{"id":2,"date":"2024-10-14T12:41:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T12:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:00:58","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/","title":{"rendered":"Thurston 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\/49\/2023\/05\/Enterprise-Budgets-scaled-1.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/05\/Enterprise-Budgets-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/05\/Enterprise-Budgets-scaled-1.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/05\/Enterprise-Budgets-scaled-1.jpg 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/05\/Enterprise-Budgets-scaled-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/05\/Enterprise-Budgets-scaled-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/05\/Enterprise-Budgets-scaled-1.jpg 2048w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\n\t\talt=\"Fields with standing water\"\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-6a65bbeb9336b\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span>Thurston 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> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Thurston County.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">Thurston County<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to News.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/news\/\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">News<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"3\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/02\/wsu_2021_ext_thurston_co_full_color_6in-729x239.jpg\" alt=\"WSU Extension Thurston County logo\" class=\"wp-image-10429\" width=\"364\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/02\/wsu_2021_ext_thurston_co_full_color_6in-729x239.jpg 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/02\/wsu_2021_ext_thurston_co_full_color_6in-396x130.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/02\/wsu_2021_ext_thurston_co_full_color_6in-768x252.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/02\/wsu_2021_ext_thurston_co_full_color_6in-1536x504.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/02\/wsu_2021_ext_thurston_co_full_color_6in.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>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\u2019s knowledge\u2014addressing 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked\">County Programs <\/h2>\n\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-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\/thurston\/gardening\/\">\t\t\t\tWSU Master Gardener Program\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<a class='wsu-card__link' href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/gardening\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><\/a><\/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-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\/thurston\/mc\">\t\t\t\tMaster Recycler Composter Program\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<a class='wsu-card__link' href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/mc\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><\/a><\/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-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\/thurston\/youth\/\">\t\t\t\tThurston County 4-H Program\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<a class='wsu-card__link' href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/youth\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><\/a><\/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-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\/thurston\/human-nutrition\/\">\t\t\t\tSNAP-Ed Program\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<a class='wsu-card__link' href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/human-nutrition\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><\/a><\/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-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\/thurston\/agriculture-in-thurston-county\/\">\t\t\t\tAgriculture Program\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<a class='wsu-card__link' href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/agriculture-in-thurston-county\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><\/a><\/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-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\/thurston\/sample-page\/waterresources\/\">\t\t\t\tWater Resources &amp; 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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. 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