Despite community support and a favorable application review, 360 Trails will not be transferred to local parks ownership.
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Chris Rurik, KP News
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10/3/24
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With drought, climate change, and continued population growth on the Key Peninsula, will there be enough water to support the local population?
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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8/28/24
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Washington State Parks secured a grant to fund improvements at the Haley property on the shores of Case Inlet.
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Chris Rurik, KP News
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8/28/24
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The long-anticipated restoration of Whiteman Cove is set to begin after years-long negotiations between the DNR, YMCA and Squaxin Island Tribe.
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Vicki Biggs, KP News
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7/31/24
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In April, the Washington State Department of Ecology declared a statewide drought emergency, warning that snowpack deficits and warm winter temperatures will lead to below-normal runoff and significant water shortages.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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5/29/24
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Public trails will be built on the 60-acre property adjacent to the undeveloped Haley State Park land. “It’s what a Northwest forest should look like.”
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Chris Rurik, KP News
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5/29/24
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Pierce County may someday teach you how to inspect your own septic system. The hope is to increase compliance by lowering costs.
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Vicki Biggs, KP News
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3/27/24
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Four parcels donated to Great Peninsula Conservancy extend the preserve to the Pitt Passage shoreline.
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Chris Rurik, KP News
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3/27/24
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Forestry education is coming to the Key Peninsula. Washington State University’s extension forestry service will offer its flagship nine-week forest stewardship course to local landowners.
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Chris Rurik, KP News
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2/28/24
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Members of the Taylor Bay Beach Club have spent five years working with agencies and consultants to assess their sewage treatment system, evaluate alternatives, and find millions of dollars in funding.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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1/31/24
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A converted oyster barge has become the unofficial, unintentional and unwanted welcome sign to those entering the Key Peninsula while crossing the Purdy Spit.
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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1/31/24
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Restoration of salmon habitat at Whiteman Cove is set to begin in 2024, following a $6.9 million appropriation in the state capital budget.
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Chris Rurik, KP News
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11/2/23
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Key Peninsula News staff and contributors shattered their own record Oct. 7 by earning 25 awards at the statewide Washington Newspaper Publishers Association 2023 Better Newspaper Contest.
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Staff Report
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11/2/23
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Preliminary planning is underway for a roadside path to connect Key Center and the Red Barn Youth Center at the corner of the Key Peninsula Highway and 84th Street NW, a distance of about 500 yards.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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9/27/23
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that three adult harbor seals in Puget Sound tested positive for the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 strain Sept. 8. The seals stranded on …
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Staff Report
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9/14/23
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Last month my wife was attacked while running near our home in Lakebay. It was dusk. She had just left the paved county road for a forest road when she felt something grab her hair and yank upward. …
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Chris Rurik, KP News
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8/30/23
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This spring Pierce County upped its game in collecting organic waste. It will now allow vegetable and fruit trimmings, tea bags and coffee with paper filters in yard waste collected at curbside and …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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6/28/23
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In late May and early June drivers may have noticed wider than usual swaths of dead vegetation along the sides of many Key Peninsula roads. A combination of factors, including unusual early spring …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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6/28/23
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Septic systems are the unsung heroes for homeowners on the Key Peninsula.
They work tirelessly and discreetly handling nature’s call, and until something nasty happens, they’re often …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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6/28/23
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Last October, for the first time in recent memory, a bear paid a visit to Herron Island. By the time word got out and folks went looking, it was nowhere to be found, swum back to the mainland.
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Chris Rurik, KP News
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6/28/23
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