Category Archives: Environment

Snow and cold hit area

Posted on February 10, 2014 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith After a week of record-setting cold – with nighttime temperatures in single digits and still in the twenties during the day – the Mountain area got hit with our first sizeable snow storm in two years.

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Update on SR 7 road closures in Eatonville

Posted on July 1, 2013 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith The Washington State DOT has issued the following press release announcing the closure of Mountain Highway due west of Eatonville for several months. The state will be repairing a section of hillside that is prone to … Continue reading →

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Mount Rainier to close road to Paradise on Tuesdays and Wednesdays this winter

Posted on November 21, 2012 by brucesmith49

Editor’s Note: Mount Rainier National Park announced this week that it is making a major change in providing access for the public to the Paradise area, and will close the road from Longmire on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

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Frederickson residents get enlightened about air quality

Posted on November 17, 2012 by brucesmith49

By Josh Magill The Frederickson – Clover Creek Community Council monthly meeting on Saturday morning featured a presentation on air quality in Pierce County. The primary presenters were Alexandria Teague from the Pierce County Planning & Land Services Department, and Kathy … Continue reading →

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Sandy and the snow – an update from New York

Posted on November 8, 2012 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smith After Hurricane Sandy hit last week, the New York-New Jersey area endured a major winter storm this week known as a Nor’easter that dumped over a half-foot of heavy, wet snow and packed winds of up … Continue reading →

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Mythologist Michael Meade offers help in a time of crisis

Posted on November 5, 2012 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith As Superstorm Sandy upends our world and seems a capstone to a growing list of global disasters like the economic collapse of 2008, local author Michael Meade shares words of advice in his new book, Why … Continue reading →

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State policies on wolves have strong impacts in Cascades

Posted on November 3, 2012 by brucesmith49

By Josh Magill Washington State Senator Kevin Ranker stated on Thursday that he wants to know the specifics of why the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDF&W) decided to eliminate a pack of wolves known as the “Wedge Pack” … Continue reading →

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Sandy Update, Wednesday evening, October 31, 2012

Posted on October 31, 2012 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smith It’s been two full days since Sandy slammed into the New York-New Jersey coast and the impacts are both local and national, physical and emotional, at a scale few have ever experienced before.

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Mountain Highway Closed at LaGrande

Posted on June 8, 2012 by brucesmith49

The following is a message from Pierce County Alert: SR 7 Closed, Both Directions – State Route 7, known locally as Mountain Highway, is closed in both directions in the LaGrande area due to a slide. Southbound traffic is being … Continue reading →

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Mount Rainier National Park offers free admission this Saturday

Posted on June 7, 2012 by brucesmith49

Special to the Mountain News – The National Park Service has released the following announcement: Ashford, WA: Get a head start on your summer fun with free admission to Mount Rainier National Park this Saturday, June 9. In celebration of … Continue reading →