See Below:

Saturday, March 31^st

Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey

10:00 a.m.—noon

Plant native trees and shrubs, care for existing plants, mulch recently planted plants, and contribute to building a stronger riparian buffer for Woodland Creek! This site has improved greatly over the last several years, but there is still work to be done. Dress for the weather and get ready to plant some trees.

For more information, contact Katie Klaniecki at streamteam@ci.lacey.wa.us or 360-438-2672.

Spring Break Workshops

Thursday, April 5

9:00 a.m.—noon AND 1:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m.

Saturday Workshop

Saturday, April 14^th

10:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.

Location: Procession of the Species Art Studio, 311 Capitol Way, Olympia (entrance in the alley)

Learn the ancient technique of batik, wax painting on cloth, and capture your favorite Stream Team memory or place in nature in art. Draw a simple design, wax and paint. It’s that simple and fun! All supplies and instruction provided.

This is a family friendly event and all ages are invited to participate. Those 18 and under will have the opportunity to display their batik designs at Arts Walk, April 27-28.

To register or for more information, contact Michelle at mstevie@ci.olympia.wa.us or 360-753-8336.

Kennedy Creek Shorebird Field Trip

Saturday, April 7^th

8:00 a.m.—10:00 a.m.

Van leaves west Olympia @ 7:30 a.m.

Are you interested in learning about the shorebirds that rely on our local estuaries and mudflats to fuel their long migration flights? Would you like to learn how your observations can contribute to science? Join us for a field trip to Kennedy Creek estuary with special guest speaker Joe Buchanan to observe the shorebird migration. We hope to see several species of shorebirds including western sandpipers, dunlins and black-bellied plovers.

April to September

East Bay, Downtown Olympia

Are you interested in monitoring these amazing aerial acrobats? Stream Team is looking for volunteers interested in monitoring the nest boxes at East Bay in downtown Olympia from April to September and inspecting and cleaning the houses after the birds leave in September.

For more information, or to sign up, contact Michelle Stevie at mstevie@ci.olympia.wa.us or 360-753-8336.

Volunteers interested in citizen monitoring opportunities will learn how to record birding observations and how volunteer observations can help track bird populations in South Puget Sound.

Space is limited. For more information or to sign up for this free field trip and reserve your space in the van, contact Michelle Stevie at mstevie@ci.olympia.wa.us or 360-753-8336.