Native Plant Salvages
UPCOMING DATES - Please register on our Upcoming Events page!
* Monday, February 20th * Friday, Febrary 24th S
* Sunday March 4th
Our volunteers salvage small native trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants from local areas that are scheduled for clearing due to development. Salvages usually happen in the cold winter months when the plants are dormant and less likely to perish from the stress of being moved around.
The plants are cared for and later provided to community groups who use them to restore habitat and improve water quality. Plants are also used to support NPSP sponsored projects such as Learning Landscapes, Demonstration Gardens and habitat restoration projects in and around Thurston County.
Salvages begin at 9:30 a.m. at the site. For liability and privacy reasons, we don't publicly release the site location. Contact us for more infomation: 360-867-2166 or nativeplantsalvage@gmail.com
At each salvage event, we provide a hot vegetarian lunch for our hungry volunteers.
Potting of Recovered Plants
Once plants have been salvaged, we transport them to our holding-beds facility, which is our plant nursery; we are grateful to the Washington State Department of Transportation for sharing this space with us. At the holding beds, volunteers put the plants into pots and organize them for later distribution. With proper care, the salvaged plants can survive healthily in a holding facility for over a year.
Work at the holding beds usually begins around 1 p.m. and continues until around 3:30 p.m. During this time, volunteers continue to help themselves to hot soup and other snacks as necessary to keep themselves fueled for the work at hand!
See our calender of events (at left) for this season's salvage dates (potting of recovered plants occurs the same day as they are salvaged to ensure the best chances of survival).
Please print and sign this liability waiver and bring it to the event you are volunteering at.
See pictures of past salvage events!
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| Plant Salvages and Holding Beds |
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