Go Green Yard Care

Learn how to grow a beautiful yard without using weed and feed, quick-release fertilizers, and chemical bug and weed killers - protecting our ground and lake water AND the health of our family and pets!

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Course Content

1. Quick Course Tour
2. Program Overview
1. Soil Sampling & pH
2. Interpreting Your Sample Results
3. Smart Watering Guide
1. Natural Yard Care Overview
2. El Cuidado Natural del Jardin
3. Natural Yard Care Videos
1. Mulch - AND Why It's Important
2. Backyard Mulching Info Sheet
3. Sheet Mulching Basics
4. Chip Drop: FREE Arborist Mulch Sign-Up
5. Rainwater Harvesting
1. What is an EcoLawn? And Why Should I Consider One?
2. Native Plants: Where to Find & Which Ones?
3. Creating Your Native Plant Landscape Plan
4. PNW Native Plant ID Cards
5. How to Plant it Right
6. Sheet Mulching Basics
7. Backyard Mulching Info Sheet
8. Why Mulch Matters
1. Lawncare Action Plan
2. Fertilizing
3. Lime & Fertilizer Calculations
4. Spreader Setting Chart
5. Spreader Setting Conversion Chart Instructions
6. Aerification
7. Calculating Your Mower Blade Height
8. Lawncare Activities Log Sheet
1. Go Green Yard Care Community
1. Fall Q&A Event Details
2. Go Green Yard Care & Native Plants presentation with Q&A
3. Native Plant Presentation & LIVE Q&A Recording
1. Nutrient Pollution & Eutrophication
2. Rural Stormwater Solutions
3. Grow Smart Grow Safe
4. Chip Drop: FREE Arborist Mulch Sign-Up
5. Common Sense Gardening
6. Less Grass Less Stress
7. Home Vegetable Gardening in WA State
8. Native Plants & Pruning
9. PNW Plants & the Birds That Use Them
10. Landscaping for Wildlife
11. Dealing With Weeds
12. Weed Indicators
13. Noxious Weeds Resources
14. Western WA Rain Garden Handbook
15. Stream Team Resources
16. Find a Landscape Professional
1. Cheers!

About this course

Free
50 lessons
1 hour of video content

Instructor(s)

Kelsey Mae Crane

Stormwater Outreach Specialist

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Kelsey is a Resiliency Planner and Outreach Specialist. She has been focusing on stormwater management and outreach at Thurston County since 2017, where she is dedicated to seeking cutting-edge solutions and is driven towards applying interdisciplinary perspective and strategic action to address local problems. She holds a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning and is certified in Permaculture design. A lifelong learner and adventure seeker, Kelsey is always looking for the best food and the highest viewpoint.