Washington Rock Quarries regularly blogs about causes and businesses that use our rock, sand, or soil products. As part of Give Big Day in May 2019, we featured A Soft Place to Land, owned and operated by Jasmine Fletcher Glaze. A Soft Place to Land is no longer operating as of August 2022, but Jasmine’s story is still a heartwarming one about the influence for good one individual can have.
…ContinuedAuthor: Eve Hart
Eve received her bachelor's in advertising and minor in editing from Brigham Young University. She has over 15 years of experience writing and editing for magazines, journals, and other professional publications. As the community relations manager at Washington Rock Quarries, she writes content, designs advertising materials, and plans events.
Members of the Oregon and Western Washington chapters of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) banded together with volunteers of American Lake Veterans Golf Course for a special cause: tackling the spring to-do list.
…ContinuedHow do you make roads safer? Add Armorstone anti-skid rock.
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As the quarterback’s cleats pull away from the turf, a microscopic splash of black granules and sand follow him.
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American Lake Veterans Golf Course recently honored Washington Rock Quarries by including our logo on the tee marker for hole 13.
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Modern life simply wouldn’t be possible without materials from mines.
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At the Spring Fair last month, the outdoors were a blur of sunny, colorful fun. But despite the warm sun and fun rides and games, hundreds of children chose to play indoors instead. The attraction of choice wasn’t a fast ride but something much simpler: a giant sandbox.
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Almost a year after its collapse, the Dome in Anchorage, Alaska, is finally reopening, and Washington Rock’s infill sand is part of the new interior.
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Producing, selling, and distributing overlay aggregate requires coordination on a high level.
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From public parks to private gardens, Washington Rock has provided material to many different projects. But June provided a first for us: supplying material for an art installation. …Continued
What is the difference between clean and minus? What size of crushed rock do I need? We have the answers to these and other questions.
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If you enjoyed Washington Rock’s display or didn’t have a chance to see it, please check out pictures below. You can also find a list of the plants from the Spring Fair here.
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I first saw my dad (Harry Hart, the founder of Washington Rock) reading Out of Crisis about 10 years ago. The cover was blue and featured a small portrait of an elderly man. The portrait was of the author, W. Edwards Deming. …Continued