The Tree Ambassador Project, a program of Restoring Earth Connection and Inspire Olympia, wants your help. The Tree Ambassador program has trained volunteers who travel their neighborhoods in pairs, meeting with neighbors and sharing with them the benefits of keeping their big trees on their properties. See this handout for more on these benefits. We alsoContinue reading “How to Help Preserve Trees in Our Neighborhood”
Category Archives: Environment
Harvest Your Extra Fruit For The Food Bank
Thurston County Food Bank (TCFB) is interested in partnering with South Capitol Neighborhood to harvest fruit in your neighborhood that may otherwise get left behind. TCFB’s Gleaning Program has been in operation since 2009 and has gone through many changes. What remains the same is our passion for preventing food waste and providing fresh food to TCFB clients.Continue reading “Harvest Your Extra Fruit For The Food Bank”
Deschutes Estuary Restoration Discussion
Ann Larson, Project Director of the Deschutes Estuary Restoration Project will make a brief update and be available to answer your questions on May 8, 7:00 pm in the Lincoln Elementary School Library. This is part of the regular agenda of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association Board meeting. Here is Ann’s description of the theContinue reading “Deschutes Estuary Restoration Discussion”
Wild Neighbors
We are fortunate to live amidst the sheltering boughs of a legacy bequeathed to us all from two neighborhood stalwarts, Mayor Amanda Smith and Margaret McKenny, a leading member of the Mayor’s Tree Committee of the 1950s-’60s.
South Capitol Neighborhood Association 