Gig Harborites love the natural surroundings in which they live, and Gig Harbor Now staff members keep them apprised of opportunities to enjoy and preserve their forests, waters and creatures.
Mark Dickson Creek neighbors took the initiative to restore the tiny stream near Rosedale over many years. Their efforts paid off with the largest return of salmon in decades.
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The conditional use permit for Taylor Shellfish’s proposed geoduck farm in Burley Lagoon now goes before the state Department of Ecology for review.
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The Peninsula School District closed on its purchase of 20.42 acres of land in Purdy on Friday, Nov. 22. The district paid Gig Harbor-based Rush Companies $6.24 million for eight parcels, most of them directly across 62nd Avenue from Peninsula High School. The district reiterated its earlier statement that it will hold the land for
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The Phase IV purchase brings the txʷaalqəł Conservation Area to 52 total acres that will remain undeveloped.
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This year’s Chum Walk saw not only a lively amount of enthusiastic visitors of all ages, but of all species: Several Chum Walkers, including this reporter, spotted a few salmon in the creek once again. The Chum Walk, put on by Harbor WildWatch, had booths stationed along a 0.25-mile trail that began in Austin Park
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Every autumn, Gig Harbor celebrates the return of chum salmon to Donkey Creek. This year’s Donkey Creek Chum Walk takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, and includes guided walks along the creek, information booths, salmon-related activities and more. Pick up a Salmon Passport at Austin Park and follow the trail
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Chum salmon probably won’t attend the annual event in big numbers again this year, but there are reasons for hope for the future.
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Snagging a spot for the exclusive Zoo Snooze at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium isn’t just special — it’s downright rare.
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“Shock” is the term one lawmaker representing Gig Harbor used to describe her response to the Pierce County Planning & Public Works Department’s recent flip-flop on the future of Purdy, the unincorporated community just outside Gig Harbor’s northern border. Early this year, county planners recommended stripping Purdy and some other unincorporated areas next to Gig
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Editors note: This story has been updated since it was first posted. Meghan Whidden discussed Minterbrook Oyster Company. An earlier version of this story attributed the presentation to the wrong person. Green crabs, and blackberries, and suspicious septic tanks — oh, my! OK, OK — no one actually said the above verbatim, and this writer
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