PIERCE COUNTY — Pierce County roadsides will get their annual makeover this spring and summer. An initial application of herbicides to combat weeds along road shoulders will start April 1, and continue through June. Targeted noxious weeds and brush control applications will occur through the end of November as needed. Only federal- and state-approved herbicides…
Category: Ecology
Packed house for public hearing on lake land use
The Pierce County Council had a room full of people at PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center Thursday for the public hearing on their rules to comply with DOE’s Shoreline Management Plan. The crowd was polite, mostly stuck to their allotted times and had some very significant things to say about “their” lake. Patrick Heade was the one…
Edible Gardens workshop series teaches gardening from seed to table
Pierce County residents can learn how to grow their own food through Pierce County and Pierce Conservation District’s Edible Gardens Workshop Series. The free series of monthly workshops, which is offered at several locations, teaches beginning gardeners how to plan a garden, prepare the soil, plant seeds and harvest the food they’ve grown. Each workshop…
Composting classes teach residents how to reduce waste at home
Residents can learn how to reduce the amount of waste they produce by attending Pierce County’s composting classes this spring. One class focuses on yard waste, and the other on food waste. “These classes are a great way to learn about the two kinds of composting you can do at home,” said Mary Coleman, Pierce…
Pierce Conservation District’s 23rd Annual Native Bare Root Plant Sale
March 1 from 9-1 at 5430 66th Ave E in Puyallup, 98371. Spring is the perfect time to plant bare root plants, and bare root is the most economical way to purchase them!! The Pierce Conservation District is featuring 30+ species of plants native to Western Washington as well as plastic tree tubes and spray…
Dish Garden workshop at Chase Garden
Dish Garden workshop at Chase Garden 16015 – 264th St. E. Orting, Sat. March 8 1:30 – 3:00, $20.00 fee, Chase members $15.00 All materials provided to create your outdoor miniature garden in a ceramic or wooden container. Reservations required: 206 242-4040 http://www.chasegarden.org
Request for Salmon Habitat Protection and Restoration Project Proposals
The Pierce County (WRIA 10/12) Lead Entity is soliciting project proposals for high priority salmon habitat protection and restoration projects in the Puyallup/White River and Chambers/Clover Creek watersheds. Project proposals will be evaluated, ranked, and submitted to the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) and Puget Sound Partnership (PSP) for funding consideration. Acquisition, planning, restoration,…
Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council Meeting
Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council Agenda for: Wed., February 19, 2014 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Lakewood City Hall 6000 Main St. SW 3rd Floor Conference Room 3:30 Introductions / Additions to the Agenda Greg Vigoren, Chair 3:40 Spanaway Lake Plan Update Barbara Ann Smolko 4:00 — BREAK— 4:10 4:50 CCWC Retreat Review and Draft…
Applicants sought for Surface Water Management Advisory Board
Pierce County is seeking applicants to fill vacancies on the nine-member Surface Water Management Advisory Board. Advisory board members will be involved in such issues as storm drainage and surface water management; water quality; storm drainage plans; rate structures; capital improvement projects; financing; and annual program goals for the Surface Water Management Division of Public…
Swan Creek residents invited to meeting on study and action plan
Swan Creek residents and business owners can learn about an effort by Pierce County to improve the creek’s water quality at a community meeting on Feb. 19. Pierce County staff will share information about the development of a watershed characterization and action plan for Swan Creek at the meeting, which will be held from 6…
Waterfront owners meeting tomorrow, Wed 1/29 @ 6:30
Just a reminder, we are having a lakeowners meeting at Spanaway Elementary School’s library upstairs at 6:30 – 8 pm. The elevator will be working. Bring your laptops, tablets, paper and pens. Our speaker from last week will be returning and helping us to understand the plan better and helping us with our wording for…
Water quality levels normal at Chambers Creek Regional Park after discharge
The water quality levels at Chambers Creek Regional Park in University Place tested normal and an advisory cautioning people to stay out of the water was lifted Jan. 27 by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department following an incident last week at the Chambers Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. On Jan. 22, a brief mechanical failure…
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