The Native Plant Salvage Alliance (NPSA) collaborates to preserve, restore and teach about native flora in Tacoma and Pierce County, Washington. The NPSA was originally created in 2003 by volunteers to support citizen plantings and habitat restoration projects occurring throughout the Puget Sound basin. The NPSA orchestrates the sweat equity of volunteers to dig for beneficial plants before bulldozers arrive for development. Along the way volunteers learn to identify and understand the many val …

Meet people practicing Earth Skills, which includes the study of nature, survival, wildlife tracking and birding, herbal medicine and wild edible foods, natural arts and music, traditional technologies and permaculture. This site is maintained to post our classes, camps and workshops taking place in your area. Regular programs in your area include our homeschool family classes which run monthly during the academic year from 1-3 pm, afterschool-classes-by-request from 3:30-5:30 pm, and our adult …

Want to: Learn more about native plants ? Landscape with native plants (and save on your watering bill)? Provide habitat for wildlife ? Meet fellow outdoor enthusiasts ? Help restore natural areas? Then join our meetup group, attend our presentations, take part in hikes and other sponsored events. For more information see the Washington Native Plant Society (WNPS) website at http://www.wnps.org or the South Sound Chapter (SSC) website at http://www.southsoundchapterwnps.org.