Little Hollywood is Back: Saving the Nisqually Delta and Other Updates!

 

by Janine Gates

Little Hollywood

https://janineslittlehollywood.blogspot.com

After a six year hiatus, Little Hollywood is back! Not a month goes by that I don't hear from community members who have missed my photography and reporting on local issues. Thank you all so much for your love and support. What have I been doing all this time? In part, writing! 

Published in August 2025 by Little Hollywood Media, Saving the Nisqually Delta by Janine Gates chronicles the historic pressures to develop the Nisqually Delta into something that would have looked very different from what we see today. 

Located eight miles northeast of Olympia, Washington, the Nisqually Delta is one of the country's last unspoiled estuaries, a place where the fresh water of the Nisqually Delta meets the salt water of Puget Sound. The Nisqually Delta is home to the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, however, the Refuge is only a small part of the Nisqually Delta. 

Saving the Nisqually Delta is an inspiring drama that captures the voices and efforts of environmentalists who fought proposals by ports, counties, cities, and corporations to industrialize the delta. It also recognizes those who are currently caring for the Nisqually River watershed, from its headwaters at Mount Rainier National Park to the Nisqually Reach. 

Significant threats to industrialize the Nisqually Delta were thwarted by effective citizen activism, but today, the Nisqually Delta is still at risk. The cumulative impact of urban and industrial encroachment still threatens the Nisqually Delta and its ecosystem.

Since publication, I have been busy giving slide show presentations throughout the Nisqually watershed and beyond. I have lots of stories to share, and I am grateful to all the organizations and local businesses who have hosted me. I'm booked at events through February 2026! 

For more information, go to my Saving the Nisqually Delta website, https://savingnisquallydelta.com, Instagram: @Ja9Olympia, or Facebook: Saving the Nisqually Delta. 

This blog, however, will return to covering issues in the public interest as the need arises. I may not have the time to devote to it as I did in the past, but it will be, again, just another source of information for your consideration. Please feel free to contact me at Ja9gates@aol.com with your news tips.

Janine Gates

Janine Gates speaks about her book, Saving the Nisqually Delta 

DuPont Historical Museum, October 12, 2025. 

Photo by Zac Lyday, DuPont Historical Museum