If you enjoy DuPont’s marshes, wetlands, creeks and Puget Sound shoreline, then listen up. It’s time to speak up!
On September 13, The City of DuPont will hold its first Open House discussing its Shoreline Master Plan. The Sequalitchew Creek Watershed Council would like to encourage all DuPont residents to attend this open house which [...]
John Arum, the lawyer representing various environmental groups involved with the 1994 Settlement Agreement that is currently challenging the CalPortland mine expansion in DuPont was reported missing in the North Cascades on Monday, August 30. Sadly, John’s body was found late Friday on the north slope of Storm King Mountain by National Park Service rangers. They were [...]
In the September 3, 2010 City of DuPont Friday Letter, the following was statement was issued by all parties currently engaged in the DuPont 1994 Settlement Discussions:
In 1994, Lone Star Northwest (now CalPortland), the City of DuPont, the Washington State Department of Ecology and a coalition of environmental organizations entered into a settlement agreement regarding [...]
North Cascades National Park officials have reported that Seattle attorney and mountaineer John Arum’s waist pack was found during a search on Thursday, approximately 100 feet below the summit of Storm King Mountain. For those interested in following the search for Seattle attorney John Arum, here is a link to the North Cascades National Park.
http://www.nps.gov/nps/noca/waist-pack-found-in-search-for-climber.htm
The lawyer representing various environmental groups involved with the 1994 Settlement Agreement that is currently challenging the CalPortland mine expansion in DuPont has been reported missing in the North Cascades. Both the News Tribune and the Seattle Times reported today that Seattle environmental attorney John Arum was reported missing on Monday after he failed to return from a [...]
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is now taking comments online from the public on ways to improve management of water resources in Washington state.
The Water Smart Washington Online Forum was activated today. To contribute your ideas and join the discussion in the Water Smart Washington Online Forum, go to: http://www.ecy.wa.gov and click on [...]
According to NOAA Fisheries Service, Sequalitchew Creek, and the DuPont Shoreline are designated as a nearshore critical habitat and a location that is protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) for distinct population segments (DPS) or evolutionarily significant units (ESU) of Pacific salmon, specifically Coho. Washington State Departments of Ecology and Fish and Wildlife [...]
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is seeking the public’s help in finding ways to improve its management of
water resources in Washington state for the benefit of current and future water users.
On September 13, 2010, the DuPont Planning Agency will host an open house to discuss future goals and use of the shorelines of the state based on the SMA and draft DuPont Shoreline Inventory and Characterization Report. The open house will include a presentation by Ecology staff regarding the update process, a presentation by city [...]
Due to conflicts with the USGA’s Amateur Championship qualifying rounds being held out at The Home Course, Sequalitchew Creek Watershed Council (SCWC) has decided to postpone their Wilkes Observatory work party to September 11, 2010. While SCWC has permission from First Industrial Reality Trust to cross their property to get to the work site, we do [...]
