Ecology’s Soil Safety Program has started construction work to replace contaminated soils at Fort Nisqually Living History Museum within Point Defiance Park. The former Asarco copper smelter in Tacoma, contaminated 1,000 square miles with arsenic and lead from its smokestack.
Construction schedule and closed areas
The
Fort will temporarily close in January and February 2016. We plan to remove soil from inside the Fort and nearby meadow
area (see map below). Once
the work is finished, fresh sod will be placed and protected so it can take
root. Also, we will add
mulch to the picnic area near the parking lot. The Fort will reopen
in March, and the first event of 2016 will be "Sewing to Sowing" on April 23. Fort staff will be available during the
temporary closure at (253) 591-5339 or fortnisqually@tacomaparks.com.
Want more information?
- Park Cleanup Flyer
- For more information regarding the Tacoma Smelter Plume, please visit:
Questions about the cleanup?
- Contact Ecology project manager
Amy Hargrove at (360) 407-6262 or Amy.Hargrove@ecy.wa.gov.
- Contact Metro Parks project manager Tom Dargan at (253) 305-1017 or TomD@tacomaparks.com.
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