|
Fall again. Hea vy sunflower heads have fallen and the clouds of goldfinches that came for their seeds have scattered into the trees. Rain falls and rotting resumes. Down come the soggy stems of …
more
Chris Rurik, KP News
|
9/29/21
|
|
The Pierce County Council voted to adopt the recommendations of the Citizens Advisory Board to the Conservation Futures Program to begin negotiating the purchase of conservation properties.
more
Chris Rurik, KP News
|
9/29/21
|
|
Snakes Eaten, Snakes Eating
Recently a friend asked me if there are birds that eat garter snakes. A few, I told him. Red-tailed hawks are known for making off with snakes. It is always an odd …
more
Chris Rurik, KP News
|
8/28/21
|
|
Herb Clippert remembers coming to the Renaissance Faire on the property that is now Gateway Park. When he saw earth-moving equipment in 2017, he “didn’t know what it would turn out to be.”
more
Chris Rurik, KP News
|
2/24/21
|
|
The University of Washington Sea Grant Program has again issued a call for the public to take photographs of the year’s highest tides on Puget Sound and the outer coast.
more
Chris Rurik, KP News
|
12/30/20
|
|
McMicken Island, a few hundred feet from Harstine Island to the west of the Key Peninsula, is a favorite destination for area boaters and kayakers. One of about 40 marine state parks in Washington, …
more
Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
|
10/1/20
|
|
Coyotes are singing on the peninsula. They wake me in the wee hours. My mind needs a good minute or two to figure out if the eerie sounds
more
Chris Rurik, Special to the KP News
|
5/29/20
|
|
The novel coronavirus is inspiring more people to grow their own fresh veggies this spring. Square foot …
more
Sara Thompson, KP News
|
5/1/20
|
|
Springtime comes to the peninsula. The soil warms and bird songs light up the mornings. In the forest you no longer tramp recklessly …
more
Chris Rurik, Special to the KP News
|
5/1/20
|
|
Martha and Steven Konicek never planned to own a tree farm. But in 2017 their neighbor clear-cut 40 acres and considered selling a nearby 40-acre parcel, land
more
Sara Thompson, KP News
|
3/27/20
|
|
Sailor, salvage officer and 100-ton master’s license captain Katy Stewart of Wauna will compete in her fifth consecutive race to Alaska, known as the R2AK,
more
Ted Olinger, KP News
|
2/1/20
|
|
Proposed expansion will provide protection for prime aquatic habitat surrounding McNeil Island and south Key …
more
Sara Thompson, KP News
|
1/2/20
|
|
A fully fenced off-leash area designed for dogs up to 35 pounds has been completed at Gateway Park.
more
Alice Kinerk, KP News
|
11/1/19
|
|
Local Cub Scouts learn about the beauty of the Key Peninsula and how to preserve it.This October, Sound View Camp and Cub Scout Pack 222 partnered to help tourists and …
more
Matthew Dean, KP News
|
11/1/19
|
|
Key Peninsula resident Roger Youngchild said he crossed a major item off his bucket list by summiting Mount Rainier at the age of 60 in …
more
Matthew Dean, KP News
|
9/1/19
|
|
A successful first season comes to an end in June for the new Key Peninsula Pirates mountain biking team. The group was established in January by head coach, parent and former member of the Coast …
more
Krisa Bruemmer, KP News
|
6/1/19
|
UNDERWRITTEN BY THE FUND FOR NONPROFIT NEWS (NEWSMATCH) AT THE MIAMI FOUNDATION, THE ANGEL GUILD, ADVERTISERS, DONORS AND PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT LOCAL NEWS
