Washington Rock Quarries is pleased to announce our 2024 scholarship winner, Orting High School senior Emilly Kneeland.
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Over 12,000 guests visited Dozer Day Seattle 2024. The event ran from Saturday, May 18th to Sunday, May 19th at the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup.
…ContinuedWashington Rock’s popular Sand and Slide booth returns to Dozer Day Seattle 2024 with a dinosaur theme.
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You would probably recognize the Carnation name off of a can of sweetened condensed milk. After all, that’s the origin of the town’s name. But some locals prefer the original name: Tolt.
Occupying just over one square mile with a population of 2,220, you wouldn’t be the first to dismiss Carnation as a blip on a map. For the past century, the main street of Tolt Avenue has been less of a Disneyland-kind-of main street and more of a rugged thoroughfare. But over the years, passionate Carnationites banded together to elevate Tolt Avenue to the charming main street it is today.
…ContinuedMillions of acres of American wetlands have been destroyed since the late 1700s, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Early settlers viewed wetlands as disease-ridden swamps that impeded travel and agricultural development. Their solution was to drain the wetlands and turn them into farmable land.
In the mid 1960s, the port was growing in Tacoma. Shipping channels were being expanded, and more land was needed for industrial activities. Like many wetlands in the area, Wapato Creek was diverted into a channelized ditch. Its former path was filled with material removed from the waterways, solving both the need for expanded waterways and more land. The channelized ditch ran along 12th Street East in Fife, then followed Alexander Avenue west to a culvert that feeds into Blair Waterway.
…ContinuedAlmost 900 feet above the Colorado River, the views from the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge are spectacular. Tourists have a panoramic view of the Hoover Dam and the blue-green waters of the river, which travel from the top of the dam to the bottom. This technological marvel is surrounded by red rock canyons, providing a stark contrast between industry and nature.
…ContinuedWashington Rock continued its annual tradition of sponsoring the Meeker Days Sandbox over the weekend. This year, we also hosted an information booth at the Puyallup Farmer’s Market on Saturday in Pioneer Park.
…ContinuedWashington Rock Quarries made its debut at the Puyallup Farmer’s Market over the weekend on April 15, 2023. Sales manager Sam Martinson and I answered questions from market visitors about landscaping projects and products.
…ContinuedWashington Rock Quarries is proud to announce that we are a 2023 sponsor of the Puyallup Farmer’s Market. We will have a booth at the first day of the market on Saturday, April 15th, next to the flower vendors.
…ContinuedLas Vegas, Nevada—At the 2023 NSSGA Annual Convention, Washington Rock’s photo was honored as the ROCKtober 2022 Aggregates Industry Photo of the Year.
…ContinuedIn front of the community movie theater in Friday Harbor, a perch welcomes anyone who passes by. It’s not your everyday park bench: it’s sculpted granite, refined in its well-formed lines and polished surfaces, yet preserving a natural form in its organic waves and curves. Like its creator Tom Small, it is solid, stable, and unpretentious. It invites viewers to pause and enjoy a few minutes’ rest and peace.
…ContinuedWashington, D.C.—At the 2022 NSSGA Legislative & Policy Forum in September, Kapowsin Quarry of Washington Rock Quarries received the Gold Award for Community Relations Excellence.
…ContinuedLowman Beach Park is small, but according to locals, it’s a hidden gem with incredible views. On a warm day, you might come across sunbathers taking in the rays, children playing on driftwood logs, or paddle boarders setting off from the shore.
…ContinuedIn a city known for skyscrapers and tiny apartments, Diana Sanzone’s Brooklyn backyard is a rare treasure. But Diana couldn’t enjoy the muddy yard in her motorized wheelchair.
Her landscaper, Daniel S. Burnstein, wanted to create a natural-looking, affordable surface so that Diana could enjoy her yard once again. Gravel was his material of choice. But one thing had Daniel stumped: how could he ensure that the gravel surface was wheelchair accessible?
Daniel turned to Washington Rock Quarries for advice. With the help of industry experts, Washington Rock made a guide for creating a wheelchair-accessible gravel surface. Then we teamed up with Daniel and Vermont-based gravel supplier North East Materials Group to adapt those guidelines to Diana’s yard.
…ContinuedWashington Rock Quarries regularly blogs about causes and businesses that use our rock, sand, or soil products. In 2021, we published this story about Old Goat Farm, owned and operated by Gary Waller and Greg Graves. Greg passed away in late 2022, and Greg recently sold Old Goat Farm and began a new adventure in Eatonville, WA. We kept the Old Goat Farm story in the original format and hope you can continue to find inspiration in it.
Tucked away in the woods of Graham is a sprawling garden from the pages of a storybook. Swaths of flowers border a lawn that flows in different directions. Each garden bed is flush with hundreds of plants: fluffy peonies here, yellow clusters of ranunculus there, colonies of hosta winding like a forest stream. The colors and forms are endless.
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