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Tumwater is refocusing its work on stabilizing the shoreline of the Deschutes River as it passes Pioneer Park, a project that has been in the works since 2014.
The erosion along Pioneer …
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The Evergreen State College cross country teams competed again in the Green River G a tor Invit ational on Saturday, Sept . 14 , at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood, WA , as part of this …
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By Vince Zafra
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9/23/24
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Small town Bucoda puts itself on the map with its annual month-long Halloween celebration, the Boo-Coda Spook-Tacular.
“Bucoda may be tiny, but its reputation as a Halloween …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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9/20/24
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The latest silly gardening trend is called “chaos gardening.” Like many silly things, it started on TikTok. The idea is closely related to the “guerilla gardening” pamphlet a …
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Earlier this month Thurston’s Birds described September as the best month for finding unusual birds. It’s peak migration time and sometimes these migrating birds become lost or …
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New park aims to address a need for additional rectangular sports fields in the city
On Tuesday, the Olympia City Council approved the retention of Berger Partnership as the city's consultant to complete the Yelm Highway Community Park Phase 1 design...
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Sherwood State Forest in Washington’s Mason County escaped the industrial clear-cutting that transformed much of the Northwest last century.
It was selectively logged in the early 1900s, …
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By the middle of September, this year’s successes and failures are apparent.
For instance: After all these years of gardening, I still failed to thin the carrots enough, and forgot to …
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This year’s Thurston County Fair wa s “ a great success , ” Fair and Event Center Manager Thomasina Cooper reported to the Board of County Commissioners ( BoCC ) on Wednesday, …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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9/9/24
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Olympia is seeking public input to officially name three park properties – the Olympia Armory, Yelm Highway Community, and Kaiser Woods Park.
The city will be collecting name …
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South Sound YMCA (Y) aims to strengthen communities through gardening, with its free and open-to-all events this September to December.
The Y partnered with GRuB (Garden-Raised …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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9/5/24
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A story from Seattle some ten years ago described a young girl’s remarkable friendship with crows, and her collection of gifts they brought her. At first, when she accidentally dropped bits of …
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NRNC is situated in northeast Olympia at Luhr Beach, on the western shore of the Nisqually Estuary.
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At its Wednesday meeting, the Olympia Site Plan Review Committee held a presubmission conference for the proposed installation of a 12-foot welcome figure carving in the city's Isthmus Park.
In …
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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8/26/24
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Ed Hume is 92 this year. He’s still working three or four days a week at his namesake seed company in Puyallup, where he gives tours of the gardens.
For 50 years he was a celebrity TV …
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Look forward to a weekend full of creative and innovative activities.
Heaven Adores You: A Film Journey Through Elliott Smith's Life, August 22-25, from 4 p.m. Heaven Adores You, an …
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8/22/24
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Our six native species are: Nuttall’s Cottontail, Pygmy Rabbit, Pika, Snowshoe Hare, Black-tailed Jackrabbit, White-tailed Jackrabbit along with two non-native or introduced species: Eastern Cottontail and Domestic Rabbit.
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By Trish Lynn and Thom Donitz
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8/20/24
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Don Leaf learned the ethic that drives the Olympia Kiwanis Club’s Food Bank Garden during his career in the County Health Department: “Thou shalt cooperate.” Indeed, protecting …
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Enjoy the weekend by supporting charitable causes in the locality.
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8/15/24
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The annual Olympia Harbor Days (OHD) festival will run from August 30 to September 1, featuring a 150-drone show and tugboat race among its over 300 activities.
The award-winning free festival …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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8/14/24
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