A new book, Saving the Nisqually Delta, chronicles the decades-long citizen activism that saved the Nisqually Delta from industrialization. Located eight miles northeast of Olympia, Washington, the Nisqually Delta is one of the country’s last unspoiled estuaries. Author Janine Gates, an Olympia-based journalist and photographer, is best known for her community news blog, Little Hollywood,…
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Nisqually Land Trust to plant trees near Ashford October 13
On Saturday, October 13th, from 10am to 1pm, the Nisqually Land Trust will plant trees near Ashford, in the foothills of Mt. Rainier. They will help restore an area near beautiful Ashford, WA, planting various native tree species on land that was previously used for dumping. The Land Trust hopes to prevent future dumping, the…
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