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Local Environmental Events & Volunteer Opportunities (Aug – Oct 2012)

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Fundraiser — Kennedy Creek Salmon Splash, Sept 9 (Olympia)

Sunday, September 9th, 2012 3:00 p.m. ~ 5:30 p.m.

Conference — 19th National Tribal Environmental Conference, Aug 26-29 (MI)

This year our theme is Environmental Stewardship: Tribal Roles in Environmental Protection. 

Local Stream Team Events (Aug 2012)

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Aug 17 — Garden Tour and Workshop (Olympia)

Building Healthy Soil and Growing Good Food with Compost and Cover Crops

Mount St. Helens Institute – Guided Hikes!, Aug 11

Take an amazing 10 mile hike from Johnston Ridge Observatory

FREE! Climate Change Teacher Workshop, Aug 10 (North Cascades Institute)

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Growing Garden’s Workshop, Aug 2012 (Portland)

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Local Environmental Events, July 31 – Feb 2013

Get Two Free Tickets to the Thurston County Fair (Thurston County Fairgrounds: 3054 Carpenter Road; Olympia)  Come have some fun at the fair and help people and the environment. Volunteers are needed for shifts, from August 1 to August 5,

Plastic Bag Outreach Update, Public Meetings (August 9 through Sept 19)

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Science on the Sound Cruise — August 25 (Tacoma, WA)

Take a tour of Commencement Bay and the South Sound on the historic 1937 Point Ruston Ferry.

Restoration Biologist for a Day — Penrose Point State Park, August 3

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Certified Interpretive Guide training course, September 9 – 12 (Olympia)

Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

5th Annual Northwest Permaculture Convergence, Oct 5-7 (Port Townsend)

2012 Northwest Permaculture Convergence: “Permeating the mainstream”

Portland Green Drinks — Aug 7

Green Drinks welcomes EverGreen Escapes and Travel Oregon

GRuB’s Harvest Soiree, Oct 20 (Olympia)

BITES, BIDS, & BOOGIE

Northwest SolarFest & Sustainable Living Fair, July 28 (Shoreline, WA)

Fun in the Sun at NW SolarFest!

Aug 14 — Boston Harbor Beach Seine (Olympia)

6:00 p.m.

Aug 2 — Puget Sound Starts Here Night at the Tacoma Rainiers Game!

7:05 p.m. Cheney Stadium: 2502 S Tyler St, Tacoma

July 31; Aug 6 &13 — Help Water Plants and Enjoy a Pizza Dinner (Woodland Creek Park)

Woodland Creek Community Park (Lacey)

Bioneers Conference — Oct 19-21 (San Rafael, CA)

Now in its 23rd year,

Local Environmental Events & Volunteer Opportunities (July-Dec 2012)

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Conference — Women in Green Forum, Aug 28-29 (Santa Monica, CA)

The Women In Green Forum brings together an international audience of environmental leaders

Conference — VERGE San Francisco, Nov 12-13

RADICAL EFFICIENCIES, MATERIAL RISKS, AND THE FUTURE

Olympia Public Meetings — Olympia’s Comprehensive Plan (July 23 & 25)

The City of Olympia is required by the Growth Management Act to conduct a major review

Conference — American Water Resources Association, Washington Section (September 11-13 in Ellensburg, WA)

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Volunteer — Build a Garden for Food Security with Growing Garden (Portland)

Crew Leader Training: Saturday, September 8th, 10AM-4PM

Conference — International Symposium on Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-Way Management, Sept 30 – Oct 4 (Phoenix, AZ)

The symposiums address environmental issues in rights-of-way planning and management….

Conference — Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Aug 5 & Aug 10 (Portland)

2012 Theme — Life on Earth: Preserving, Utilizing, and Sustaining Our Ecosystems

Conference — 2012 Environmental Affairs Symposium, Oct 15-18 (Portland)

All symposium events are free and open to the public.  

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