Local Environmental Events through Sept |

Stream Bug Monitoring Training (6:00 pm on Thursday, June 9 OR Monday, June 20, at McLane Creek Nature Trail)

What lives on or below the rocks in a stream? Why are they important? Attend this training and learn how “stream bugs” are used to assess the health of local streams. Each summer Stream Team volunteers help to collect “stream bug” samples from 19 streams throughout Thurston County following a standardized protocol. At the training you will receive a copy of the sampling schedule and will have a chance to sign up for one or more sampling dates. Sampling takes approximately 3-5 hours per stream. Sampling dates vary from weekday day, weekday evening to weekends. No experience is necessary, but registration is required. For more information or to register for either training date, contact Ann Marie @ 360-754-3355 ext. 6857 or finanam@co.thurston.wa.us.

Historic Shoreline Guided Walks –All Summer Long!

Take a leisurely walk in downtown Olympia with Stream Team’s Sound Stewards to learn about Budd Inlet, the Deschutes River and Capitol Lake. Learn about the ecology, geology and wildlife of Budd Inlet, as well as how and why people increased the land area; what this means for flooding, sea level rise and water quality; and what we can do now to keep Puget Sound healthy. From May 28 through September 4, walks will be offered 3 times per week (unless it is pouring rain!): every Saturday and Sunday at 10 am, and every Wednesday at 6 pm. Meet at Percival Landing next to Bayview Thriftway (and Budd Inlet). Please do not park in the Bayview Thriftway parking lot; there is plenty of free on-street parking nearby. Arrive 5-10 minutes early; walks start punctually. Walks will include Percival Landing boardwalk and part of Capitol Lake and Heritage Park—about one mile of flat walking terrain. The guided walk takes about 90 minutes. Just show up, or call/e-mail to make a reservation. Special accommodation can be made for groups wanting a different time and/or date. Contact Patricia Pyle for information or reservations at ppyle@ci.olympia.wa.us or 360-570-5841.

Volunteer with South Sound Estuary Association (SSEA)

Volunteers are needed to help SSEA do community outreach at the following events:

• June 3: SEA Cinema Street Party “Under the Sea”

• June 18: Father’s Day Sea Life Exploration Event

• August 27: Sand in the City

• September 24: Nisqually Watershed Festival

• October 2: Cruising for the Sound

To volunteer, contact Melanie at melanie@sseacenter.org. EXTRA CREDIT

Be a Purple Martin Nest Box Monitor!

Stream Team volunteers help monitor the bird’s nest boxes weekly for nesting activity and fledgling success. Once the Purple Martins have left for the season, volunteers also help clean the nest boxes, readying them once again for occupation in the spring. Monitoring is easy and takes only one hour per week. If you are interested in observing these amazing swallows, contact Michelle Stevie at mstevie@ci.olympia.wa.us or 360-753-8336 for more information or to sign-up. Training will be provided. Call soon and begin monitoring!

Volunteers Needed to Staff a Stream Team Table at Local Beaches this Summer!

Do you enjoy talking to people? Do you want to help others learn about Stream Team or what they can do to help protect our streams and Puget Sound? Volunteer to staff a table at one of three local beaches this summer. South Sound Estuary Association is inviting local organizations to share information at Tolmie State Park, Burfoot County Park and Frye Cove County Park as part of their summer Beach Naturalist Program—which runs on Saturdays and Sundays from June through August. Stream Team will supply you with all you will need, such as hand-out materials, a Stream Team shirt (yours to keep), table and chair. This is an excellent way to reach out to our local community to help them learn how they can get involved in protecting and restoring our precious water resources! Please respond by May 19 so that we can reserve our space. For more information, dates and times, please contact Ann Marie at 360-754-3355 ext. 6857 or email: finanam@co.thurston.wa.us

Every Tuesday, 9am-3pm – South Sound Prairie Restoration Work Party

Contact: Ashley Smithers at 503.451.0824 or asmithers@tnc.org. VOLUNTEER EVENT

Every Wednesday, 8-10am – Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Bird Walk

Meet at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Overlook at 8am, and join Phil Kelley from Black Hills Audubon Society for the entire walk or for as long as you wish.

Do you have a naturally cared for lawn that you would like to show off?

The City of Olympia is looking for a lawn to show case in the July- August utility bill insert. Do you have healthy grass that is tended to without chemical fertilizers or pesticides? Then give us a call! Photographs of your lawn will be used on the cover and inside, with tips on how to build soil health and use other natural methods for a healthy lawn. Also, share your tips with us for the Olympia Gardens summer utility insert. Call Patricia Pyle at (360)570-5841 or e-mail ppyle@ci.olympia.wa.us for more information.

Tuesday, May 31

7:00-9:15 pm – Community Visioning Project for the Former Olympia Brewery

(Tumwater Valley Lodge; 4015 Tumwater Valley Dr SE; Tumwater 98501) Please join us to envision the future for the former Olympia Brewery Site. The City of Tumwater, together with the Thurston Regional Planning Council, is excited to announce a Community Visioning Project for the former Olympia Brewery properties. Our goal is to develop a community vision to revitalize and rejuvenate this former iconic site to the center of community pride and activity that it once represented. In 1999 Pabst Tumwater Brewery sold to Miller Brewing Company, who closed the plant in 2003. Since then we have watched the property deteriorate with multiple grassroots efforts to spearhead new development. We want to hear your vision for the future of the Brewery properties and provide the opportunity for you to hear from Lorig Associates, consultants to the City and TRPC, about their evaluation of the site, the buildings and the market. This public meeting will be structured to blend your vision with the research, evaluation, findings and possibilities offered by the Lorig team. Please give us input ahead of time by going to www.trpc.org/regionalplanning/landuse/Pages/TumwaterBreweryVisioning.aspx and answering three brief questions about your vision for the Brewery. Your answers will be used to help guide discussions and decisions about the future of the property. Parking at the Tumwater Valley Lodge is limited; additional parking is available at the Tumwater Valley Golf Course. EXTRA CREDIT

Wednesday, June 1

6:30pm – Thurston County Planning Commission meeting.

(Building 2, Court Room 129 of Superior Court, 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW; Olympia) On the agenda is discussion of the Critical Areas Ordinance reasonable use chapter, amendments for residential density calculation in the unincorporated Lacey Urban Growth Area, and an initial review of the proposed Agtourism Overlay District. The agenda also includes a public hearing scheduled at 7:00 pm for consideration of changes to criteria for the designation of mineral lands—specifically, a proposal to remove the requirement for a Department of Natural Resources surface mining reclamation permit prior to mineral lands designation. To see the agenda packet for the meeting and staff reports for the public hearing, go to www.co.thurston.wa.us/planning/planning_commission/planning_comm_currentwork.html.

7-10pm – An Evening with Vandana Shiva, Van Jones and Bill McKibben

(Seattle Town Hall; 1119 8th Avenue; Seattle 98101) Celebrate the 15th anniversary of YES! Magazine in Seattle on June 1st! Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear Van, Vandana, and Bill speak about opportunities for deep change and our important role as change makers. A reception will follow with live music, local drinks, and decadent desserts. Tickets are $25, and can be bought at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/170181. If you’d like to volunteer on the day of the event, contact Gretchen at gwolf@yesmagazine.org. EXTRA CREDIT

Thursday, June 2

6:00pm — Help create the vision of a trail to the Old Brewhouse

(Urban Onion; 116 Legion Way; Olympia) Be part of the vision: imagine a short ride from the State Capitol to the redeveloped Old Brewhouse at the base of Tumwater falls! The City of Olympia has won a grant to plan this route. Join us at this joint meeting of Woodland Trail Greenway Association and Friends of the Old Brewhouse to get in on the ground floor of this historic opportunity! The meeting room is in the back of the main lobby—not in the restaurant itself! Food & beverages available for purchase.

SEA CINEMA at Capitol Theater : Friday June 3 – Saturday June 4

(206 5th Avenue SE; Olympia 98501) Join us for this FREE two-day film festival to honor World Oceans Day!

Friday June 3

6:00 pm – Welcome: Sound And Vision

This film by Eric Becker is an exploration of issues facing the waters of our home, showing the practical ways we can all contribute to positive change. EXTRA CREDIT

7:00 pm – Marine Mammals & Sonar

John Calambokidis of Cascadia Research will present on his research on sonar as it relates to marine mammals. EXTRA CREDIT

8:10 pm – Forty Foot

Forty Foot is about the older groups of mostly Irish locals who swim in Sandy cove every day. The film tells the history of the place through the personal stories and characteristics of the featured swimmers.

8:20 pm – Encounters at the End of the World

There is a hidden society at the end of the world: 1,000 men and women live together under unbelievably close quarters in Antarctica, risking their lives and sanity in search of cutting-edge science. Now, for the first time, an outsider has been admitted. In his first documentary since Grizzly Man, Werner Herzog, accompanied only by his camerman, traveled to Antarctica, with rare access to the raw beauty and raw humanity of the ultimate Down Under. Encounters at the End of the World, Herzog’s latest meditation on nature, explores this land of Fire, Ice and corrosive Solitude. EXTRA CREDIT

10:10 pm – Sounds of the Sea

Dedicated biologist Antonella Servidio gathers evidences normally hiding behind walls of marine labs. Beside secret insights on military technologies, a unique collaboration between marine biologists and IT specialists make it possible for the first time to follow whales down to more than 800 meters. The tragedy of stranded whales touch most humans. They always make the headlines, but are just the tip of the iceberg. EXTRA CREDIT

11:05 pm – Les Revolution des Crabes

In this animated short, the crabs from the Gironde estuary have a serious problem: they are condemned to follow the same straight line all their life.

11:10 pm – Sea Horse Sleuths

Sea horses are some of the most enchanting and mysterious creatures in the ocean. They are also in trouble, struggling to survive in threatened habitats around the world. The film features scientists who are working to unlock the secret of these elusive creatures to save them from extinction.

11:20 pm – King Of The Waves

A poetic based on the 1969 solo circumnavigation by Commander Bill King, King of Waves focuses on the retired submariners dramatic encounter with a Great White Shark alone on a 42-foot yacht 700 km from Australia, after being capsized rounding the Cape of Good Hope.

11:30 pm – Longfin

This mystical film spotlights the little-known life of an endemic New Zealand freshwater eel and takes you on an epic journey through the life of this intriguing creature.

Saturday June 4

6:00 pm – Wild Ocean

The movie explores South Africa’s coastline, and the apex predators that patrol its waters: sharks, dolphins, whales and man. Their prey: the super-shoal of billions of sardines that lurk in the deep cold waters of the Indian Ocean. This is where Africa meets the sea. Filmed over two years in Kwa Zulu Natal and the Transkei, Wild Ocean transports the audience to one of the world’s last wild places, and gives them a chance to see the ocean as it once was elsewhere, hundreds of years ago.

6:45 pm – Songs & Stories Of The Sea

Join us as Storyteller Rebecca Hom shares stories with Ferryboat Music’s Sea Shanty singers

7:50 pm – Pesci

Animation made by 21 Italian children (8 years old). This school project had educational purposes: to allow the children to be creative and freely experiment first, then look for problems and solutions in a collaborative way. The kids had to work hard and learn how to believe in themselves as individuals and as a group.

7:51 pm – Oceans

Dive into Oceans from Disneynature—the studio that brought you Earth—for a spectacular story about the remarkable creatures under the sea. Stunning images await as you journey into the depths of a wonderland filled with mystery, beauty and power. EXTRA CREDIT

9:30 pm – Full Focus: The World Below

Explore the rich and varied life that exists underwater in the Puget Sound. Puget Sound marine life expert John F. Williams explains the delicate balance of this underwater world and its impact on our environment and daily lives. EXTRA CREDIT

10:10 pm – The End Of The Line

The End of the Line, the first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary Competition. In the film we see firsthand the effects of our global love affair with fish as food. It examines the imminent extinction of bluefin tuna, brought on by increasing western demand for sushi; the impact on marine life resulting in huge overpopulation of jellyfish; and the profound implications of a future world with no fish that would bring certain mass starvation. EXTRA CREDIT

11:45 pm – Sea Ghosts

The relationship between people and belugas is ancient. For more than 4,000 years, hunters of the Far North have depended on these whales for their own survival in a land with little else to offer. These traditional cultures have now partnered with scientists and modern technology to protect the beluga, which, in turn, ensures their own future.

Friday, June 3

9 am – 12 pm – Tacoma Nature Center habitat restoration work party

(Tacoma Nature Center, 1919 S. Tyler St.; Tacoma) Join us for our regular stewardship activities as we care for the park by removing invasive plant species, re-planting areas with native plants and helping those plants thrive. No experience necessary – experienced habitat stewards will guide you through the projects. Come dressed for the weather and prepared to get dirty. Bring your own gloves and gardening gear or use what we provide. All ages are welcome, but children need to be supervised at all times by an adult. Work parties occur rain or shine! For more information, call 253-591-6439. VOLUNTEER EVENT

1:00 – 4:00 pm – Capitol Land Trust work party

(near the Evergreen State College, Olympia) Capitol Land Trust invites you to join us for a volunteer stewardship event at our conservation property on the Kaiser Property. We will be removing English ivy, and cleaning up and mulching plantings. We will provide tools, gloves, water and snacks. Bring sturdy, waterproof shoes, rain gear, and weather-appropriate clothes. If you have tools and gloves of your own, we invite you to bring them as well. Students under 18 must have their parent or guardian sign a waiver form to participate. To RSVP and get directions, contact Guy Maguire at guym@capitollandtrust.org or 360-943-3012. VOLUNTEER EVENT

Saturday, June 4

9 am – noon — Point Defiance Trails Day

In order to preserve acreage in beautiful Point Defiance Park and keep the trails safe and accessible, we host an annual clean up day. The more people that are involved, the better the trails are for the community every day of the year. Volunteers are needed to tackle a section of trail. Specific directions and tools are provided that morning to groups that go out with a guide. Focus areas include: litter and garbage throughout the trail system; vegetation pruning to eliminate overgrown brush impeding movement along the trails; tread repair, like adding chips/mulch and/or gravel to areas that are historically muddy or hold water; supporting Point Defiance Park’s Fire Suppression Plan by removing downed limbs and branches from designated areas along the road corridors and trails throughout the park. If you’re interested in taking part, please contact Richard Madison at 752-2596 by June 1^st.

9 am – 7 pm – Mother Earth News’ Green Living Fair

(Puyallup Fairgrounds; Puyallup) Hosted by Mother Earth News, the largest and longest-running publication about sustainable lifestyles. Dozens of hands-on workshops will cover renewable energy, small-scale livestock, green building and remodeling, organic gardening, DIY projects, real food, natural health, green transportation and related topics. The Fair also will host a “green-shopping” pavilion, vendor and livestock demonstrations, a seed swap, children’s activities, musical acts, and local and organic food options. The keynote speaker will be Joel Salatin. Tickets are $15 for a one-day pass; $25 for a weekend pass. Children 17 and under are free! Volunteers (10 years-old and up) receive free admission to the Fair. To volunteer, contact Kristi Koehler at Kristi@sevenstarevents.com. For more information, go to http://www.motherearthnews.com/fair/workshop-puyallup.aspx.

National Trails Day at Woodland Creek Community Party

Join us at Woodland Creek Community Park in Lacey for fun walks, service, lunch, and a raffle June 4! Start your Saturday with a fun, guided walk. Choose a starting point: 1-mile walk from Homann Park (leaves at 9:30 am); 2-mile walk from Lacey City Hall (leaves at 9:00 am); or 3-mile walk from Chambers Lake (leaves at 8:30 am). Then from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, work alongside other trail supporters and help spread wood chips, pull weeds and invasive plants, and conduct basic trail maintenance in Woodland Creek Community Park and along the Woodland Trail. Volunteers need to pre-registered before Friday, May 27 to guarantee a spot! After the work party, at noon volunteer workers will enjoy a BBQ lunch provided by Alpine Experience. VOLUNTEER EVENT (If you want to do this for credit, you don’t need to do the walk—but you must pre-register and stay for the entire work party portion.)

10:00 am – 11:00 am – Downtown Olympia Historic Shoreline Marking

11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Historic Shoreline Walk

Did you know that downtown Olympia doubled in size with dredging and fill starting 100 years ago when the city grew by 29 blocks? Help mark out the historic shoreline and learn about downtown history and Budd Inlet with historians Shanna Stevenson, Ed Echtle, Drew Crooks and members of the Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow House Museum. Both activities start at the Olympia Center, 222 N. Columbia Avenue.

4- 6 pm – Sea Cinema “Under the Sea” Block Party*

(In front of the Capitol Theater, Downtown Olympia, 206 5th Ave. SE) Join this family-friendly block party in celebration of World Oceans Day. Samba OlyWa will open the celebration with dancing and drumming. There will be arts and crafts, hands-on learning activities, Sea Shanting singing, live marine critter touch tank, free shellfish tasting and raffle and more! For more information, go to www.seacinema.org.

Sunday, June 5

9 am – 7 pm – Mother Earth News’ Green Living Fair

(Puyallup Fairgrounds; Puyallup) See entry on Saturday, June 4 for details.

Wednesday, June 8

10am – noon – McLane Creek Nature Trail Maintenance

(Olympia) Join volunteers from the Native Plant Salvage Project and Stream Team in maintaining the trails around McLane Creek. Snacks will be provided. For more information, email nativeplantsalvage@gmail.com or call 360-867-2166. EXTRA CREDIT

***** JUNE 8 (MIDNIGHT): ALL EVENT REVIEWS DUE ! ! ! ******

Thursday, June 9

5-7pm – Open House on Mapping of Urban Forests

(Building 1, Room 280 of the Thurston County Courthouse Complex, 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW; Olympia) Thurston County will hold a public open house to discuss a recent grant-funded effort to map urban forests. The urban forest canopy assessment mapped trees within the urban growth areas of Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Yelm, Rainier, Tenino and Grand Mound—but outside of the incorporated cities. The open house will offer citizens the opportunity to learn about the results of the assessment and the benefits of urban trees, and to provide input on goals for urban forest management in Thurston County urban growth areas. This project affects urban growth areas only–not areas within city boundaries or within rural areas that are outside of the urban growth boundaries. For more information on this project, go to www.co.thurston.wa.us/planning/forests/forests-home.html.

Saturday, June 11

9 am – 12noon – Second Saturday at Puget Creek

(Puget Creek, Tacoma) Help the Puget Creek Restoration Society restore one of Tacoma’s natural jewels—Puget Creek/Puget Gulch. We do a variety of activities such as planting native vegetation, eradicating invasive non-native, doing trail work, picking up trash, weeding around planted vegetation, and a whole bunch of other activities. We will provide refreshments, rubber boots, and gloves. Dress for weather conditions and wear clothes you can get dirty. RSVP to the Puget Creek Restoration Society if you want to attend by emailing pugetcreek@yahoo.com or calling (253) 779-8890. Meet at 3505 North Alder Way. Parking is available along Ruston Way and west side of Alder. Walk half of a block on N. Alder Way to the entrance to Puget Park. Look for PCRS banner.

10 am – 3:30 pm – “Meet the Trees of Washington” Field Class

Stream Team and WSU’s Native Plant Salvage Project will team up to present this free field class in Olympia. After classroom instruction, participants will take a field trip to a local nature trail to learn to identify native trees, shrubs and perennials. Bus transportation will be provided for the field trip. The class is especially beneficial for newcomers to our area or anyone else who has ever wondered about the benefits and horticultural uses of native trees and other plants. Participants will learn about several different ecosystems to visit in the South Sound and the plants and animals that inhabit them. The workshop is free but space is limited. Register by calling WSU’s Native Plant Salvage Project at 360-867-2166, or email nativeplantsalvage@gmail.com.

9-10pm – Night dockside adventure with marine naturalists in Olympia

(Boston Harbor Marina, Olympia) Fall in love with Puget Sound again, or for the first time! Join People For Puget Sound naturalists out on the docks for a night time adventure. We’ll see the food web in action! We may be joined by giant marine worms, colorful sea slugs, sea stars, larval fish, jelly fish and maybe even the luminescent squid! AND you never know when the harbor seal might swing by for a snack. People For Puget Sound members free; non-member adults, $10. (Children free) This is a family-friendly event but we advise parents not to bring children under 8. All children must by supervised by an adult. Please dress for the weather (and damp docks) and bring your own flashlights. Advance reservations are required, and space is limited. To RSVP, go to http://pugetsound.org/forms/event_rsvp. For more information, contact Gabby Byrne, (360) 754-9177.

Sunday, June 12

Titlow Park weeding party and waterbird survey

People For Puget Sound will be leading a volunteer weeding party from 10am to 1pm), followed by a waterbird survey from 2:30-4:30 pm at Titlow Park in Tacoma. We hope you can join us for one or both activities! If you plan to attend, please wear sturdy footwear, dress for the weather, and bring your own water bottle. No experience is necessary for either event, but we ask that children ten and under have adult supervision. For the weeding party, bring your own work gloves, if you have them. We will provide tools and will have some extra work gloves to share. We will be removing Himalayan blackberry and other invasive species threatening our recently installed native plants, so long sleeves and long pants are recommended. Meet on the walking path along the northern lagoon shoreline at 10 am (from the outdoor swimming pool, walk past the playground on the right and continue over the small footbridge into the forest). You may want to bring a sack lunch, though light snacks will be provided. For the waterbird survey: bring binoculars and a field guide, if you have them. Meet on the walking path near the outdoor swimming pool at 2:30 pm. Parking is available at the Titlow Lodge and Community Center at 8425 6th Ave, Tacoma 98465—or at several nearby lots. If you need more detailed directions to the park itself, contact Christina Donehower at 360-754-9177 ext. 183 or 253-380-7987, or at cdonehower@pugetsound.org.

Tuesday, June 14

7pm – Olympia Science Café: The Use of Hair in Detecting Breast Cancer

(Batdorf & Bronson Coffee House, 516 Capitol Way S, Olympia) Recent studies have shown that subtle changes in the X-ray diffraction pattern of women’s hair can be used for early detection of breast cancer. X-ray diffraction has also been shown to detect other forms of cancer in both men and women. Studies using infrared spectroscopy are providing more details on these structural changes in hair and sheds some light on what may be causing them. Giving us his first hand account of this research will be Dr. Donald Lyman, Professor Emeritus at the University of Utah, where he held joint faculty appointments in the Department of Bioengineering, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Surgery, and the Chemistry Department.

Saturday, June 18

10 am – 1 pm – Volunteer at the Duwamish Hill Preserve in Tukwila

Join volunteers to help restore this culturally significant park preserve. In 2001, Cascade Land Conservancy, the City of Tukwila, and a local citizen group formed a partnership to work for the preservation of an undeveloped parcel of land on the Duwamish River. The Hill is culturally significant for its association with southern Puget Sound Salish oral tradition and history, as a key location in the stories collectively known as the “Epic of the Winds.” The property will be managed as a public open space preserve devoted to the interpretation of the site’s Native American cultural significance and other aspects of Duwamish River Valley natural and cultural history. Volunteer event activities include invasive weed removal and other restoration projects. Wear boots or comfortable athletic shoes, work clothes, and dress for the weather (rain gear and appropriate layers). Also bring a refillable water bottle. Snacks, drinks, tools and gloves will be provided. If you are under 18 and attending the event without a parent or guardian, come to the event with a signed waiver form (www.cascadeland.org/files/stewardship-files/Youth%20Waiver.updated%2011.22.10.pdf). To register and get directions, go to www.cascadeland.org/events/5-21-join-in-the-restoration-fun-at-duwamish-hill-preserve. For additional information contact, volunteer@cascadeland.org.

10:00 am – 2:00 pm – WSU Lewis County Master Gardeners Plant Clinic

(Chehalis Timberland Library) Bring your problem plants, your questions, and all of your gardening dilemmas to the experts. The Lewis County Master Gardeners will be on hand on the third Saturday of the month through August to help you make your garden successful.

Thursday, June 23

6:30 pm – Community Supported Agriculture

(Thurston County Courthouse, Bldg. 1, Room 280—2000 Lakeridge Dr. SW, Olympia 98502) Presentation by and discussion with several local CSA farmers regarding the social, economic and environmental benefits of the increasingly popular Community-Supported Agriculture. Speakers will discuss the benefits and how it works. Social period at 6:30 p.m. followed by presentation and disucssion beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, June 30

4:30-7:30 pm – McLane Creek Nature Trail Maintenance

Saturday, July 2

7-9 am – Titlow Park Waterbird Survey

People For Puget Sound will be leading a waterbird survey at Titlow Park in Tacoma. No experience is necessary, but we ask that children ten and under have adult supervision. Wear sturdy footwear, dress for the weather, and bring your own water bottle, binoculars and a field guide, if you have them. For more information, contact Christina Donehower at 360-754-9177 ext. 183 or 253-380-7987, or at cdonehower@pugetsound.org.

9:00 am – 1:00 pm – Capitol Land Trust work party

(near the Evergreen State College, Olympia) Capitol Land Trust invites you to join us for a volunteer stewardship event at our conservation property on the Kaiser Property. We will be removing invasive plants, and cleaning up and mulching plantings. We will provide tools, gloves, water and snacks. Bring sturdy, waterproof shoes, rain gear, and weather-appropriate clothes. If you have tools and gloves of your own, we invite you to bring them as well. Students under 18 must have their parent or guardian sign a waiver form to participate. To RSVP and get directions, contact Guy Maguire at guym@capitollandtrust.org or 360-943-3012.

Monday, July 11