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.
“Echoes of the Sound,” a documentary about the capture of a young orca in Vaughn Bay in 1968, shows at the upcoming Gig Harbor Film Festival.
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Experts testifying on behalf of the owners of Kensington Gardens presented their case last week before a hearing examiner.
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The 10-week closure of the beloved DeMolay Sandspit Park on Fox Island allows removal of a bulkhead and restoration of a beach.
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The park district was awarded a second grant Tuesday, the two of which will cover the estimated $1.7 million cost.
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Flooding has afflicted homes and businesses in the peninsula and across the county in recent years. Pierce officials want to learn more.
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Pierce County invites the public to comment on a Determination of Significance, which is required when a project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental impacts.
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Air quality on the Kitsap Peninsula will oscillate between healthy and moderate levels over the next couple days as smoke from the Bear Gulch wildfire on the Olympic Peninsula sweeps over the region. As of Monday afternoon, most areas of Kitsap, Pierce and King counties had ‘moderate’ air quality, according to the Puget Sound Clean
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Kopachuck State Park, closed for 14 months, opens again with a new playground, better trails and a renovated multipurpose building.
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Federal agencies denied Gig Harbor’s third permitting attempt for the long-sought Commercial Fishing Homeport.
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Fourth of July revelers left plenty of detritus on the Purdy Spit, despite signs noting a ban on fireworks there and a tide that must’ve made setting them off there difficult. Volunteers gathered Saturday morning to clean up.
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