About Us
26 Years On The Web!
June 11, 2025 marked the 26th anniversary of FoxIslandWA.net going online. Seems like it was only yesterday, when I first published the original FoxIsland.net website in the wee hours of June 11, 1999. (see photo)
That day a new online presence was launched for Fox Islanders, and a new company was born; Dragonwyck Web Design. From our meager beginnings and our very first customer Don and Laura Musgrave, Fox Island's web presence has flourished.
Dragonwyck is now host to over 130 websites, and the website has a new domain name: Fox...
Coyote Reports
Report Coyote Sightings
Many Fox Island Residents have reported encounters with Coyotes recently.
Many people are missing family pets, cats, small dogs, and they are believed to have fallen victim to coyotes.
The best way to protect your pets is to keep them indoors between dusk and dawn. The coyotes like to hunt during the dark hours.
History of the Fox Island Coyote Problem
The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife states the following, regarding coyote feeding habits:
'Coyotes occasionally kill domestic dogs (and foxes) that they consider territorial intruders'.
The coyotes here on Fox Island do not 'occasionally' kill domestic dogs, they 'frequently' attack and kill cats, dogs and other small pets. This imbalance in their feeding habits is triggered by the overpopulat...
Very large coyote was seen
Sunday, May 3, 2026
As a heads up a very large coyote was seen last night walking between Potlatch and Paiute Trail. We’re thinking it’s a coyote/wolf mix.
Fox Island Bridge
Fox Island Bridge Replacement County Council Meeting
Special County Council Meeting to receive public comment about the Fox Island Bridge Replacement was held on June 2, 2025 5:30 PM at the Heart Church, 655 6th Avenue, Fox Island.
The meeting was held in hybrid format with in-person and remote attendance.
Download the full meeting agenda & supporting documents (scroll to page 28 of the document).
Community Forum. This is the opportunity for the public to address the Council on issues of significance to or affecting Pierce County government and that do not appear for final action on the day’s agenda.
Public comme...
Fox Island Places
DNR Removing Fox Island Ferry Landing
The old Fox Island Ferry landing is in the last stages of removal, at the corner of 9th & Fox Drive.
Contractors working for the Department of Natural Resources are removing the creosote pilings that once made up the old ferry dock that brought cars to the island.
Fox Island Sandspit
Fox Island Sandspit Update - 2012
The Sandspit is now open to the public.
Visitors are encouraged to respect the privacy of neighbors, carry out dog droppings and trash, and park in designated areas. Continued public use of the property is dependent upon good stewardship by the public, so please keep this area open by doing your part to keep the sandspit clean and safe.
Troop 27 Boy Scouts and Crew 27's Venturers worked on trail improvements, brush removal and cleanup of the property and storage buildings. Several Eagle Scout projects have been underway at the spit since 2012, adding picnic tables, park benches a new staircase to the beach, and other improvements.
Scouts from Venture Crew 27 removed moss from the roof of the old Demol...
