Archive for September 2020
Comments Needed: Stop Tumwater from approving the cutting of 2,547 Trees:
By Pat Rasmussen Tumwater just issued a new State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) determination: MDNS (Mitigated Decision of Non-significance) approving the Site Plan for Puget Western at 2311 93rd Avenue SW, called Puget Western East Distribution Center. Puget Western would build a warehouse 65 acres in size, 50 feet tall, with 584 parking stalls for…
Read MoreThe Importance of Trees
By Lynn Fitz-Hugh | TCAT Community Engagement Director Most of us think of trees as sort of friendly ornamental objects. Unfortunately, we are not taught in school about all the very important things trees do for us: Storm water management by sucking up water and preventing flooding Air pollution reduction and removal Drawdown of greenhouse…
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