Port of Tacoma Washington Flickr: Place of Circling Waters dedication

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One of the 35,000 native trees and shrubs planted at the Port's Place of Circling Waters habitat restoration.

The 26-acre site at the mouth of Hylebos Creek features valuable intertidal marsh, stream channels and forested open space.

To build the $13.6 million salmon-friendly site, the Port reclaimed a former gravel mine, removed nearly 255,000 tons of contaminated material, created intertidal channels to benefit salmon and other wildlife, and planted 35,000 native trees and shrubs.

Learn more about the habitat site at www.portoftacoma.com/hylebos-creek.

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Puyallup Tribe member Monte Singer composed and sang a welcoming Native American song at the July 20, 2011, dedication of a new 26-acre habitat site along Hylebos Creek in Tacoma. Singer also sang a closing song composed by his brother-in-law.

Officials with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians chose a Twulshootseed name for the site that means “Place of Circling Waters.”

Learn more about the habitat site at www.portoftacoma.com/hylebos-creek.

Port of Tacoma posted a photo:

Puyallup Tribe of Indians and state officials helped the Port of Tacoma unveil the new habitat site with a Twulshootseed name chosen by Tribe officials that means “Place of Circling Waters.”

During construction, the Port uncovered a Native American artifact, which was presented to Tribe archaeologist Brandon Reynon during the ceremony.

Learn more about the habitat site at www.portoftacoma.com/hylebos-creek.

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At the dedication event for Place of Circling Waters, Sen. Derek Kilmer highlighted the importance of the Toxics Control Accounts to help fund cleanup of hazardous waste sites around the state.

To build the $13.6 million habitat restoration site, the Port reclaimed a former gravel mine, removed nearly 255,000 tons of contaminated material, created intertidal channels for salmon and other wildlife, and planted 35,000 native trees and shrubs.

Construction turned up some surprises. Excavators found more contamination than expected, including more than 7,000 tons of concrete, as well as soils tainted by wood waste, metals and hydrocarbons.

Learn more about the habitat site at www.portoftacoma.com/hylebos-creek.

Port of Tacoma posted a photo:

Construction at the former gravel mine and dump for building materials turned up some surprises. Excavators found more contamination than expected, including more than 7,000 tons of concrete, as well as soils tainted by wood waste, metals and hydrocarbons.

The digging also uncovered a Native American artifact, which was presented to Tribe archaeologist Brandon Reynon at the dedication ceremony July 20.

Learn more about the habitat site at www.portoftacoma.com/hylebos-creek.

Port of Tacoma posted a photo:

Construction at the former gravel mine and dump for building materials turned up some surprises. Excavators found more contamination than expected, including more than 7,000 tons of concrete, as well as soils tainted by wood waste, metals and hydrocarbons.

The digging also uncovered a Native American artifact, which was presented to Tribe archaeologist Brandon Reynon at the dedication ceremony July 20.

Learn more about the habitat site at www.portoftacoma.com/hylebos-creek.

Port of Tacoma posted a photo:

Port of Tacoma posted a photo:

Puyallup Tribe member Monte Singer sang welcoming and closing Native American songs at the July 20, 2011, dedication of a new 26-acre habitat site along Hylebos Creek in Tacoma.

Officials with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians chose a Twulshootseed name for the site that means “Place of Circling Waters.”

Learn more about the habitat site at www.portoftacoma.com/hylebos-creek.

Port of Tacoma posted a photo:

Commission President Connie Bacon welcomed guests to the dedication of the Place of Circling Waters, a 26-acre habitat site at the mouth of Hylebos Creek in Tacoma.

The site features valuable intertidal marsh, stream channels and forested open space. The site, connected to several other restored areas along the creek, is part of a larger effort to rejuvenate salmon runs on the tidally-influenced stream.

Learn more about the habitat site at www.portoftacoma.com/hylebos-creek.

Port of Tacoma posted a photo:

Puyallup Tribe of Indians and state officials helped the Port of Tacoma celebrate the completion of a new habitat site at the mouth of Hylebos Creek in Tacoma.

Called Place of Circling Waters, the site features valuable intertidal marsh, stream channels and forested open space. The site, connected to several other restored areas along the creek, is part of a larger effort to rejuvenate salmon runs on the tidally-influenced stream.

Learn more about the habitat site at www.portoftacoma.com/hylebos-creek.

Port of Tacoma posted a photo:

Port of Tacoma posted a photo:

The Port's 26-acre habitat site at the mouth of Hylebos Creek, called Place of Circling Waters, features valuable intertidal marsh, stream channels and forested open space.

The site is connected to several other restored areas along the creek and is part of a larger effort to rejuvenate salmon runs on the tidally-influenced stream.

While most of the site at 1621 Marine View Drive is fenced off to protect the habitat and wildlife, a paved walkway leads from the parking area to a publicly accessible overlook so people may appreciate the beauty of our region and the jobs that help sustain it.

Learn more about the habitat site at www.portoftacoma.com/hylebos-creek.

Port of Tacoma posted a photo:

Puyallup Tribe of Indians and state officials helped the Port of Tacoma unveil the new habitat site with a Twulshootseed name chosen by Tribe officials that means “Place of Circling Waters.”

The 26-acre site at the mouth of Hylebos Creek features valuable intertidal marsh, stream channels and forested open space. The site, connected to several other restored areas along the creek, is part of a larger effort to rejuvenate salmon runs on the tidally-influenced stream.

Water birds and other wildlife also inhabit the site. A kingfisher’s nest was left undisturbed, and hawks, herons, coyotes and jellyfish have been spotted.

Learn more about the habitat site at www.portoftacoma.com/hylebos-creek.

Port of Tacoma posted a photo:

Nancy Bob, with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Language Program, taught attendees how to pronounce the site's Twulshootseed name that means “Place of Circling Waters.”

Learn more about the habitat site at www.portoftacoma.com/hylebos-creek.