Tahoma Audubon Conservation Committee

Meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the University of Puget Sound in Thompson Hall, room 297. 

Conservation News:

June Conservation Newsletter

May Conservation Newsletter

Conserving, Restoring, and Stewarding Natural Resources of Pierce County

Our Conservation Committee is focused on protecting the best remaining habitats important to local birds and wildlife, including: 

• Restoring urban habitats through volunteer efforts via Morse Force, Thelma Gilmur Grubbers and the Adriana Hess Park Stewards.

• Advocating for better environmental protections of Puget Sound and marine and freshwater shorelines.

• Engaging volunteers in Community Science.

2019 WORK PLAN PROJECTS

IN TACOMA

•  With Citizens for Healthy Bay we opposed the methanol plant at Port of Tacoma, and learned more about subplan that the City, Port of Tacoma and Puyallup Tribe are creating for the future development of the Port

IN PIERCE COUNTY

• Lake Kapowsin Aquatic Reserve was created by the Dept of Natural Resources with the support of Forterra and Tahoma Audubon Society

• With Conservation Northwest, we stopped the building of Cross Base Highway and protected endangered prairies, Audubon Springs and Spanaway Marsh

• With Futurewise, advocated for preservation of rural areas and increased the acres of county's farmlands designated Agriculture Resource Lands

• With National Park Association, postponed development of Park Junction Resort & shopping center at Mt Rainier.

• With Coalition to Protect Puget sound Habitat and  Sierra Club, we protected salmon  spawning and natural areas as part of the county's Shoreline Management Plan

• With Nisqually Delta Association, TAS helped restored wetlands and Sequalitchew Creek near Dupont, WA.

• With Chambers Creek Watershed Council, we developed an environmental education program to inform local residents how to restore suburban creeks for salmon, wildlife, and birds.

Statewide:

• Statewide Audubon action to limit carbon emissions

• Campaigned for Carbon Tax with Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy

• Successfully opposed crude oil transport and exports from Washington's ports

• Wild Olympics Campaign

• Campaign to increase State Fish and Wildlife Department's budget to protect all species.

CONSERVATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS 

You are invited to attend our monthly meetings. 

Learn more and become involved in any of these issues. We currently meet on the last Wednesday  of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the University of Puget Sound in Thompson Hall, room 297. 

Conservation Committee chair is Kirk Kirkland.

Since our founding in 1969, our members have helped conserve and restore important habitats such as:

• Fairfax Forest

• Bresemann Forest at Sprinker Recreation Center

• China Lake Nature Area

• Commencement Bay

• West Hylebos Wetlands

• Tacoma Nature Center / Snake Lake

• Nisqually Delta

• Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

• Morse Wildlife Preserve

• Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

• Protection Island

• Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge

• Fort Steilacoom

• Chambers Creek Park

• Swan Creek Park

• Sequalitchew Creek Trail