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There are countless wild wonders in Olympia’s 19.69 square miles — rolling hills, bubbling artesian springs, and beaches of gravel, sand, and mud — but much of this beauty is out …
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Be creative with art activities, sustainable with environmental events, or hands-on with some workshops in ...
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P. Jade Asumbrado
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5/29/25
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Colvin Ranch in Tenino celebrated 20 years of its conservation easement, inviting the community to come together for its annual Ranch Day ...
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Back in the day, calling someone a pansy was an insult. It meant weak and wimpy. For boys or men, it meant effeminate. Today there are many newer and more pungent insults to choose from. But pansies ...
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We have two members of the goldfinch branch of the large finch family here in Thurston County — the American goldfinch and the lesser goldfinch. All finches are seed-eating birds with a conical bill ...
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Get in touch with cultural diversity by joining ASHHO’s Cultural Night or the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration.
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P. Jade Asumbrado
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5/22/25
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Elevated levels of a marine biotoxin in shellfish has led to the closure of recreational harvesting of all species in Budd Inlet.
The Thurston County Public Health and Social Services Department ...
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In 1990, Olympia’s Yashiro Japanese Garden opened to the public, but because it’s tucked away behind walls along a five-lane street with fast-moving traffic ...
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These tiny insect-eating warblers are perhaps the most amazing of all our Thurston County breeding birds. They weigh less than one-half ounce yet manage to migrate hundreds and sometimes thousands of …
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The Lacey Parks, Culture and Recreation Board discussed the upcoming Metropolitan Park District (MPD) ballot measure at its May 7 meeting, providing details ...
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The Lacey City Council proclaimed May 2025 as Bicycle Month, urging residents to consider active transportation and recreation during the city’s participation in the ...
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By JC Medina
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5/12/25
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The final week of razor clam digs will get underway on Saturday, May 10, after marine toxin results showed the mollusks are safe to devour.
Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of …
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By Wyatt Haupt Jr.
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5/9/25
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This week I found myself humming a tune from a song in the musical "Camelot." These are its opening lines:
“Tra la! It's May! The lusty month of May! That lovely …
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Recently I received a message from a regular reader and was immediately reminded of my first-ever bird identification.
On a sunny morning in May 1977, I was living in an apartment along ...
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An opportunity to float along a scenic, 10-mile stretch of the Nisqually River opened on Wednesday, May 7.
Tickets for the annual Nisqually River Float Trips are now on sale for the …
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Tentative dates have been set for the final razor clam digs of the season for people willing to venture out to the coast and dig up the ...
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By Wyatt Haupt Jr.
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5/6/25
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Use your weekend to support laborers, housing, conservation and food bank efforts by local nonprofits in ...
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5/1/25
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Last fall, I wrote about a new tool called BirdCast that ornithologists use to track the patterns and timing of bird migrations. As this screenshot shows, this tool …
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The Tumwater Parks and Recreation office is on the move. As a result, the office will be temporarily closed through Friday, May 2.
The office will reopen at its new location at 821 Airport …
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By The JOLT News Staff
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4/29/25
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People on my street were without water for eight hours earlier this week. In the 30 years I’ve lived here, my house and my hose have never been without ...
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