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.
Gig Harbor’s Midway School, a lovingly restored one-room schoolhouse built in 1893 and relocated to the Harbor History Museum on an oversized truck in 2009, is due for another change. This time it’s thanks mainly to rising sea levels and higher, stronger king tides that inundate the harbor shoreline several times a year. The folks
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The forested property might otherwise be subdivided into 18 single-family lots with a public road.
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Evergreen, Pioneer and Swift Water elementary schools were built with funds from the 2019 bond.
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Gig Harbor Land Conservation Fund will have matching funds available for other groups to quickly acquire grants. A condition of its contribution is that the public have access to the properties.
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People presented about a dozen comments and questions during a 20-minute virtual meeting on Tuesday night.
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Readers sent in pictures of the abnormally high tides of the past couple days.
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Pierce County officials believe that an upcoming Kopachuck Park renovation will generate more traffic on their roads.
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By definition, a white Christmas is one in which there’s an inch of snow on the ground in the morning. Though Saturday might not qualify, there could be at least that much Christmas night and the following days.
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The Department of Natural Resources will oversee the aquatic lands and lease, State Parks will manage the uplands and a boating association will renovate, maintain and operate the marina.
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The forest with Donkey/North Creek running through would be kept in its current state.
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