Thurston County Partnerships & Links

There are many partners who contribute to the success of the Master Gardening and Master Composting Programs. Our primary partners and their web sites are listed below:

• Thurston County Department of Water & Waste Management
• Thurston County Noxious Weed Control
• WSU Thurston County Extension Native Plant Salvage Project
• WSU Extension State Master Gardener Home Page
• Washington State Department of Ecology
• Washington Sea Grant
• Washington State Department of Agriculture

More links - here are just a few of our favorite links on composting, recycling and gardening:

Composting & Recycling:

• Composters.com
• Master Recyclers Training by Thurston County's Dept. Water & Waste Management

Gardening:

• Thurston Conservation District - The Thurston Conservation District promotes voluntary stewardship among private landowners in Thurston County. Its services, including soil testing & equipment rentalare available to residents of the county for minimal or no cost.
• Western Washington Native Plants - WSU's Plant Identification Data Base
• Puget Sound Action Team
• WSU Extension's Organic Farming System & Nutrient Management
• Gardening in Western Washington - from WSU's State Master Gardener Program
• Hortsense - WSU's home gardener's fact sheets for managing plant problems with Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Seattle Public Utilities - SEA Streets Demo Project