You can now get up to $1,100 back on installing a new heat pump hot water heater - $800 from Puget Sound Energy, $300 from GE, and $300 from the Federal government. (There are various complications, of course... It has to be installed in an unheated space like a garage, or an unconditioned basement - otherwise you're just heating air with the furnace and then sucking that heat right back out of the air into the water heater... The Federal rebate is a tax credit; it's only good for a homeowner's main residence; and there's "a lifetime limit of $500 for qualifying credits taken since 2006.")

But if you can fit within the qualifications, and you've been thinking that you really need a new hot water heater, this looks like a great deal (especially if you already have an electric one, so you don't need to run a new line for it.) More details are here. (You need to click on the red line at the end of the first section that says "See Details or Change Location" to get a pop-up window with futher information and links to the forms.

Join devotional music duo Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda along with the Saraswati Dream Band (Ankush Vimawala on tablas, Richard Cole on bass and Will Marsh on sitar and guitar) for a mystical evening of celestial melodies and sacred mantras! 

Its been several years since Jaya Lakshmi & Ananda came to Olympia, so we are very happy and excited for their return! This wonderful evening will be held at 7pm on April 10th at Unity Church, 1335 Fern St SW, Olympia, WA 98502.

Tickets are $15 Advance/$20 on the day of the event. Click Here for secure online purchase of advance tickets. For more information visit wwww.OlyWaves.com or contact Ronny Temple, 360-485-2013, ronny@OlyWaves.com

Join us at the WET Science Center for Design It! to inspire the next generation of engineers with fun, hands-on design challenges. Build a hoop glider, balloon car, or puff mobile, and race it or do freestyle tricks! Then find out how the Budd Inlet Treatment Plant cleans up our urban wastewater and the steps taken to protect Puget Sound. A slideshow followed by a treatment plant tour begins at 1pm. Tour participants must be 10 or older, and wear closed-toe, closed-heel shoes.

Come in to the WET Science Center and treat dad, or any special guy, to a personalized card. We’ll provide all the art supplies and some examples to get you started. A handmade card makes the perfect gift!

Bring in your family to the WET Science Center to learn about the amazing adaptations of water bugs found in local ponds and wetlands. You’ll get an up-close look at these awesome bugs with our microscopes and magnifying glasses. See how many you can identify! The slideshow starts at 2pm and a hands-on “bug lab” runs throughout the day. 

Many people know about the importance of saving water and energy, but few know about the direct connection between the two. Watch an engaging presentation that highlights the connection, and gives you tips for saving water, energy, and money. Following the 2pm presentation, take a tour of LOTT’s LEED Platinum certified green building, and find out about its sustainable features, including how electricity is produced onsite using methane gas from the wastewater treatment process. 

Bees are important to humans in so many ways – they pollinate food and flowering plants, and make many products we enjoy like honey and beeswax. Want to know more about the fuzzy, amazing honeybee? Join the Olympia Beekeepers Association at the WET Science Center from 12-4pm for fun activities and interact with local beekeepers! You can also attend presentation at 2pm to learn about life in a honeybee hive, why we’re so interconnected with bees, why they’re currently in trouble, and the simple things we can do to help protect them. Bee there!

Come to the WET Science Center and discover the history of our state – before people even existed! Come in for a 2pm presentation about the geological history of Washington and unearth the plants and creatures that used to live here. By examining fossils and participating in hands-on activities, you will go on a journey through time and uncover what life was like in Washington up to 500 million years ago! You’ll learn about our fascinating and diverse prehistoric neighbors, from the smallest corals to the giant Columbian Mammoth.

Join South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group at the WET Science Center for some fun salmon-related activities. Drop in anytime from 12-4pm to build your own watershed, make edible salmon habitats, play a salmon life cycle game, and more!  

Visitors to the WET Science Center can learn about wetlands and make a food chain craft project any time during the day. Then, find out how LOTT cleans up our urban wastewater at the Budd Inlet Treatment Plant and the steps taken to protect Puget Sound. A slideshow followed by a treatment plant tour begins at 1pm. Tour participants must be ten years or older, and wear closed-toe, closed-heel shoes.