARDENERS DO YOU HAVE EXTRA END OF YEAR PRODUCE? St. Paul Lutheran Church’s Food Pantry, 22419 108th Ave E., Graham, is asking all gardeners to donate your extra produce (vegetables, fruit), on Thursdays- all day, or by 9am on Fridays. Please put your produce/fruit in the coolers located on the deck on the south side of…
Lacamas Community Fair August 24-25
It a small country fair that is very family friendly. The Lacamas Community Center will be taking entries on Thursday, August 22 from 1 to 6 p.m. The Fair begins Saturday August 24th and ends on the 25th. Breakfast is available at the Lacamas Community Fair from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Lunch will be…
Roy Rodeo June 1 & 2
ROY PIONEER RODEO When: Saturday, June 1 – Sunday, June 2, 2024 & Saturday, Aug. 31 – Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. Gates open at noon and the show starts at 1:30 p.m. – rain or shine. Where: 8710 Higgins Greig Road, Roy, WA, 98580. You can find a link to Google Maps here.Tickets (subject to change): Ticket sales are at the gate…
To the last drop
Editorial: Marianne Lincoln When you elect a developer, to the position of County Executive, what do you get? First, it was the “City of Pierce” proposal to take the unincorporated part of mid-Pierce County and turn it into a high-density rectangular race-track of high-rise housing, 2016. The communities affected were so ticked off they formed…
Roy Rodeo June 3, 4, 2023
ROY RODEO ASSOCIATION — Rodeo event info – all the basics and FAQs are right here. RoyRodeo It’s about to get a little western around here! Time to see some amazing athletes – human and animals – show off their talents! Before the fun begins, here’s some things you should know… Gates open at 12…
Water, water isn’t always everywhere, there’s nary a drop to drink
By Marianne Lincoln Land use planning meets sole source aquifer and the fight is on The Pierce County communities of Midland, Summit, Waller, Parkland Spanaway Frederickson, Graham, Elk Plain and South Hill along with Lakewood and University Place have one thing in common, they sit on a sole source aquifer. That means, their only supply…
Essential Public Facilities, dangerous words – Do you want to build a giant airport?
[Editor: this is a recap of the anti-airport meeting 1-13-23] It was a brief moment in the meeting about a major international airport being considered in South Pierce County. It was the moment when people asked, “How in the world did they approve ‘the dump?’” The answer, given by former Senator Rasmussen was 3 words,…
Farms to commercial airports? Graham meeting Jan. 13
The Coalition Against Graham and Eatonville-Roy Airports will be holding a meeting at Graham Kapowsin High School on Friday, January 13, 2023 for the public to come hear about and hopefully express their feeling about the two sites (of 3) that the Washington State Legislatures Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC) has selected as potential sites…
Pierce Prairie Post 