Posted on November 29, 2016 at 11:39 AM by Allan Warren
After being nominated 3 times over the past 3 years the Yakima and Thompson Y's were Depaved! With the help of the City of Tacoma, grant funding from the South End Neighborhood Council and Tacoma, sponsorship from Tagro, Lowes, and King 5 news, we ripped up 3,600 Sqft of pavement and planted 1,600 trees and shrubs.
Over 85,000 gallons of
stormwater will now
be infiltrated back
into the ground rather
than carry pollution
to Puget Sound! Instead
of ugly, excess pavement,
this space will
now be beautiful
and green, helping
clean our air and
our water. We are always looking
for more sites – let us know if
you know of a space in your
neighborhood to improve.
A big THANK YOU! to the 150 volunteers that came out to help improve our community. We look forward to seeing you all at our next Depave in the Spring of 2017!