PenMet announces fall closure of Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Park
Aug 27, 2025 | By: Vince DiceThe 10-week closure of the beloved DeMolay Sandspit Park on Fox Island allows removal of a bulkhead and restoration of a beach.
Read MoreGig 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.
The 10-week closure of the beloved DeMolay Sandspit Park on Fox Island allows removal of a bulkhead and restoration of a beach.
Read MoreThe park district was awarded a second grant Tuesday, the two of which will cover the estimated $1.7 million cost.
Read MoreFlooding has afflicted homes and businesses in the peninsula and across the county in recent years. Pierce officials want to learn more.
Read MorePierce 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.
Read MoreAir 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
Read MoreKopachuck State Park, closed for 14 months, opens again with a new playground, better trails and a renovated multipurpose building.
Read MoreFederal agencies denied Gig Harbor’s third permitting attempt for the long-sought Commercial Fishing Homeport.
Read MoreFourth 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.
Read MoreThe state departments of Ecology and Health are leading an effort to determine whether turf can be manufactured without hazardous chemicals.
Read MoreThe state had hoped to open the facility off Kopachuck State Park last spring, but ran into too many obstacles.
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