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August 2016
2016 Puget Sound Forest Owners Field Day
2016 Puget Sound Forest Owners Field Day August 27th – Snoqualmie, WA The Forest Owners Field Day features 15 outdoor workshops for people with forested property. Forestry specialists from around the region will be providing classes, demonstrations, tours, and resources on a variety of topics throughout the day for forest owners of all skill levels (from “newbie” to seasoned veteran). There will also be vendor exhibits from forestry agencies, organizations, and equipment dealers that will allow participants to network with professionals and…
Find out more »2016 Puget Sound Forest Owners
An Out-In-The-Woods Family Education Event The Forest Owners Field Day features 15 outdoor workshops for people with forested property. Forestry specialists from around the region will be providing classes, demonstrations, tours, and resources on a variety of topics throughout the day for forest owners of all skill levels (from “newbie” to seasoned veteran). There will also be vendor exhibits from forestry agencies, organizations, and equipment dealers that will allow participants to network with professionals and other forest owners. Whether you…
Find out more »Cultivating Success Farm Walk & Talk
Interested in farming? Not sure how to begin? Do you dream of beginning or expanding your own small farm? The Cultivating Success™ program combines workshop and on-farm learning experiences to help foster the success of new and existing farms and agri-ventures.
Find out more »October 2016
King County 4-H Year Kick -Off Meeting
This is a mandatory meeting of leaders of the King County 4-H Clubs. There will be important policy updates. Please have at least one leader from each club attend this meeting.
Find out more »November 2016
4-H Leaders Training
Leaders’ Training November 19, 2016 This training is required for all new club leaders whether new to 4-H or taking over leadership of a club. This training is also helpful for any leader wanting to review the elements to be successful at running a 4-H Club while complying with the new State Policy. The training will be held at the 4-H office, 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Nancy Baskett at nbaskett@wsu.edu
Find out more »Compost for Farmers
You’ll learn what constitutes a high quality compost, how to make and apply it, as well as the lessons learned during WSU Extension’s extensive on-farm compost research trials. In addition, Oxbow Farm will share their experiences making and using compost along with a tour of the farm’s large, three-bin composting system.
Find out more »4-H Science Day – Drone Discovery
November 19, 2016 - Drone Discovery - Think like an engineer as you design and test drones. There are many different kinds of engineers and different ways to approach a challenge. What kind of engineer do you think you’ll need to be in order to master drone technology? The class is for youth 9-12 year old. the class is free but you need to RSVP to nbaskett@wsu.edu
Find out more »April 2017
Poultry Clinic April 8, 2017
Cost: Please bring a donation of non-perishable food for the food bank
10:00 am to noon: Basic poultry care, picking the breed, and housing.
Noon-1:00 pm Lunch break
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm will focus on preparing to show your bird, fitting and showing, and judging. You may bring your fitting and showing chicken if it is 3 months or older. Please dust birds 24 hrs. before bringing them.
Please call 253 224-2884 if you have any questions.
Please RSVP to Nbaskett@wsu.edu
Forest Stewardship Coached Planning Spring 2017 Enumclaw
For more information on the Forest Stewardship Coached Planning series please visit this site. http://bit.ly/2mmVMF2
Find out more »June 2017
Got Beavers? Get Answers!
Beavers are amazing creatures. Instinctual engineers, their dam-building abilities are legendary. When built in natural areas, their dams can enhance and enrich the landscape. But when beavers move into agricultural lands, their efforts may create an impossible situation, often rendering areas unusable for farming in a short amount of time. Over the last few years, the problem has become significant for many of our lowland farms, forcing some to plant later or abandon certain fields altogether. Unfortunately, there is a…
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