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MONDAY, JULY 1, 2013
Vol. CXXIV, No. 126
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Low tides will affect Pierce County ferry service Photo Courtesy Pierce County Pierce County ferry riders in large vehicles such as an RV, commercial truck or a vehicle towing a trailer should plan ahead to avoid low tides from July 2 through July 11. Load restrictions will be in place on some sailings, and riders may be asked to wait until a later sailing. Ticket agents and crew will be checking all large vehicles and vehicles towing trailers that arrive during sailings affected by low tides. Riders can call Capt. Paul Crow, Marine Superintendent, at (253) 588-5290 to discuss which run might work best for them. "Ferry crew and staff will work with travelers to minimize inconveniences," said Crow. "By being conservative during low tides, we can avoid damage to vehicles, ramps and the ferries." Restrictions on large vehicles may be in place during the following timeframes due to tidal action: July 2 (7 a.m. to 11 a.m.); July 3 (7 a.m. to noon); July 4 (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.); July 5 (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.); July 6 (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.); July 7 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.); July 8 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.); July 9 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.); July 10 (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.); and July 11 (Noon to 5 p.m.). The Pierce County Ferry System provides service between the town of Steilacoom, Anderson Island and Ketron Island. More information about the system is available at piercecountywa.org/ferry.
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Posted online Fri., June 28 Courtesy Photo The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week presented several awards and grants to Washington State educators focused on innovative approaches to environmental education. Tacoma teacher Ralph Harrison and the Science and Math Institute in Tacoma were awarded a 2013 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators, which recognizes and supports teachers and schools using experiential and environmental opportunities with creativity and community engagement to help students develop civic responsibility and ecosystem stewardship. According to EPA officials, Harrison creates a unique and innovative approach to high school environmental education, science and physical education at the Science and Math Institute through his Outdoor Education Program, which utilizes the outdoors, experiential, and place-based learning to encourage students to participate in the environmental field through environmental, conservation, science activities and projects. Students learn to collect data for forest certification and participate annually in the “bio-blitz” inventory of the Point Defiance Park area, as well as participate in numerous scientific studies with local universities and Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, according to EPA
Tacoma Science and Math Institute teacher Ralph Harrison was awarded a 2013 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. officials. Harrison’s students experience daily hikes while maintaining field notes and sketches of their observations, and project-based classes are tailored to meet diverse learning needs. His students also learn environmental education through integrated work in science, natural histories, civic responsibility and connection with community that has a lasting impact and skill set that is carried into their future studies and endeavors, according to EPA officials. The award includes $2,000 to promote Harrison’s professional development in environmental education, and $2,000 to the Science and Math Institute for environmental education programs. The EPA also awarded a $216,000 environmental education model grant to E3 Washington, formerly the Environmental Education Association of Washington. E3 Washington’s Educator-to-Educator Initiative for Student Learning project will work with environmental education leaders in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to develop and implement a model for classroom and community environmental education. EPA officials presented the awards and grants at a ceremony Thursday at the McKinstry Innovation Center in Seattle. The Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators recognizes outstanding kindergarten through grade 12 teachers who employ innovative approaches to environmental education and use the environment as a context for learning for their students. Up to two teachers from each of EPA’s 10 regions, from different states, are selected to receive the award. The White House Council on Environmental Quality, in partnership with the EPA, administers this award to nationally honor, support and encourage educators who incorporate environmental education in their classrooms and teaching methods.