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    Mount Rainier
    The proposed Vancouver Notch is visible from Commencement Bay and the Port of Tacoma tide flats. (PHOTO BY LINDA VAN NEST / COURTESY BARBARA REID)
    Vancouver Notch: DNR approves proposal to name Mount...
    By Todd Matthews • December 1, 2015 2:59 pm

    The Washington State Board of Natural Resources on Tuesday approved a Pierce County resident’s proposal to officially name a v-shaped…

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    Vancouver Notch: Mount Rainier foothills could soon honor the late explorer
    Vancouver Notch: DNR Board to vote on proposal...
    By Todd Matthews • November 20, 2015 10:12 am

    The Washington State Board of Natural Resources is scheduled to vote in December on a Pierce County resident’s proposal to…

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    Vancouver Notch: Mount Rainier foothills could soon honor the late explorer
    Vancouver Notch: Mount Rainier foothills could soon honor...
    By Todd Matthews • July 31, 2015 12:03 pm

    A Pierce County resident wants to formally name a feature of the Mount Rainier foothills after Captain George Vancouver.

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    Nisqually Land Trust completes $10.5M wildlife corridor project near Mount Rainier
    Nisqually Land Trust completes $10.5M wildlife corridor project...
    November 1, 2012 9:55 am

    The Nisqually Land Trust Thursday announced the successful completion of a 2,500 acre, $10.5 million wildlife corridor connecting local, state,…

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    (IMAGE COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES)
    DNR Report: Mount Rainier lahar destruction could reach...
    June 6, 2012 10:49 am

    A new report from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) estimates that a volcanic mudflow (known as a…

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    (PHOTOS COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)
    Pierce County receives $450K for Puyallup River flood...
    February 14, 2012 12:00 am

    Pierce County announced Tuesday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allocated $450,000 to continue studying strategies to address significant flooding…

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    (COURTESY PHOTO)
    Pierce County flags lowered in honor of slain...
    January 5, 2012 12:00 am

    Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy has directed that all flags in Pierce County be lowered to half-staff until further notice…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)
    Partners conserve 82-acre Jacobs Point on Anderson Island
    January 3, 2012 12:00 am

    Jacobs Point, comprising 82 acres on scenic Anderson Island, will be permanently protected for public recreation and salmon habitat thanks…

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    (PHOTOS COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND)
    Year In Review: UPS Weyerhaeuser Hall
    December 21, 2011 12:00 am

    The University of Puget Sound celebrated the grand opening of the William T. and Gail Weyerhaeuser Center for Health Sciences…

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    Public invited to Puyallup River Watershed Council retreat
    Public invited to Puyallup River Watershed Council retreat
    November 28, 2011 12:00 am

    The public is invited to participate in the future planning of the Puyallup River Watershed Council (PRWC) at their annual…

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