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News & Notes
September 2015


 
Happy Tuesday. This issue of Metro Parks Today has an extensive capital project update, news about events such as Fort Nisqually's Candlelight Tour, water conservation information, and more.

  

Michael Thompson is
public information officer
of Metro Parks Tacoma.
Contact him at
(253) 305-1092 or
In This Issue
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

Have you seen the "wooden castle"? A Travel Tacoma + Pierce County staff member recently told Metro Parks staff about a couple visiting from another country who did not know the name of their destination but were able to get their wishes across a language barrier: They wanted directions to the "wooden castle."

The description was enough for staff to point the tourists to...


Point Defiance Park Master Plan Update
The Park Board voted Aug. 24 to postpone the second reading of the Point Defiance Park Master Plan Update until early November. Staff recommended the schedule adjustment to better align with...

Waterfront Phase I
Visit the entrance to Point Defiance Park and you'll see clear down to Puget Sound where you couldn't see water before. The earth-moving continues on the City of Tacoma's stormwater treatment facility, which will help protect...

Drought and fires
Water conservation, as you might expect, is top-of-mind in the park district. Tacoma Public Utilities has asked customers to cut water consumption by 10 percent in the face of this year's drought. Metro Parks has gone beyond the...

Capital Project Update
Metro Parks project managers are shepherding more than 40 projects throughout the district. Learn about the projects...

Looking Back
And now summer is almost over. Here are some photos from last month's Summer Bash:


MORE METRO PARKS NEWS AND EVENTS:
Capital Project Update

Our Park Board recently briefed Tacoma's Community Council on the status of capital projects throughout the district...
Labor Day weekend must-do: Northwest Trek's "Get Out of the Rut"

Nature's calling. And before backpacks are loaded with supplies, before lunches are made, before school bells ring, there's a glorious...
Dog Gone Run precedes annual Stewart Heights Pooch Pool Party

Metro Parks' First Race Especially for Canines and Owners Kicks Off at 8 am Sept. 12. The dogs...

Come on in, the water's fine!

Metro Parks' indoor pools are the perfect temperature regardless of the season. Metro Parks invites you and your family to...
Garden Festival Returns to Point Defiance Park

September 20 event features lectures, marketplace, free admission. This year's Fall...
Public picks name for Northwest Trek's 6-week-old moose calf

And her name is...Willow. She is the first moose born at the wildlife park in 15 years, and she arrived on Northwest Trek's 40th birthday...
Point Defiance Boathouse volunteers host Wounded Warriors

A dedicated group of Point Defiance Boathouse tenants again banded together this summer to share the joy of Puget Sound salmon fishing with...
Meadow Park Golf Course hosts second annual Tacoma Open

Golfers seeking a challenge are sure to find it at the Tacoma Open golf tournament at...
Metro Parks Tacoma commissioners endorse initiative on behalf of endangered animals

Initiative 1401 on statewide fall ballot aims to Save Animals Facing Extinction Metro Parks Tacoma Commissioners voted on August 24...
Residents invited to attend 3rd annual Downtown to Defiance

On Sunday, Sept. 13, South Sound residents will gather to experience walking, running, biking, and rolling along the Tacoma waterfront, free of vehicles..

September is half-off general admission month for senior citizens

Seniors aged 65 and older receive special half-price general admission at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park throughout the month of September. They also...

Candlelight Tour: History with Texture

Campfires and candlelight provide illumination for a magical evening walking tour of Fort Nisqually...
Saturday, September 5
 
Sunday, September 6
 
Monday, September 7
 
Friday, September 11
 
Saturday, September 12

Sunday, September 13
 
Wednesday, September 16
 
Thursday, September 17
 
Friday, September 18

Saturday, September 19
Sunday, September 20
 
Saturday, September 26
 
Sunday, September 27
 
Tuesday, September 29

Board of Park Commissioners Meeting
Monday, Sept. 28
Capital Improvement Committee
Wednesday, Sept. 16 & 30

Committee of the Whole
Monday, Sept. 21



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