May 2012
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Events
Public Meetings
STAR Center Grand Opening - May 19!
It's Time for the Whole Community to Celebrate!

Browse Facebook while you get fit. Experience the rhythms of Zumba... or the tranquility of yoga. Discover how you can turn clay, food or even...     

 

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Point Defiance Park visitor center and shuttle service to open memorial weekend
For the first time in Point Defiance Park's more than century of service, visitors will have a central stopping point to learn all about the park's history, recreation opportunities and rare...     

 

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May 18 marks second annual Play In Peace Day
Last year, more than 3,000 children, families, and neighbors celebrated not just the grand openings of ..   

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Strategic Plan Update available online, and at   

your local library
Printed copies of the 2012 Strategic Plan Update, Green Vision 2030, which was adopted by the board are now available in the....

 
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Discover the Lost Tribes of Tacoma at Seymour Botanical Conservatory

Don't miss this brilliant exhibit by the Hilltop Artists, on display through May 24. The talents and creative minds of the young artists are reflected in a collection...

 
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Fourteen year old wildlife artist publishes first book  

At just fourteen years of age, Tova Beck is already signing autographs in her first published book. The Girl Who Loved to Paint Birds, featuring beautiful illustrations by the young author who has already won numerous awards and teaches other children how to paint, is now available at....

 
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Cannons to boom for Queen Victoria's birthday at Fort Nisqually

Musket volleys, bagpipes and cannons abounded when Hudson's Bay Company forts across North American celebrated Queen Victoria's birthday in the mid-1800s...
Three plant sales to help get you growing!
May 5
Native Plant Sale A popular sale held at Tacoma Nature Center.
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May 12
Vegetable Garden Starter Sale at Seymour Conservatory
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May 26  - Spring Plant Sale
Safeco Field's beautiful planters and hanging baskets are grown right here in Tacoma at the Point Defiance Greenhouses. So are the baskets that line Ruston Way and the streets of University Place and Lacey. Now you can have our famous plants and flowers, too.  Learn More
                                                           
New updated website coming soon...
When you log on later this month, our website will have a new look and offer new features!

We're bringing form and function together, in customer-focused site that better connects you with the park features, activities, events and adventures that await you throughout Tacoma.   

 

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