Events Lacey Parks Events

Saving the Nisqually Delta
April 09 | 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Lacey,
WA, USA

Apr. 09, 2026 6:30 pm Apr. 09, 2026 7:30 pm America/Los_Angeles Lacey Parks Events Join author Janine Gates, as she presents her book Saving the Nisqually Delta and discusses why the delta is still threatened by urban and industrial encroachment. Hybrid Format: Come in person to Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers or join online. Registration required for online attendance only. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers
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Hybrid Format: Come in person to Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers or join online. Registration required for online attendance only. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.

A smiling woman with gray hair and glasses stands outdoors holding a book titled "Saving the Nisqually Delta" by Janine Gates, sharing her passion for history. She wears a green top and a multicolored cardigan.

Program Description

Located eight miles northeast of Olympia, Washington, the Nisqually Delta is one of the country’s last unspoiled estuaries. Join author Janine Gates, as she presents her book Saving the Nisqually Delta and speaks about the historical pressures to industrialize the delta. Gates will discuss the key moments in Washington State environmental history and why the delta is still threatened by urban and industrial encroachment.

Speaker

 Janine Gates is an Olympia-based freelance journalist and photographer and a full-time caregiver for seniors and their families. She recently published her book, Saving the Nisqually Delta, about the citizen activism that saved the delta from industrialization. She’s lived in Olympia for over 40 years.

After some state and legislative experience, Janine raised children and wrote more than 500 articles in ten years for her community news blog, Little Hollywood. For 13 years, she was involved with the South Puget Environmental Education Clearinghouse, a non-profit best known as SPEECH. She served as president and managing editor of its print publication, the South Sound Green Pages. Janine also spent four years as board secretary for the Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow House Museum.

With her business Little Hollywood Media, Janine strives to document and preserve personal histories and help give context to these great stories.

Most importantly, she is an active grandmother of two small grandsons who are the love of her life.