Communities for a Healthy Bay
Sound Action. Sound Water.
Communities for a Healthy Bay
Sound Action. Sound Water.
Throughout the year, CHB offers webinars covering various topics, hosts environmental justice camps for youth, and social events. Check back often to learn more about ways you can connect with us in person.
Gardening with Native Plants for the Future will define what native plants are and why they are increasingly important to use in our gardens. As the climate in Washington becomes warmer, colder, drier, and even wetter than what has been...
Help remove invasive blackberries to keep our historic waterfront park clean and healthy for visitors and wildlife. We’re making room for more native plants by getting rid of the pesky invasive blackberries and we need your help! Rain or shine....
Discover non-toxic green cleaning alternatives for your home using natural ingredients and safe products. Presented by Pierce County Environmental Educators and the EnviroHouse, you’ll learn now to: > Create a healthy home environment free of chemicals and toxins > Buy...
Explore plants of the conservatory and the trees of Wright Park learning about the amazing ways plants and trees grow, survive, and communicate. Connect with nature and create community. Led by ecologist, Sarah Low, of Strategic Nature Program begins inside...
Discover more about critical pollinators, especially bees, with local beekeeper, Jody Pilarski. Become a citizen scientist and participate in the Great Sunflower Project to track local pollinators in your own backyard or in your favorite green spaces. Take home seeds...
Learn how the soil ecosystem works and how to prepare your garden soil for planting
Mature native trees are a highly valued asset in both built and natural area landscapes. Adding new plants and maintaining existing plants within the shade and root zone of large trees can present challenges for the trees and companion plantings alike. Misunderstandings...
(Ages 3+) Explore Tacoma Parks during these naturalist-led walks. Discover the amazing plants and animals that live in these parks and how they adapt in the different seasons. Dress for the weather – walk will happen rain or shine. Participants...
Join community volunteers to clean up areas around the Point Defiance Marina, Owen Beach, Promenade, and the surrounding park. We couldn’t do it without you and many helping hands are welcome! These are great opportunities for families, school groups, neighbors,...
In this class, you will learn how to raise chickens and ducks, describe breeds and hear about buying tips and care, basics. An overview of bird flu and how to avoid it, general rules and more will also be given.
Learn basic needs for chicken coops and runs including protection guidelines, layout ideas and resources. Coops How-to: Designs: size and access for cleaning and collecting Runs: How-to size, construction tips, access, predator protection Basic materials and tools needed Resources, publications,...
Join us for another Science on Screen presentation from Lindsay Walker of Communities for a Healthy Bay followed by a screening of the classic Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind! MORE ABOUT THE PRESENTATION At the Science on Screen Nausicaa...
Earth Day is April 22nd! Celebrate our planet by growing a plant in a terrarium of your own! Visit Main Tacoma Library Branch and the Eastside Community Center starting Tuesday, April 18th, to pick up a kit, while supplies last....
The Heritage Garden program is growing throughout the Columbia Basin with seven conservation districts and three native plant society chapters participating. Developed by the Benton Conservation District in partnership with the Columbia Basin Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society,...
Ailene Ettinger from the Nature Conservancy of Washington joins us to talk about trees and how they affect the temperature in Tacoma! She will share results from temperature monitoring over the past year in South Tacoma, as part of the...
The Nature and Wellness Symposium is an invitation to explore the healing connections we can make with the natural world around us and within us. During this two-day event, we will explore the science and practice of healing in nature...
Help us care for the park by participating in a work party held on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month from 9 am-12 pm. Stewardship volunteers help maintain the trails and grounds at the Tacoma Nature Center. Tasks...
The Community Day will be an opportunity for community members and symposium registrants to participate in a number of free outdoor activities, including a morning meditative sit, a bird walk, forest therapy walk, and a child-centered nature walk.
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians Sustainability group is hosting its annual Earth Day event on April 22nd at the Canoe Landing Site. The event will feature educational booths, speakers, and activities to promote sustainability and environmental awareness. This is a...
Participants are needed in parks throughout Tacoma to spruce up local parks by trimming limbs, grooming grounds, and maintaining restoration areas. Each person counts! Come together to lend a hand to keep parks beautiful, our community strong and connected, and...
Join Pierce Conservation District for a restoration work party. Activities include caring for existing plants and removing invasive species such as Himalayan blackberry and thistle. This work supports water quality, our local wildlife, and pollinators. Select the park most convenient...
Healthy Bay residents are known to have a strong love for online gambling, especially when it comes to bet On ePremier League. The rise of online sports betting over the past few years has made it easier than ever before...
We'll discuss all the things to think about to get crops in the ground and plan for a successful harvest
Pierce Conservation District is looking for volunteers to join in on some rain garden fun to help improve Wainwright Intermediate's Rain Garden! The rain garden is a part of the Orca's Love Raingardens program and provides an outdoor classroom for...
This Earthday, come learn how to make small vertical gardens from plastic bottles!
Visit the Tacoma Public Library - Swasey Branch for their spring plant swap and score some new plants for your home and garden! (Spring is a great time to divide perennials.) Bring clippings of your favorite house and garden plants...
David Montgomery and Anne Biklé will draw from their latest book What Your Food Ate as well as their Dirt Trilogy to share the history and science underlying the burgeoning movement to consider soil health in farming and gardening. When...
Join Tacoma Public Library - Swasey Branch, their friends at Tacoma Water, and the EnviroChallengers as they try out different activities related to water! Where does our water come from and where does it go? Explore different stations as they...
Previous speakers in this series have alluded to an uncertain future that will demand gardeners be more sophisticated, innovative, and engaged as never before—more mindful of the complex interactions among plant and animals, more purposeful in our selection of plants,...
Visit Kobetich for an interactive story and experiment about good bugs and composting. Learn about the biology of soil and all the creatures that are needed to break plant material down into compost. Participants will learn how to make their...
All about South Sound gardening: preparing garden beds, food plant choices, growing tips (when, how, where), seeds vs starts, basic tools, and reliable, local garden resources. Pros & Cons of raised garden beds and basic tools needed Soil prep and...
(Ages 3+) Explore Tacoma Parks during these naturalist-led walks. Discover the amazing plants and animals that live in these parks and how they adapt to the different seasons. Dress for the weather – the walk will happen rain or shine....
(Ages 3+) Explore Tacoma Parks during these naturalist-led walks. Discover the amazing plants and animals that live in these parks and how they adapt to the different seasons. Dress for the weather - the walk will happen rain or shine....
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