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Calendar of Volunteer Opportunities and Events
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2011 Annual Meeting This year’s Pierce Conservation District Annual Meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 8 from 5-8 p.m. at the Evergreen State College campus in Tacoma. Event highlights will include a small reception, guest speaker Becky Selengut who is a local “foodie”, a review of this year’s accomplishments, and an awards ceremony to honor our volunteers and partners. Please contact us early to reserve your space. Winter Home and Farm Management Workshops Band-Aids to Get Your Farm Through the Winter Small Farm Dairies for Pleasure and Profit Emergency Farm Preparedness Realtor Workshop: What You and Your Client Should Know About Shoreline Property Biosecurity: Is Your Herd or Flock Safe from Diseases? The Trinity of Small Farm Management Purchasing Farm Property Unless otherwise noted, contact Erin at (253) 884-9474 or erine@piercecountycd.org, or René at (253) 845-9770 x 106 or renes@piercecountycd.org to register.
District Elections Notice: The Pierce Conservation District will conduct a “by-mail” election on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, for a position on its Board of Supervisors. District Supervisors serve in volunteer, unpaid positions for three year terms. Their primary duties are to provide policy, fiscal and administrative oversight for the District, and to represent the District in its relationships with other entities. Election law is detailed in Chapter 89.08 RCW, along with the responsibilities for District Supervisors and Conservation Districts in general. Elected Position: You must reside within District boundaries to be a candidate for this position. Candidates wishing to have their name on the ballot for this position must file a nomination petition with the Pierce Conservation District or the Washington State Conservation Commission no later than February 28, 2012, at 4 p.m. Voting in Conservation District “By-Mail” Elections: The Pierce Conservation District uses the “by-mail” election process. There are two methods for participating in the District election;
Appointed Position: The person in this position serves on the Pierce Conservation District Board from appointment until 2015. You must reside within District boundaries to be a candidate for this position. Candidates wishing to be considered for this position must file an application with the Washington State Conservation Commission. Applications must be delivered or postmarked to the Commission no later than end of business day on Friday, March 30, 2012. For further information about District elections, to request nominating petitions, appointed position application or ballots, or for any other question about the District in general, contact the District Elections Officer; Selena Corwin, District Elections Officer More Volunteer Opportunities & Events... Please visit the Stream Team's calendar of volunteer opportunities and events for more ways to get involved. |
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Plant Salvage Opportunities
For details about upcoming Plant Salvage opportunities with the WNPS please visit their website: www.ssstewardship.org |
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Our Newest Board Member Sheila Wynn has been an explorer of the natural world since age, three catching her own perch in Moses Lake where she grew up. After earning a degree in biology from the University of Puget Sound, Ms. Wynn has had the opportunity to work in many areas of the environmental and resource fields for almost two decades. She has owned her own business, worked for non-profits, worked for Thurston Conservation District for three years and has spent the last decade working for Pierce County in Planning and Land Services and Public Works Surface Water Management. Ms. Wynn comes to us because of her deep desire to see a more sustainable community in Pierce County and her strong land ethic. Aldo Leopold is one of her heros. She lives with her husband Mike, 4 year old son Keenan, 2 rescue dogs, and 28 chickens on 4 acres in Pierce County's rural seperator. This is where they are working hard at experimenting with beyond green and sustainable living. She is excited to take part in the great thing's Pierce Conservation District is doing and looks forward to partnering with them and all those who support conservation.
District Welcomes the City of DuPont On April 12, the DuPont City Council voted unanimously to join the Pierce Conservation District and participate in the $5 per parcel tax assessment. This increases the District’s municipal partners to 10, with residents of unincorporated Pierce County, Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup, Sumner, University Place, Gig Harbor, Fircrest, Milton, and now DuPont able to utilize District and Stream Team programs, as well as apply for community grant money through the Green Partnership Fund. The City of DuPont enjoys many natural resources that enhance its residents’ quality of life, including Sequalitchew Creek and marine shoreline in the Nisqually Reach. The Sequalitchew Creek Watershed Council is based in DuPont and is made up of citizens pursuing various ways to restore and care for this stream that begins on Joint Base Lewis-McChord and runs straight through the town before emptying into Puget Sound. The city’s Chloe Clark Elementary School also participates in several environmental projects and natural resource lessons throughout the year, including invasive plant removal and stream exploration. Stream Team and the District are excited about this new partnership with DuPont, and look forward to working with the citizens and city staff to provide technical assistance, outreach and education, and natural resource projects. |
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Although lower fuel prices continue to depress plastic recycling markets, the Pierce and Thurston Conservation Districts have partnered with Wilson Recycling in Shelton in a program to collect and recycle a limited array of agricultural plastics waste that would otherwise be burned, buried, or end up in a landfill. The Conservation Districts did the leg work setting up public drop-off locations at local feed stores and private pick-ups at local livestock farms and stables, and continue to promote and advertise the program. Wilson Recycling has found markets for hay twine and straps, haylage wrappers, shrink wrap, and woven polypropylene sacks (such as fertilizer, feed, and seed bags) and provides the stands and bags in which to collect the items, and they provide a regular pick-up service for the participating businesses. |
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