The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office is looking for nearly 70 volunteers to help determine how millions of dollars in state grants should be spent in Washington’s great outdoors.
The volunteers will score grant applications submitted in two statewide programs: (1) the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program, which provides grants to build and renovate parks and trails, and to protect and restore valuable wildlife habitat and farmland, and (2) the Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account, which provides grants to restore Washington shorelines and create access for people to the waterfront. The grants are awarded to cities, counties, state agencies, tribes and others.

All day class.  Join WSU MG Dave Shephard to learn effective and efficient uses of resources in gardening. Topics include planning, preparation, planting, protecting, production, container gardening and feasting.
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Last Saturday 33 four- to 15-year-old kids braved the February cold to search for native plants and wildlife just a few blocks from their homes in Mt. Vernon, Wash. Starting from North 26th Street and Kulshan Avenue, they hiked a mile down the Kulshan Trail, crossing Kulshan Creek, exploring the little tributaries along the Nookachamps Creek to Waugh Road.