Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County

Peninsula’s Backyard Bird Buffet
2025-05-08 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
Kathy and Matt McCoy

Sharing our outdoor living spaces with wildlife can be very rewarding. Birds enhance our appreciation of nature, provide endless hours of entertainment, fill our lives with songs and sounds, and many species consume insects. Use of native and water-conserving plants, water features, and bird feeders can enhance existing landscapes and gardens for both migratory and residential birds. It’s a beneficial relationship where everyone wins!Join us for a special 2-hour program by expert birders Kathy and Matt McCoy. They will discuss how to make your yard more attractive to birds including plants that provide the most benefits, landscape features, and feeders which are appropriate for our area. Judicious use of non-native plants can also be beneficial. Attracting birds also means providing safe spaces and clean feeders away from predators, domestic cats, and diseases. The McCoys will suggest methods to protect your birdy residents who share your property.

We invite families, beginners to experienced birders, gardeners, and landscapers as the McCoys have information for everyone. One highlight of this evening’s presentation is a demonstration of a hanging bird feeder which doubles as a planter! A few completed feeder/planters will be drawn as door prizes and all participants will receive directions to make your own feeder/planter.

The McCoys are active Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society members, participating in the annual Christmas Bird Counts and leading birding field trips. Kathy and Matt retired to Port Angeles from Boise, Idaho where Kathy was a wildlife biologist specializing in wildlife habitat relationships for a variety of private and public entities and Matt was an ecologist for the Bureau of Land Management, working there for over 40 years. Together they have over 70 years of experience working with wildlife and birds and helping others enjoy them as well.

The Green Thumb Education Series, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners, is held in-person on the second Thursday of each month from January through May, and September through November. Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations. For questions, call 360-565-2678.

Spring Plant Sale
2025-05-03 09:00 - 15:00 UTC | Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road, Sequim, WA, 98382, United States
Break out those calendars and then tell your friends to join the fun, too! It’s time to gear up for your gardening season with this date in mind: Saturday May 3rd. It’s the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County Spring Plant Sale at Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road in Sequim from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. then reopening from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. for our famous Half-price Sale. (The sale will close briefly from 12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m. in preparation for the Half-price Sale). We’ve got all the veggie and herb starts you love, plus perennials, native shrubs, saplings, annuals and more. Petals & Pathways Garden Tour tickets will also be on sale for $20. Master Gardeners will be on hand all day to answer your questions and help you pick the right plant for the right place in your garden.

All proceeds from the sale will help to maintain the Woodcock Demonstration Garden, the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles and support the numerous Master Gardener community services such as the Youth Enrichment Program (YEP), Green Thumb Education Series and Digging Deeper presentations. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted. Parking is available both in the west entrance lot and adjacent to Buttercup Lane. Customers are encouraged to carpool as parking is limited.

Second Saturday Garden Walks
2025-04-12 10:00 - 11:30 UTC | 5th Street Community Garden, 328 East 5th St., Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
It’s cold. It’s hot. It’s soggy. Now it’s not!Springtime is planting time in spite of its strange behavior. Get the facts about spring planting and some inspiration, too.Join WSU Extension Clallam County Master Gardeners at Fifth Street Community Garden, for the first Garden Walk of the season on April12 as they begin their 2025 season!Find out what’s growing, or could be growing, in our current flip flop weather of sunshine and warmth or drippy and cold.The walks have something of interest to people new to vegetable gardening, new to the Pacific Northwest, as well as more seasoned gardeners. Both interns and veteran Master Gardeners are welcome! All Master Gardeners earn continuing education credit for attending the walks.Ask questions and get timely science-based advice. Walk along and learn:

What integrated pest management control measures exist for common pests and diseases.

What needs to be done in the vegetable garden each month

What integrated pest management control measures exist for common pests and diseases.

Identifying and Controlling Common Noxious Weeds
2025-04-10 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
Christina St. John

Why is it important to identify and control noxious weeds? Unless people learn how to prevent them from spreading, they can damage our community, economy and environment. Join Clallam County Noxious Weed Control Program Coordinator Christina St. John for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Identification and Control of Common Noxious Weeds,” Thursday, April 10th from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue in Port Angeles and find out what you can do to beat back noxious weeds.

Can these weeds really be that bad? Yes! Noxious weeds are non-native, highly destructive, competitive or difficult to control by cultural or chemical practices. When they invade agricultural fields, they reduce crop yields and increase the cost of food. If noxious weeds overrun natural areas, they outcompete native plants, reduce biodiversity and destroy functioning ecosystems. Additionally, they can damage infrastructure, increase the risk of fire and can be harmful to human and animal health.

Christina will discuss what is a noxious weed and how they impact our area. She will highlight some of the important varieties found in Clallam County with information on how to identify and control them. She will provide samples of many common noxious weeds found in our community for attendees to look at and compare them to similar looking plants.

Christina is the coordinator of Clallam County Noxious Weed Control Program. Prior to accepting that position in spring of 2022, she worked in the fields of native plant propagation and restoration ecology. She has a Masters in Sustainable Forest Management from Oregon State University and has worked at native plant nurseries and on restoration projects in Washington, California and North Carolina. Although she now spends most of her time killing weeds and educating people about the importance of killing weeds (and loves doing that), she also enjoys discussing native plants and takes way too many pictures of pollinators on native plants.

The Green Thumb Education Series, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners, is held in person on the second Thursday of each month from January through May, and September through November. Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations. For questions, call 360-565-2678.

Master Gardener General Meeting
2025-04-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-03-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-01-08 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Olympic UU Fellowship, 1033 N Barr, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
The Master Gardener General Meeting dates are the second Wednesday of the month at the Olympic UU Fellowship Hall, 1033 N. Barr Road, Port Angeles.

Zoom Link: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/3316048916?pwd=[REDACTED]

Master Gardener Foundation Board Meeting
2025-04-08 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-03-11 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-02-11 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-01-07 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | WA

Seeds and the Future of Food
2025-03-13 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
Muriel Nesbitt

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Pruning Blueberries
2025-03-08 10:30 - 12:00 UTC | Lazy J Tree Farm, 225 Gehrke Rd, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
Jeanette Stehr-Green & Audreen Williams, Clallam County Master Gardeners

February 8 Pruning Blueberries at the Lazy J Tree Farm in Port Angeles.(Registration required for this free event.)

March 1 Pruning Blueberries at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles.(Registration required for this free event.)

This event will include a tour of the mushroom garden. There is no cost, but registration is required. Enrollment is limited. Go to the WSU Extension Clallam County website at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/events/ for details. For questions, call 360-565-2678.

Pruning Blueberries
2025-03-01 10:30 - 12:00 UTC | Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road, Sequim, WA, 98382, United States
Master Gardener Panel

This presentation is part of the Digging Deeper Saturdays series held from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon on selected Saturdays.

For more information about Digging Deeper Saturdays, call 360-565-2678.

Choosing Your Seeds
2025-02-13 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
Muriel Nesbitt

Camas: The Queen Root of Salish Prairies
2025-01-09 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
Dr. Fred Sharpe, Olympic Peninsula Prairies

For millennia, native North American peoples gathered wild foods during their seasonal rounds. Prairies and oak savannas were especially bountiful, providing a bounty of game, berries, seeds, acorns, fiber, medicines, dyes, perfumes, adhesives and flavorings. Bulbs, tubers and rhizomes were especially valued, providing carbohydrates, sweeteners and vitamins. One of the most important bulbs among western tribes was the camas. This “queen root” was abundant on many prairies, providing a staple used as a carbohydrate and sweetener. The restoration of camas and prairies honors indigenous culture and provides habitat for birds, mammals and wild pollinators.

Find out more about this beneficial, versatile plant and join Dr. Fred Sharpe of Olympic Peninsula Prairies for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Camas: The Queen Root of Salish Prairies,” Thursday, January 9th from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue in Port Angeles.

Fred studied undergraduate botany at the University of Washington and received his PhD in Animal Behavior from Simon Fraser University. He is a naturalist in the classical tradition and enjoys botanizing and conserving native grasslands. He co-authored and illustrated Wild Plants of the San Juan Island and Birding in the San Juan Islands. When not wandering local prairies, he conducts research on humpback whales in southeast Alaska.

The Green Thumb Education Series, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners, is held in person on the second Thursday of each month from January through May, and September through November. Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations.
