This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Stories, songs, and activities for preschoolers and their participating caregivers. This is an early learning program.
Alternating weeks of storytime and sensory play for babies and their participating caregivers. This is an early learning program.
Stories, songs, and activities for preschoolers and their participating caregivers. This is an early learning program.
Stories, songs, and activities for preschoolers and their participating caregivers. This is an early learning program.
Stories, songs, and activities for preschoolers and their participating caregivers. This is an early learning program.
Stories, songs, and activities for preschoolers and their participating caregivers. This is an early learning program.
Stories, songs and activities for preschoolers and their participating caregivers. This is an early learning program.
Burnt Ridge Nursery founder Michael Dolan will lead a tour of our 20-acre organic fruit and nut orchard, with a focus on crops that ripen in the summer including blueberries, mulberries, and figs. Cultivation and propagation techniques will be discussed, as well as the specific characteristics of the varieties that do well here in the Pacific Northwest. Fruit samples and snacks will be provided to-go this year, and all events will be held outdoors in compliance with Washington state COVID guidelines. 2 tours: 10 am -noon and 1:30-3:30. Limit of 30 guests per tour. $15 per individual; $30 for a family (up to 4 people). Parking is limited, please carpool if possible. Plants, produce, and preserves from our farm will be available to purchase after each tour. Tickets at www.burntridgenursery.com or 360-985-2873.
Hands-on class using softwood cuttings. Each attendee will receive both the book Cuttings Through the Year (given at registration and needs to be read prior to class) and a cuttings box. Cost per attendee is $40 to cover materials and is due when registering. Each attendee is expected to bring their own hand clippers and samples for propagation appropriate in July (details in book).
Class emphasis is the hands-on aspects of which cuttings when, preparation of cuttings, making your own cutting medium, growing conditions, and transplanting cutting into pots or the ground. Each attendee should finish with a variety of cutting starts to grow at home.
Register at Lewis County Extension Office 17 SW Cascade Ave, Chehalis.
We’ll discuss the wide world of unusual and underappreciated fruits, including quince, medlar, persimmon, mulberry and the elusive Sorbus domestica (aka “chocolate pear”). We will also talk about the benefits of planting rare trees and what you can do with the fruit.
