As part of the Tacoma Open Space Program, 350 Tacoma hosts periodic work parties at little marsh to remove invasive weeds, restore native habitat, and pick up litter.
Tools, gloves & snacks provided. All ages & abilities welcome.
We have started to partner on hosting these work parties with the Climate Catastrophe Ground Zero Tacoma Coalition, whose mission is to leave Tacoma better than we found it.To learn more about the coalition visit ccg0.org
For six years now, 350 Tacoma (with the support of City of Tacoma Environmental Services) have been working to restore this long-neglected but resilient site located deep in the industrial Port of Tacoma, on the ancestral tideflats of the Puyallup Tribe, nestled between a fossil fuel terminal and a container shipping yard. Prior to colonization, the area known today as the Port of Tacoma was a thriving pristine estuary, with abundant marine life, wildlife, trees and plants. Much of the tideflats was filled in with contaminated soil from nearby heavy industry, and paved over in the early 1900’s, to create more “land” for Port business operations. Learn more about the history at bit.ly/littlemarsh
