Green Tacoma Day at qʷiqʷəlut (“little marsh”)

Name: Green Tacoma Day at qʷiqʷəlut (“little marsh”)
Start: 2024-10-12T09:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-10-12T12:00:00-07:00
Location: 1845 Port of Tacoma Rd, Tacoma, WA 98421-3710, United States

Schedule

Sat Oct 12 2024 at 09:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

1845 Port of Tacoma Rd, Tacoma, WA 98421-3710, United States | Tacoma, WA

Join us for a Fall Work Party at qʷiqʷəlut (“little marsh”) as part of Green Tacoma Day!
RSVP through the Green Tacoma Day page:
https://www.cityoftacoma.org/government/city_departments/environmentalservices/urban_forestry/green_tacoma_day
Gloves, tools & snacks are provided!
All ages & abilities welcome.
We'll be doing fall planting, pulling invasive species, & sharing about the history of this unique 1.5 acre salt marsh in the Port of Tacoma.
For six years now, 350 Tacoma, as part of the Tacoma Open Space Program, have stewarded the site & hosted regular work parties to remove invasive weeds, restore native habitat, and pick up litter. qʷiqʷəlut 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. Much of the tideflats was filled in with contaminated soil from nearby heavy industry, and paved over in the early 1900’s, to create more “land” for Port business operations.