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  1. Home

  2. What We Do

    1. Farm Planning & Agricultural Assistance
      1. Farm and Property Visits
      2. Events & Workshops
      3. Agriculture Community of Interest
      4. Renewable Energy & Efficiency Assistance
      5. Cover Cropping
      6. Manure Share Program
      7. Soil Sampling
      8. Farm Improvement Cost Share
      9. Regional Conservation Partnership
    2. Water Quality
      1. Water Quality Improvement
        1. Rain Gardens
        2. Urban Tree Planting
          1. Urban Tree Sale
            1. Frequently Asked Questions
            2. Urban Tree Sale
        3. Depave Puget Sound
          1. Low Impact Development Examples
          2. Past Projects
        4. Streamside Plantings
        5. Habitat Stewardship Program
        6. Storm Drain Curb Marking
      2. Water Quality Monitoring
        1. Become a Water Quality Monitor (PDF)
        2. Stream Monitoring
        3. Lake Monitoring
      3. Landowner Assistance
    3. Habitat Improvement
      1. Knotweed Control Program
        1. Biology & Ecology
        2. Brochure (PDF)
        3. Control Methods
        4. Degradation
        5. Partners
        6. Projects
        7. Volunteer & Internships
      2. Restoration Plantings
      3. Landowner Assistance
    4. Urban Agriculture
      1. Community Gardens
        1. Find a Community Garden
          1. Join a Community Garden
        2. Request Additional Resources
        3. Start a Community Garden
        4. Community Garden Network
        5. Harvest Share
      2. Gleaning Project
        1. Volunteer as a Gleaner
        2. Information for Farmers
        3. Frequently Asked Questions
      3. The Farm at Franklin Pierce
      4. Events & Education
        1. Events
          1. Garden Party
        2. Education
          1. Fruit Tree Education
        3. Calendar
      5. Donate
    5. Environmental Education
      1. Field Trips & Classroom Lessons
      2. Children's Water Festival
      3. Envirothon
    6. Native Plant Sale
    7. Green Partnership Fund
      1. Available Funding
      2. Is My Project Eligible for Funding?
      3. Funding Priorities
      4. How Do I Apply?
      5. Application and Implementation Timeline
      6. Past Projects
        1. 2008 Projects
        2. 2009 Projects
        3. 2010 Projects
        4. 2011 Projects
        5. 2012 Projects
        6. 2013 Projects
        7. 2014 Projects
        8. 2015 Projects
        9. 2018 Projects
    8. Support Our Work
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  3. Programs

    1. Equipment Rentals
      1. Manure Spreader
      2. Mobile Meat Processing Unit
      3. Poultry Processing Unit
      4. Electric Fencing
      5. Hay Probe
      6. Seed Drill
      7. Flail Mower
    2. Farm Assistance Programs
      1. Technical Assistance Site Visits
      2. Soil Sampling
      3. Farm Improvement Cost Share
      4. Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency
      5. Manure Share Program
      6. Cover Cropping
      7. Events and Workshops
      8. Agriculture Community of Interest
    3. Water Quality Improvement
      1. Rain Gardens
      2. Urban Tree Planting
      3. Depave Puget Sound
      4. Streamside Plantings
      5. Rain Barrel Workshops
    4. Harvest Pierce County
      1. Community Gardens
      2. Gardening Workshops
      3. Share the Harvest
      4. The Farm At Franklin Pierce
      5. Gleaning Volunteer
    5. Farmers Markets
      1. Proctor Farmers Market
      2. Puyallup Farmers Market
      3. Tacoma Farmers Markets
      4. Steilacoom Farmers Market
      5. The Waterfront Farmers Market
      6. Fife Farmers Market
      7. Lakewood Farmers Market
      8. Orting Valley Farmers Market
      9. North Pearl Farmers Market
    6. FireWise
    7. Water Quality Monitoring
      1. Stream Monitoring
      2. Lake Monitoring
      3. Become a Water Quality Monitor (PDF)
    8. Habitat Projects
      1. Knotweed Control Program
        1. Knotweed Volunteers & Internships
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  4. Who We Are

    1. Meet Our Team
    2. Meet Our Board Members
    3. Jurisdictions Served
    4. Contact Us
    5. The Tahoma View
      1. Newsletter Archive
      2. Sign up for our mailing lists
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  5. Get Involved

    1. Calendar of Events & Volunteer Opportunities
    2. Pierce County Farm Forum
      1. Farm Forum Speakers
        1. Challenges on the Horizon
        2. Tools to Keep Farm in Farming
        3. Drainage and Drainage Districts
        4. New Technology and Innovation
    3. Free Workshops
      1. Farm Workshops
      2. Harvest Pierce County Workshops
      3. Water Quality Workshops
      4. Habitat Improvement Events & Workshops
    4. News & Highlights
      1. Sign up for our mailing lists
      2. Newsletter Archive
    5. Employment Opportunities
    6. Internship Program
    7. Public Announcements
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  6. Resources

    1. Administrative Resources
      1. Funding
      2. Legal Documents
      3. Rate Proposal
      4. Request For Proposals
    2. Agriculture Production Resources
      1. Crop Production
      2. Farmland Preservation and Aquisition
      3. Farm Planning and Business Resources
      4. Integrated Pest Management
      5. Soils and Fertility
      6. Water Management Resources
    3. Agritourism Resources
    4. Annual Reports
    5. Board Resources
      1. Agendas & Minutes
      2. Become a Board Member
    6. Climate Change Resources
    7. Community Garden Resources
      1. Donating Produce
      2. Community Garden Toolkit & Documents
      3. Garden Resource Form
      4. Garden Information Submission Form
      5. Garden Incident Report Form
      6. Community Garden Grievances Form
    8. Green Shorelines
    9. Livestock Management
      1. Livestock - Toxic Plants
      2. How Plants Grow
      3. Paddock Install
      4. Equine Workshop
      5. Farm Finances Presentation
      6. Toxic Weeds Identification Guide
    10. Manure Management
      1. Manure Storage Base Plans
      2. How to Compost Livestock Manure
      3. Manure Bin Workshop Educational Material
    11. Mud Prevention
      1. Creating a Sacrifice Area
      2. Figuring Out Footings in Horse Paddocks
      3. Planned Grazing Systems
    12. Pasture Management
      1. Essentials of Pasture Management
      2. Hedgerow How-To
      3. Canada Thistle
      4. ABC's of Rotational Grazing
      5. Liming
      6. Pasture Seeding
      7. Clipping & Dragging Pastures
      8. Soil Fertility
        1. Soil Test Interpretation Guide
        2. Taking Routine Soil Samples (How-To Guide)
      9. Pasture Management Schedule
    13. Strategic Plan
    14. Tips for Rural Living
      1. TIPS Brochure: Management Plan
      2. TIPS Brochure: Septic System
      3. TIPS Brochure: Soil Management
      4. TIPS Brochure: Riparian Areas
      5. TIPS Brochure: Creating Wildlife Habitat
      6. TIPS Brochure: Healthy Forests
      7. TIPS Bruchure: Weed Control
      8. TIPS Brochure: Livestock Grazing
      9. TIPS Brochure: Pasture Management
      10. TIPS Brochure: Mud Management
      11. TIPS Brochure: Manure Management
      12. TIPS Brochure (PDF)
      13. References
    15. Recursos en Espanol
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  7. Feature Links

    1. Conservation Corner
    2. Environmental Education
    3. Habitat Improvement
    4. On the Farm
    5. Water Quality Improvement
    6. Harvest Pierce County
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