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You're invited to help us control invasive blackberry along the Nisqually River in Yelm. Wednesday, May 18th from 9:00am to 12:00pm. Help us remove invasive Himalayan and evergreen blackberry from a site on the beautiful Nisqually River! We don't make it to this site very often, and it's a good excuse to see a new property! RSVP at volunteer@nisquallylandtrust.org

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Join us at our Red Salmon Creek site in DuPont for a fun morning of habitat restoration! Saturday, May 21st from 9:00am to 12:00pm We planted this site with almost 3,000 native trees and shrubs this winter, and we could use your help with weed control! This includes control of Himalayan and evergreen blackberries, Scotch broom, bamboo, and more! If you have a use for bamboo poles at home, here is your chance for free stock. You wackit you haulit email volunteer@nisquallylandtrust.org.

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Join us along the Nisqually River for another fun-filled morning of invasive weed control! Wednesday, May 25th from 9:00am to 12:00pm This week we will be at our Yelm Shoreline protected area removing pesky weeds. This is another important step forward in the restoration of this site, and we could use your help! Nothing more satisfying that whacking weeds RSVP volunteer@nisquallylandtrust.org

[meandering Wa]

Together with the Nisqually Indian Tribe and Nisqually Land Trust, the Nisqually River Foundation will be throwing a work party on Thursday, June 2nd from 9:00am - 12:00pm. Join us to remove plant protection tubes on an established restoration planting on Ohop Creek. Gloves, tools and snacks will be provided. A word of caution: Wasps tend to build nests in the plant protection tubes - the nests are more common in the empty tubes so for this reason we will be leaving empty tubes in place (we'll remove those this winter) - but if you have an allergy to bee stings this event is probably not the best fit for you. Please RSVP Morgan Greene so we know how many people to expect - the site will be accessed via a brief shuttle ride Morgan Greene Nisqually River Council Program Coordinator office: (360) 438-8715 cell: (719) 351-9025 email: morgan@nisquallyriver.org This property area is my most favorite of all the NLT properties. I wish I could attend

[meandering Wa]

Join us at our Thurston Ridge protected area southeast of Yelm to pull some broom! Wednesday, June 1st from 9:00am to 12:00pm Kick off your June by helping us bring doom to some Scotch broom! This is a site on a bluff of the Nisqually River that we've planted with native trees and shrubs. We could use your help controlling this highly invasive species! email volunteer@nisquallylandtrust.org

[meandering Wa]

You're invited to join us at our Red Salmon Creek protected area near DuPont for a morning of invasive species control! We will be removing non-native hawthorn tree seedlings from our McBride site. This small tree has abundant red berries that are attractive to birds and other animals, which help spread this tree into woodlands and open fields. The hawthorn have woody thorns, so be sure to wear proper work clothes! Wednesday, June 8th from 9:00am - 12:00pm RSVP for directions volunteer@nisquallylandtrust.org

[meandering Wa]

You're invited to join us at our Mashel River protected area near Eatonville for a morning of invasive species control! We will be removing invasive Himalayan blackberry from a site along the Mashel River.! Wednesday, June 15th from 9:00am - 12:00pm RSVP by email volunteer@nisquallylandtrust.org

[meandering Wa]

This week we will be hosting our weekly work party at our Hogum Bay Protected Area near Lacey. Join us as we work to free native vegetation from the binds of invasive Himalayan blackberry! Wednesday, June 22nd from 9:00am - 12:00pm The Hogum Bay Protected Area is composed of a small coastal lagoon, adjacent nearshore area and surrounding forested uplands to the northwest of the Nisqually Delta. Intact coastal lagoons and their drainage basins are rare in the Puget Sound region and provide valuable habitat for juvenile salmonids as well as a diversity of other fish and wildlife species. We don't make it to this property very often, so this is a great opportunity to check out a new Land Trust Protected Area! RSVP volunteer@nisquallylandtrust.org

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Wednesday, June 29th from 9:00am - 12:00pm Unique opportunity to start a camping trip with a bit of work with the NLT is a rarely visited property near Mt Rainier Longmire gate. This week we will be performing a variety of habitat restoration activities at our Mount Rainier Gateway Protected Area near Ashford! This is another great opportunity to visit a Protected Area that we don't make it to very often! This past winter's snow has put a major strain on some of our recent plantings, so we will be bracing trees that have been damaged by the weight of the snow. Come prepared to perform invasive species control as well! email RSVP volunteer@nisquallylandtrust.org

[meandering Wa]

You're invited to join us at our Wilcox Flats Protected Area southeast of Yelm for a morning of habitat restoration! This week we will be performing invasive Himalayan blackberry and Scotch broom control, and we could use your help Wednesday, July 6th from 9:00am - 12:00pm Cool tools provided rsvp volunteer@nisquallylandtrust.org

[meandering Wa]

This week marks the end of Americorps Volunteer Co-ordinator Clair Cooks service term with the Nisqually Land Trust. Join us as we celebrate the astounding work that volunteers do for the Land Trust with a morning of - what else? - weed control and fig bars!! We will focus on removing invasive Himalayan blackberry our favorite) from a site along the Nisqually River in Yelm. We hope you can join us! Thank you for all that you do! Wednesday, July 13th from 9:00am - 12:00pm RSVP for directions volunteer@nisquallylandtrust.org

[meandering Wa]

You're invited to join us at our Powell Creek Protected Area near Yelm for a morning of habitat restoration! This week we will be pulling Scotch broom on a gravel bar along the Nisqually River. We rarely have volunteer events at this site, so this is a great opportunity to get acquainted with a new Land Trust property and reacquainted with the trusty weed wrench! Please note that we will be meeting at 8:30am in Yelm and then carpooling to the work site Wednesday, July 20th from 8:30am - 12:30pm RSVP volunteer@nisquallylandtrust.org

[meandering Wa]

You're invited to join us at our Red Salmon Creek Protected Area near DuPont for a morning of habitat restoration! We will spend the morning removing invasive species from our Bannister site. This is the season when blackberry control is most delicious, so come out and enjoy the fruits of your labor! Bring a container, some berries are ripe now Wednesday, July 27th from 9:00am - 12:00pm RSVP volunteer@nisquallylandtrust.org

[meandering Wa]

This week we will be at our Middle Mashel Protected Area near Eatonville. We will be pulling invasive weeds in and around a beautiful forested wetland, so muck boots are advised. This property is several miles upstream from the Town of Eatonville, where the Mashel River courses through steep cliffs and bluffs. We don't make it to this property very often, so this is your chance to see all that the Middle Mashel has to offer! Wednesday, August 3rd from 9:00am - 12:00pm RSVP volunteer@nisquallylandtrust.org

[meandering Wa]

You're invited to join us at our Van Eaton protected area along the Mashel River! We will be pulling invasive Scotch broom in an old orchard at the original Van Eaton homestead. This reach of the Mashel is critical habitat for threatened Chinook salmon and steelhead trout. Performing habitat restoration along this stretch of the river helps enhance this vital habitat, and we could use your help! Wednesday, August 10th from 9:00am - 12:00pm Come get to know the joy of using a Root Jack RSVP volunteer@nisquallylandtrust.org