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Another example of trash strewn along the north side of Wheeler Ave. SE in Olympia on March 9, 2021
County program would clean tent encampments, provide on-site support
A program designed to clean tent encampments and provide intensive case management with people living in the camps is in the works. The “Scattered Site Management Pilot Project” was … more
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Location of 1210 West Bay Drive NW, Olympia
Oly council hears opinions about proposed 478-apartment development on West Bay Drive
A public hearing at the Olympia City Council meeting last night drew a crowd of opposition and proponents of a potential project that would bring large development along West Bay Drive. At the … more
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Heroin and cocaine, often packaged in small plastic bags such as this, are still illegal to possess. But the Blake Decision changes the enforcability of drug laws.
Thurston County justice system starts to erase thousands of drug possession convictions
Headline: Following a recent decision from the Washington Supreme Court, Thurston County’s justice system officials are grappling with an intense new workload — one that will take a … more
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The area at Beaver Creek considered for rezoning is highlighted in this image. Thurston County is currently accepting written comment on whether or not the potential rezoning is to be included in the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket.
Public comment open for county’s emergency housing ordinance, rezoning of 390 rural acres
 Two items are up for consideration to be added to the Thurston County Development Code Docket, including the rezoning of some rural land and making permanent changes to how homeless … more
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Location of 1210 West Bay Drive NW, Olympia
Public hearing set for contentious West Bay Drive development project in Olympia
A public hearing is scheduled at 5:30 on Tuesday, March 23 for a large development project planned along West Bay Drive that would bring housing and business development opportunities to the … more
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Billy Frank, Jr. statue at the US Capitol now one step closer to reality
The House of Representatives approved a bill that would lead to the creation and placement of a statue of Billy Frank, Jr. in the United States Capitol, in or near its Statuary Hall. Engrossed … more
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Project Manager Amos Callender with Thomas Architecture Studios presents a map of waterfront property to be developed in coming years, marked with potential uses for each site.
Port of Olympia plans for large developments along waterfront in coming years
Several sites along the Port of Olympia’s eastern bank may see significant development in the years to come, as Port officials continue seeking public input and discussing the sweeping … more
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Shavon Jones and her daughter Promise, 18 mos., outside of their Columbia City home on Feb. 18, 2021. Jones purchased her new home less than a year ago with help from Habitat for Humanity and Homestead Land Trust.
Fix the climate while solving the housing crisis? The Legislature is trying
As Washington lawmakers work to get ahead of a brewing post-pandemic housing catastrophe, efforts are underway to join that effort with responses to two slower-burning disasters — the climate … more
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Location of 1210 West Bay Drive NW, Olympia
Appeal opposing massive development along West Bay Drive in Olympia denied
A hearing examiner shot down an appeal from the Olympia Coalition for Ecosystems Preservation, which argued an environmental review should start as soon as possible on a massive development project … more
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Thurston County Commissioner Carolina Mejia during a meeting on Feb. 9, 2021, when the county commissioners voted to approve the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan, which aims to cut local greenhouse gas emissions by 85 percent by 2050.
Thurston County Commissioners approve Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan
Preluded by 21 county citizens voicing their support, Thurston County Commissioners voted to approve the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan (TCMP) and work with neighboring jurisdictions to cut back … more
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Schilter Family Farm is one of 1,200 farms in Thurston County. This scene shows an event in October, Pumpkin Patch Harvest and Corn Maze.
Time to vote again: This time it’s about your food
Anyone who cares about the Thurston County agriculture and farmland -- or who appreciates locally grown veggies and meat -- is invited to complete an online survey to share your perspective on local … more
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This garbage was collected in Priest Point Park in Olympia on Thu., Jan. 21, 2021 -- in just a few minutes. Most of it was recyclable - and was put into the recycling stream at home.
Things are picking up again at Priest Point Park
Denny here again. Have been to Olympia's Priest Point Park each of the last three days. Last Thursday, I made a sweep of the southwest section of the beach, from the southern-most access trail to … more
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Tumwater City Council approved the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan at its meeting Tue., Jan. 19, 2021.
Tumwater City Council passes climate mitigation plan
Tumwater City Council met last night to discuss the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan, a 30-year interlocal agreement, that would acknowledge the urgency of global warming and the deterring effects of … more
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Cascadian activists have in some cases employed civil disobedience tactics in their fight to keep the region from becoming a major export center for planet-warming fossil fuels. Here, protesters block the main BNSF rail line in Vancouver, Washington, on June 18, 2016, as police begin to move in. The action was organized by the Fossil Fuel Resistance Network in response to a recent oil train derailment in Mosier, Oregon, to highlight the risks of fossil fuel transportation.
During a decade when Cascadia’s governments flouted their carbon emissions goals, activists fighting fossil fuel exports exceeded their wildest expectations.
SEATTLE — At the corner of Third and Union, amid a sea of downtown high-rises and just across from Macy’s, members of the Northern Cheyenne tribe in native regalia walked alongside … more
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I-5 traffic snakes through downtown Seattle during the evening rush hour, Dec. 17, 2020.
A Lost Decade: How Climate Action Fizzled in Cascadia
With dozens of people killed by wildfires in the western U.S., millions of acres scorched, and choking smoke spreading far into British Columbia, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee lit up the news wires in … more
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This Cessna Grand Caravan 208B was successfully test-flown on May 28, 2020 at Grant County International Airport (KMWH) in Moses Lake, Washington, according to AeroTEC, an independent aviation testing company.
Olympia Regional Airport designated as electric aircraft beta test site
The Washington State Department of Transportation has designated the Olympia Regional Airport as a beta test site for electric aircraft. The Olympia Regional Airport was identified as one of six … more
Sources of Thurston County inventoried greenhouse gas emissions in 2018.
Years of research went into Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan
“It is no longer enough just to change our lifestyles. We need to be changing our communities,” reads a quote from Kaylee Shen, an Olympia High School student. The quote kicks off the … more
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Why is it taking so long to improve sewage treatment?
Commenting on "Outdated Sewage Treatment is Suffocating Fish in Puget Sound," published Dec. 8, 2020, Harry Branch writes:  The article on the "pressing state of environmental decay in Puget … more
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Massive smacks of moon jellyfish are seen below a floatplane pontoon in Puget Sound.
Outdated Sewage Treatment Is Suffocating Fish In Puget Sound
After four decades of fishing for salmon in Puget Sound, Joseph Peters increasingly finds a nuisance in his nets: wads of cream-colored moon jellyfish. Occasionally the jellyfish get so heavy that … more
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The grinch who stole the shellfish -- an artist's interpretation of the marine biotoxin that causes diarrhetic shellfish poison (DSP), now detected at unsafe levels in shellfish within Budd Inlet in Thurston County.
Biotoxin shuts down shellfish harvesting in Budd Inlet
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and the Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) Department have closed Budd Inlet to recreational shellfishing, from … more
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