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We will close out the event series by looking towards the future. Dan Sherman, Professor of Environmental Studies and Sciences at the University of Puget Sound and Director of the Sound Policy Institute, will help us explore what rising sea levels, warmer waters, ocean acidification, and droughts mean for marine life, availability of drinking water, flooding of coastline homes and businesses.The first hour will be spent at 350 Tacoma, where lunch will be served and we’ll enjoy the presentation of our guest speaker.
311 Puyallup Ave, Tacoma
Then we’ll gather into carpools and head over to qʷiqʷəlut, the salt marsh in the Port that 350 Tacoma has stewarded for the last six years. Once there, we’ll tour the salt marsh, learn more about its history, and water plants as needed. We’ll spend about an hour there, then return to 350 Tacoma. Everyone is welcome! (We love when children attend our meetings & events)
qʷiqʷəlut (little marsh) is located on the ancestral lands of the Puyallup Tribe. Prior to colonization, the area known today as the Port of Tacoma was a thriving pristine estuary, with abundant marine life, wildlife, trees and plants. little marsh is glimpse into what the entire area looked like, & what we hope can one day return.
Learn more about the qʷiqʷəlut Water Is Life Series at bit.ly/littlemarsh
Support for this event series was provided by the Pacific Northwest Grassroots Fund, a grantmaking fund administered by the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment. rosefdn.org
Save the date! There will be a fall planting work party at qʷiqʷəlut on Saturday October 12th from 9am - 12pm as part of Green Tacoma Day. Registration link coming soon.
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311 Puyallup Avenue, Tacoma, WA, United States, Washington 98421