By Chuck Haviland WF 1 AFFI FALLS This waterfall is also known as Lodi Falls and Gap Falls. This water fall is by Skyscraper Mountain in eastern Pierce County, on Lodi creek. Its watershed is the Puyallup river. The Masons have often been supportive of society’s activities. The Affi Temple of Tacoma was constituted in…
Category: Ecology
62 million reasons to protect the lake
SPANAWAY, WA — Lake property values, restrictions on construction and political posturing will be topic on the table Thursday at the new Round Table Pizza at 208th and Mountain Highway. Spanaway Lake properties represent around $62,000,000 in taxable value. Tule Lake may also be affected. The new Shoreline Management Project proposed by Deborah Hyde for Pierce County…
Native Plant Sale Pre-Orders Due January 17!
Pierce Conservation District’s 23rd Annual Native Bare Root Plant Sale Taking Pre-Orders Until January 17 for Early Spring Pick-Up February 28 and March 1. The perfect time to plant bare root plants. The Pierce Conservation District is featuring 30+ species of plants native to western Washington as well as plastic tree tubes and spray on…
Oops, there goes your house by the lake…
By Marianne Lincoln Pierce County is proposing to adopt a significant change to the rules and regulations that affect Spanaway Lake and its associated creeks. This change is being implemented by the creation and passage of the Shoreline Master Program. The proposed Shoreline Master program would change the existing setbacks to buffers. The difference is…
End of the year for local charities
Here’s a great charity to donate to, one that will always give back in great ways… -Editor – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – By the best estimates, Nisqually steelhead are just 400 fish from extinction. A run of wild salmon…
Spanaway Lake Management Plan – letter
Letter to people who attended the Spanaway Lake Management Plan Meeting: Thank you for attending the kickoff meeting of the Spanaway Lake Management Plan (Lake Plan) meeting. That was the first of several community meetings on the Lake Plan that Pierce County Public Works and Utilities Department will sponsor over the next two years. The…
Burn Bans Ended for King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties
The burn bans for King, Pierce and Snohomish counties were ended today. You may use your fireplace until the next stagnant air period.
Stage 1 Burn Ban Called for Pierce & Snohomish Counties
Use of fireplaces and uncertified wood stoves is prohibited until air quality improves DECEMBER 7, 2013, SEATTLE, WA – Due to stagnant weather conditions and rising air pollution levels, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is issuing a Stage 1 burn ban for Pierce and Snohomish Counties, effective at 2:00pm Saturday, December 7, 2013. This ban…
Red Salmon Creek site for protective plant tube removal Dec. 7
You’re invited to join us at the beautiful Red Salmon Creek site for protective plant tube removal, Saturday, December 7th from 9:00am to 12:00pm. Healthy plants need your help. We will be removing protective plant tubes from native trees and shrubs that have outgrown their use. It’s another important step in the restoration of this…
Seattle marine engine dealer agrees to pay penalty, change engines in federal clean air case
(Seattle – December 5, 2013) Rabaul Diesel Inc., of Seattle, Washington (also known as RDI Marine) has agreed to pay penalties and replace or modify six marine diesel engines that violated federal clean air rules. The engines were installed on six commercial fishing vessels destined for use in Alaska’s Bristol Bay. According to settlement details,…
Spanaway Lake Improvement meeting, just the beginning
SPANAWAY, WA — Tonight, December 4, Pierce County held a kickoff meeting for the Spanaway Lake Management Plan. Executive Pat McCarthy arrived just after her State of the County speech at the council meeting in Parkland, encouraging residents of the county’s committment to the project. Diane Smolko and Windy Kruse are the key county organizers…
Good night for a toasty fire
The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency has removed the burn bans for Pierce, King, Kitsap and Snohomish Counties. If you were hoping for a toasty fire it appears the rest of Thanksgiving weekend will be good. You can check for local ait quality status here: http://www.pscleanair.org/airq/status.aspx
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