• Green Thumb lecture series

    Insect Identification

    St. Andrews Episcopal Church 510 E. Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA, United States

    Laurel Moulton Wait, don’t squash that bug! Garden insects play an important part in your garden’s ecosystem, and it pays to ponder the fate of insects in your garden because they may be beneficial to your green spaces. Find out more about the littlest creatures in your garden! Join WSU Clallam County Extension Regional Horticulture […]

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    Preserving the Harvest

    St. Andrews Episcopal Church 510 E. Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA, United States

    Danielle Carson Preserving food grown at home, in season, has long been a practice of food security and community. As gardeners, farmers and homesteaders, the abundance we harvest in the summer can last us through the winter months if we have the skills, materials and space for preserving food. Join Washington State University Extension Program […]

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    Peninsula’s Backyard Bird Buffet

    St. Andrews Episcopal Church 510 E. Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA, 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 […]

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    Identifying and Controlling Common Noxious Weeds

    St. Andrews Episcopal Church 510 E. Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA, 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,” […]

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    Seeds and the Future of Food

    St. Andrews Episcopal Church 510 E. Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA, United States

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    Camas: The Queen Root of Salish Prairies

    St. Andrews Episcopal Church 510 E. Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA, 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 […]

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