The Urban Forestry Restoration Project, administered by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, enhances the capacity of urban forests to manage stormwater and improve air and water quality by improving the health and functionality of trees and forested sites in urban settings. DNR is excited to bring this urban forestry restoration program to Pierce…
Category: Ecology
Congressman Heck Praises Selection of JBLM as Winner of REPI Challenge
Washington D.C. – Joint Base Lewis-McChord was awarded $3.5 million Friday by the Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program. The funds will go towards efforts to preserve, restore, and manage critical prairie habitat in the South Puget Sound region, which will help preserve the environment while reducing on-base training restrictions. The award is…
Sediment health in Central Puget Sound declining
Washington State Department of Ecology, OLYMPIA – Sediments in the bottom of Central Puget Sound show declining environmental health over a 10-year period, according to a just-released report from the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology). Central Puget Sound is the area south of Whidbey Island to the Tacoma Narrows. It includes industrialized and urbanized Elliott…
Public Hearing on radioactive contamination at Magnuson Park
[Editor note: This is a document recently sent out by a sitting state Representative regarding Magnuson Park (Sandpoint)] Radioactive Contamination at Magnuson Park Public Meeting Wednesday May 29th Question and Answer at 7 PM 5 PM – 8 PM Open House at The Mountaineers (7700 Sand Point Way NE – left after enter main gate) Contaminated…
Pierce County Gleaning Project and Share the Harvest
Hello Pierce County! Want to know how you can be actively involved in efforts of food justice and food access in Pierce County? Join us TUESDAY MAY 21 in WRIGHT PARK at 6pm for a potluck, conversations, screen printing and volunteer trainings! The Pierce County Gleaning Project and Share the Harvest, both programs of the…
Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council May 15
Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council Agenda for: Wed., May 15, 2013 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Lakewood City Hall, 6000 Main St. SW, 3rd Floor Conference Room 3:30 Introductions / Additions to the Agenda 3:40 Bench-scale Phosphorus Removal from Ponce de Leon Creek 4:15 — BREAK— 4:25 Information Sharing & Announcements (3 min. each) Watershed Council Business…
Clover Creek Water Quality
PLU Environmental Studies students will be presenting water quality results from sites in Clover Creek watershed on Friday, May 17th from 2:00-2:30 PM in Morken Center for Learning and Technology on campus. A campus map is available here: http://www.plu.edu/about/Campus-Map/home. Street parking is available for visitors on nearby 10th Av S, and 123rd and 124th St S….
Puget Sound Starts Here prizes all month long
TACOMA — Win a prize during May to help celebrate Puget Sound. If you live or work in Tacoma, winning is as easy as 1,2,3. 1) Take the Puget Sound quiz and find out which watershed you live in – go to http://www.cityoftacoma.org/winPSSHprizes to take the quiz. 2) Print out your winning ticket and pick up your…
Celebrate Puget Sound Starts Here Month in May
PIERCE COUNTY — Pierce County residents are invited to celebrate Puget Sound during Puget Sound Starts Here Month in May. Organizations in Pierce County and across Western Washington are hosting a variety of events to teach residents simple ways they can protect Puget Sound, local rivers, lakes and streams. A complete list is of events…
Toxic Algae Present at Tanwax Lake and Harts Lake May 1, 2013
TACOMA PIERCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT — There currently are toxic algae blooms in Tanwax Lake and Harts Lake. A toxic algae bloom is easily identified by the unusual color or appearance to the water. Usually a bloom makes the lake surface green, looking like pea soup or green paint, but sometimes the bloom is a…
Homeowners invited to May 8 Spanaway workshop on septic system maintenance
Homeowners are invited to a free workshop to learn how to maintain their septic systems and troubleshoot problems. The workshop will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. May 8 in the Spanaway Elementary School cafeteria, 412 165th St. S in Spanaway. “The workshop will help homeowners better understand their septic systems, how they can protect their…
Along the way from here to there… sun dogs on May Day
Today, May 1, is elsewhere celebrated as International Workers Day, and I think it appropriate to acknowledge all those who preceded us who fought – and many died – for human dignity for working people and better lives for all. May Day brought a beautiful sunrise at the SR 512 Park and Ride and a…
Pierce Prairie Post 