This calendar is the place to find fun events happening throughout Grays Harbor County including Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Westport, Ocean Shores, Elma, Montesano and beyond.
The theme of this month’s meeting is “Agriculture in the Chehalis Basin”.
A presenter from the Lewis County Farm Bureau will present information about opportunities and challenges to the agriculture industry in the Chehalis Basin. We will also hear from the owner of a local organic farm.
We will also have a chance to learn about the Voluntary Stewardship Program being offered in Thurston, Lewis and Grays Harbor County. The program helps farmers create voluntary stewardship plans for protecting Critical Areas.
The Lewis Conservation District will share what they are doing to work with farmers in the Chehalis.
This meeting is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend!
The annual Home and Garden Show at the Grays Harbor Fairgrounds in Elma features local home and garden experts and a delightful variety of plants of all kinds from nurseries. Shop, ask questions, compare products, and get gardening and remodeling ideas all in one convenient location. This annual two-day event is sponsored by the WSU Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties, who troubleshoot problems at the plant clinic and give short presentations. There are great activities for kids, too. New this year: the monthly Indoor Swap Meet joins the show. Free admission.
Come learn about Forest Practices in the Chehalis Basin
Guest speakers from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will present on:
DNR’s Forest Practices Program
Rule Changes since 2007
Culvert correction/removal requirements on forest lands (RMAP)
Evaluation of forest practices taking place as part of the
Chehalis Basin Strategy
Regular meeting of the Chehalis Basin Partnership. Tom Clingman from the Department of Ecology will be discussing the newly proposed Office of the Chehalis Basin.
The Chehalis Watershed Festival Celebration is coming to Simpson Elementary School during Lake Sylvia Days as part of the Fall Festival in Montesano. The Celebration offers great activities for the whole family.
The Watershed Festival celebrates the Chehalis River, the plants, animals and people who depend on the river and its watershed. Local volunteers will provide activities that are both educational and fun. Come slide down the “Drain Dare” and learn how to keep water in the Chehalis River clean. Try your hand at moving earth like a river with the River Table. Learn about the fish you might see in the Chehalis River, including the spooky Lamprey, and try out the: Salmon Life-Cycle Beanbag Toss, Fishing For Facts, and How Wetlands Work.
For more information, see: www.chehalisbasinpartnership.org
Regular meeting of the Chehalis Basin Partnership.
The Partnership will receive a presentation on the draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement regarding flood damage reduction alternatives in the Chehalis, in advance of the opening of the public comment period.
The meeting topic this month will be small-scale forestry. Julie Sackett from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will speak to a new opportunity: creating a landscape scale forest stewardship master plan for small forest landowners in the Chehalis Basin. This presentation will interest anyone involved in small-scale forestry, as well as anyone with an interest in water quality and fish and wildlife habitat.
Regular meeting of the Chehalis Basin Partnership. This month we will have invited speaker J Vander Stoep share information about the soon to be formed “Office of the Chehalis Basin”
At this meeting we’ll be learning about all things fishy and froggy in the Chehalis Basin. We’ll hear an update from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on the Aquatic Species Restoration Plan being developed for the Chehalis Basin, and opportunities for citizen engagement. We’ll also hear from WDFW’s “Citizen Science” program coordinator about iNaturalist technology. iNaturalist is a tool citizens can use to document wildlife sightings and track changes over time – in effect, become “citizen scientists.” The tool is currently being tested out for amphibian monitoring in King County. Would you like to see it in use in the Chehalis?
Anyone with an interest in the Chehalis Basin is welcome to come to this event.
We’ve all seen would-be beautiful spaces choked by a field of invasive plants, whether they be Scotch Broom, blackberry thickets, tansy, thistles, reed canary grass, knotweed…. you get the picture. But what is our local government doing about it, and how can we help? Join Nancy Ness, coordinator for the Grays Harbor County Noxious Weed Board on an exploratory workshop on invasive control methods in use by our local governments. Prepare for the weather with rain gear, boots, or sunscreen as needed.
