{"id":2,"date":"2025-05-12T13:35:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T20:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-09-17T16:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T23:34:11","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/","title":{"rendered":"Mason County"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left wsu-hero--size-xsmall \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_475439584.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_475439584.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_475439584.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_475439584.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_475439584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_475439584.jpg 1536w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\n\t\talt=\"Butterfly on a milkweed.\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--light wsu-pattern--none\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-eyebrow-header\">\n\t\t\t\tWSU Extension\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"title-id-6ac9421c00c36\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span>Mason County<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption wsu-hero__copy\">\n\t\t\t\tConnecting People, Resources and Knowledge\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs \" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to WSU Extension.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">WSU Extension<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span>\r\n &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Mason County.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Mason County<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-before--default wsu-spacing-top--default wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>Washington State University&nbsp;Mason County Extension connects the people of&nbsp;Mason County to the research and knowledge bases of the state&#8217;s land grant research university providing solutions to local problems and stimulating local economies.&nbsp; Our county-based educators work with partners in your communities to provide educational programs and leverage the broad resources of a major university to resolve issues and create a positive future for the residents of&nbsp;Mason County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our mission is to help people develop leadership skills and use research-based knowledge to improve their economic status and quality of life through life long learning.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--outline-shadow wsu-spacing-top--none wsu-spacing-bottom--none\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title wsu-font-size--xxmedium\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContact Us\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\t303 N 4th Street<br>Shelton, WA 98584<br><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 360-427-9670 ext. 680<br><br>Monday \u2013 Thursday (Closed Friday)<br>10 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m.\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-full\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wsu-extension-mason-county-fall-winter-report-2026\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t2026 WSU Extension Mason County Summer Report\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-width--full wsu-spacing-before--none wsu-color-background--gray-5\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-top wsu-heading--mark-color-midnight\">County Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-spacing-before--xxmedium\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-border-top--color-crimson-light wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-color-background--white\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-4-3\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/4-h-youth-families\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2014\/04\/4h_mark21.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2014\/04\/4h_mark21.jpg 705w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2014\/04\/4h_mark21-396x396.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2014\/04\/4h_mark21-198x198.jpg 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"4-H logo. \"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title wsu-font-size--xmedium\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/4-h-youth-families\/\">\t\t\t\t4-H\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-border-top--color-crimson-light wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-color-background--white\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-4-3\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/master-gardener\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2024\/05\/Who-we-are-Values-768x768-1.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2024\/05\/Who-we-are-Values-768x768-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2024\/05\/Who-we-are-Values-768x768-1-396x396.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2024\/05\/Who-we-are-Values-768x768-1-198x198.jpg 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 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Link takes you to Small Farms web page.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title wsu-font-size--xmedium\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/agriculture\/\">\t\t\t\tSmall Farms\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-border-top--color-crimson-light wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-color-background--white\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-4-3\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/natural-resources\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/05\/2012_FS_2-scaled-1.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/05\/2012_FS_2-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/05\/2012_FS_2-scaled-1-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/05\/2012_FS_2-scaled-1-792x594.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/05\/2012_FS_2-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/05\/2012_FS_2-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/05\/2012_FS_2-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"A patch of orange hawkweed found in the Olympic National Forest\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title wsu-font-size--xmedium\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/natural-resources\/\">\t\t\t\tNatural Resources\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-border-top--color-crimson-light wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-color-background--white\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-4-3\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/food-safety-and-nutrition\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/Veggies.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/Veggies.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/Veggies-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/Veggies-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/Veggies-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/Veggies-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Mix of fruits, vegetables and berries\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title wsu-font-size--xmedium\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/food-safety-and-nutrition\/\">\t\t\t\tFood Safety &amp; Nutrition\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-border-top--color-crimson-light wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-color-background--white\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-4-3\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/noxious-weed-program\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/02\/scotch-broom-scaled-1.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/02\/scotch-broom-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/02\/scotch-broom-scaled-1-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/02\/scotch-broom-scaled-1-792x594.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/02\/scotch-broom-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/02\/scotch-broom-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/02\/scotch-broom-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Scotch Broom Weed Alert\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title wsu-font-size--xmedium\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/noxious-weed-program\/\">\t\t\t\tNoxious Weed Control Program\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-border--add-top wsu-width--full wsu-spacing-top--none wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-before--none\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-before--xmedium wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card__wrapper wsu-per-row--3\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"js-wsu-events-card wsu-events-card \"\n\t\tdata-component-id=\"edebf3fecbdf439a90addeb0bafbcf98\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"feed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-search=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-data-source=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-count=\"6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-offset=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-no-results-message=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-display-fields=\"location\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post-ids=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-exclude=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-types=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-categories=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tags=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-organizations=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-locations=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta wsu-spacing-before--xmedium\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/events\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tEvents Calendar\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section  wsu-width--full\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-top wsu-heading--mark-color-midnight\">Featured Content<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requiem for the Packaging King<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Requiem for the Packaging King\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zU3IXuOZD4g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It can hold the most delicate objects AND be detrimental to our environment. The Packaging King &#8212; expanded polystyrene foam or EPS &#8212; pollutes our water and takes hundreds of years to breakdown in landfills. Once broken apart, the polystyrene components crumble into small bits that contaminate our environment even further. Discover ways to reuse EPS and learn how it can be reprocessed into products with a longer lifespan. Future solutions include using textile waste and biomaterials as sustainable packaging filler.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preserving the Salish Sea <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Preserving The Salish Sea By Using Less Plastic\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5pgeFOg9HGc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Discover simple ways to help keep the Salish Sea beautiful and reduce plastic pollution.&nbsp; National Microplastics expert and WSU grad Julie Masura shares tips to help maintain this biologically diverse inland marine ecosystem.&nbsp; Together, we can make a difference in the health of wildlife, salmon, orcas, and other marine species.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-width--full wsu-border--add-top wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-color-background--white\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-top wsu-heading--mark-color-midnight\">WSU Extension News<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--news wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\">\r\n        <article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-66829 \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fixed-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/article\/washington-state-university-experts-to-share-solutions-for-tree-fruit-at-fira-usa\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Precision-Ag-Lab-Drone-team-crop-1024x851.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Precision-Ag-Lab-Drone-team-crop.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Precision-Ag-Lab-Drone-team-crop-400x332.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Precision-Ag-Lab-Drone-team-crop-1024x851.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Precision-Ag-Lab-Drone-team-crop-768x638.jpg 768w\"\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\"\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Two researchers, one crouching with a remote control, the other looking over his shoulder at the controls, stand next to a grounded aerial drone outside a large beige building.\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/article\/washington-state-university-experts-to-share-solutions-for-tree-fruit-at-fira-usa\/\">\t\t\tWashington State University experts to share solutions for tree fruit at FIRA USA\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>October 8, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-66793 \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fixed-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/article\/core-of-what-we-do-wsu-4-h-and-master-gardener-volunteers-drive-impacts-statewide\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Master-gardener-volunteers_Cover-1024x932.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Master-gardener-volunteers_Cover-scaled.jpg 2560w, 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Evaluate building envelope requirements. Assess mechanical system specificiations. Generate compliance documentation. Save and manage multiple projects.&quot;\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/article\/wsu-energy-program-launches-residential-energy-code-calculator\/\">\t\t\tWSU Energy Program launches Residential Energy Code Calculator\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>September 17, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta wsu-text-align--center\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/news.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/category\/extension\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tAll WSU Extension News\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null},"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21317,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/21317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}