(Seattle – September 30, 2013) The City of Tacoma has settled with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating federal rules on used oil contaminated with toxic polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs. “Today’s settlement should serve as a reminder that handling used oil requires attention to the requirements designed to prevent the distribution of PCBs,” said Edward Kowalski, Director…
Category: Ecology
Nature Mapping with the Nisqually Land Trust Sept. 21
Come join the Nisqually Land Trust & Northwest Trek, Saturday, September 21, 2013 from 9 am – 12 pm for a no-experience necessary nature mapping event at the NLT’s Powell Creek Uplands & Lowlands. This volunteer opportunity involves walking on old, unmaintained logging roads and may include some bushwhacking through the woods. With your help, we’ll collect…
Chambers Clover Creek Watershed Council
Chambers Clover Creek Watershed Council invites you to join us for the Chambers Bay Walk and Talk at Chambers Bay Dam September 18th, 2013 Meeting 3 PM to 5 PM. We will meet at the site of Chambers Dam and restored fish ladder for a Chambers Bay discussion followed by a short trail walkup stream. Walking…
Celebrate the annual return of salmon to South Prairie Creek Sept. 21
PIERCE COUNTY — Help welcome salmon home to South Prairie Creek at the Salmon Homecoming Celebration on Sept. 21. The family-friendly day will feature guided walking tours to see salmon in the creek, activities for kids, a Native American storyteller, live music, a display of student artwork about salmon, and refreshments. The free event runs from…
Nisqually Land Trust preserving a watershed for our future
OLYMPIA, WA — Sunday night was the Nisqually Land Trust’s Annual Membership Meeting and Salmon Bake. If you are not familiar with the land trust, they have been purchasing property along the Nisqually River for preservation since 1989. Their focus is to protect the water, wildlife, natural areas, scenic vistas of the Nisqually watershed. The…
Nisqually Springs Farm: Dollar Dog Corn Maze starts Sept. 21
MCKENNA, WA — Starting September 21, 2013, Nisqually Springs Farm and Twin Start Credit Union are hosting a Corn Maze at their location next to Stewart’s Meats on highway 507 in McKenna. It is the only Certified Organic Corn Maze in Washington State. The Twin Star Dollar Dog, embedded in the corn maze represents the…
Homeowners invited to free workshops on managing stormwater systems
Pierce County homeowners and homeowner associations are invited to attend a free workshop this fall to learn how to prepare their stormwater systems for the rainy season. Homeowners will also learn how to manage their neighborhood associations or start one. “These free workshops will help homeowners learn how to protect the stormwater systems they own,” said…
Homeowners invited to free workshops on managing stormwater systems
PIERCE COUNTY, WA — Pierce County homeowners and homeowner associations are invited to attend a free workshop this fall to learn how to prepare their stormwater systems for the rainy season. Homeowners will also learn how to manage their neighborhood associations or start one. “These free workshops will help homeowners learn how to protect the stormwater systems…
Toxic Algae concentration high in Spanaway Lake
email sent to residents around Spanaway Lake Friday afternoon: To our Algae Watch Participants on Spanaway Lake, We already have a toxic algae caution advisory in place for Spanaway Lake but preliminary results for an algae sample collected from the lake on August 26, 2013 show a very high concentration of toxin. Please use extra…
Nisqually Land Trust @ Hogum Bay remembered
By Marianne Lincoln It was 1934. There was a 100 acre parcel on the Nisqually Reach, Hogum Bay available in a tax sale. Six educators from the Tacoma area pooled their money and bought the land. Eventually two, Morris E. Ford and Christian Miller would own the land. They had lots of family picnics and campouts there,…
Biotoxin Closure: Commencement Bay and South Narrows
The Washington State Department of Health has closed Commencement Bay and the Narrows south to Point Fosdic and Days Island are closed to all species of shellfish harvesting. Click here for more information.Tacoma-Pierce Health Department’s Surface Water and Shellfish Advisories, here.
Bethel Community Open Market
August 10th was the second Bethel Community Open Market for 2013. There is one more on November 9. Local vendors showed off their wares at the Bethel Learning Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There was music, organic food, a bouncy house for kids, disc golf, healthcare options and so much more. Thank you…
Pierce Prairie Post 