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Ferry County Pride Guy Sun 18th Annual  Spring Conservation Fair
Ferry County Fairgrounds
Saturday, April 21, 2012
10 AM-1 PM

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2012 Pride Guide Calendar

Learn about the natural resources of our county. There will be educational workshops, displays and a great deal of useful information. Parking for Disabled and senior citizens will be available. The Conservation Fair is co-sponsored by the Ferry Conservation District, Ferry County Waste Management, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Ferry County Extension, hosted by Ferry County Fairgrounds. For more information, contact WSU Ferry County Extension 775-5225 x 1116 or Ferry Conservation District 775-3473.

 

☼     Information and Learning Fun     ☼

 

Ø  Curlew Job Corps - Blue Bird House Building, free while supplies last-200

Ø  Curlew Lake Association

Ø  Ferry Conservation District

Ø  Ferry County Noxious Weed Control Board

Ø  Ferry County Search & Rescue

Ø  Food for Purchase Available - Saddle-lites 4-H Club

Ø  Friends of Stonerose

Ø  Kinross Gold Corporation Kettle River-Buckhorn - Door Prizes

Ø  N.E.W. Alliance AmeriCorps - CASA - Hands on Activities for Children

Ø  Scott Hydroelectric - Demonstration

Ø  USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service  

Ø  USFS Republic Ranger District - Smokey the Bear Onsite

Ø  WA Department of Natural Resources

Ø  WSU Ferry County Extension - Educational Resources

10 AM-12:30 PM      4-H Petting Zoo

Learn about the Ferry County 4-H Program. Presented by Ferry County 4-H.

 

10 AM-1 PM

Theme: Life’s a Garden…Yesterday, today, tomorrow, always our home            

Booth-The dirt on living soil

                Booth-Color your footprints green

                Booth-I am a mean green recycling machine

                Booth-Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints

Presented by N.E.W. Alliance AmeriCorps               

 

10-10:30 AM            What is the HEAT Program?

Learn about having a free home energy checkup. Presented by WSU Ferry County Extension Coordinator

 

10:30 AM-12 PM      1st Annual Plant Exchange, limit of 5 plants

10 AM-10:30 AM      Plants can be dropped off for exchange

A donation of plant starts to sell accepted to support the Ferry County Master Gardener program. Mark each plant with its name, date started and days to harvest.

Presented by WSU Ferry County Extension Master Gardeners

 

10:30-11:00 AM       Composting

You must attend workshop to purchase a composter at discount price. Presented by Ferry County Solid Waste Division                                         

 

11-11:30 AM             Pruning Made Simple

Presented by WSU Ferry County Extension Director

 

10 AM-12 PM           1st Annual Plant Sale

To support the Ferry County Master Gardener program, presented by WSU Ferry County Extension Master Gardeners

 

11:30 AM-12 PM      Composting

You must attend workshop to purchase a composter at discount price. Presented by Ferry County Solid Waste Division                                          

 

11:30 AM-12 PM      Paint with Soils

Use paints tinted with soils from across the United States, presented by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.                

 

12-1:00 PM              2nd Annual Pot Making & Seed Starting Workshop

Make paper pots; plant a 6-pack with your choice of vegetable seeds and take home.

Great for kids and fun for adults, presented by WSU Ferry County Extension Master Gardener

Please, No Pets at the Conservation Fair

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