PIERCE COUNTY — Unwanted and unused prescription drugs can be harmful to people and the environment. You can safely dispose of these medicines – including controlled substances – during the nationwide drug “take back” day on Saturday, April 27. This one-day event will provide free, anonymous collection of unwanted or expired drugs between 10 a.m. and…
Category: Ecology
2013 Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council grant annoucement
2013 Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council Supplemental Environmental Grant Announcement Please note: This is a second opportunity to apply for grant funding through the 2013 Chamber Clover small grant program. Following the first grant round we have identified a balance of available funds and hope to have them applied to more projects within the watershed. The…
Living Well in Pierce County: Happiness, Economy and Environment May 11
Living Well in Pierce County: Happiness, Economy and Environment May 11, 2013 at University of Puget Sound Wheelock Student Center Rotunda Capacity is limited. Reserve your free spot and find out more at www.tpchd.org/ehindicators or by calling Marianne Seifert at (253) 798-3823. Keynote speaker: David Batker, local author of What’s the Economy For, Anyway? Professor Kate Stirling…
Puyallup River Clean-Up seeks volunteers on April 20
PIERCE COUNTY — Pierce County residents can go green as they tackle their spring cleaning to-do list. “Indoors and outdoors, sometimes the products and methods we use to clean and spruce up our homes can be harmful to our family and the environment,” said Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy. “Citizens can make simple changes as…
Invasive Plant Identification Training May 5 and 6
By Cris Peck, Nisqually Land Trust The Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council is hosting a free training for those interested in learning invasive plant species of the Pacific Northwest. Volunteers from the Land Trust have attended this training in the past and have found it very useful. The Training The PNW Invasive Plant Council’s mission is…
Rain Garden Workshop this Weds at Gallucci Learning Garden
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…
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…
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