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Tacoma Green Drinks: Dirty Water, Clean Comeback 🌊🍻
What do industrial pollution, giant bridges, fish, ships, climate action, and happy hour have in common?
Apparently... Tacoma.
As part of PNW Climate Week, Tacoma Green Drinks is trading the usual networking for a waterfront adventure. Join Pretty Gritty Tours and Tacoma's own celebrity guide, Chris Staudinger, for a fascinating (and occasionally jaw-dropping) walk through the history of the Foss Waterway. Get your tickets here -> Tacoma Environmental Tour - PRETTYGRITTYTOURS.COM
Today, the waterfront is one of Tacoma's crown jewels. But not long ago, it was considered one of the most polluted waterways in the nation. How did we get here? What industries shaped Tacoma? What was lost? What was restored? And what can the Foss Waterway teach us about tackling today's environmental challenges?
This guided tour will take us through Tacoma's gritty past, remarkable cleanup, and evolving future as we explore the waterfront together. Along the way you'll hear stories of industry, pollution, restoration, bridges, ships, and the people who helped transform the waterway from an environmental cautionary tale into a comeback story.
Tour Details
⏰ Tour Length: Approximately 1.5 hours
🚶 Distance: About 2 miles round trip
🎟️ Tour registration required (paid event)
Not up for the walk? No problem.
We'll continue the fun at 6:00 PM at Rock The Dock Pub & Grill, where everyone is welcome to join for drinks, conversation, and climate-geek camaraderie—whether you took the tour or not.
And if you're attending the Pierce County: From Climate Plans to Regional Action panel earlier that afternoon, this Green Drinks gathering makes the perfect afterparty. Spend the afternoon discussing what it will take to solve the climate crisis, then head to the waterfront to see a real-world example of environmental recovery and what long-term change can look like.
Come for the history. Stay for the climate conversations. Leave with a few new friends and a completely different view of Tacoma's waterfront.
Because nothing says "PNW Climate Week" quite like turning pollution into a walking tour and networking into an afterparty. 🍻🌎🚢
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Event Venue
Foss Waterway Seaport, 705 Dock St,Tacoma, Washington, United States
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