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A culprit found  found in coho salmon deaths

A culprit found found in coho salmon deaths

For decades, coho salmon have been dying before they could spawn in watersheds in Seattle and elsewhere.  Now we know specifically why—new research results point to a contaminant derived from vehicle tires, and the news media have been all over the story this month....

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Expanding Our Reach

Expanding Our Reach

This year, TCA initiated the formation of a new nonprofit, the Seattle Watershed Alliance, or SWA. This is a coalition of community-based watershed groups from around Seattle. Its intent is to work on areas of common interest to all such groups and watersheds in this city…

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Channel Clearing & Sediment Removal for Flood Control from Kramer Ck. and South Fork Thornton Creek near Nathan Hale HS.

Channel Clearing & Sediment Removal for Flood Control from Kramer Ck. and South Fork Thornton Creek near Nathan Hale HS.

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is responsible for maintenance work on the City of Seattle’s waterways. Thornton Creek, as many know, is the largest of the urban drainages in both Seattle and Shoreline. Much of the maintenance revolves around keeping the channel open and flowing relatively unobstructed to minimize flooding in low lying residential areas.

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Encounter with a beaver; at Beaver Pond Natural Area

Encounter with a beaver; at Beaver Pond Natural Area

She was standing on the edge of the pavement, looking intently down into the weeds and brush filling the roadside ditch. Getting closer she began gesturing and pointing into the weeds. When we approached to within speaking distance, she pointed into the ditch announcing in quiet voice; ”beaver”.

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SDOT Thornton Creek Bridges Study Open House FEB27

SDOT Thornton Creek Bridges Study Open House FEB27

The Thornton Creek Bridges Study has explored rehabilitation and replacement options for four bridges in the Meadowbrook neighborhood at: NE 110th St., 39th Ave Ne, NE 105th St. near 39th Ave Ne, and NE 95th St. near Sand Point Way. The study intends to identify solutions that included long term multi-modal transportation demands for biking, walking, driving, and mass transit.

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