PIERCE COUNTY — Time to get your hands dirty in this hands-on workshop. Come for a short talk about the benefits of rain gardens, how to create your own, and the types of plants to use. Then help us install our very own at the Gallucci Learning Garden. Level: Intermediate Where: the Gallucci Learning Garden…
Category: Ecology
Motorists should take action so they “Don’t Drip and Drive”
Pierce County motorists can take advantage of free inspections and discounted service in April to identify and fix leaks as part of Puget Sound Starts Here’s “Don’t Drip and Drive” program. Every year, hundreds of tons of oil and other petroleum-related products make their way to lakes, rivers, streams and the Puget Sound. Most of…
County sign regulation changes and updates beig considered
By Marian Berejikian, Friends of Pierce County Hello everyone: There are changes to Pierce County code for development and signs being considered. It looks like electronic message signs will be allowed in school and other areas with urban areas. Also, it looks like sign directed towards 16 and 302 will be allowed under a variance…
Grant available for local stormwater project funding up to $4,000
PIERCE COUNTY — Make a Splash environmental grants of up to $4,000 are available from City of Tacoma Environmental Services to any school, business, organization or individual considering a project to help protect surface water resources within the Tacoma city limits by preventing stormwater pollution. Application materials must be postmarked or emailed by May 20,…
Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council April 17
Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council Agenda for: Wed., April 17th, 2013, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Lakewood City Hall, 6000 Main St. SW, 3rd Floor Conference Room Introductions / Additions to the Agenda, Greg Vigoren, Chair Healthy Homes, Healthy Neighborhoods Wapato Pilot Project 5 Year Action Plan Adoption, Christina Zinkgraf, Americorps Barbara Ann Smolko, Pierce…
If you are bugged this Spring, get batty
By Chris Schultz Well, those little hibernating flying insect eaters are about to emerge from their dark wintering places in the Puget Creek Natural Area so it is time to monitor for their presence. Would you like to get trained to monitor bats? Well, they are very important and we need people to go to the…
Lake ecology conference October16-18
The Washington State Lake Protection Association (WALPA) and the Oregon Lakes Association (OLA) are co-hosting a lake ecology conference October16-18 at the Hilton hotel in Vancouver, Washington. The theme for this meeting is Collaborative Lake Management. This conference provides an exceptional opportunity for local, Native North American, lake volunteers and state organizations to exchange information…
APRIL 11 Tacoma Smelter Plume cleanup workshop & open house
Tacoma Smelter Plume Yard Sampling & Cleanup Program Public Comment Period: March 14 – April 29, 2013 This year, Ecology will begin sampling and cleaning up residential yards. This “Yard Program” will focus on the most contaminated areas of the Tacoma Smelter Plume—Ruston, west Tacoma, and southern Vashon-Maury Island. Comment period information and program service…
Economics and Environment Event, April 13, League of Women Voters
From: Chris Schutz cschutz@co.pierce.wa.us The League of Women Voters will be hosting a panel discussion at their April 13th General Meeting and the public is invited. Economics and Environment: How does biodiversity conservation figure into current practice for Pierce County land development? A panel of eight will focus on answering two questions. First, in the…
2013 Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council Grant
Subject: Reminder: 2013 Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council Grant Announcement Reminder: The deadline for grant applications to the 2013 Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council Environmental Grants Program is Noon, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Grant submission information is below and attached. 2013 Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council Environmental Grant Announcement Grant Overview: Grant funds are now available for organizations,…
Foothills Trail users can discuss impacts from upcoming construction April 6
Pierce County is inviting feedback from Foothills Trail users and neighbors on how a summer construction project along the Puyallup River near McMillin may impact them. Construction on a new side channel on the west side of the river will begin in June and last through the summer. Trucks will access the project site via…
2013 Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council, Environmental Grant Announcement
Reminder: The deadline for grant applications to the 2013 Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council Environmental Grants Program is Noon, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Grant submission information is below and attached. Grant Overview: Grant funds are now available for organizations, schools, and individuals to work collaboratively with the Chambers-Clover Creek (CCWC) Watershed Council on drainage, water quality,…
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