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Rangeland “Paint & Learn” Event – TO BE RE-SCHEDULED
Date and time TBD
Learn about local rangeland and pasture management with TCD and WSU Extension while painting, drawing, or otherwise artistically depicting local farm life. This event is in celebration of the International Year of Rangeland and Pastoralists, and all are welcome.
Join a guided painting class or choose your own subject and medium. Participants are encouraged to bring their own art supplies – a limited amount will be provided.
RSVP to Nora at nwhite@thurstoncd.com for location and details.
Orca Recovery Day
October 18, 2025
10 AM – 2 PM
Squaxin Park
2600 E Bay Dr NE, Olympia, WA 98506
Save the date! Join the City of Olympia and TCD as we commit to an annual day of action to connect people to the Puget Sound and the critically endangered South Resident orcas. This event will be just one of dozens of events around the Salish Sea as Conservation Districts and other organizations across Washington, Oregon, California, and even Canada comes together for a regional day of action.
Register for Orca Recovery Day here.
Find ORD events near you at betterground.org
Hands-on Hedgerow Demonstration Workshop
October 25th , 2025
9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Broadfields Farm (Littlerock, Wa)
Join us for the fifth hands-on workshop in this “Discover Hedgerows!” series with our ongoing educational partners, Native Plant Salvage Foundation, WSU Thurston County Extension, and our landowner demonstration-site partners, Broadfields Farm.
In this workshop, we’ll explore how the design of this hedgerow will meet multiple goals, including expanding wildlife habitat, enhancing livestock health and productivity, and water-quality protection. We’ll learn techniques for excluding livestock from our waterways and other off-limits spaces using specific plant placement and the right species of native & waterwise trees and shrubs, and hear more about agroforestry from our special noontime speaker!
Register here!
Questions? Contact Kiana Sinner, ksinner@thurstoncd.com
Townhall with Regulatory Agencies: Get questions answered and hear about support programs for farms
November 6, 2025
5:30-7 PM
Brighton Park Grange
815 Brighton Park SW, Tumwater, WA 98501
Do you have questions about how and why regulatory enforcement happens on farm properties? Are you looking for solutions and information? Join Thurston Conservation District, a non-regulatory agency, as we host representatives from Thurston County and Department of Ecology to answer your questions. We’ll also share information about the Voluntary Stewardship Program as a solution-oriented path forward to a collaborative and site-specific way of managing natural resource concerns and ensuring the future of local agriculture.
Questions & Registration: nwhite@thurstoncd.com
Calendar
Check our calendar regularly to find events we’re hosting or participating in, community partner events, and our regular public board meetings. To learn more about posted events, RSVP to a TCD hosted event, or have your event added to our calendar, contact: Nora Carman-White, nwhite@thurstoncd.com or 360-999-3727.
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Have a workshop suggestion or question about our upcoming programming?
Nora Carman-White
Communications & Education Manager
nwhite@thurstoncd.com
360-999-3727
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