Celebrate the first day of summer with trees and water! Starting at UW Tacoma in the heart of downtown, we will walk along the busy streets to the iconic Thea Foss Waterway. We will learn how trees are managed in a downtown landscape and observe how they interact with the downhill stormwater runoff. Once on the ground, what path does runoff take to reach the Puget Sound? What kinds of pollution does it interact with before it gets there?  What role do trees play in the water cycle? 

Dress appropriately for PNW summer weather. Prepare to walk approximately 2 miles on pavement, up and down stairs and steep streets.

Meeting point: W at Jefferson Avenue and S 19TH ST, UW-T campus.

Coordinates and Google Map link: 47.244935, -122.438807

Barry Goldstein: Communities for a Healthy Bay board member

Born and raised in New York City, I graduated from Queens College (CUNY) with degrees in Geology and Biology, and then received my MSc and PhD in Geology from the University of Minnesota. I have worked primarily on the relationship between landscape features and climate change, including the effects of climate on river systems. This has mostly been in regions affected by past glaciations (like Puget Sound), but has also included work in the American southwest as well as archaeological sites in Israel. I was on the Board, and Board Chair, of the Center for Environmental Law and Policy from 2001-2008, which uses legal means to protect in-stream flows in Washington State. I have just retired (June 2021) from the Geology Department at the University of Puget Sound, after joining the faculty there in 1984.

This program is thanks to Tacoma Creates.