This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Master Gardener & Master Recyclers will be Recycling Christmas Trees, Holiday lights and Styrofoam
December 26 through January 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturdays at Lewis County Central Transfer Station, 1411 S. Tower Avenue, Centralia.
Please … remove all decorations & tinsel from trees. Wreaths must be free of ribbon, wire and decorations. No flocked or artificial trees will be accepted. You may dispose of flocked, artificial or decorated trees at the transfer station where regular fees will be charged ($10 minimum for 200 pounds or less). No trees or wreaths from commercial operations will be accepted.
Styrofoam must be clean, dry, free of all tape and labels. Items that do not comply cannot be accepted.
Steps to Recycle Your Styrofoam:
1. Identify your Styrofoam
a. Look for the #6 Recycling Symbol or EPS inside the symbol
b. If you are unsure, bend the material. It should break, and you will notice individual beads of Styrofoam
2. Make sure Styrofoam is clean, dry and free of all tapes and labels. If not, please discard.
3. Place Styrofoam Recycling in clear bags.
a. Black or opaque bags will not be accepted
b. All colors of packing peanuts may be mixed, but all peanuts must be bagged separately (in clear bag) from Styrofoam pieces.
c. Bring Styrofoam and packing peanuts, bagged separately, to the Recycling Event during the hours listed.
Donations gladly accepted to support Master Gardener & Master Recycler Composter Programs.
For more information contact Art Fuller, Program Coordinator, WSU Lewis County Master Gardeners, (360) 740-1216 or e-mail art.fuller@lewiscountywa.gov.
WSU Lewis County Master Gardener Gary Gorremans will be teaching the popular class on Spring Grape Care. Learn how to prune your grapes and which grapes grow well in our climate. Free cuttings from the grapes at Borst Demo Garden will be available for all attendees.
Gardening For Everyone classes will include Growing Tomatoes, Vertical Container Gardening, Deer Resistant Landscaping, Planning and Building Raised Beds, Lawns, Seed Starting/Row Cover/Hoop Houses and Gardening Ergonomics.
Get Started Right!
These tips are a must for proper caring of a rose garden! Learn the when, what, how & why for buying, planting & seasonal care of your roses!
On Saturday, April 23rd, we will plant seeds to celebrate Earth Day (technically, Earth Day is Friday, but everyday should be Earth Day, anyway). Kids of all ages can come and plant the seed of their choice and take them home to nurture. Help them appreciate the earth and feel more connected to nature as they watch their seed sprout into a plant, with just a bit of care.
Best Family Farms will be partnering with us and will give a free Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin to every child that keeps their plant alive until September! So, bring the family, have some fun, and celebrate what our Earth has to offer.
This is a FREE event.
Come on out to our Cub Cadet Test Drive Experience at The Power Shop on April 30th. We will have lots of mowers to drive so you can pick the perfect one! All Echo, Shindaiwa & Bear Cat equipment will be 20% off for that 1 day only!
KMNT Radio will be live on location with giveaways, include South Sound Speedway tickets and chances to win Kenny Chesney tickets!
We will be serving lunch from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m..
Drought Tolerant Gardening
If you haven’t been to a WSU Lewis County Master Gardener Plant Sale, you don’t know what you’ve been missing.
Thousands of plants, all grown by Master Gardeners, include over a thousand tomato plants with nearly 40 varieties, including many heirloom varieties.
Other plants include annuals, perennials, vegetable starts, berries, herbs, shrubs, native plants and much, much more.
In addition to plants we have lots of great garden accessories such as bird and bat houses, mason bee blocks, planter boxes plus raffle items.
If you haven’t been to a WSU Lewis County Master Gardener Plant Sale, you don’t know what you’ve been missing.
Thousands of plants, all grown by Master Gardeners, include over a thousand tomato plants with nearly 40 varieties, including many heirloom varieties.
Other plants include annuals, perennials, vegetable starts, berries, herbs, shrubs, native plants and much, much more.
In addition to plants we have lots of great garden accessories such as bird and bat houses, mason bee blocks, planter boxes plus raffle items.
Join us to attack the invasive blackberry and Scots broom that threaten our beautiful natural area. We’ll also remove plant protectors that are no longer needed.
Bring work gloves, garden clippers and a water bottle; bring your lunch if you’d like to relax after the work and enjoy the trail (and maybe watch the eagles!!).
We will provide weed wrenches for the BIG stuff, and lots of encouragement.
