Calendar

	January 2026
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				1 View 3 More	2 Chambers Lake Volunteer Work Party---Friday, Jan. 2 Olympia Parks, Arts, & Recreation 9:30 a.m. to noon We will continue to restore the mowed areas to more forested habitats by planting PNW vegetation and removing Himalayan blackberry. To enter the park, follow the gravel road near 4664 Herman Rd. SE. Street parking is also available further down on 3... Chambers Lake Vo... Chambers Lake Volunteer Work Party---Friday, Jan. 2 View 3 More	3 Chambers Lake Volunteer Work Party---Saturday, Jan. 3 Olympia Parks, Arts, & Recreation 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We will continue to restore the mowed areas to more forested habitats by planting PNW vegetation and removing Himalayan blackberry. To enter the park, follow the gravel road near 4664 Herman Rd. SE. Street parking is also available further down on 3... Chambers Lake Vo... Chambers Lake Volunteer Work Party---Saturday, Jan. 3 View 3 More
4 View 3 More	5 View 3 More	6 View 3 More	7 View 3 More	8 View 3 More	9 Grass Lake Nature Park Volunteer Work Party---Friday, Jan. 9 Olympia Parks, Arts, & Recreation 9 a.m. to noon Join staff and stewards as we plant pine, hemlock, and fir to increase forest biodiversity in restoration areas. Some areas are very wet. Meet near the gravel trailhead. Directional signs will be posted. Street parking is available on Kaiser Rd.Ple... Grass Lake Natur... Grass Lake Nature Park Volunteer Work Party---Friday, Jan. 9 View 3 More	10 Grass Lake Nature Park Volunteer Work Party---Saturday, Jan. 10 Olympia Parks, Arts, & Recreation 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join staff and stewards as we plant pine, hemlock, and fir to increase forest biodiversity in restoration areas. Some areas are very wet. Meet near the gravel trailhead. Directional signs will be posted. Street parking is available on Kaiser Rd.Ple... Grass Lake Natur... Grass Lake Nature Park Volunteer Work Party---Saturday, Jan. 10 View 3 More
11 View 3 More	12 View 3 More	13 View 3 More	14 View 3 More	15 View 3 More	16 View 3 More	17 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Event---Saturday, January 17 Olympia Parks, Arts, & Recreation 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join the City of Olympia and partners in celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a volunteer service project at Squaxin Park. We will restore crucial habitats to their intended state by removing English ivy and spreading wood c... Dr. Martin Luthe... Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Event---Saturday, January 17 View 3 More
18 View 3 More	19 View 3 More	20 View 3 More	21 View 3 More	22 View 3 More	23 Mission Creek Nature Park Volunteer Work Party (San Fran Ave. entrance)---Fri., Jan. 23 Olympia Parks, Arts, & Recreation Join staff and Park Stewards as we dig out Himalayan blackberry along the trails. This will allow park guests (including leashed pets) to enjoy the park without being hung up on thorns, and create more open space for plantings. Street parking is avai... Mission Creek Na... Mission Creek Nature Park Volunteer Work Party (San Fran Ave. entrance)---Fri., Jan. 23 View 3 More	24 Watershed Park (McCormick entrance) Volunteer Work Party---Sat., Jan. 24 Olympia Parks, Arts, & Recreation 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join staff and Park Stewards as we plant PNW vegetation and place wood chips on recently restored forested habitat. This will take place off-trail, on slightly sloped hillsides. Meet at the McCormick Ct. entrance to the park. Street parking is availa... Watershed Park (... Watershed Park (McCormick entrance) Volunteer Work Party---Sat., Jan. 24 View 3 More
25 View 3 More	26 View 3 More	27 View 3 More	28 View 3 More	29 View 3 More	30 Squaxin Park-ELLIS COVE-Volunteer Work Party---Friday, Jan. 30 Olympia Parks, Arts, & Recreation 9:30 a.m. to noon This work party will focus on planting indigenous understory vegetation in areas restored by Park Stewards. They have worked hard for years to clean English ivy and holly from the forested habitats. We will meet at the Flora Vista parking lot, 555 Fl... Squaxin Park-ELL... Squaxin Park-ELLIS COVE-Volunteer Work Party---Friday, Jan. 30 View 3 More	31 Squaxin Park-ELLIS COVE-Volunteer Work Party---Sat., Jan. 31 Olympia Parks, Arts, & Recreation 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This work party will focus on planting indigenous understory vegetation in areas restored by Park Stewards. They have worked hard for years to clean English ivy and holly from the forested habitats. We will meet at the Flora Vista parking lot, 555 Fl... Squaxin Park-ELL... Squaxin Park-ELLIS COVE-Volunteer Work Party---Sat., Jan. 31 View 3 More