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    Washington State Department of Natural Resources
    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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    Bresemann Forest in Pierce County. (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)
    Restoration projects planned for Pierce County's Bresemann Forest,...
    August 5, 2015 9:45 am

    Throughout the month of August, a team from Puget SoundCorps – part of the broader Washington Conservation Corps – will…

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    Contaminated pier pilings to be removed from Pierce County shorelines
    Contaminated pier pilings to be removed from Pierce...
    September 17, 2014 8:27 am

    The Washington State Department of Natural Resources this week will begin to remove approximately 32 derelict creosote-treated pilings located in…

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    The F/V Helena Star arrives at the Ballard Locks in Seattle last month en route to a scrap facility on Lake Union. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY)
    Wash. removes, scraps sunken ship from Tacoma's Hylebos...
    August 4, 2014 3:20 pm

    Officials at the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the Washington State Department of Ecology confirmed Monday the 167-foot…

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    English ivy clings to a tree in the Pierce County's Pierce County's Bresemann Forest. On Monday, Puget SoundCorps crews will begin to remove the invasive plant. (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)
    Restoration work to begin on Pierce County urban...
    August 1, 2014 3:36 pm

    A Puget SoundCorps crew will remove English ivy and Himalayan blackberry from trees in Pierce County’s Bresemann Forest starting Monday.

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    Two derelict vessels -- F/V Helena Star and F/V Golden West -- were chained together at the old Mason Marine location on Tacoma's Hylebos Waterway when they began to sink on Jan. 25, 2013. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY)
    Work resumes to remove derelict F/V Helena Star...
    July 22, 2014 2:56 pm

    Operations resumed recently to raise and remove the F/V Helena Star, the 167-foot boat that sank in Tacoma’s Hylebos Waterway…

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    A 700-ton crane barge arrived on the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma early Thursday morning to prepare to lift the 167-foot derelict vessel Helena Star, which sank at the old Mason Marine location on Jan. 25. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES)
    UPDATE: 700-ton crane barge to remove derelict Helena...
    December 5, 2013 10:05 am

    A 700-ton crane barge arrived on the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma early Thursday morning to prepare to lift the 167-foot…

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    In January, the Helena Star sank in the Hylebos Waterway, dragging the 130-foot fishing vessel Golden West over to an extreme angle. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY)
    Work begins to remove derelict Helena Star vessel...
    November 20, 2013 9:47 am

    Work begins today to prepare the 167-foot Helena Star for removal from the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma’s Commencement Bay. The…

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    The Washington Department of Ecology will begin removing two sunken vessels on the Hylebos Waterway. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY)
    Work begins Saturday to remove sunken ships on...
    October 18, 2013 3:38 pm

    The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that its contractor, Stabbert Yacht & Ship, will remove the…

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