Pacific County

Pacific County Fair
2023-08-24 09:00 - 21:00, 2023-08-25 09:00 - 21:00, 2023-08-26 09:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-23 09:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-21 09:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-23 09:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Pacific County Fairgrounds, Menlo, WA, 98561, United States

Pacific County Youth Livestock Auction
2023-08-26 13:00 | Pacific County Fairgrounds, Menlo, WA, United States

4-H Shooting Sports Turkey Shoot and Lunch
2023-11-18 11:00 - 15:00

WSU Pacific County Extension Office Closed for Thanksgiving
2023-11-23 08:30 - 13:30

2024 Master Gardener Training Application Deadline
2023-12-02 08:00 - 17:00
Want to Become a Master Gardener Volunteer?

The Master Gardener Volunteers of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties are offering their 2024 training. The next Master Gardener Volunteer Training class will begin in January of 2024. The training class will meet once monthly on Saturdays for informative, interactive days learning a wide variety of plant centered topics that will motivate you to learn even more.
As a Master Gardener Volunteer, you will have many opportunities to work and socialize with supportive volunteers as you serve people in our communities. You can help …
At several of our demonstration gardens and garden beds we grow food and vegetable seedlings to donate to local food banks. We teach people about growing their own food and help others with plant problems so they learn ways to be successful in their gardens and yards. We also enjoy researching and pursuing special interests in gardening.
Find application and information here.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2023!

4-H Enrollment Deadline for Participation in the Pacific County Fair
2024-05-01 08:30 - 13:30

2024 Home & Garden Show
2024-05-18 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-19 09:00 - 16:00 | Grays Harbor Fairgrounds, 32 Elma McCleary Road, Elma, WA, 98541, United States
The Pavilion at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds will once again be filled with vendor exhibits with lots of items to help you get new ideas and add to your homes and gardens.

WSU Pacific County Extension Office Closed for Memorial Day
2024-05-27 08:30 - 13:00
The WSU Pacific County Extension office will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2024 in observance of Memorial Day.

2024 Annual Garden Tour and Plant Sale
2024-07-20 10:00 - 16:00
Saturday, July 20th, 2024
Garden Tour Hours: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Plant Sale Hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

People can visit the plant sale without buying Garden Tour tickets. Plant Sale address: 504 Pacific Ave., South Bend.

Pacific County Fair
2024-08-21 09:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-22 09:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-24 09:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-20 09:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-22 09:00 - 21:00 | Pacific County Fairgrounds, Menlo, WA, United States

Pacific County Youth Livestock Auction
2024-08-24 13:00

Pruning Workshop - Ilwaco
2025-02-22 11:00 - 13:00 | Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, 115 S E Lake Street, Ilwaco, WA, 98624, United States
The Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties are presenting a Pruning Workshop on Saturday, February 22, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco. Master Gardener volunteers will demonstrate proper pruning techniques for trees and shrubs. After the workshop, participants can practice their new pruning skills on the trees and shrubs in the Museum Discovery Garden. Bring your favorite pruning tools and dress for the weather. The workshop is free and open to the public.

Ask a Master Gardener! Plant Clinic - WSU Pacific County Extension Office
2025-04-14 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-09 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-23 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-14 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-28 10:00 - 13:00 | WSU Pacific County Extension Office, 1216 W. Robert Bush Drive, South Bend, WA, 98586, United States
The Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties will be hosting a Plant Clinic on Monday, April 14, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the WSU Pacific County Extension Office, located in the Courthouse Annex at 1216 W Robert Bush Drive in South Bend.
Common questions for the Master Gardener volunteers are:

What plants grow best in the Pacific Northwest?
What can I grow in the maritime environment?
How can I test my soil?
What will I have problems growing where I live?

To help us better diagnose a plant problem, please try to share as much of the following information as possible:

The type of damage are you seeing and when it start
The parts of the plant that are affected: flower, leaf, stem, fruit, etc.
How is the plant watered and the amount and frequency of watering
The location of the plant ; in a garden bed or in the lawn, next to a driveway or house, in full or part sun, the direction the plant faces, etc.

Sharing photographs of your plant problem, plant identification or insect identification is helpful. Please bring a sample if possible. To learn about preparing samples for diagnosis, please see Preparing Your Specimens for the Plant Clinic.
2025 Plant Clinic Dates
April 14 & 28
May 12
June 9 & 23
July 14 & 28
August 11 & 25
September 8 & 22

Phone 360-875-9331 for more information.

Create a Salsa Garden Workshop
2025-04-19 11:00 - 12:30

Application Deadline for 2025 Master Gardener Don Tapio Scholarship
2025-05-31 08:00 - 16:00 | WSU Extension Grays Harbor County, 34 Elma McCleary Road, Elma, 98541, United States
DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2025. Are you a graduating senior (including home-school and alternative school seniors) attending school in Grays Harbor County or Pacific County? Will you be furthering your education in horticulture, life sciences, or other related fields? Consider applying for the 2025 Master Gardener Don Tapio Scholarship being offered by the Master Gardener Foundation of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties.
You can get more information and the instructions for the scholarship application here.

Plant Clinic & Information Center - Ilwaco
2025-07-12 10:00 - 14:00 | Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, 115 S E Lake Street, Ilwaco, WA, 98624, United States
WSU Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties are holding a Plant Clinic and Information Center at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco. We will be there to address your plant questions, concerns, and suggestions. The Discovery Garden is located behind the Museum’s parking lot at 115 SE Lake Street.
If you have questions such as:
• How do I place mulch around trees and shrubs?
• My one rhododendron is wilting and dying. What’s wrong?
• Moss is all over my lawn. What moss killer can I use?
• My hellebore plants look fairly healthy but some of the leaves look damaged. What should I do?
We can help you! Stop by anytime. Bring samples if you can. Learn about preparing your samples here.
We are also giving informal tours of the Native Plant Garden and our own vegetable garden!
For more information, contact Bev Arnoldy at bevarnoldy@gmail.com

WSU Extension also supports two web sites that can help you diagnose your own plant problems.
• Hortsense (http://hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu/Home/HortsenseHome.aspx) – Contains fact sheets for the home gardener to manage plant problems using Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
• Pestsense (http://pestsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu/Home/PestsenseHome.aspx) – Contains fact sheets for managing common indoor pest problems using Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
