Environment
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A second risk assessment of the Davis-Meeker Garry oak tree located on Old Highway 99 in Tumwater shows that the tree, at most, posed a ...  more
The Port of Olympia has determined its proposed update to the master plan of the Olympia Regional Airport would not have a “probable significant adverse impact” on the environment after issuing a ... more
Longtime Olympia residents voiced their concerns over the declining health of Budd Inlet, calling for an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed West Bay Yards development.  … more
The public is invited to observe a team of researchers as they diagnose sediment conditions on the West Bay of Budd Inlet in a Public Observation Day event ... more
The Port of Olympia Commission authorized Executive Director Alex Smith to sign a $6.25 million grant agreement with the ... more
The LOTT Clean Water Alliance was awarded the 2025 National Environmental Achievement Award by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies on Wednesday, Jan. 29.    The agency was … more
A public hearing on proposed updates to Countywide Planning Policies for Thurston County gave some members of the public a chance to object to a proposed development off of Old Highway 99.  Dozens of people … more
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (TCPHSS) is calling on residents to weigh in on proposed changes to the Sanitary Code – Article IV , the framework for regulating on-site … more
Thurston County could get snow this weekend as colder temperatures are forecast to return, according to Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (TCPHSS) and the National Weather Service (NWS) … more
Stormwater improvements are being planned for Beehive Industrial Park in Tumwater to improve the water quality in Percival Creek.    To kickstart the project, the Tumwater Public Works … more
Tumwater will resume the work to update its various tree and vegetation codes in 2025 after experiencing delays to address state regulations.   City council adopted its 2025 long-range … more
As western Washington remains locked in freezing temperatures, the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency (ORCAA), West Thurston Fire, and Thurston County Emergency Management have urged residents to … more
The Thurston County Public Health and Social Services Department declared a hazardous weather advisory lasting through the weekend because of dangerously low temperatures.   … more
Volunteers collected more than 1,200 pieces of trash during a cleanup on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey on Monday, Jan. 20.  The cleanup, part of the Pacific … more
Energize Olympia is going regional after the Olympia City Council signed an interlocal agreement on Jan. 14 to support the implementation of the 2025 Energize Thurston campaign. Olympia is … more
The Washington Board of Natural Resources (BNR) authorized to bid timber from 142 acres of Capitol State Forest at a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7.    The sale, nicknamed Matador, represents 7,288 metric board … more
The Olympia City Council recognized Kathleen Byrd, the city's fourth poet laureate, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, for using poetry to engage the community on environmental and climate … more
The Nisqually Land Trust is inviting everyone for a morning of salmon viewing and bird watching on Friday, Jan. 10, from 10 a.m. to noon.  The viewing will be held at a special spot, … more
Tumwater has joined a countywide program to help residents install home heat pumps.   On Tuesday, Jan. 7, the Tumwater City Council authorized the mayor to sign an interlocal agreement … more
Thurston County has enforced an immediate closure on recreational shellfish harvesting in Eld Inlet after detecting high levels of a marine biotoxin linked to Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP). … more
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