Community Calendar

This popular mini-series returns with Farmer Jen (Jennifer Kleffner) leading the fun hands-on series with resources, inspiration, and know-how! This session will focus on pickling foods.

This popular mini-series returns with Farmer Jen (Jennifer Kleffner) leading the fun hands-on series with resources, inspiration, and know-how! This session will focus on making preserves.

Healthy rivers and salmon are vital to our way of life in the Pacific Northwest, but Columbia Basin salmon, steelhead, and other native fish are in crisis. Most wild salmon and steelhead runs persist at a fraction of their historic abundance and geographic distribution, and some (including three of five in the Snake River) persist at less than one percent of their historic abundance. Our region’s future is at stake, and our advocacy is more important now than ever.
Join Save Our wild Salmon Coalition on Zoom in taking collective action to protect salmon and defend the historic progress made towards salmon recovery by attending a virtual salmon advocacy action hour, occurring on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 12:30-1:30pm AND 5:30-6:30pm PT (afternoon and evening sessions are identical).
Join to hear updates from experts on issues impacting salmon recovery and the health of the Columbia/Snake Rivers, ask questions, and, most importantly, get resources and information about how you can take action NOW. We will provide resources and support for all levels of salmon advocates, whether you want to take quick online action, like contacting your representative or submitting a public comment, or spend more time on your advocacy by writing a letter to the editor or hosting a postcard-writing party.
RSVP at wildsalmon.org/salmon-action-hours

This popular mini-series returns with Farmer Jen (Jennifer Kleffner) leading the fun hands-on series with resources, inspiration, and know-how! This session will focus on freezing and drying foods.

Working people across the country and in Thurston, Lewis, and Mason Counties are facing escalating attacks on their livelihoods and their dignity. In response to this assault, the Thurston Lewis Mason Central Labor Council is partnering with the Washington Labor Education and Research Center (WA LERC) to present The South Sound Labor School education program at Evergreen State College on January 31, 2026.

The South Sound Labor School will offer “union curious” workers, rank-and-file union members, union leadership and staff, and members of community organizations the education they need to make our communities stronger and more effective.

Find out more about the South Sound Labor School and how to register at https://www.tlmlabor.org/.

Join us for a miniature painting event, hosted by Doug Staudt. Miniatures and supplies will be provided. This will be a monthly event on every 1st Friday.

The Family and Politics workshop teaches participants how to preserve family bonds while staying true to their values and political beliefs. Although the focus is on family relationships, you can use these strategies with any loved one. You’ll have some fun in this workshop – it won’t be all serious. After all, we all come from quirky families.

Goals

Insight into why family differences over politics are uniquely challenging
Recognition of common roles that family members play in political conversations
Strategies and skills for handling family political differences in a constructive way

Who Can Attend

The Family and Politics workshop is open to everyone who struggles over political differences with a loved one.

What to Expect

You will learn about the family dynamics of political differences, apply them to your family, and learn and practice effective communication skills with difficult family members.

Healthy rivers and salmon are vital to our way of life in the Pacific Northwest, but Columbia Basin salmon, steelhead, and other native fish are in crisis. Most wild salmon and steelhead runs persist at a fraction of their historic abundance and geographic distribution, and some (including three of five in the Snake River) persist at less than one percent of their historic abundance. Our region’s future is at stake, and our advocacy is more important now than ever.
Join Save Our wild Salmon Coalition on Zoom in taking collective action to protect salmon and defend the historic progress made towards salmon recovery by attending a virtual salmon advocacy action hour, occurring on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 12:30-1:30pm AND 5:30-6:30pm PT (afternoon and evening sessions are identical).
Join to hear updates from experts on issues impacting salmon recovery and the health of the Columbia/Snake Rivers, ask questions, and, most importantly, get resources and information about how you can take action NOW. We will provide resources and support for all levels of salmon advocates, whether you want to take quick online action, like contacting your representative or submitting a public comment, or spend more time on your advocacy by writing a letter to the editor or hosting a postcard-writing party.
RSVP at wildsalmon.org/salmon-action-hours

Join the SLC staff and writer Gwen Elliott for "Better Eating for the Earth and You," a workshop focused on practical, budget-friendly techniques for healthy eating. We will delve into the hows and whys of successfully incorporating more plant-based proteins into your daily meals, covering tips for flavor, variety, and cost savings. Discover how to eat with the seasons and avoid overly processed foods with harmful additives. Sample a tasty and sustainable example dish and leave this session with a new recipe along with strategies to make sustainable eating an easy and delicious part of your life! SLC's workshops are open to the public and are offered on a 'Pay as You Can' basis. Registration is required to help us plan for materials and space. Please see our ticket link to register.

Join us for a miniature painting event, hosted by Doug Staudt. Miniatures and supplies will be provided. This will be a monthly event on every 1st Friday.