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where life moves at a slower pace... Past Events
| Sat Jan 18th - Native Sweat Lodge. 10 adults. Led by Roderick Harris. 9 am 5 pm.
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| Friday Jan 30th Restoration/Conservation meeting with Community Partners Thurston Co Stream Team and AmeriCorps member, Capital Land Trust, Squaxin Tribe, Thurston Co Public Works and TC Noxious Weed represented. Tour property and management strategy meeting. 1:30-4:00pm.
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| Sat Feb 7th Save LBA Woods community meeting. Studio Rental 20 participants. 930AM -130 PM.
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| Sat Feb 7th - Native Sweat Lodge. 10 adults. Led by Roderick Harris. 9 am 5 pm.
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| Thursday Feb 12th Komachin Middle School, Spurgeon Creek Water Quality Testing. 1130 530. 20 Students, Teacher Tom Condon.
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| Sat Feb 21st - Native Sweat Lodge Mens only special healing sweat for member in need. 10 adults. Led by Roderick Harris. 9 am 5 pm.
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| Sunday March 2nd Farm Work Party. Cleaning of Chicken Coop and run, Rabbit Hutches, Garden Tool Room and Potting Shed in preparation of Middle Schools Habitat Restoration and Gardening Days for upcoming spring season.
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| Tuesday March 3th Nova Middle School Day of Caring. 15 students and 4 adults spend the day working with Ann Marie Pearce (Thurston County Stream Team) and April (WCC intern) with Amy (South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group) and Elizabeth Petrich leading greenhouse planting. Salmon Cycle studies, Wetland plantings and invasive plant removal along Spurgeon Creek Riparian area.
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| Friday March 13th - Komachin Middle School Day of Caring. 1030 AM 3 PM. 40 45 Students. 4 teachers. Stream Team, Salmon Enhancement Group. SPPSEG. Activities include: Spurgeon Creek mulching and blackberry removal, Wetland Restoration planting/remove invasive plants/discuss importance of wetlands, Farm Tour, Streamside observation/learning stations.
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| Saturday March 14th - Native Sweat Lodge. 10 adults. Led by Roderick Harris. 9 am 5 pm.
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| Thursday April 2nd Thurston County TV (TCTV) interview with Stream Team on the involvement of Stream Team volunteers, student volunteers and youth groups in the WIN! Group program, plus how multiple agencies have been involved in habitat enhancement at CHF. 10:00 am Ann Marie Pearce and two TV Producers.
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| Saturday April 18th - Native Sweat Lodge. 10 adults. Led by Roderick Harris. 9 am 5 pm.
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| Tuesday April 21st Thurston County Roads inspection of the Wetland mitigation project. Discussion of final phase of realignment of drainage swale.
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| Friday April 24th Due date for application of Squaxin Island Tribe 1% Grant for Beaver Lever project.
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| Friday May 8th Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team Tour of riparian habitat restoration efforts along Spurgeon Creek portion of property. 3:00-4:30 pm. Martin McCallum and 16 adults. Farm Reserved.
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| May 9th Native Sweat Lodge. 12 adults led by Roderick Harris. 9AM 4 pm.
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| June 15 18th, 22nd 25th and August 10th 13th Swallow Circle Summer Camp Farm and Art day camp for kids. Mondays Thursdays for 3 weeks of the summer we host Amiee DeNay and her amazing staff to guide, share and play with children between the ages of 3 and 13 in farm, art, and nature emersion. swallowcirclesummercamp@gmail.com
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| Saturday June 21st. CIC Summer Solstice Celebration. (Community for Interfaith Celebration) 60+ adults and children. 4:30 pm. Outdoor celebration to bring on the summer. Potluck with Dance of Universal Peace beginning at 6:00 pm. Studio and Farm reserved.
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| July 4th Second Annual Fourth of July Celebration. Entire farm reserved.
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| July 8th Thurston Co PW and Sound Native Plants Wetland Maintenance meeting.
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| July 15th Wedding Photographer farm tour.
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| July 24th Wedding meeting with Band for Wedding.
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| July 25th Farm work party. Mowing, painting, weeding
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| July 30th 3 person crew. Wetland invasive plant removal
Sound Native Plants. Melanie Pischalko. Restoration Ecologist. 360-352-4122.
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| August 11th 3 person crew. Wetland invasive plant removal
Begin Thistle removal. Sound Native Plants.
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| August 13th Thurston Co Roads. 2:00pm. Wetland channel grading on site meeting
Jeanne Kinney Project manager and two crew leaders.
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| August 14 16 reserved for Oulette Wedding
Set up, Rehearsal, Celebration, tear down, pick up of rental equipment. 125 people, caterer, band.
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| August 17th 3 person crew. Wetland invasive plant removal remaining thistle removal
Sound Native Plants.
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| August 18th Channel regrading in Wetland
Thurston Co Roads. 8 am 12 noon.
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| September 13th Olympia Childrens Theater Board of Directors Meeting
Studio Rental 10 AM 4 PM. 10 adults.
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| September 17th - 3 person crew. Wetland invasive plant removal black plastic removal
Sound Native Plants.
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| September 24th - 3 person crew. Wetland invasive plant removal
Removal of final bag of Thistle and thistle. Sound Native Plants.
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| September 28th Thurston CD Tour. 12 noon 4 pm. Capitol Land Trust Donors Meeting
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| September 29th 3 person crew. Final Wetland invasive plant removal
Cover new Reed Canary Grass patches. Add additional Sand Bags at edges to hold down. Sound Native Plants.
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| September 28th Thurston CD Legislative Tour
1:30 4 pm. 30 adults. Catered by Open Table.
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| Sunday October 11th meeting with Jane Poole and Nari Kuhnu Komachin Middle School Teachers to discuss Water Quality testing on Oct 15th
27 Students, 9:50 11:15.
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| Thursday October 15th Komachin Middle School Water Quality Testing
27 students, 2 teachers. 9:50 11:15.
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| Saturday November 7th - Capitol Land Trust Legacy and Major Donors Meeting
50 adults. Catered by Elyses. 9 11 AM. Social hour with breakfast, Executive Director Announcement of Strategic Plan, farm restoration tour.
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| Wednesday December 16th Washington State University: AgWeatherNet Station maintenance
weather@wsu.edu
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| Thursday December 17th Solstice Spiral Setup
3-4 pm. Birdsong Preschool Director.
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| Friday December 18th Final Set up for Spiral and Event
1 4 pm, 5:45 7 pm. 15 preschoolers and families. 35 total plus Harpist and teacher.
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| Saturday December 19th Solstice Sweat Lodge
9 AM Fire tenders arrive. Lodge opens 5 pm. 12 adults.
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| Wednesday Jan 13 - Washington State University Weather Station maintenance
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| Sat Jan 16th - Native Sweat Lodge
10 adults. Led by Roderick Harris. 9 am 5 pm.
Saturday January 23 Clean out and prep Start House for early spring seed starts.
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| Friday Jan 22nd Restoration/Conservation meeting with Community Partners
Thurston Co Stream Team and AmeriCorps member, Capital Land Trust, Squaxin Tribe, Thurston Co Public Works represented. Tour property and management strategy meeting. 130-400pm.
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| Tuesday Feb 9th On site planning meeting with Thurston County Stream Team
Annmarie Pearce and Chris Maun for March Komachin Middle School Restoration Event. 10:15 12 noon.
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| Wednesday Feb 10th - Komachin Middle School, Spurgeon Creek Water Quality Testing
12:15-2:30. 24 Students, 4 adults. Teachers Nari Kuhnau, Jane Poole and Chris Maun.
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| Saturday Feb 13th Native Sweat Lodge
10 adults. Led by Roderick Harris. 9 am 5 pm.
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| Sunday March 2nd Farm Work Party
Cleaning of Chicken Coop and run, Rabbit Hutches, Garden Tool Room and Potting Shed in preparation of Middle Schools Habitat Restoration and Gardening Days for upcoming spring season.
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| Friday March 11th- Komachin Middle School Day of Caring
1030 AM 3 PM. 40 45 Students. 4 teachers. Stream Team, Salmon Enhancement Group. SPPSEG. Activities include: Spurgeon Creek mulching and blackberry removal, Wetland Restoration planting/remove invasive plants/discuss importance of wetlands, Farm Tour, Streamside observation/learning stations.
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| Saturday March 14th - Native Sweat Lodge
10 adults. Led by Roderick Harris. 9 am 5 pm.
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