2015 EARLY DETECTION, REPORTING AND IDENTIFICATION OF INVASIVE PLANTS TRAINING SCHEDULE in WA/OR (March-June) About the Program The Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council (PNW-IPC) is a non-profit conservation organization (http://www.pnw-ipc.org/) working in partnership with the USDA Forest Service, Washington Dept. of Agriculture (WSDA), Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and other state and local groups on a…
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Council passes shoreline regulations, sends final plan to state for approval
After years of tinkering, debate and listening to public input, members of the Pierce County Council passed a Shoreline Management Plan at the March 10, 2015, council meeting. Council Chair Dan Roach says he hopes it’s the end of what turned out to be a longer journey than expected. “Hundreds of citizens were involved in…
March 7 – South Sound Sustainability Expo
8th Annual South Sound Sustainability Expo, Saturday, March 7 at 10:00am Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center in Tacoma, Washington From their website: “This free public event runs 10am-3pm and connects local residents and business owners with services, products, companies, and agencies that address sustainability needs in our community. Participants learn about transportation choices, green construction,…
Children’s Water Festival (Water 4 Life) – April 23rd – Volunteer!
Hi Folks, Volunteers are needed for the Children’s Water Festival coming up on April 23rd. We’re looking for class guides, expo hall hosts, classroom assistants, and a variety of other roles. Help is also needed for set up and take down. It takes quite an effort to put this event together for 1000 5th graders and…
CCWC Annual Planning Meeting Jan. 21
Join us as we plan for 2015! Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council (CCWC) Annual Planning Meeting Wednesday, January 21, 2015 2:00 to 5:00 PM Note: We are NOT meeting in Lakewood, but instead at the: Tacoma Mall Plaza 2702 South 42nd Street 2nd Conference Room Directions attached. For those who attended, this is the same location…
Become a site steward for NLT
Join the Nisqually Land Trust for one of our 2015 Volunteer Site Steward Workshops! Are wild places important to you? Do you want to help take care of the special places you love? This is an opportunity to learn about the Land Trust’s protected areas, volunteer stewardship program, best practices, and also meet current stewards….
What to do with your old live Christmas tree? Treecycle!
As you recycle your wrapping paper, don’t forget to treecycle your Christmas tree. Pierce County residents who subscribe to yard waste collection service can place their unflocked tree in their container. Flocked trees cannot be recycled and must be disposed of as garbage Residents may also recycle their tree free of charge at Pierce County’s…
Leave your old flame behind – Upgrade to cleaner heat
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…
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…
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