The District’s annual events include the Native Plant Festival, Student GREEN Congress, and the South Puget Sound Regional Envirothon. Below is a calendar of the events we’re hosting or participating in, community partner events, and our regular public board meetings. Below that you will find details about our upcoming workshops, tours and work parties.

Interested in volunteering for an event? Visit our volunteering page to learn more.

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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Upcoming Events

Cover Crops and Soil Health in Home Gardens

Saturday, March 25th, 11 AM
Yelm Community Garden
115 SE Mosman Ave, Yelm, WA 98597
 
Hosted by our friends at Bounty for Families, we’ll be in the Yelm Community Garden to explore the cover crops we planted last fall and follow up on how to put them to use in the spring. Come learn about soil health, reading labels of potting soil and amendments, and how to turn in and use the cover crops you planted last fall. 
All are welcome!
 
Questions and RSVPs to nwhite@thurstoncd.com
 

Farming with ESA* Species Workshop

Saturday, April 15, 10-11:30 AM
Tumwater, WA
 
Are you interested in learning more about our local ESA-listed species like the Mazama Pocket Gopher, Oregon Spotted Frog, Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly, or others? Come learn how to steward these important regional species without negatively impacting your ability to farm.
Join non-regulatory resource professionals on a local farm for this workshop.
Snacks and coffee included 
 
*Endangered Species Act 
 
RSVP to nwhite@thurstoncd.com or 360-999-3727 for location details 

 

2023 Grazing Association Events Calendar 

 

Online Workshop Recordings

All past online workshop recordings can now be found on our website in our Resource Library here.

 

Interested in learning more about our Education & Outreach Department and how you can get involved with TCD? Check out the podcast episode below.

 

Have a workshop suggestion or question about our upcoming programming?

 

Nora Carman-White
Communications & Education Manager
nwhite@thurstoncd.com
360-999-3727

You can also use our contact form.