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 White, nwhite@thurstoncd.com or (360)754-3588 ext. 105.
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Upcoming Event Details
Liming and Calcium Nutrition for Your Field or Garden
Tuesday, August 20th, 6 – 8 pm
Gate Community School House
16980 Moon Rd SW, Rochester 98579
Gudrun Mahrt, of Columbia River Carbonates, will talk through how to develop a liming program to boost productivity and improve profit. Better and more predictable results can be achieved by knowing the right material, right amount, right place and right time to apply lime. Gudrun will illustrate her recommendations with examples of studies, observed crop and pasture responses, and experiences from her years advising farmers.
There will be an opportunity to test the pH of your soils yourself. Bring soil samples from your land for instant testing and go home with a better understanding of what you can do to make a difference in land stewardship through pH management.
This workshop is brought to you by the Voluntary Stewardship Program.
Please RSVP: Nora White, nwhite@thurstoncd.com or 360.754.3588 x105
Interpreting Your Soil Test Results
Thursday, August 22, 2019- 5-6 pm
Delphi Farmers Market
7601 Delphi Rd SW, Olympia WA 98512
Join Thurston CD staff to learn what all those numbers on your soil test results mean and how they can translate into a productive and vibrant garden, lawn, pasture, orchard, etc. If you’re not testing, you’re guessing! Over application of fertilizers and amendments can be an expensive waste for you and a nutrient overload for our ecosystems. In addition to learning about what soil tests cover and what they mean, you’ll be able to bring a sample of your own soil to get tested (Costs $25, cash or check). Instructions on how to take and prepare your sample for drop off are here. This workshop is brought to you by the Voluntary Stewardship Program.
Please RSVP directly to the Delphi Farmers Market: delphifarmersmarket@gmail.com
What You Can Do for Pollinators
Thursday, August 29, 2019- 5-6 pm
Delphi Farmers Market
7601 Delphi Rd SW, Olympia WA 98512
Come learn about actionable steps we can all take to foster and improve habitat for our pollinators. Thurston CD staff will share best management practices that can be adapted to the space and size yard you have. Specific information about some of the native and endangered butterflies of this area will be shared as well!
This workshop is brought to you by the Voluntary Stewardship Program.
Please RSVP directly to the Delphi Farmers Market: delphifarmersmarket@gmail.com
Flexible Farming: Adapting to a Changing Climate
Saturday, September 7, 2019- 3-5:30 pm
Urban Futures Farm
928 Wilson St NE, Olympia, Washington 98506
This workshop is brought to you by the Voluntary Stewardship Program.RSVP to Nora White, nwhite@thurstoncd.com or 360-754-3588 ext.105
Have a workshop suggestion or question about our upcoming programming? Please let us know!
Nora White
Education & Outreach Specialist
nwhite@thurstoncd.com
(360) 754-3588, ext. 105
