Thurston County

4-H Horse Committee Meeting
2025-12-01 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-05 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-06 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
The Thurston County 4-H Horse Leader Committee meets the first Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the WSU Extension Office. The Horse Committee meetings are for planning and coordinating project related pre-fair and county fair activities. Enrolled 4-H volunteers and 4-H teen leaders enrolled in the horse project are encouraged to attend.
Meetings are sometimes rescheduled due to illness or weather. Please confirm meeting date/time before attending.

4-H Dog Committee Meeting
2025-12-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-13 19:00 - 20:30 | WA
The Dog Committee meetings are for planning and coordinating project related pre-fair and county fair activities. Enrolled 4-H volunteers and 4-H teen leaders enrolled in the dog project are encouraged to attend.
Meetings are sometimes rescheduled due to illness or weather. Please confirm meeting date/time before attending.

4-H Robotics Project Meeting
2025-12-11 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-01-08 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-01-22 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-02-12 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-02-26 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-03-12 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-03-26 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-04-09 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
The 4-H Robotics Project meetings are open to all currently enrolled Thurston County 4-H youth members. Please contact us at tc4h@co.thurston.wa.us for more information and to RSVP. Meetings are every second and fourth Thursday (6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.) of each month through July 9, 2026.

4-H Leader's Council Meeting
2025-12-22 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-23 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-23 19:00 - 20:30 | WA
The Thurston County 4-H Council is our county-wide advisory board. Enrolled 4-H volunteers and 4-H teen leaders are encouraged to attend. Thurston County 4-H Leaders Council meeting are currently being held via Zoom.
Please refer to this guide on Joining WSU Zoom Meetings before trying to join the meeting:
https://confluence.esg.wsu.edu/display/KB/Zoom+-+Joining+Meetings+and+Best+Practices

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/93309005414?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 933 0900 5414
Passcode: [REDACTED]

4-H Peterson Barn Committee Meeting
2026-01-22 19:00 - 20:30 | WA
The 4-H Peterson Barn (Small Animal) Committee meetings are for planning and coordinating project related pre-fair and county fair activities. Enrolled 4-H volunteers and 4-H teen leaders enrolled in the small animal projects are encouraged to attend.
Meetings are sometimes rescheduled due to illness or weather. Please confirm meeting date/time before attending.
The Peterson Barn Committee meets via Zoom:
Zoom link – Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/98276897671?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 982 7689 7671

Passcode: [REDACTED]

4-H Cat Project Meeting
2026-02-24 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-03-17 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
The 4-H Cat Project is hosted by the Kolts & Kitties 4-H Club and open to all Thurston County 4-H youth enrolled in the cat project. For more information, email koltsnkitties@gmail.com.

Question & Answer Clinic at Lacey Cultural Celebration
2026-03-07 10:00 - 18:00 | Marcus Pavilion At Saint Martin’s University, 5300 Pacific Ave. SE, Lacey, 98503, United States
WSU Master Gardener volunteers and Master Recycler Composter volunteers will be available to help answer your gardening, composting, recycling, and waste reduction questions. There will be fun activities and educational activities at our booths for adults and kids.

Introduction to Home Composting
2026-03-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Learn the basics of composting at home, and what should and shouldn’t go in a home composting system.

Register for virtual workshop at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iQgemr9_TCyw-XC7ZgFWdQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

The Master Recycler Composter Program of Thurston County offers free in-person and virtual composting workshops monthly from March to October. Workshops are great for new and experienced composters.
Workshops are free and open to the public. No advance registration is required for in-person workshops.
Check out the full schedule of composting workshops at https://extension.wsu.edu/thurston/gardening/composting/

Learning how to compost enables you to produce a soil amendment that has many benefits in the garden and keeps waste out of the landfill.
Benefits of using compost include:

Improves soil structure and fertility
Increases moisture holding capacity of soil
Improved plant growth
Protects soil from erosion when used as a mulch

A Garden Trinity: Soil, Pollinators and Plants Workshop
2026-03-27 18:30 - 19:30 | REI, 625 Black Lake Blvd Ste 410, Olympia, WA, 98502, United States
Join WSU Master Gardener, lecturer, and author, Toni Ghazal for a free workshop titled, A Garden Trinity: Soil, Pollinators, and Plants. Using stories and photos from her home garden, Toni will give a 40-minute PowerPoint presentation, followed by a 20-minute question/answer session.
The March presentation will cover

function of healthy soil,
flowers to attract pollinators,
how insects work in your garden,
and rounding out with a virtual tour of Toni’s garden.

Participants can help themselves to a table display of handouts on gardening.
An ASL Interpreter will be onsite.
RSVP –
Click here to reserve your spot. The link will take you to the event sign up page on REI’s website.

Ask Your Local Gardening, Composting, and Recycling Experts - Free at Capital Mall
2026-03-28 10:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-29 11:00 - 18:00 | capital mall, 625 Black Lake Blvd, Olympia, WA, 98502, United States
The WSU Master Gardener, Master Recycler Composter programs, and Master Gardener Foundation of Thurston County volunteers will provide related information and activities.
Handouts will be available. Bring your questions.
Our booth will be located inside Capital Mall in the large open space in front of Macy’s.

Saturday, March 28, 10am to 8pm

Sunday, March 29, 11am to 6pm

Capital Mall – 625 Black Lake Blvd SW, Olympia, WA 98502
Can’t make the event?
Email our question/answer clinic directly at master@co.thurston.wa.us. Our certified WSU Master Gardener and Master Recycler Composter volunteers are available to answer questions via email. This service is free to all Thurston County residents.
Not from Thurston County? We have contact information for the WSU Master Gardener and Master Recycler Composter programs from the surround counties.

The question/answer clinics are operated by the WSU and Thurston County certified volunteers. The Thurston County WSU Master Gardener and Master Recycler Composter volunteers can only provide information to home gardeners.
Thurston County commercial farms and businesses need to contact the WSU Thurston County Extension office for help, (360) 867-2189.

Funding for these events were made possible from a City of Olympia Inspire Olympia grant and the Master Gardener Foundation of Thurston County.
