Grow and Defend Our Tacoma Tree Canopy! Read this petition: https://30by30tacoma.com If you agree, please sign quickly – City Council Dec 5th meeting deciding on first step to update the current 1927 tree ordinance. At 20%, Tacoma has the smallest tree canopy of any city in the Puget Sound area! The City Council promised us in 2009 and… Read more →
NENC General
North End Tree Walk
We would like to share this bit of colorful North End history from our friends at Historic Tacoma about a landmark North End tree. Apparently it’s even a “celebri-tree!” Learn more about this tree and others in the neighborhood during the Tacoma Tree Foundation‘s North End Tree Walk on Saturday, October 14 starting at 2pm,… Read more →
Historic Cushman Street Fair Coming Soon
Join us at the Historic Cushman Street Fair, Saturday, Sept 23, 11am – 3pm. We’ll have family activities, music, fabulous balloon animals, a free ice cream treat for kids, community booths, and more. Pretty Gritty Tours will be giving tours outside the historic Cushman Building. You can hear updates about the Cushman building and get a… Read more →
Virtual Habitat Steward Training
The National Wildlife Federation is offering a specialized, multi-week virtual training to teach you how to create and restore wildlife habitat in backyards, schoolyards, and other places in your community. The training will be held twice a week over two weeks in January 2023. In addition, there will be in-person field experience opportunities offered pertaining to local habitats. Benefits… Read more →
New Speed Limits in Tacoma
Tacoma has new speed limits starting Jan. 1! 20 mph in residential neighborhoods. 25 mph in some neighborhood business districts– 6th Avenue, Lincoln, McKinley Hill, Old Town. (Proctor and South Tacoma are already 25 mph.) Driving 5 mph slower makes a difference. It gives drivers time to react and, if crashes happen, people are less likely to be killed or… Read more →