{"id":2880,"date":"2016-03-17T10:02:34","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T18:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/?page_id=2880"},"modified":"2026-05-28T13:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:54:48","slug":"work-with-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/work-with-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Work With Us"},"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\/2022\/12\/Planting-day-for-MG-Trainees-scaled-1-rotated.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/12\/Planting-day-for-MG-Trainees-scaled-1-rotated.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/12\/Planting-day-for-MG-Trainees-scaled-1-rotated.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/12\/Planting-day-for-MG-Trainees-scaled-1-rotated.jpg 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/12\/Planting-day-for-MG-Trainees-scaled-1-rotated.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/12\/Planting-day-for-MG-Trainees-scaled-1-rotated.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/12\/Planting-day-for-MG-Trainees-scaled-1-rotated.jpg 2048w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\n\t\talt=\"MG Trainees plant raised beds\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 57% 67%\"\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-6a2425888d075\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span>Work With Us<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volunteer Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">WSU Thurston County Extension has volunteer opportunities available to both youth and adults in its educational programs.<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h4 id=\"unique-id-1__86939\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">4-H Youth Development<\/button>\r\n    <\/h4>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__86939\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Contact: 4-H office <a href=\"mailto:tc4h@co.thurston.wa.us\">tc4h@co.thurston.wa.us<\/a>, (360) 867-2157<br>4-H provides a wide variety of projects and programs\u00a0for youth ages 5-18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interested in starting a club or help with an existing club?<\/strong>  Complete the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/4-h-volunteer-application\/\">WSU Thurston County 4-H Volunteer Application<\/a>&nbsp;and let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h4 id=\"unique-id-1__72751\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">Master Gardeners &amp; Master Recycler Composters<\/button>\r\n    <\/h4>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__72751\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Contact:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:carltoc@co.thurston.wa.us\">Cori Carlton<\/a>, (360) 867-2162<br>The Master Gardener and Master Recycler Composter&nbsp;programs offer community horticulture education through its&nbsp;question\/answer clinics, workshops, demonstration gardens, and training programs. Master Gardener volunteers educate local residents to use environmentally sound gardening practices. Volunteer opportunities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Provide support in the&nbsp;question\/answer clinic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Staffing demonstration garden sites at the Olympia Farmers Market, Dirt Works, and Closed Loop Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Present gardening and composting workshops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h4 id=\"unique-id-1__93292\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">Native Plant Salvage Project (NPSP)<\/button>\r\n    <\/h4>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__93292\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Contact:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ericag@wsu.edu\">Erica Guttman<\/a>, (360) 867-2164<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Native Plant Salvage Project (NPSP) works to restore habitats and protect water resources through action projects and educational activities. Project volunteers recover plants from land scheduled for clearing and then replant them on demonstration\/learning landscape and on restoration sites. NPSP volunteer opportunities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Salvage Native Plants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish Demonstration Gardens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install Learning Landscapes at Schools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain Plant Holding Beds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instruct or Assist with Workshops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volunteer Opportunities WSU Thurston County Extension has volunteer opportunities available to both youth and adults in its educational programs. 4-H Youth Development Contact: 4-H office tc4h@co.thurston.wa.us, (360) 867-2157 4-H provides a wide variety of projects&amp;hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":128,"featured_media":11793,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":0,"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","_expiration_date":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"cahnrs_clean_page_nonce":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2880"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/128"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2880"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26215,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2880\/revisions\/26215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}