Snohomish County Dahlia Show: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 19 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 20 at Floral Hall at Forest Park, 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett. Display of more than 2,000 dahlias as single blooms, triple blooms, five blooms, in baskets and in artistic arrangements. Prizes are awarded to winning entries. Presented by the Snohomish County Dahlia Society. Free. For more, go to www.scdahlias.org or call 360-659-8687.
Zoo Doo: Woodland Park Zoo’s Fecal Fest is an online opportunity for gardeners to purchase Zoo Doo, Woodland Park Zoo’s exotic, highly coveted compost, and Bedspread, a composted mulch. Due to the high demand, gardening fans must enter a lottery online from Aug. 21 through Sept. 10. Entries will be randomly selected according to supply and demand. Pickup dates are Sept. 23 through Oct. 14. More at www.zoo.org/fecalfest.
Arboretum is back: After a two-year closure, the Master Gardener Perennial Border in Evergreen Arboretum &Gardens at Legion Memorial Park is once again in bloom and open to the public. It was closed two years ago as part of the North Everett arsenic mitigation project, which required the replacement of all topsoil in the border and the destruction of all plants grown in the contaminated soil. More at www.evergreenarboretum.com.
Historic Everett Home Tour: Historic Everett needs volunteers for its upcoming home tour on Sept. 16. Call 425-293-2767 or email historiceverett@gmail.com if you can help. The annual tour features several historic Everett homes. For more information, go to www.historiceverett.org.
Wildflower talk: Snohomish Garden Club meeting, 7 p.m. Sept. 11, Snohomish Senior Center, 506 Fourth St. Susie Egan will speak on her wildflower pilgrimage experience in the Great Smoky Mountains. Free. More at www.snohomishgardenclub.com.
Camano Wildlife Habitat Project: Sponsored by Friends of Camano Island Parks, hosts public presentations the third Wednesday of the month at Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive, Camano Island. More information at www.camanowildlifehabitat.org, camanowildlifehabitat@gmail.com or 360-387-2236.
Climb a tree: Washington State Parks and AdventureTerra of Seattle teamed up to offer guided, educational tree-climbing adventures to visitors at Deception Pass State Park, Hoypus Point area, 41020 U.S. 20, Oak Harbor. Cost is $149 for session lasting four hours. Helmets, harnesses, safety glasses, foot holds and instruction included. For ages 7 and older. More at www.AdventureTerra.com.
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