Your Home Town Bulletin • December 2025
NW Landing office closed December 23, 2025-January 2, 2026
The Northwest Landing office will be closed for our holiday break from noon on Tuesday, December 23, through Friday, January 2, 2026. The office will reopen Monday, January 5, at 9 a.m.
Decorating for the winter holidays
With the holiday season here, we kindly remind residents to follow the community’s holiday lighting and décor guidelines. Traditional decorations and lights may be displayed 30 days before and 30 days after the holiday.
Do you have a holiday wonderland at your house that you want to share with the rest of the community? Sign up for the Deck the Halls contest. To make sure everybody has the same opportunity to win one of our fabulous prizes, be sure to hold off decorating until Thanksgiving week. Sign up here by 3 p.m. on December 17.
Did somebody say cookies?
Creative members of the DuPont Community Garden not only grow wonderful plants, they make and sell cookies for the holidays! Two-pound boxes of festive homemade cookies are $30 each. Email with your name, email address, phone number, and number of boxes you want to purchase. Order by December 15. Pick up Saturday, December 20 between 10 a.m. and noon at the garden, on Powerline Road off Center Drive. Your order supports to work of the garden, which donates fresh produce to food banks in Lakewood and Thurston County.
Have You Moved? Please Update Your Mailing Address
If you’ve recently moved or changed your forwarding address, please remember to update the ROA office with your current mailing information. This helps us reduce the amount of returned mail, saves on postage, and avoids delays in getting important information to you. Even though you may get our monthly bulletin and other notices via email, there are a couple of times a year that we’re required by state law to send communication through U.S. mail. There’s a link on the ROA website with E-forms for address changes. You can also email us at .
If you have sold your property and have not yet provided a forwarding address, please take a moment to do so. You may be due a refund from your ROA assessment payment, and we want to ensure it reaches you promptly. Thank you for your help in keeping our records accurate.
As we enter the season of candles, heaters, and holiday cooking, please take a moment to review household fire safety. Ensure smoke detectors are working and flammable décor is kept away from heat sources.
If your home is more than 10 years old, it’s time to replace smoke detectors. DuPont Fire Department recommendations are online. Also check the National Fire Protection Association for types of hard-wired detectors you can buy.
Who to call – city or ROA
If something is on a city street, grass strip between sidewalk and street, park, or trail, the City of DuPont has jurisdiction. That includes lost dogs, dangerous or sick wild animals, abandoned vehicles, graffiti, and fallen trees. Go to Report a Problem on the city’s website.
If something is in an alleyway or a greenspace/pocket park (most have red benches), Northwest Landing ROA has jurisdiction. Call 253-964-1289 or email .
The Northwest Landing website hosts a Who You Gonna Call webpage which includes common topics our office gets questions about.
Northwest Landing Events
Holiday Zoom Bingo – 6 p.m. • Saturday • December 13 • Sign up by December 9 here.
Board of Directors – 5:30 p.m. • Wednesday • January 21, 2026 – via Zoom– reservations required by January 19. Call 253-964-1289 or email to reserve. On Zoom. Please contact staff at if you have questions or concerns a violation notice or want to report a problem with a Northwest Landing property.
Property Improvement Committee – meetings are generally held at 5:30 p.m. – 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Except for underground irrigation systems, this committee must review all exterior modifications, including painting, roofing, adding central air conditioning, heat pump or solar panels, fences, sheds, patios, patio covers, decks, landscape renovations, adding or removing trees. Some projects may also require a city permit. Underground irrigation systems require a city permit. Property Improvement forms can be downloaded from the homeowner’s portal on the website. Go to Member Logins. After you login, click on Documents, then open the folder Property Improvement Committee Forms. Call 253-964-1289 if you need help finding PIC forms.
The Property Improvement Committee will be taking a short break in December. Our volunteer members dedicate their time and expertise throughout the year to help keep Northwest Landing beautiful, and we are grateful for their service. Any property improvement requests submitted in December will be reviewed when the committee resumes meeting on January 20, 2026. We encourage homeowners to plan ahead and submit early where possible. Thank you for your understanding and for supporting our amazing volunteers.
Terrarium workshop is a hit!
This was a very popular event! We’re continuing our partnership with the Master Gardener Program next year. And, yes, the terrarium workshop will be offered again. Here are some photos from the November 22 workshop led by Master Gardener Guy Bengtson, held outside Bliss Small Batch Creamery and Dark Pour Cafe.
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Dear ROA,
I’ve had it with my neighbors not picking up after their dogs on daily walks! I can’t catch anybody (not) doing it because so many walk their dogs before sunrise or after sunset.
– Tired of doggy land mines in Edmond Village
Dear Tired,
We get it! It’s actually against the law if you don’t pick up your dog’s business and put it
in a trash can. All of our parks and some of our green spaces have doggy bags. However, it’s tough to catch somebody not doing it. It’s also against the city’s municipal code for dogs and cats to be “at large.” That means that dogs and cats may only be outside in a fenced yard or on a leash. The City of DuPont also requires that all dog and cats, three months and older, be licensed and vaccinated. DuPont Municipal Code Title 7 – Animals and Household Pets
Winter is near but fall is still a thing. Our deciduous trees and shrubs lose their leaves, sometimes completely covering the lawn (which won’t survive with all that cover), even into December. An easy way to pick up leaves is with your lawn mower. Fall is the best time to trim bushes and trees, especially after the leaves have fallen. Be sure to clear tree limbs and shrubs away from sidewalks, alleys, driveways, fences, and property lines. If you can’t see the windows or doorways to your home, it’s time to trim.
Do you have underground sprinklers? Winterizing is recommended to avoid pipes that might freeze and burst. Winterizing tips from Home Depot. Photo of the aftermath of burst underground sprinklers at a Northwest Landing home.
If you are planning to remove a grown tree or plant a new tree, be sure to submit a property improvement request (tips on how to find forms is under Northwest Landing Events above). You may also need a permit from the City of DuPont to remove a tree. DuPont Citizens Tree Care Manual
Do not dump leaves, lawn and tree clippings in the woods! You may think that’s a natural way to manage yard waste but it is a fire hazard and you may be introducing weeds to the woods. And on Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge land adjacent to homes on Hoffman Hill, it’s a federal crime. Washington State University’s suggested timeline for fertilizing lawns in western Washington is November 15–December 7, April 15, June 15, and September 1.
Washington State University’s Home Lawn Guide.
Gardening resources for Washington State – flower beds, fruits, lawns, pest management, and more.
If you have suggestions about plants and plant care for the bulletin, email
City of DuPont Events
Annual Tree Lighting • Friday • December 5 • 6 p.m. • Ross Plaza • Santa arrives on a DuPont firetruck, arts & crafts at ACU, cookies & cocoa at The Hive Market.
Gingerbread Open House • DuPont Historical Museum • 207 Barksdale Avenue • Sunday • December 7 • 1-3:30 p.m. • decorate a gingerbread house and shop at the museum store.
Santa Breakfast • Saturday • December 13 • 10 a.m. • The Home Course • tickets must be purchased in advance, $18 plus tax, children 2 and younger are free.
Cookies with Mrs. Claus • December 13 • 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. • DuPont Historical Museum • crafts and storytime with Mrs. Claus • personalized cookie for all registered youth • registration required by December 9, $10 plus tax, children 2 and younger are free.
SAIL-Stay Active & Independent for Life • Mondays & Wednesdays • 10-11 a.m. • DuPont Community Center • 303 Barksdale Avenue • 4-week class, $40 • $5 drop-in session. Next class begins November 17 but you can drop in on any class. Strength, balance and flexibility fitness for adults age 65 and older. Falling is a leading cause of injury among older adults but can be prevented. Programs like SAIL are recommended by the Washington State Department of Health Injury Prevention Program to keep us on our toes without falling.
DuPont Yoga at the DuPont Community Center • Gentle Yoga, Mondays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. • Ying Yoga, Tuesdays 6:30-7:45 p.m. • Morning Stretch, Saturdays, 8-9 a.m. • DuPont Community Center • 5 classes-$90, 10 classes-$150, drop-in-$20.
Senior Lunch & Movie • Tuesday • December 2 • $15 plus tax • meet at DuPont City Hall at 11:15 a.m. • lunch and choice of movie • transportation not provided.
Savvy Seniors Kick Off • Wednesday • December 3 • 1-3 p.m. • DuPont Community Center • Calling all seniors interested in meeting others, playing cards, working on puzzles, doing crafts or listening to a guest speaker.
Savvy Seniors Special Presentation • Wednesday • December 10 • 1-3 p.m. • DuPont Community Center • Warm up your winter afternoon with an inspiring guest speaker, Janet Bent, licensed social worker, who will talk about beating the winter blues.
Teen Programs • Dungeons & Dragons Club, Thursdays, 4:30-6:30 p.m. • Knitting Club, Sundays, 10-11 a.m.
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