Pierce County, WA includes 141.5 miles of Puget Sound's iconic shoreline. Over 50% of Pierce County's shoreline is armored overall, and 66% of Pierce County's residential shoreline parcels have armor -whether or not it is needed. Pierce County properties represent 17% of residential shoreline armor Puget-Sound wide.* 

 Despite this challenge, residents are working hard to be stewards of Puget Sound and to care for the waterfront that makes our region of the world so special.