CCWC Members and Friends, You're invited to join us in learning more about our natural environment, our water resources and what we can do to protect them! Upcoming events include: Superfund Program Open House at Fort Lewis - Thursday, 7/16, 6-8 p.m. at the Guest House Inn and Suites in Dupont. Everyone is invited to learn about the status of the Superfund Program on the Post as they near the end of over two decades of environmental cleanup. Contact Jim Gillie at 253-966-1774 for more information. BIBI Training - Thursday, 7/30, 9-11 a.m. at Spanaway Park. If you're interested in helping out with Pierce County's aquatic bug sampling for this year, plan to attend this meeting and get all trained up! It's a fun way to get out in the streams and help us learn more about our watershed's health. Please RSVP to me if you wish to attend: mpaulso@co.pierce.wa.us<mailto:mpaulso@co.pierce.wa.us> or 253.798.4686. "It's Your Watershed" Film - Through 8/30 on CRCC-TV 22 Tune in to CRCC-TV 22 on Mondays at 8 p.m., Fridays at 8 a.m. or Saturdays at 5 p.m. to see the fruits of our Small Grants Program labor! Thanks to Marc Pease at Rainier Communications for pulling this together, as well as to Mike, Ione, Don, Ray and Dan for starring on camera. Play times run through August 30th. Watershed Movie Night - Thursday, 8/20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Join us and the KGI Watershed Council as we present a fun, free evening at the Pierce County Environmental Services Building (9850 64th St. W., University Place). Come for theater popcorn, great company and a good film about the importance of protecting our water resources. Contact Melissa for more info: 253.798.4686 or mpaulso@co.pierce.wa.us<mailto:mpaulso@co.pierce.wa.us>. Please mark your calendars for these other fun and important events between now and the rest of the year: July 7/16 - Superfund Program Open House at Fort Lewis, 6-8 p.m. at the Guest House Inn and Suites in Dupont 7/30 - BIBI Training, 9-11 a.m. at Spanaway Park August 8/12 - August CCWC Meeting canceled 8/20 - Watershed Movie Night, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Pierce County ESB September 9/9 - CCWC Meeting, 3:30-5:30 p.m. at Lakewood City Hall. Topic: Where Does My Wastewater Go? 9/11 - Project Action Team meeting, 11-noon at Tacoma Mall Plaza. October 10/14 - CCWC Meeting, 3:30-5:30 p.m. at Lakewood City Hall. Topic: Important Fish and Wildlife Habitat in our Watershed November 11/6 - Fall Field Trip and Action Project, all day (field trip a.m., planting event p.m.). Focus TBD. 11/11 - November CCWC meeting canceled due to Veteran's Day holiday 11/13 - Project Action Team meeting, 11-noon at Tacoma Mall Plaza. December 12/4 - CCWC Annual Retreat and Planning Forum, 9-2 p.m., location TBD. 12/9 - December CCWC meeting canceled due to all-day retreat Please feel free to give me a call if you have any questions, want information about volunteer opportunities or want to sign up for one of these events. More dates and info will be available in the coming weeks. We hope to see you at a CCWC event soon! Melissa Melissa Paulson Pierce County Surface Water Management 2702 S. 42nd Street - Suite 201 Tacoma, WA 98409-7322 mpaulso@co.pierce.wa.us (253)798-4686 P To conserve paper, please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.