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English ivy meets the sharp end of a pair of shears during Parks Appreciation Day in April. From left are Laurie Richardson, Marcia Canfield, Cheryl Riches and Rob Deloye.
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Our kingdom for a slag heap? A reclaimed peninsula of land jutting off the Asarco property could one day feature a beach and promenades connecting to Point Defiance Park.
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With nimble paws, raccoons make an easy feast of pet food left along the Promenade near Point Defiance Park's Boathouse. The animals, used to such snacks, are increasingly brazen.
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Nonnative English ivy can choke the life from a tree, like this one at the Point, by winding its vines around the trunk and branches.
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Brad Brailsford, 53, has lived a quick bike ride away from Point Defiance since 1980 and has come to rely on it for solace in a world of chatter.
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Longtime park protectors Thelma Gilmur, left, and Helen Engle take in the view of Dalco passage. Over the years, they've led Scout groups and protested logging.
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Gordon Anderson, 69, makes frequent low-tide visits to Point Defiance Park, where bluffs expose thousands of years of geologic activity. "Nature gives me such a super high," he says.
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Point Defiance has hosted a variety of civic festivals and events over the years – some long forgotten, some still going strong. Here’s a sampler:
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Bob Olsen, Gene Brenzel, Don Erickson and Brenzel's Australian shepard Heidi co-star as part of the Boathouse gang, a group of fishermen that meets to chat and reminisce each morning at Point Defiance. When the word comes that the fish look good, the men shove off in their own boats.
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Before he explored the verges of Point Defiance Park under water, before he ventured into the octopuses’ garden, Jerome Rahn knew every tree and log along the beach.
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The romance that blossomed at Point Defiance Park eight years ago continues for Dorothy and John Morris. Their first date took them hiking, and they married soon after.
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Point Defiance’s caretakers have always encouraged recreational users to keep the park clean.
Most park visitors have seen Wallace Playfield and don’t even know it.
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