Air quality in much of Pierce County does not meet federal standards for healthy air during colder fall and winter months, when many households rely on wood-burning devices for heating. In addition to enhanced enforcement of burn bans in the Tacoma-Pierce County Smoke Reduction Zone, a new regulation requires old wood stoves that are not…
Category: Ecology
Kapowsin Lake – as an Aquatic Refuge?
GRAHAM, WA — Tuesday night a fair-sized group of interested citizens came to Kapowsin Elementary to hear a second round of information regarding the government’s interest in creating an Aquatic Reserve at Kapowsin Lake. The lake itself has very few occupants living directly on its shores. That’s what makes it such a good candidate for this…
Kapowsin Lake restoration meeting
Tomorrow, Wed. Dec. 2, at 6:30 pm at Kapowsin Elem. we have the opportunity to be a part of the Dept. of Natural Resources discussion of how to restore the natural habitat of Lake Kapowsin. Andy Anderson, author of “Under the Shadow of the Mountain”, will be with us to contribute Kapowsin Lake history. Hope you plan…
The 2015 Green Partnership Fund (GPF) is now open
Pierce Conservation District is announcing that the 2015 Green Partnership Fund (GPF) is now open and accepting Letters of Interest (LOI). GPF grants are available to further PCD’s mission of supporting natural resource and sustainable agriculture projects in Pierce County. The GPF is funded through the Natural Resource Conservation Fee drawn from the citizens of Buckley, Dupont,…
Celebrate new storm drain waste processing facility with Dec. 3 ribbon cutting
Pierce County will celebrate the completion of a new facility that processes roadside storm drain waste with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Pierce County Central Maintenance Facility, 4812 196th St. E in Spanaway. The waste processing facility, which is located adjacent to the Central Maintenance Facility, will allow the…
Help save a Nisqually species
Once again, as we do each year at this time, we write to ask your support for our work protecting and restoring our beautiful Nisqually Watershed. But this year, we’re asking you to celebrate the 25th anniversary of your Nisqually Land Trust by making a donation that can help save a species – one that…
Spanaway Lake – The few are making a difference
November 8, 2014 To: Spanaway Lake Residents From: The Spanaway Lake Property Owners’ Action Group Subject: Update per SMP: DOE & Pierce County Council…”The voice of few CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!” Dear SL Property Owners, As you may recall over this past year, the Department of Ecology and Pierce County Council have been in…
FREE Depave Workshop this Saturday
Remove Unwanted Pavement and Go Green Saturday, Sept. 27, 10:30 AM Learn what depave.org means in Tacoma. Join Melissa Buckingham from the Pierce Conservation District and learn how to remove unwanted, paved surfaces and green up your urban landscape. Advice and possible assistance for individuals, neighborhood projects, community groups, nonprofits, churches, etc. > Minimize paved…
Kapowsin Lake Proposed Aquatic Reserve
By Carol Wright GCAT’s next meeting will be on the 1st Thursday of Oct. instead of the last Thurs. of Sept. because the Dept of Natural Resources (DNR) will be presenting the Kapowsin Lake Aquatic Reserve plan at Kapowsin Elementary at 6:30 pm in the multipurpose room. This proposal will protect the lake’s native ecosystems,…
Bethel Grad Scott Downey – protecting the North Pole?
[Editor Note: I had to use this headline, I grew up in Spanaway next door to Scott Downey who is mentioned in this article. He is doing his job, protecting the wilderness. He says this location is actually closer to Fairbanks, AK. ] EPA settles with Flint Hills Resources Alaska, LLC, for hazardous waste violations…
County shoreline decision committee meeting
This is notice of Community Development Committee and final Council hearings on Proposal No. 2013-45s. An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Relating to the Pierce County Shoreline Master Program; Amending Chapter 1.22 of the Pierce County Code (PCC), “Pierce County Hearing Examiner Code”; Title 18 PCC, “Development Regulations – General Provisions”; Title 18A PCC, “Development…
Nisqually Land Trust Nature Walk – Aug 2
Join us for a Nature Walk out at Red Salmon Creek near the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge, next Saturday, August 2nd, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Special guest George Walter will guide the walk along Red Salmon Creek, an important salmon-producing tributary of the Nisqually Delta, where you’ll be able to see the restoration efforts of Land Trust partners and volunteers in action. Over 4,500…
Pierce Prairie Post 