OlyEcosystems is working to eventually connect the restoration area on West Bay Drive, at the south end of the Preserve, to the rest of the West Bay Woods. The weeds are starting to take over at this site and we need your help.  Please come help remove invasive species at the restoration area in the […]

Our new Stormwater Park above West Bay Drive is nearing completion!  We are excited to open this section of the West Bay Woods up to the public, but we need to get some plants in the ground first!  Please come help OlyEcosystems plant native species at Stormwater Park South.  Parking is very limited on site, […]

We continue the permitting process to turn the former parking lot at this site into a pond. We have made significant progress this year on that front. However, we have a persistent problem with bind weed (or morning glory), and Himalayan blackberry. Some of this site is undergoing glorious reforestation and is at this point […]

Join us Monday, January 15 at 1515 West Bay Drive for a big day of planting native plants and shrubs into Stormwater Park North (the northern unit of the West Bay Woods) by the heron and salmon sculptures at the West Bay Art Crossing. We will be underplanting this section of shoreline forest, recently freed […]

Anyone with a yard knows that early spring is prime time to nip invasive species in the bud before they really take off; that’s also true of our preserves! We have another work party in the West Bay Woods coming up the third Saturday in April.  Please come on out and reconnect with your community […]

Join us for a few hours to continue to remove the ivy from the West Bay Woods near the Dickinson Ave NW trailhead. If you enjoy your walks in the West Bay Woods, try to imagine that it was all once covered in ivy with little understory diversity and a lost generation of trees. We […]

Olympia Ecosystems is 10 years old! Please join us in the West Bay Woods on Saturday, September 14th from 1-4pm to celebrate all of the accomplishments over the past decade. We will have light treats (including ice cream!) and refreshing drinks, music, speakers, and a tour of the woods to highlight everything this organization has […]

Join us on October 26th to upgrade the tree protectors for our baby cedars from 10AM-2PM at Cooper Crest Preserve located at 2922 20th Ave NW. These cedars we planted in 2022 have been growing big and strong, and need larger cages to keep them safe from pesky deer. It’s the first work party for […]

On Friday, November 29, the day after Thanksgiving, we will host a volunteer work party in the West Bay Woods, pulling ivy, preparing an area for future trails. 10am - 2pm as usual, with specific location details TBA.