Talking water with Jim Garrison, Part 1

Talking water with Jim Garrison, Part 1

written by: Mary Bruno This is the third in a monthly series of guest blog posts that Mary will be sharing about island water quality topics thru the Groundwater Protection Committee. Meet Jim Garrison, co-owner of Burton Water Company, one of Vashon’s oldest...
Talking water with Jim Garrison: Part 2

Talking water with Jim Garrison: Part 2

written by: Mary Bruno This is the fourth in a monthly series of guest blog posts that Mary will be sharing about island water quality topics thru the Groundwater Protection Committee. Welcome to Part 2 of my conversation with Jim Garrison, retiring co-owner of Burton...
Who Will Buy Burton Water?

Who Will Buy Burton Water?

This is the eleventh in a monthly series of guest blog posts about island groundwater topics by Mary Bruno, Vashon-Maury Island Groundwater Protection Committee.Big changes are afoot on the Vashon-Maury water scene. As community-owned Westside Water Association...
Who Will Own Your Water, Burton? Time to Chime In

Who Will Own Your Water, Burton? Time to Chime In

 Chuck Weinstock (left) and Don Furman of the  seven-member feasibility board recommending that Burton  buy its water system for $1.2 million.  Credit: Mary Bruno UPDATE, August 2, 2022: Straw poll results are in: Seventy-two percent of Burton...

Christensen Counts!

Bioblitz 2014 July 12-13 Christensen Creek Watershed Even on this small island, each of our Bioblitz events has been unique both in terms of species composition and overall feel. At Neill Point in 2012, everything was new, even rather ordinary things hadn’t been...