{"id":2876,"date":"2016-03-17T09:36:59","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T17:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/?page_id=2876"},"modified":"2026-03-30T11:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:19:22","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cpb-row  pad-bottom gutter side-right\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-row-inner\"><div class=\"cpb-column  one\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-slideshow gallery-slideshow\">\n\t<div class=\"slides-wrapper\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\"><li class=\"slide gallery-slide active-slide\">\n\t<img class=\"slide_img_bg\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-content\/plugins\/cahnrswsuwp-plugin-pagebuilder\/lib\/images\/spacer1x1.gif\" style=\"background-image:url( https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2025\/10\/DSCN2542-scaled.jpg )\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/gardening\/resources\/\" class=\"slide-link\" \/><\/a><ul class=\"cpb-slide-caption\">\n\t\t<li class=\"cpb-slide-title\">Looking for reliable gardening and composting info?<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"cpb-slide-excerpt\">Check out our Resources Page for free research-based resources.<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"cpb-slide-link\"><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"slide gallery-slide\">\n\t<img class=\"slide_img_bg\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-content\/plugins\/cahnrswsuwp-plugin-pagebuilder\/lib\/images\/spacer1x1.gif\" style=\"background-image:url( https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2025\/12\/Colorful-Doubles-Addition-Facts-Fall-Theme.png )\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/gardening\/gardening-composting-recycling-question-and-answer-clinic\/\" class=\"slide-link\" \/><\/a><ul class=\"cpb-slide-caption\">\n\t\t<li class=\"cpb-slide-title\">Gardening\/Composting\/Recycling Question and Answer Clinic is open year-round!<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"cpb-slide-excerpt\">Click to learn more.<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"cpb-slide-link\"><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"slide gallery-slide\">\n\t<img class=\"slide_img_bg\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-content\/plugins\/cahnrswsuwp-plugin-pagebuilder\/lib\/images\/spacer1x1.gif\" style=\"background-image:url( https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2025\/11\/IMG_9553-scaled.jpg )\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hedgerows.extension.wsu.edu\/get-involved\/\" class=\"slide-link\" \/><\/a><ul class=\"cpb-slide-caption\">\n\t\t<li class=\"cpb-slide-title\">Learn and volunteer on a local farm\u2019s hedgerow project! 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Changing Lives.<\/h2>\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><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"county-programs-title\">County Programs<\/h3><ul class=\"county-programs\"><li class=\"gardening\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/gardening\/\">WSU Master Gardener Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gardening\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/gardening\/mc\/\">Master Recycler Composter Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"four-h\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/youth\/\">Thurston County 4-H<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"natural-resources\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/nrs\/\">Natural Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"food\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/human-nutrition\/\">SNAP ED<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/home-page\/extension-activities\/\" class=\"cpb-action-button cpb-action-button-item\"><span class=\"link-title\">The Extension Connection - WSU Thurston County Extension Newsletter<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/gardening-composting-recycling-question-and-answer-clinic\/\" class=\"cpb-action-button cpb-action-button-item\"><span class=\"link-title\">Do you have a gardening, composting, or recycling question? 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