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Pierce Conservation District offers numerous workshops throughout the year on wide ranging topics that can help improve your property and impact conservation efforts throughout Pierce County. You can browse some of our workshops by category below or visit our general calendar to see a full list of upcoming events, workshops, and volunteer opportunities.
Group Workshops
If you or your group or business would like to request a workshop, your Pierce Conservation District technicians are here to help with several great topics up our sleeves. From buffers to electric fencing to fertilizer applications to manure, mud, pasture management and more. Workshops are a great way to generate interest and conversation and get people to come through your business’ door
Group Workshops
If you or your group or business would like to request a workshop, your Pierce Conservation District technicians are here to help with several great topics up our sleeves. From buffers to electric fencing to fertilizer applications to manure, mud, pasture management and more. Workshops are a great way to generate interest and conversation and get people to come through your business’ door
- Farm Workshops
- Water Quality Workshops
- Harvest Pierce County Workshops
- Habitat Improvement Workshops
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April 15
Fertilizing Pastures and Hay Fields with Manure and Organic Amendments Meeting your crop nutrient goals with manures and organic amendments while staying balanced can be tricky! Join us for this virtual workshop where we will cover how to correct nutrient deficiencies and how to develop a long-term plan for improving fertility and soil health in your pastures or hay fields.Read More -
April 29
Tips for Buying Farmland Are you thinking of buying farmland? Join Thurston Conservation District and Natural Resource Conservation Service agency for a virtual workshop to learn how to assess soils, understanding regulations, and being aware of conservation programs can make this process easier.Read More -
May 11
Backyard Stewardship Join our partners at Thurston Conservation District to learn about backyard stewardship! This online workshop will focus on practices around your yard that will help you be a good steward of our shared waters.Read More -
May 20
Managing Noxious Weeds for Livestock Join our partners at Thurston Conservation District l to learn about local noxious weeds, their impacts on livestock, and safe and effective ways to control, remove, and dispose of these species.Read More -
May 25
Pasture Management Farm Tour Join us to tour a 50 acre cattle, horse, and hay farm. We will be joined by NRCS Agronomist Marty Chaney, Gudrun Mahrt of Columbia River Carbonates, and sheep farmer and owner of Kiwi Fencing, Warrick Bryant to discuss increasing pasture forage production and decreasing weed competition. Learn how to assess pasture production, identify weeds and various control methods for them, determine fertilizer rates, and maximize forage outputs.Read More
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April 24
Whittier Park Work Party - Earth Day! This park is in the heart of Fircrest near the headwaters to Leach Creek. The Habitat Stewards here are working on managing and restoring the urban forests that surround the recreation areas of the park. MUST PRE-REGISTER TO ATTEND!Read More -
April 24
Green Puyallup Partnership Earth Day Events! Help us celebrate Earth Day by spending a few hours caring for your open spaces all across Puyallup!Read More -
April 24
Earth Day with Orcas Love Raingardens Orcas LOVE raingardens! Come along with us on Earth Day, April 24th to help save the orcas. Raingardens are a great way to help us divert, infiltrate and clean our storm water runoff, and they need our help so they can remain in the best of shape. Join us for a fun filled day of raingarden beautification. Multiple locations. Sign up to be placed. Contact Allie Campbell for more information: Alliec@piercecd.orgRead More -
May 1
Whittier Park Work Party This park is in the heart of Fircrest near the headwaters to Leach Creek. The Habitat Stewards here are working on managing and restoring the urban forests that surround the recreation areas of the park. MUST PRE-REGISTER TO ATTEND!Read More -
May 8
Pioneer Place II Work Party Come join our newest Habitat Steward, Logan, as he works to restore this valuable habitat along Clark's Creek in Puyallup. Must pre-register to attend due to COVID restrictions. Sign up now while there is still space available, spots go quickly!Read More -
June 5
Whittier Park Work Party This park is in the heart of Fircrest near the headwaters to Leach Creek. The Habitat Stewards here are working on managing and restoring the urban forests that surround the recreation areas of the park. MUST PRE-REGISTER TO ATTEND!Read More -
June 12
Pioneer Place II Work Party Come join our newest Habitat Steward, Logan, as he works to restore this valuable habitat along Clark's Creek in Puyallup. Must pre-register to attend due to COVID restrictions. Sign up now while there is still space available, spots go quickly!Read More -
June 12
Rain Garden Clean Up Event Raingardens are a great way to help us divert, infiltrate and clean our storm water runoff, and they need our help so they can remain in the best of shape. Join us for a fun filled day of raingarden beautification.Read More -
June 19
Rain Garden Clean Up Event Raingardens are a great way to help us divert, infiltrate and clean our storm water runoff, and they need our help so they can remain in the best of shape. Join us for a fun filled day of raingarden beautification.Read More -
June 28
Rain Garden Clean Up Event Raingardens are a great way to help us divert, infiltrate and clean our storm water runoff, and they need our help so they can remain in the best of shape. Join us for a fun filled day of raingarden beautification.Read More
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April 24
Earth Day with Orcas Love Raingardens Orcas LOVE raingardens! Come along with us on Earth Day, April 24th to help save the orcas. Raingardens are a great way to help us divert, infiltrate and clean our storm water runoff, and they need our help so they can remain in the best of shape. Join us for a fun filled day of raingarden beautification. Multiple locations. Sign up to be placed. Contact Allie Campbell for more information: Alliec@piercecd.orgRead More -
May 25
Pasture Management Farm Tour Join us to tour a 50 acre cattle, horse, and hay farm. We will be joined by NRCS Agronomist Marty Chaney, Gudrun Mahrt of Columbia River Carbonates, and sheep farmer and owner of Kiwi Fencing, Warrick Bryant to discuss increasing pasture forage production and decreasing weed competition. Learn how to assess pasture production, identify weeds and various control methods for them, determine fertilizer rates, and maximize forage outputs.Read More
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