Spring is upon us! At South Sound GREEN we are all looking forward to warmer weather, sunny skies, blooming plants, and of course, the many exciting upcoming events! This past February has been very busy for Thurston County students as they have worked diligently to collect water quality data from local watersheds at various parks across the city. As this winter data collection comes to a close, we are quickly approaching many exciting events such as the Student GREEN Congress, South Puget Sound Envirothon Competition, and many other fun activities!
This past month, the Teens in Thurston volunteer group (TnT) participated in a bonfire to restore native prairie lands with the Center for Natural Lands Management! By burning old Christmas trees, valuable nutrients were distributed across the area via ash and the land will be able to host native prairie species in the near future. And you can’t have a bonfire without smores! For more information on future TnT events, please visit the Teens in Thurston (TnT) webpage or follow us on Instagram.
We are excited to be approaching the Student GREEN Congress event which will be held on Thursday, March 21st at The Evergreen State College in collaboration with the Nisqually River Education Project and Chehalis Basin Education Consortium! Elementary and middle school students from throughout the area will come together to present and discuss their water quality findings they carefully collected during the winter months. They will identify, share, and discuss their data, possible causes of pollution or poor water quality conditions, and make recommendations for improving the health of their watershed and the Puget Sound. If you would like more information about this event please take a peek at the Student GREEN Congress webpage!
