High Tide

This week I’ve been walking along the Ruston Way waterfront and observing how the high tide changes the landscape. A combination of rain and high tides had led to flooding in low lying areas around the Puget Sound. The waterfront parks and beaches have become much narrower or covered in water. Below are photos I…

Legacy of Lumber Mills

The Dickman Mill Park (Tacoma, WA) site has been shaped and changed over time by both natural processes and human interventions. These changes are described on the fence around the wetland at Dickman Mill Park–the following narrative is etched on metal fence post bands: This place changes, over time, by fire, flood and tides, erosion,…