2002 Livable Communities Fair Highlights
The first Pierce County Livable Communities Fair held on February 9, 2002 at the Tacoma Narrows Airport was an outstanding example of public and private agencies cooperating to improve our quality of life. More than 5,000 adults and children attended and participants acclaimed the event an overwhelming success. The fair showcased practical ways in which people could improve their homes, neighborhood and communities. Below is the list of participants along with photos from the event.
Booths
 Gretchen O'Connor on Neghborhood Emergency Teams • 1000 Friends of Washington
• American Association of Retired Person (AARP) • Alliance Against Domestic Violence • Amtrack • Bates Technical College • Big Brothers Big Sisters of King & Pierce Counties • Boys & Girls Club of Pierce County • C.A.R.E. • Cascade Land Conservancy • Casey Family Programs & PC Recruitment Committee • Citizens for a Healthy Bay • City of Gig Harbor • City of Gig Harbor - Police Department • City of Tacoma EnvioChallenger Program • City of Tacoma Environmental Services - Team TAGRO • Clean Air by Clarecraft • Creatures Close-Up • CTEP • Department of Corrections • Department of Transportation • DSHS Division of Children and Family Services, Region 5 • Down to Earth Solutions • Dream Factory Books • Energy Exteriors • Farmer's Market - Gig Harbor • Foothills Rails-to-Trails Coalition • Friends of Family Farmers/Farmer's Market • Gig Harbor Peninsula Area Chamber of Commerce • Great Peninsula Conservancy - Peninsula Heritage • Harbor Kettle Corn • Home Depot • KGHP (Peninsula School District Radio Station) • KGI Watershed Council - Key Peninsula GH and Islands • Livable Tacoma Coalition • Mount Rainier National Park • Northwest Trek • Pacific NW Ironworkers Apprenticeship • Peninsula Association for Nature Trails System • Peninsula Athletic Association - PARCs Council • Peninsula Emergency Preparedness Committee • Peninsula Light Company • Peninsula Neighborhood Association • People for Puget Sound • Pierce Conservation District --- Stream Team Outreach • Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer • Pierce County Auditor • Pierce County Clerk of the Superior Court • Pierce County Department of Community Services --- Arts & Cultural Services --- Cooperative Extension --- Economic Development --- Housing Programs --- Community Development --- Community Action Agency • Pierce County Emergency Management • Pierce County Planning & Land Services --- Advance Planning Division • Pierce County Fire District #5 • Pierce County Human Services • Pierce County Information Services • Pierce County Library - Gig Harbor Branch • Pierce County Noxious Weed Control Board • Pierce County Parks & Recreation Services • Pierce County Personnel Department • Pierce County Public Works & Utilities - Environmental Serv. • Pierce County Public Works & Utilities - Transportation Serv. • Pierce County Public Works & Utilities - Water Programs • Pierce County Road Operations • Pierce County Sheriff's Department • Pierce Transit • Pin Foundations Inc. • Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium • Puyallup Tribe of Indians Emerald Queen Casino • Road Rage Victims of America • Safe Streets • Save our Wild Salmon • Second Use • Sound Transit • Tacoma Community College - Gig Harbor Branch • Tacoma Community College - Tacoma Branch • Tacoma Nature Center • Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department • Tahoma Audubon • Tahoma Food System • Tacoma Wheelmen's Bicycle Club • The Kids Gig/Partnering & Cultrual Arts Commission • Trout Unlimited - #146 • Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife • Washington Toxics Coalition • Worksource Pierce • YMCA - Camp Seymour
Exhibits & Features
 Petting Farm • Cooperative Trout Enhancement Program - Trout Fishing Pond
• Home Depot (Gig Harbor) - Home Improvement, Faux painting by Behr, "Hands On" Clinic for Kids • Jim's U-Fish at Old McDebbie's Farm - Petting Zoo • Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium - Live Zoo Animals • Tacoma and Peninsula Fire Districts - Fire Trucks • The Creative Cottage - Multiple Recycling Arts and Crafts • Wildlife Encounters - North American Wildlife • Zephyr Aviation - Scenic Half-Hour Tours
Speakers
 Canine unit of the WA State Department of Corrections on narcotics detection. • Jeff Gage, LRI - The Wonders of Composting
• Richard Gagliano, Pin Foundations, Inc. - Low Impact Foundations; New Construction Without Excavation • Steven Garrett, WSU Coop Extension - What is "Growing On" with Pierce County Farming • Lisa Harris, Citizens for a Healthy Bay - Water Quality Issues in Commencement Bay • Curtis Hinman, WSU Coop Extension - Low Impact Development; Storm Water Management and Sustainable Communities • Katy Karnes, Family First Advanced Estate Planning - Estate Planning: Family Protection "Now and When" • Veronica Kulman, Tacoma Power - How to Lighten Winter Electric Bills • Dave and Sharon Lovrak, LESA (Law Enforcement Support Agency) - 911: What You Should Know • Monty Mahan, Pierce County Conservation District - Backyard Conservation • Milenko Matanovic, Founder and Executive Director of the Pomegranate Center - Guiding Images for Livable Communities (Keynote Speaker) • Victoria Olson - Creating a Beautiful Wildlife and Salmon Friendly Yard • Paul Pastor, Pierce County Sheriff - Public Safety • Pierce County Department of Emergency Management - PCNET (Pierce County Neighborhood Emergency Team) • Jan Piercy, Friends of Family Farmers - Maximize Your Garden Space • Barbara Ann Smolko, KGI Watershed Interim Council - The State of Watershed: Key Peninsula, Gig Harbor, Islands • Anna Thurston, Tacoma Water - Seven Steps to Water Wise Landscaping • Michelle Tirhi, Washington State Dept. of Fish & Wildlife - Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary Program • Washington State Dept. of Corrections, Canine Unit - What Washington State Dept. of Corrections is Doing in Your Community and Showcase of Department's Narcotic Detection Dogs • Jonathan White - Peninsula Light Company - What is Green Power and How Can Your Participate in it's Development |
