Creosote debris
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Whidbey restoration project makes a difference, for shore
Salmon, crabs, clams and shorebirds got a happier home recently as DNR’s Aquatic Restoration crews freed up beachhead on southeast shore of Whidbey Island. Partnering with the Whidbey Camano Land Trust, the restoration program removed 440 feet of creosote-treated bulkhead from… Continue reading
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Puget SoundCorps crews tackle toxic debris in Kitsap County
Neither rain, nor winds, nor high tides could dampen the enthusiasm of DNR’s Puget SoundCorps crew’s tackling a major cleanup of large, derelict debris—about 15 tons of it—from the beach next to Nick’s Lagoon County Park. The crews started working… Continue reading
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Restoration through perspiration: Hard-working Puget SoundCorps crews wrap up two-year creosote-debris removal project
Question: What weighs 240 tons, is covered in tar, and no longer threatens the health of more than a dozen beaches in Northern Puget Sound and the Straits of Juan de Fuca? Answer: Toxic creosote-treated wood debris removed from these beaches in… Continue reading
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San Juan County waterfront landowners: No-cost help now available for creosote-debris removal projects
Are you a waterfront landowner in San Juan County? Are your tidelands home to a variety of old, derelict creosote-treated pilings or structures? Would you like to see these relics from the past removed from your property? If so, you… Continue reading
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2012 Jobs Now Act funding at work: Anacortes firm helps DNR remove old creosote floats from Burrows Island
Last week, DNR led the removal of two large creosote-treated floats, each weighing about six to seven tons, from a beach on Burrows Island, west of Anacortes. The actual removal was done by Neptune Marine out of Anacortes. The project… Continue reading
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DNR and partners will remove tons of creosote-treated debris from Indian Island County Park
Planning a trip to Indian Island County Park soon? DNR would like you to know that from Monday, April 2 to Thursday, April 12, crews will be removing creosote-treated wood debris that washed up on the beach and lagoon of… Continue reading