This Mother's Day, show your love for mom with decorations from Mother Nature at the WET Science Center! As May flowers bloom, it's a great time to explore botany with dried plants. A short presentation on plant biology for all ages begins at 2 pm. Plus, we'll make Mother's Day cards with pressed flowers all day! 

Caves form underground, through mountains, beneath the sea, and even in ice – all through natural processes. Come to the WET Center and learn about awe-inspiring cave formations like stalagmites, stalactites, and columns. See pictures of cave-dwellers like bats, blind flatworms, spiders, and eyeless shrimp that call these dark places home. Presentation begins at 2 pm. Cave-inspired activities and crafts in our classroom all day.

Spring Arts Walk and the Procession of the Species are here! The WET Center is open 10 am-8 pm on April 28 and 10 am-4 pm on April 29, and you can do a variety of art activities both days! Join us Friday evening from 6-8 pm for an art reception with light refreshments showcasing art by local high school students. 

Spring Arts Walk and the Procession of the Species are here! We’re open 10 am-8 pm on April 28 and 10 am-4 pm on April 29, and you can do a variety of art activities both days! Join us Friday evening from 6-8 pm for an art reception with light refreshments showcasing art by local high school students. 

Come celebrate with us at the WET Center! Make Earth-inspired arts and crafts, and take home a native tree seedling to plant. Hear about programs and ways to get involved in your local community at the Environmental Education Resource Fair from 12-4 pm. Watch and judge 5-minute presentations from local middle and high school students at the Environmental Issues Slam from 2-4 pm. More information at wetsciencecenter.org/earthday. 

Come to the WET Center and build, invent, and “think with your hands”. This drop-in activity seeks to inspire the next generation of inventors, engineers, and tinkerers by engaging visitors of all ages in fun, hands-on design challenges. The supportive environment encourages out-of-the-box creations.

Are you curious about what happens to the dirty water you send down the drain? At 1 pm, see a presentation on how LOTT cleans up urban wastewater to protect people and Puget Sound. Then take a tour of the Budd Inlet Treatment Plant to see it in action. Tour participants must be ten years or older; please dress for the weather, and wear closed-toe, closed-heel shoes.

Imagine this – you dive into the ocean and swim so deep that you reach the zone where no light penetrates. In a place so dark, how can fish navigate? Join us at the WET Science Center for a hands-on presentation at 2 pm exploring the amazing adaptations that allow sea creatures to survive the depths, like bioluminescence, spooky special eyes, and echolocation! Anglerfish hats, fish masks, and ocean crafts in our classroom all day. 

Explore, discover, and create with a variety of hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) activities at the WET Science Center. Drop in to play any time or pre-register for one of the daily workshops. For information and registration information visit wetsciencecenter.org/steam. 

Our forests are home to creatures like squirrels, owls, and insects. But where do all these animals live? Join us at the WET Science Center for a 2 pm presentation about forest animals and their homes, including nests, dens, tree cavities, and much more. Activities in our classroom all day, including designing and building your very own tree house!

Equinox Planting Party at Darlin Creek

Celebrate spring's arrival by nurturing native plants!  Community members are invited to volunteer with Native Plant Salvage/ WSU Extension Water Resources at Capitol Land Trust's gorgeous Darlin Creek Preserve, on Sunday March 19th.  Buds are leafing out all around us, and it’s the perfect time to be outside.

Volunteers will plant native ferns, shrubs and trees to restore the forest where Scot's Broom has recently been pulled.  NPS will provide all tools and work gloves needed.  Hot beverages and nutritious snacks will keep volunteers fueled throughout the day!

Please email nativeplantsalvage@gmail.com to register. Directions and details sent following registration.

For more information, visit http://www.nativeplantsalvage.org/calendar/