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 ...
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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 ...
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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. …
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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 ...
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By Jerome Tuaño
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2/12/25
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The Port of Olympia Commission authorized Executive Director Alex Smith to sign a $6.25 million grant agreement with the ...
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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) …
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By Kameko Marquez
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1/29/25
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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 …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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1/28/25
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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 …
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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 …
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The Thurston County Public Health and Social Services Department declared a hazardous weather advisory lasting through the weekend because of dangerously low temperatures.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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1/9/25
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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 …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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1/8/25
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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). …
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