Join the Nisqually Land Trust for a two-day volunteer event as we take on invasive plants in the Ohop valley! Monday & Tuesday, July 15th & 16th 10 am – 2 pm We’ll be using brush cutters, a mower, and hand tools to intensively clear out blackberry, reed canarygrass, and other trouble weeds from NLT-protected land. Clean-up will…
Category: Ecology
Algae Advisory for Ohop Lake has been lifted
TPCHD — NOTICE, July 3rd, 2013 The Toxic Algae Advisory for Ohop Lake has been lifted. The toxic algae bloom has decreased in size and no longer presents a public health concern. Toxic algae are capable of producing toxins and, if present in large amounts, can pose a risk to pets and people. Swallowing or prolonged…
Impact of smelting operations on arsenic in urban lakes
UW Tacoma — The ASARCO smelter in Ruston, Washington contaminated the south-central Puget Sound region with heavy metals, including arsenic and lead. This study finds that arsenic is highly mobile in these urban lakes. Current knowledge of the chemical, physical and biological factors affecting arsenic mobility in regional lakes will be discussed and initial data on…
JBLM Outdoor Expo June 22
Dozens of Hunting, Fishing Guides and Vendors to Host Outdoor Expo for Service Members at JBLM Lewis-Main Exchange JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – The Army and Air Force Exchange Service management at the JBLM Lewis-Main Exchange, along with more than 50 hunting and fishing guides, vendors and outdoor experts, will host an outdoor expo for…
Workers in Alaska and Washington to receive training for environmental safety and cleanup jobs
(Seattle – June 13, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $400,000 in federal job training grants to the City of Tacoma and Zender Environmental, Alaska through the EPA Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program. EPA’s Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program provides environmental and health and safety training and helps graduates…
State urban forestry restoration project targets Spanaway Park
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…
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….
Pierce Prairie Post 