March 5 (Saturday)

9am – 1pm – Capitol Land Trust Stewardship Work Party

(West Olympia, near TESC)  Planting and weed removal in the Green Cove Wetlands, on the Harper property.  Working to add more species in the wetland buffer area. Contact Guy Maguire at guym@capitollandtrust.org or 943-3012 for information.

9:30am – Native Plant Salvage Project Plant Salvage

Salvages begin at the site.  Around noon, we serve a hot vegetarian lunch, and then move to our nursery/holding beds to pot the salvaged plants during the afternoon. To get details and directions, contact Tristan Woodsmith at nativeplantsalvage@gmail.com or at 360-867-2166.  

9:30 am – 3:30 pm – People For Puget Sound’s South Sound Steward Training

(People For Puget Sound – South Sound Office, 120 E Union Ave, Suite 204, Olympia 98501)  A free, one-day training course for restoration volunteers covering natural history of Puget Sound, principles of restoration ecology, current projects in the South Sound, an introduction to plant and waterbird identification/survey methods, and invasive vegetation management techniques.   If you have any questions, contact Christina Donehower at 360-754-9177 ext. 183 or at cdonehower@pugetsound.org.  EXTRA CREDIT

March 8 (Tuesday)

7pm – Olympia Science Café: Tuberculosis in the 21st Century

(Batdorf & Bronson Coffee House, 516 Capitol Way S, Olympia)  Dr. Diana Yu, MD, Health Officer for Thurston and Mason Counties.

March 9 (Wednesday)

7-9pm – (video) Good Food

(Traditions Café, 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia)  Good Food offers an intimate look at the farmers, ranchers, and businesses that are creating a more sustainable food system in the Pacific Northwest.  Video showing will be followed by discussion.  For more information, call 459-5825.

March 10 (Thursday)

7pm – Marine Wildlife of Puget Sound

(LOTT WET Center, 500 Adams St. NE, Olympia 98501)  Join Stream Team for a free slide show presentation of Puget Sound underwater wildlife given  by diver, photographer and educator David Jennings.   David will discuss some problems facing Puget Sound and other current marine conservation issues.

March 11 (Friday)

Take-What-You-Dig work party with Pierce County’s Native Plant Salvage Alliance

(near Cheney Stadium in Tacoma)  Registered participants can salvage a variety of native upland-forest plant species for use in their own yards.  To register, visit: http://www.kwiksurveys.com/online-survey.php?surveyID=IINENI_a0163ba5.

March 12 (Saturday)

9 am – noon – Bannister Ivy Pull

(DuPont)  RSVP no later than 24 hours before the event, to staff@nisquallylandtrust.org with a Subject line that reads “RSVP: Bannister Ivy Pull – March 12th”.  For more information, contact Candi Ziegert at the Nisqually Land Trust, at (360) 489-3400.  For more information, call the Nisqually Land Trust at 360-489-3400.

10-3pm –The Nature Conservancy work party at Tenolquat Prairie

(Rainier)  We will be pulling scotch broom, piling brush and possibly burning brush piles.  Directions: from I-5, take exit 99 and head east on 93^rd Ave SW; when 93^rd dead-ends onto Old Hwy 99, turn right and continue to head south; at Waldrick Road turn left and continue until it ends at Military Road; turn left and continue until Military meets Rainier Road at the blinking red light; turn left onto Rainier Road and continue for about half a mile; turn left by the “Prairie Work Day” sign, and follow the gravel road to the gate and park.

March 13 (Sunday)

10am – noon – Titlow Park Waterbird Survey

(Titlow Park, Tacoma)  Help identify and count waterbirds at Titlow Lagoon and beach.  No experience necessary.  For more information, contact Christina Donehower with People for Puget Sound, at 360-754-9177 ext. 183 or at cdonehower@pugetsound.org.

March 17th (Thursday)

9am – noon – Capitol Land Trust Beach cleanup

(Twin Rivers Ranch Conservation Property, north of Shelton)  Join in the Pacific Coast Shellfish Grower’s Association Annual beach cleanup.  Contact Guy Maguire at guym@capitollandtrust.org or 943-3012 for information.

March 18 (Friday)

8:30 am -12:30 pm – Wilcox Flats Ivy Pull

For more information, call the Nisqually Land Trust at 360-489-3400.

March 20:

Native Plant Salvage Project Plant Salvage. Location to be announced.  For more information, contact Tristan Woodsmith at nativeplantsalvage@gmail.com or at 360-867-2166.

March 26

9am- noon – Environmental Stewardship, Part 2

(The Olympia Center)  The Olympia Planning Commission is seeking to engage citizens in deeper conversations that build on comments they have received from the website, various community meetings and interviews.

9am to 1pm – Capitol Land Trust Stewardship Work Party

(West Olympia, near TESC)  Planting, weeding, touch up, mulching at the Kaiser property (part of the Green Cove Wetlands).  Contact Guy Maguire at guym@capitollandtrust.org or 943-3012 for information.

1:30-2:30 pm – Mushroom Hunting

(Tumwater Timberland Library)  Tom Keller of the South Sound Mushroom Club will discuss mushroom hunting in the Pacific Northwest and help you identify the best edibles and the ones to stay away from.

March 31 (Thursday)

6-9 pm – Naturescaping Workshops with Native Plant Salvage Project

(Lacey Community Center)  Join us to learn design ideas for creating landscapes that are beautiful year round and feature native and waterwise plants; attract birds, butterflies, amphibians, and beneficial insects; and help protect and conserve our local waterways and groundwater.   Free—but space is limited and registration is required.  Sponsored by Stream Team.