DNR and partners will remove tons of creosote-treated debris from Indian...
WCC/Puget SoundCorps crew members haul a creosote-treated log to the helicopter staging area on Lopez Island during a removal project in Nov. 2011. Photo: Lisa Kaufman/DNR Planning a trip to Indian...
View Article2012 Jobs Now Act funding at work: Anacortes firm helps DNR remove old...
These two large creosote-treated floats washed ashore on Burrows Island near Anacortes. Photo: Jason Wilkinson/DNR. Last week, DNR led the removal of two large creosote-treated floats, each weighing...
View ArticleSan Juan County waterfront landowners: No-cost help now available for...
Creosote-debris removal project in the San Juan Islands. Photo: DNR Are you a waterfront landowner in San Juan County? Are your tidelands home to a variety of old, derelict creosote-treated pilings or...
View ArticleRestoration through perspiration: Hard-working Puget SoundCorps crews wrap up...
Question: What weighs 240 tons, is covered in tar, and no longer threatens the health of more than a dozen beaches in Northern Puget Sound and the Straits of Juan de Fuca? Answer: Toxic...
View ArticlePuget SoundCorps crews tackle toxic debris in Kitsap County
Puget SoundCorps crewmember cuts up a hunk of old boat engine that washed up years ago on Nick’s Lagoon. Photo: Toni Droscher / DNR Neither rain, nor winds, nor high tides could dampen the enthusiasm...
View ArticleWhidbey restoration project makes a difference, for shore
Salmon, crabs, clams and shorebirds got a happier home recently as DNR’s Aquatic Restoration crews freed up beachhead on southeast shore of Whidbey Island. Partnering with the Whidbey Camano Land...
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