INTERESTED IN WORKING IN A HERBARIUM? The Slater Museum of Natural History at the University of Puget Sound has a herbarium with 13,000 plant specimens, the great majority from the Pacific Northwest. The herbarium has been in existence for over 60 years and has a lot of historic specimens. We are concerned that some of the old specimens may not be correctly identified, and we would very much like to have one or more volunteers with expertise in plant identification to work on the collection to update the identifications. Of course most are correctly identified, and this could be a great learning experience.

If you are interested, contact Dennis Paulson, Director Emeritus of the museum and presently involved with caring for the herbarium. Email: dennispaulson@comcast.net. Dennis is in the museum one day/week and can arrange his schedule to get anyone started with this project.

Tacoma Nature Center. Removal of invasives and plantings will continue at our restoration sites on the first and third Fridays, July 4 and 18, from 9 am until noon. Tools (and really good cookies) are furnished. For more information or to volunteer, contact Cyndy Dillon at cpdillongh@comcast.net.

South Sound Prairie Restoration. You are invited to join the Center for Natural Lands Management at Glacial Heritage Preserve to help enhance the South Puget Sound Prairies. Help in a variety of activities including: removing invasive scotch broom, cleaning seeds, fixing and installing habitat boxes, collecting native seeds, and planting native plants. Work parties for July are Tuesday (July 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29) from 9 am to 3 pm and the second Saturday (July 12) from 10 am to 3 pm. There are also opportunities for volunteer work at Shotwell’s Landing Nursery on Friday’s 9 am to 3 pm. Contact ssvolunteers@cnlm.org for more information, or call (360) 570-0762.