Washington State Parks protects some of the most diverse — and most beautiful — lands in the country. From ocean beaches to mountain waterfalls, hiking trails to swimming areas, Washington’s state parks welcome you to explore a wide variety of outdoor recreation and experience the state’s most iconic and breathtaking natural wonders.

Parks Tacoma envisions a vibrant, active and engaged community by creating healthy opportunities to play, learn and grow.

Providing hands-on education to protect and conserve water resources and habitat from the South Sound prairies to the shores of the Salish Sea. Since 1994, the Native Plant Salvage has been doing work to protect water resources and improve habitat. While focused in Thurston County, they interact with communities throughout the Salish Sea.

Olympia Ecosystems is a non-profit organization that has created four preserves in and around Olympia, Washington. They mobilize an enthusiastic volunteer workforce and partner with like-minded organizations to replace invasive species with thriving pacific northwest adapted plants.

Washington Conservation Action is the leading policy and political voice in Washington’s environmental community, mobilizing action for conservation and environmental justice.
Their mission is to advocate for environmental progress and justice through actions that mobilize the public, elect champions for the environment, and hold our leaders accountable.

Washington Trails Association mobilizes hikers and everyone who loves the outdoors to explore, steward and champion trails and public lands.

The Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves and beaches, for all people, through a powerful activist network.

Do you want to learn more about gardening, meet new people and make a difference in the community? The WSU Extension Master Gardener Program may be just right for you. You will learn science-based knowledge to tackle the yard and garden problems that matter to you and to, your friends, neighbors and community.

Firecraft Northwest takes you outside to connect with nature, learn survival skills, and build community. Join for a class, workshop, or private event to learn ethnobotany and plant ID, foraging, fireside cooking, green wood carving, animal tracking, shelter building, and so much more!

The Master Recycler Composters of Thurston County is a county-based volunteer service program managed through the WSU Thurston County Extension office in Olympia.

Thurston Climate Action Team’s mission is to partner with our community to build an equitable low carbon future and to improve climate resilience in Thurston County. Through programs like Cooling Thurston, Amplifying Community Voices, and our Climate Convention and Climate Speaker Series, we educate the public, advocate to meet the goals of the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan, and partner with overburdened communities to combat the unequal and negative effects of the climate crisis.

Mason Conservation District is promoting the sustainable use, conservation, and restoration of natural resources for future generations.

Mason County Climate Justice is a multiracial, multigenerational, community-based nonprofit based in Mason County, WA, and the sovereign Skokomish and Squaxin Island Nations. Co-founded in 2018 as an all-volunteer grassroots collective, MCCJ grew into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2023. They collaborate to build community food forests, teach workshops, provide a rural perspective on policy, defend legacy forests so that they become old growth, develop a Just Transition, and organize our community to take charge of our shared future.

Pacific Shellfish Institute’s (PSI) research and educational activities are aimed at supporting sustainable shellfish production and restoration, protecting marine ecosystems, reducing user-conflicts, and informing coastal planning decisions.

The Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team is working to restore the urban estuary in downtown Olympia by reconnecting the river to the Salish Sea.

The Estuarium is a marine life discovery center featuring aquariums and interpretive exhibits.

Protects and restores salmon populations and aquatic habitat with an emphasis on ecosystem function through scientifically informed projects.

The Olympia Parks, Art, and Recreation Department.

Experience real, hands-on science with Stream Team.

Offering Hands-On water Quality testing and scientific discovery to K-12 students.