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…
Category: Ecology
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…
Homeowners invited to workshops on caring for stormwater systems in their neighborhood
Pierce County homeowners and homeowner association members are invited to attend a free workshop in August to learn how to prepare their neighborhood stormwater systems for the rainy season. Homeowners will learn simple steps to maintain storm drains, swales and stormwater ponds located within their neighborhood. Additionally, homeowner associations will learn how planning in advance for…
Columbia Sportswear settles with EPA for mislabeled clothes containing insect repellent
Hats, socks containing insect repellent did not meet federal labeling standards (Seattle—July 22, 2014) Columbia Sportswear Company has reached a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for distributing mislabeled clothing containing insect repellent and violating federal insecticide laws. According to the settlement, the Portland, Oregon company distributed the clothes without the full label…
Dedication of Jacobs Point Park
On Saturday, July 19, the residents of Anderson Island held a celebration to dedicate a new park. Jacobs Point Park is an 80 acre peninsula that extends into Oro Bay. The land belonged to the Jacobs family who sold it years ago to Young Life who did not find it feasible for a camp complex. Young Life…
Toxic Algae present at Ohop Lake, Spanaway Lake, Twin Lakes, and Whitman Lake
CAUTION: Toxic Algae present at Ohop Lake, Spanaway Lake, Twin Lakes, and Whitman Lake July 17, 2014 Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department wants you to know there is a toxic algae bloom in the above lakes. These lakes are unsafe for people and pets. Keep children and pets away from areas with algae Do not swim,…
Shoreline Master Program – July 21 hearing
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,…
Pierce Prairie Post 