{"id":24650,"date":"2026-03-30T08:46:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/?page_id=24650"},"modified":"2026-09-03T13:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:58:57","slug":"the-extension-connection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/the-extension-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Extension Connection"},"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\/2025\/12\/dahlia.png\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/12\/dahlia.png 1168w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/12\/dahlia.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/12\/dahlia.png 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/12\/dahlia.png 768w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1168px) 100vw, 1168px\"\n\t\talt=\"Dahlia\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--dark-left wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"title-id-6ab2ffdb73f4f\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span>The Extension Connection<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption wsu-hero__copy\">\n\t\t\t\tThurston County WSU Extension Quarterly Newsletter &#8211; <br>Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.\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=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr &#8211; Jun)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inside this Issue:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>4-H Youth Development Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WSU Water Resources and Native Plant Salvage Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WSU Master Gardener &amp; Master Recycler Composter Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Agriculture Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-left\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4-H Youth Development Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kris Shackley<\/p>\n\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-border-top--color-crimson wsu-color-background--gray-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Pack-Goat.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Pack-Goat.jpg 1430w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Pack-Goat-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Pack-Goat-729x547.jpg 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Pack-Goat-768x576.jpg 768w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1430px) 100vw, 1430px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"4-H Youth member\/goat walking through pack goat challenge contest.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\t4-H Youth member\/goat walking through pack goat challenge contest.\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-border-top--color-crimson wsu-color-background--gray-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Felt-Hat.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Felt-Hat.jpg 418w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Felt-Hat-396x528.jpg 396w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"4-H volunteer helping a youth wet felt a wool hat\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 61% 32%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\t4-H volunteer helping a youth wet felt a wool hat\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>4-H members and volunteers participated in the first annual Youth Expo at the Thurston County Fairgrounds in April, promoting the 4-H program and offering some fun project activities to youth attending the Expo. Youth had the opportunity to learn about sheep fiber by cleaning raw wool, carding wool, and wet felting a hat project.Other activities included candle making with beeswax sheets and identifying the stages of a chicken egg development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 4-H Hunting Skills project focuses on developing responsible, ethical and safe hunters by teaching wildlife conservation and outdoor survival skills. Ryan McNiff from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife visited the April Hunting Skills project meeting and taught the youth members about bear biology, behavior and reducing human\/animal conflicts. Youth participants had the opportunity to see a grizzly bear trap in action and learned to install bear fencing around a campsite. The day ended with a hike in the woods which included simulating animal encounters with bears and mountain lions and allowing kids a chance to deploy inert bear spray when encountering the artificial animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Community members were able to observe 4-H in action at the annual Lacey Rotary Duck Dash on June 6.Youth members participated in the 4-H Pack Goat Challenge Trail Obstacle and 4-H Trail Dog Contest, working with their companion animals to navigate trail obstacles. Participants walked their animals through a simulated trail course, and answered questions about their animal\u2019s health, care, packing, hiking safety and 4-H. Exhibitors received scores for their knowledge, hike readiness, and ease of traversing the obstacles with their animal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huge congratulations to our Thurston County 4-H livestock judging teams on a phenomenal weekend at the State Livestock Judging Contest in Moses Lake on June 27! The 4-H livestock judging contest helps youth build critical life and career skills, such as critical thinking, decision making, and public speaking, as well as expanding youth knowledge of the agricultural industry.Because of their hard work and many hours of practice, the Thurston County junior teams placed 5th and 10th overall, and the intermediate team placed 8th overall.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>WSU Thurston County\u2019s water resources and habitat program, its non-profit arm Native Plant Salvage Foundation, and its community partner Thurston Conservation District, continue to expand the \u201cDiscover Hedgerows\u201d project with Thurston County farmers. This spring, the partnership held \u201cSuccess Tours\u201d at Helsing Junction Farms and Piece by Piece Farm, two sites hosting demonstration hedgerows. During the events, successes, challenges, and \u201clessons learned\u201d were shared with participants. Here are some of the highlights of the findings so far in the three years since the launch of the WSU <a href=\"https:\/\/hedgerows.extension.wsu.edu\">Hedgerows Toolkit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the success and performance of these large-scale hedgerows is very high. These two projects have similar goals of enhancing habitat for pollinators, \u201cnatural pest enemies\u201d and other beneficial organisms, and protecting water resources. Even within the first year of growth, the projects began attracting and supporting pollinators. The plants are surviving at high rates, with many species achieving 100% survival and overall rates for most species above 85%. Rhizomatous plants, such as snowberry, thimbleberry, and Nootka roses, create \u201cnew\u201d plants as they spread, filling in bare spots and preventing weeds; these species have doubled or tripled the amount originally planted. These agricultural hedgerows are designed with close plant spacing, which ensures that they will quickly mature and start supporting agricultural and water-resources goals as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our partnership has learned that taking plenty of time for site preparation is the key to success and reduced maintenance time during the establishment period. Although site preparation can delay the initial planting by a year or more, this up-front investment can avoid future weeds that compete with the desirable plants. Another key to success is early mulching with cardboard and arborists\u2019 wood chips and replenishing the wood chips as they decompose and add organic matter to the soils. With or without time for weeding, the hedgerows are still maturing beautifully and are already creating habitat that supports nearby organic crop fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read details of the <a href=\"https:\/\/hedgerows.extension.wsu.edu\/discover-hedgerows-mini-case-studies\/\">mini-case studies<\/a> from these farms and Oyster Bay Farm in the online WSU Hedgerows Toolkit. As detailed in the WSU <a href=\"https:\/\/hedgerows.extension.wsu.edu\">Hedgerows Toolkit<\/a>, hedgerows can be sized to fit in almost any landscape \u2014 from urban to rural settings. They are a beautiful, low-cost, and valuable tool to achieve multiple benefits. With ongoing support from Thurston County and other funders, WSU will continue collaborating with local farmers to assist in establishing hedgerows, while using these new projects to provide hands-on education to Thurston County residents interested in learning more about how they can use the WSU Hedgerows Toolkit to create the perfect hedgerow for their own site. More educational events are in the works for fall 2026 through next summer. Sign up to be notified at the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/hedgerows.extension.wsu.edu\/get-involved\/\">get involved<\/a>\u201d link on the Toolkit website.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WSU Water Resources &amp; Native Plant Salvage Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Erica Guttman<\/p>\n\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-border-top--color-crimson wsu-color-background--gray-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Image-1-3.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Image-1-3.png 1319w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Image-1-3-396x297.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Image-1-3-729x547.png 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Image-1-3-768x576.png 768w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1319px) 100vw, 1319px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"People listening to WSU&#039;s Erica Guttman at a hedgerow\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\tWSU&#8217;s Erica Guttman describes the roles of the many species of plants to participants at Helsing Junction Farms&#8217; &#8220;Success Tour.&#8221;\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-border-top--color-crimson wsu-color-background--gray-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Image-4-2.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Image-4-2.png 1314w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Image-4-2-396x298.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Image-4-2-729x549.png 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Image-4-2-768x578.png 768w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1314px) 100vw, 1314px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"People at a hedgerow demonstration\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\tParticipants at Piece by Piece Farm&#8217;s &#8220;Success Tour&#8221; enjoy viewing the rapid growth of the demonstration hedgerow planted in fall 2024\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-left\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-border-top--color-crimson wsu-color-background--gray-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/MRC.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/MRC.jpg 1430w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/MRC-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/MRC-729x547.jpg 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/MRC-768x576.jpg 768w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1430px) 100vw, 1430px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Volunteers sharing gardening and waste reduction information at a community event\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\tVolunteers continue to serve at community events sharing gardening and waste reduction information. Highlights included outreach booths at the Fred Meyer Fuchsia Saturday in Lacey and Nisqually Spring Expo in Yelm.\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-border-top--color-crimson wsu-color-background--gray-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Dirt-Works.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Dirt-Works.jpg 995w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Dirt-Works-396x528.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Dirt-Works-729x972.jpg 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/09\/Dirt-Works-768x1023.jpg 768w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Volunteers remove an outdated rain garden to be replaced with a new Firewise garden demonstration at our Dirt Works Demonstration Garden. \"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\tVolunteers remove an outdated rain garden to be replaced with a new Firewise garden demonstration at our Dirt Works Demonstration Garden.\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WSU Master Gardener &amp; Master Recycler Composter Programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cori Carlton &amp; Jenni Post<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spring is always a busy time for our WSU Master Gardener and Master Recycler Composter volunteers. Maintaining our three public demonstration gardens takes a lot of effort but their service is rewarded with glorious blooms for all to enjoy. A few garden projects include re-vamping the composting area at Dirt Works, putting new pathways in the sedum garden at Closed Loop Park and making some updates to the irrigation system at the Olympia Farmers Market Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May volunteers celebrated International Composting Awareness week by hosting public composting workshops. We continue to host monthly composting workshops through October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have a gardening, composting, or recycling question? Email our certified volunteers via our Question\/Answer clinic at <a href=\"mailto:master@co.thurston.wa.us\">master@co.thurston.wa.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check our website for further details on our outreach activities and demonstration gardens.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><em>International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thurston County WSU Extension celebrated the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) at the Chehalis Timberland Library with a family-friendly program highlighting local rangelands and the people who care for them. Kate and Imad Ahmad of Olive Branch Ranch shared their experiences raising livestock, managing pastures, and stewarding their land. Attendees enjoyed a slideshow featuring the farm, heard a traditional Scandinavian herding call used to summon livestock, and even got to pet an adorable, and very well-behaved, sheep wearing a diaper! The event was part of Extension\u2019s ongoing IYRP outreach across Southwest Washington, connecting communities with local agriculture, working lands, and the people who tend them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>IYRP Grasslands Exhibit &amp; Closing Celebration<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From mid-August through mid-September, visit the IYRP grasslands exhibit at the Lacey, Centralia, and Montesano Timberland Libraries. WSU will host a closing celebration at the Tumwater Timberland Library on October 15 from 4\u20136 pm, featuring a choral performance of songs for shepherds, felt-making, and other fun fiber crafts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>REPI Resilience Grant<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WSU Thurston County REPI Resilience Grant provides funding and technical assistance to local agricultural landowners. The project is helping farmers in the South Sound and Chehalis Basin build more resilient agricultural grasslands by improving soil health, enhancing pasture productivity, and optimizing rotational grazing. Over the last quarter, we selected 18 grant recipients and completed the majority of farm site visits. Our team is now developing customized plans for each participating farm, with implementation beginning next spring. 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