Posted to Conservation Corner by Allan Warren
Save the date for our Annual Native Plant Sale and choose from a wide variety of plants for your backyard, community garden, rain gardens, and more! Native Plants uniquely protect our lands, natural resources, and wildlife. They are beautiful, and many are even edible and/or medicinal!
This year, you can begin placing your
pre-orders on November 1st at www.PierceNativePlantSale.com. Plants will be available for pick-up February 28th and 29, 2020.
Posted to Environmental Education by Allan Warren
4th grade students visited Morse Wildlife Preserve with our Environmental Education team earlier this summer to learn about prairies and wetlands and help our partners at Forterra with restoration at this critical site.
SUMMER PROGRAMS KEEP THE
LEARNING GOING
Learning doesn’t end with the school year, so our EE
program has been hard at work this summer. In addition
to hosting two summer day camps in the Salishan
neighborhood, we visited partner camps throughout the
summer months. We made stops at the
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Posted to Habitat Improvement by Allan Warren
It is with much excitement that we
welcome Mary Krauszer as the new
program manager for Shore Friendly
Pierce! With an academic background
in marine biology and professional
experience developing the first-ever
ranger program for Metro Parks
Tacoma, Mary brings a unique skill
set to the District’s effort to improve
nearshore ecosystems in Pierce
County. Here’s a little more about
Mary, in her own words:
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