Upcoming Events

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Calendar

Check our calendar regularly to find events we’re hosting or participating in, community partner events, and our regular public board meetings. To learn more about posted events, RSVP to a TCD hosted event, or have your event added to our calendar, contact: Nora Carman-White, nwhite@thurstoncd.com or 360-999-3727.

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Upcoming Events

Pasture Walk at Deskins Ranch

Join the SW Washington Grazing Association for a pasture walk at Deskins Ranch. This evening walk will focus on strip grazing, which is at the management-intensive end of the planned grazed spectrum. We’ll hear from the Deskins family about fencing equipment, management systems, and infrastructure they use.

Some topics we’ll cover are:
Moveable livestock watering systems and tank sizing
Financial costs/gains of irrigation for forage
Soil fertility and high-energy forage species selection
Labor requirements for intensive management
Opportunities and challenges in this multi-generational business

Date: July 10, 2024
Time: 5 – 7 pm
Location: Deskins Ranch
19428 Old Highway 99 SW, Rochester, WA 98579-9124

All are welcome! Register through Brown Paper Tickets

TCD Surplus Auction

Date: August 15, 2024
Time: 5 – 7 pm
Location: Thurston Conservation District Office (582 Tilley Ct SE, suite 152, Tumwater, 98501)

Come bid on a variety of surplus office and field items on August 15, such as:
Shelving
Filing cabinets
Chalkboards
Tables
Field Water Tank

This auction is open to the public.