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Prescribed burn planned near 93rd Avenue SW in Tumwater on Aug. 3

The Washington Department of Natural Resources, Ecostudies Institute, and Center for Natural Lands Management plan a controlled ecological burn near 93rd Avenue SW in Tumwater on Monday, August 3, weather permitting, with smoke and traffic impacts possible for west-side residents.

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Firefighter in yellow hard hat watching flames and smoke in a pine forest from behind.

Tumwater Falls park plans new History & Nature Center for 2027 opening

The Olympia Tumwater Foundation announced plans to convert an existing building at Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls into a History & Nature Center with exhibits, classrooms, and year-round programming, with construction expected to start in early 2027.

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Three visitors on a railed viewing platform overlooking a waterfall, with a footbridge in the background.
Firefighter in yellow hard hat watching flames and smoke in a pine forest from behind.

Prescribed burn planned near 93rd Avenue SW in Tumwater on Aug. 3

The Washington Department of Natural Resources, Ecostudies Institute, and Center for Natural Lands Management plan a controlled ecological burn near 93rd Avenue SW in Tumwater on Monday, August 3, weather permitting, with smoke and traffic impacts possible for west-side residents.

Firefighter in yellow hard hat watching flames and smoke in a pine forest from behind.

Prescribed burn planned near 93rd Avenue SW in Tumwater on Aug. 3

The Washington Department of Natural Resources, Ecostudies Institute, and Center for Natural Lands Management plan a controlled ecological burn near 93rd Avenue SW in Tumwater on Monday, August 3, weather permitting, with smoke and traffic impacts possible for west-side residents.

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