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    • Free Composting Workshop!
    • Noon to 1 p.m. on March 18, 2026. Register today!
    • Got questions?
    • Bring them to the Capital Mall and our WSU Master Gardener and Master Recycler Composter volunteers can help.
    • Looking for reliable gardening and composting info?
    • Check out our Resources Page for free research-based resources.
    • Gardening/Composting/Recycling Question and Answer Clinic is open year-round!
    • Click to learn more.
    • Learn and volunteer on a local farm’s hedgerow project! Dec. 15th and Jan. 19th
    • More details here: https://hedgerows.extension.wsu.edu/get-involved/

Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.

For over 100 years, Washington State University has been connecting with you, your neighbors, and your community through our Extension programs. Every day, Thurston County Extension works to extend the university’s knowledge—addressing real-world issues to help find new opportunities for our farmers, natural resource managers, families, young people, and business leaders to become successful and thrive.

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The Extension Connection - WSU Thurston County Extension Newsletter Do you have a gardening, composting, or recycling question? Ask a Master Gardener/Master Recycler Composter volunteer

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WSU Thurston County Extension Office

3054 Carpenter Road SE
Benoschek Building
Olympia, WA  98503
Phone: (360) 867-2189

For directions and complete staff listing visit our Contact Us page