This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Lewis County Stream Team is collaborating with Nicholle Stephens, a biologist with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, to learn more about native bats in Lewis County! Learn more about the benefits of bats for insect control. Find out how to create great habitat on your land. This is a free event.
Date: Thursday, November 16th from 12:00-2:00PM
Location: Chehalis Timberland Library Meeting Room (400 N. Market Boulevard, Chehalis, WA 98532)
Riparian Buffer Planting and Maintenance with Patrick Shults, WSU Extension (Walking Tour)
Join Lewis County Stream Team on Saturday, November 18th for an exciting in-person event where you’ll learn all about riparian buffer planting and maintenance! Led by the knowledgeable Patrick Shults from WSU Extension, this guided nature walk is a must for anyone interested in preserving and enhancing our natural environment.
Location: 266 Jefferies Road, Chehalis, WA, USA
Directions: From I-5 take State Route 6 West towards Pe Ell Raymond. Stay on SR 6 for two miles and take a right onto Chilvers Road. After one mile take a right onto Jeffries Road. Gravel parking lot will be marked and is on the right after Glenview Drive. Look for the Stream Team signs.
Lewis County Stream Team is supported by Lewis Conservation District, TransAlta Coal Transition Board, and Office of Chehalis Basin
Come enjoy the Night Market at the Juice Box on Friday, January 12th! Live music by the incredible Benny and Danika. Check out our amazing updated menu and selection of craft beers! Fun for the whole family
Join us for a night of metal! Fantastic Flying Foelschs, a two piece doom metal band from Shelton, WA will start off the night, next is Seattle’s metal band Swamp Church, and to headline will be Tacoma’s metal band Mantle Collapse! Show is free with donations welcome at McFiler’s in Chehalis at 7PM on January 20th, 2024. All ages! #metalmusic
Native Amphibian Workshop with Lewis County Stream Team!
> Educational Workshop from 10:30AM-11:30AM at Chehalis Timberland Library (400 N Market Blvd)
> Wetland tour from 12:00-1:00PM at the City of Centralia ponds (Meet at North Gold Street & Ham Hill Rd in Centralia at the gravel parking lot)
Join WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife guest speakers Dr. Max Lambert, herpetologist and senior research scientist, and Julie Tyson, aquatic research biologist. Learn more about native amphibian species and habitat! After the talk, join us in the field to tour a local wetland. Learn how to identify amphibian egg masses and habitat requirements. Please bring rubber boots and hip waders if you have them. Please dress warm.
Supported by Lewis Conservation District, Office of Chehalis Basin, TransAlta Centralia Coal Transition Board, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Join us for our Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30th, beginning at 9am at Sticklin Funeral Chapel.
Dr. J H Roundtree (Mary Borst’s father) opened the first pharmacy in Centralia, “J H Roundtree’s “Drugs & Medicines in Centralia, WT (Washington Territory). Our 2 pm talk will be on who he was, where he was educated and his influence in our community. All are welcome to join us. Tour this wonderful historical site and bring friends/family.
Jean Bluhm is our Guest Speaker for May and will share about the rest of the Borst Family and community in her books: Joseph Borst Family Tree (1564 – 2022); The Borst Home Guide; Book 3 People who lived in … Borst Home Museum; and, Book 4 The Borst Museum Expanded. A deeper Look into the Past (on how the buildings help us see our past). Jean is always a pure delight.
Why Celebrate the our Independence Day? Who Signed the Declaration of Independence? How did they see celebrations for future generations? Flags of
our fledgling nation and Flag Etiquette … Songs of our beginning …
4th of July is on Thursday this year … Go see a parade in your community, enjoy a
picnic or BBQ … Enjoy your freedom with friends and family, readying for our 250th upcoming celebration.
The Chehalis River Basin Land Trust and the Lewis County Stream Team will hold a work party at the Chehalis River Discovery Trail, near Centralia on Thursday, June 27th from 9 am ‘til 12 noon
Come join volunteers from the CRBLT and the Lewis County Stream Team for a Work Party at the Chehalis River Discovery Trail on Thursday, June 27th. We’ll gather at the trailhead, near the river, at 9am, then proceed to the work area near the north end of the trail.
Most of the work will be knocking down reed canary grass, to encourage growth of 250 young trees and shrubs that were planted last fall. If time allows, we may also remove some other invasive plants.
Snacks and drinking water will be provided. (Bring your own bottle.)
Where: Chehalis River Discovery Trail, 1545 Goodrich Rd, Centralia, WA. Follow the signs and continue through the gate to the parking area near the old red barn.
When: From 9 am until 12 noon, on Thursday, June 27th, 2024.
Dress for the weather. Sturdy shoes, gloves, long pants and sun-protection are all recommended. We will have some gloves available at the site.
Please pre-register for this event by emailing an RSVP to:
office@chehalislandtrust.org
Please let us know how many people you expect in your party.
We also ask that you arrive early to sign a liability waiver for the day.
Thanks in advance for your participation!
