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June 30, 2026

Tiny creature, big containment job

  • Port of Tacoma is seeking bids for invasive snail removal — with an estimated cost of up to $1.6 million.
    • By LISA LANNIGAN
    Editor

    Photo by Kristin Evered, via Port of Tacoma [enlarge]
    The Mediterranean vineyard snail is an invasive species that was found in the Tacoma Tideflats in 2005.

    The Port of Tacoma issued a bid request last week for help eradicating an invasive snail species at its Parcel 117 location near Taylor Way and Alexander Avenue.


     
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