Upcoming Events

Join OlyEcosystems and Marshall Middle School for a day of planting in the West Bay Woods. Register here.

This daylong workshop is full. Another workshop is planned for February. Contact  Lynn@thurstonclimateaction.org for more information.

Plant native plants and pull Scotch broom, to restore crucial habitats to their intended state.

Join OlyEcosystems  to planti native plants in the West Bay Woods. Register here.

Plant native trees and contribute to the restoration of the Nisqually Watershed. We will be working at our Powell Creek property near Yelm. Register here.

Join Stream Team and City of Lacey at Woodland Creek Community Park for a morning of invasive plant removal, native planting, and weeding/mulching. Register here.

Olympia Public Power is working to establish a municipal electric utility in Olympia.

Free webinar: 60 minutes with Joseph Fiksel, author of Resilient by Design, Creating Businesses That Adapt and Flourish in a Changing World.   Register here

Meeting about starting a smart electrical grid in Thurston County.

This informative training includes an overview of what makes up an advocacy campaign, how to identify your advocacy goals, and how to create a campaign strategy. Register here.

We’ll be planting native trees at our Yelm Shoreline protected area. Register here.

We will remove invasive plant species at Springwood Parcel (formerly Zabel’s Rhody Garden).

Support the Thurston County Food Bank and help repackage prepared foods from school and restaurant buffets into ready-to-heat take home meals.  Please RSVP.

Work Session on Shoreline Master Program Ch. 19.600 and on Comp Plan: Mineral Lands Overview.  Click here  for meeting materials.

Thurston County and the cities of Lacey, Olympia, and Tumwater are working with the Thurston Regional Planning Council to craft the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan, a strategic roadmap for reducing climate polluting greenhouse gases.

Join us in Olympia on January 24 to demand that our legislators pass bold, equitable, and science-based climate policy this legislative session. The day will include breakfast, a lobbying training, a rally with youth activists and performers, and meetings with elected officials!  Facebook event

This work party will focus on mulching around the still-developing, young native plants and pulling invasive English ivy.

We’ll be planting native trees at our Yelm Shoreline protected area. Register here.

We’ll weed and rake the fallen leaves.

Presenter: John MacLean, Climate Reality Project Leader & President of Energy Efficiency Finance Corporation

Join the Environmental Priorities Coalition and hundreds of activists to push for key environmental legislation in Olympia.  Registration required.   Facebook event

Learn about the Nisqually Land Trust’s adopt-a-site style volunteer program. Leave with the information you need to independently perform monitoring visits on Land Trust properties. Register here.

Join the Thurston Conservation District and the City of Olympia and help restore Garfield Nature Trail, a critical runoff area located near Budd inlet,  Register here.

Join OlyEcosystems  in removing invasive species and planting native trees and understory plants in the West Bay Woods. Register here.

Salvage small native trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants from local areas scheduled for clearing, to be used to restore habitat and improve water quality. Register here. 

Olympia Public Power is working to establish a municipal electric utility in Olympia.

Speakers Dr. Alan Nasser and Dr. Randy Mandell will explain how it is economically feasible to fund the Green New Deal.

We’ll listen to a national video-conference and discuss actions our local chapter can take to support the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.

Salvage small native trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants from local areas scheduled for clearing, to be used to restore habitat and improve water quality. Register here. 

Order food by 5:30 PM for meeting at 6 PM. Go to Sierra Club South Sound site for featured speakers and agenda.

Paul Pickett will explore the causes of global warming, impacts to our region and ideas for solutions and adaptations.  Register here

Olympia Public Power is working to establish a municipal electric utility in Olympia.

he Carbon Free Thurston (CFT) campaign advocates for a strong Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan being developed by the County and the cities of Olympia, Lacey, and Olympia. 

Salvage small native trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants from local areas scheduled for clearing, to be used to restore habitat and improve water quality. Register here. 

Support the Thurston County Food Bank and help repackage prepared foods from school and restaurant buffets into ready-to-heat take home meals.  Please RSVP.

Thurston County and the cities of Lacey, Olympia, and Tumwater are working with the Thurston Regional Planning Council to craft the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan, a strategic roadmap for reducing climate polluting greenhouse gases.

The theme is: Building Bridges from Mountain to Sea. The conference will be held at the Heathman Lodge in Vancouver, WA. Registration will open in mid December.

The theme is: Building Bridges from Mountain to Sea. The conference will be held at the Heathman Lodge in Vancouver, WA. Registration will open in mid December.

Olympia Public Power is working to establish a municipal electric utility in Olympia.

Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Thurston County.

Salvage small native trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants from local areas scheduled for clearing, to be used to restore habitat and improve water quality. Register here. 

Order food by 5:30 PM for meeting at 6 PM. Go to Sierra Club South Sound site for featured speakers and agenda.

Community Forum sponsored by Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team. Free pizza!

We’ll listen to a national video-conference and discuss actions our local chapter can take to support the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.

The South Sound Sustainability Expo will return for its 13th year on Saturday March 14th, 2020 from 10am-3pm.

Olympia Public Power is working to establish a municipal electric utility in Olympia.

The Carbon Free Thurston (CFT) campaign advocates for a strong Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan being developed by the County and the cities of Olympia, Lacey, and Olympia. 

Support the Thurston County Food Bank and help repackage prepared foods from school and restaurant buffets into ready-to-heat take home meals.  Please RSVP.

Thurston County and the cities of Lacey, Olympia, and Tumwater are working with the Thurston Regional Planning Council to craft the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan, a strategic roadmap for reducing climate polluting greenhouse gases.

Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Thurston County.

Olympia Public Power is working to establish a municipal electric utility in Olympia.

Order food by 5:30 PM for meeting at 6 PM. Go to Sierra Club South Sound site for featured speakers and agenda.

We’ll listen to a national video-conference and discuss actions our local chapter can take to support the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.

he Carbon Free Thurston (CFT) campaign advocates for a strong Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan being developed by the County and the cities of Olympia, Lacey, and Olympia. 

SAVE the DATE for this half-day event, which will be held instead of the all-day South Sound Climate Action Convention. Details will be announced as they develop.

SAVE the DATE – details to be announced.

Olympia Public Power is working to establish a municipal electric utility in Olympia.

Join Capitol Land Trust for a complimentary breakfast and fabulous program.  Register here.

Support the Thurston County Food Bank and help repackage prepared foods from school and restaurant buffets into ready-to-heat take home meals.  Please RSVP.

Our regional Envirothon is an environmental competition for high school students in Lewis, Thurston, Pierce, Mason, Kitsap, and Grays Harbor Counties. More info on Thurston Conservation District website.

Thurston County and the cities of Lacey, Olympia, and Tumwater are working with the Thurston Regional Planning Council to craft the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan, a strategic roadmap for reducing climate polluting greenhouse gases.

Details to be announced.

Details to be announced.  http://www.procession.org/

This 25th Anniversary of the Procession of the Species Celebration  will be celebrated in tandem with the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day activities throughout the  month of April.  http://www.procession.org/

Olympia Public Power is working to establish a municipal electric utility in Olympia.

We’ll listen to a national video-conference and discuss actions our local chapter can take to support the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.

Order food by 5:30 PM for meeting at 6 PM. Go to Sierra Club South Sound site for featured speakers and agenda.

One day of action, empowerment, and progressive ideas. The Evergreen Climate Symposium is a forward thinking climate convention that will be held at The Evergreen State College

Olympia Public Power is working to establish a municipal electric utility in Olympia.

The Carbon Free Thurston (CFT) campaign advocates for a strong Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan being developed by the County and the cities of Olympia, Lacey, and Olympia. 

Support the Thurston County Food Bank and help repackage prepared foods from school and restaurant buffets into ready-to-heat take home meals.  Please RSVP.

Thurston County and the cities of Lacey, Olympia, and Tumwater are working with the Thurston Regional Planning Council to craft the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan, a strategic roadmap for reducing climate polluting greenhouse gases.

Olympia Public Power is working to establish a municipal electric utility in Olympia.

We’ll listen to a national video-conference and discuss actions our local chapter can take to support the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.

Olympia Public Power is working to establish a municipal electric utility in Olympia.

he Carbon Free Thurston (CFT) campaign advocates for a strong Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan being developed by the County and the cities of Olympia, Lacey, and Olympia. 

Thurston County and the cities of Lacey, Olympia, and Tumwater are working with the Thurston Regional Planning Council to craft the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan, a strategic roadmap for reducing climate polluting greenhouse gases.

We’ll listen to a national video-conference and discuss actions our local chapter can take to support the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.

The Carbon Free Thurston (CFT) campaign advocates for a strong Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan being developed by the County and the cities of Olympia, Lacey, and Olympia. 

Thurston County and the cities of Lacey, Olympia, and Tumwater are working with the Thurston Regional Planning Council to craft the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan, a strategic roadmap for reducing climate polluting greenhouse gases.

We’ll listen to a national video-conference and discuss actions our local chapter can take to support the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.

he Carbon Free Thurston (CFT) campaign advocates for a strong Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan being developed by the County and the cities of Olympia, Lacey, and Olympia. 

We’ll listen to a national video-conference and discuss actions our local chapter can take to support the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.

We’ll listen to a national video-conference and discuss actions our local chapter can take to support the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.

We’ll listen to a national video-conference and discuss actions our local chapter can take to support the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.

We’ll listen to a national video-conference and discuss actions our local chapter can take to support the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.

We’ll listen to a national video-conference and discuss actions our local chapter can take to support the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.