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Center for Natural Lands Management Native Plant Gardening Workshop
ORGANIZATION: Center for Natural Lands Management
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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2 people are interested
Interested in learning more about native plants? Join us for the July session of our 2018 Gardening Workshop Series! This session will focus on prairie plant ecology, interactions between prairie plant and animal communities, basic prairie plant identification, seed harvesting and cleaning, and much more! This session will run from 5:00 PM -7:00 PM on Friday, July 27th and continue on Saturday, July 28th from 10:00 AM -1:00 PM at Shotwell's Landing Nursery (14447 Littlerock Road, Rochester, WA 98579). Participants will also receive an information booklet and sample of seeds to take home. Please contact ssvolunteers@cnlm.org to RSVP beforehand, or for more information or questions. We hope to see you all there!
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About Center for Natural Lands Management
Location:
120 E. Union Ave, Suite 215, Olympia, WA 98501, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the Center for Natural Lands Management is: (a) to conserve native species, their habitat and functioning ecosystems in perpetuity; (b) to own and/or manage lands in an ecologically beneficial manner consistent with local, state and federal environmental laws and with science-based stewardship; (c) to promote the conservation values of such lands through education; (d) to promote and facilitate uses of such lands by the public that preserve the conservation values; and (e) to cooperate with public and private entities in their efforts to protect native species and their habitats for the public benefit.
Description
The Center for Natural Lands Management (www.cnlm.org) is known for superior stewardship of natural lands and rare species. This expertise is also a focus for the South Sound Prairies Program, building on a 20-year track record of successfully restoring South Sound habitats as part of The Nature Conservancy. The South Sound Prairies Program continues to focus much of its effort on the rarest habitats of the area - prairies, oak woodlands and the freshwater systems of the Black River. The major projects of the South Sound Program include:
- Assisting Joint Base Lewis McChord with restoration and conservation of their lands;
- Restoring prairies and oak woodlands throughout the South Sound region;
- Assisting public agencies, non-profit organizations and private landowners with pest plant; control, native habitat enhancements and prescribed fire; and
- Promoting conservation of prairies and oak woodlands throughout the NW
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
120 Union Avenue SEOlympia, WA 98501
DATE POSTED
June 28, 2018
SKILLS
- Habitat Restoration
- Botany
- Environmental Education
- Gardening
- Horticulture
- Farming
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A