By Ray Willard, Landscape Architect at WSDOT At the recent DERT fundraising auction I offered my services as a landscape architect as part of the live auction. The auctioneer for […]
A message from the President of the DERT Board of Directors
Last October, in its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) announced that removal of the Fifth Avenue Dam and restoration of the Deschutes River and […]
Your Pocket Guide to Restoring the Deschutes Estuary
Here are SIX reasons why the restoration of the Deschutes Estuary would benefit the community.
3 Ways to Passively Support the Deschutes Estuary
We hear you. You want to support the Deschutes Estuary but you don’t have the time or resources. Fear not, estuary enthusiasts! Below are 3 PASSIVE ways to support the […]
West Bay Yards Development
HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE WEST BAY YARDS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT? The City of Olympia is considering a Development Agreement for a project that would add 478 market-rate rental housing units […]
Roundup of all the myths about “saving Capitol Lake”
Myth #1: Restoring the estuary would exposes stinky mudflats. Actually, the north basin of Capitol Lake would remain filled 80 percent of the time. If the estuary were restored, we wouldn’t […]
