Surplus Native Plant Sale
2026-04-04 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | TEP Native Plant Nursery, 6820 Barracks Circle, Tillamook, OR, 97141, United States
The plants at our facility are cultivated from seeds hand-harvested along Oregon’s North Coast. This makes them uniquely adapted to thrive in our coastal ecosystems. Native plants play a critical role in restoring habitats to create cleaner water and better habitat for fish, birds, pollinators, and people.
As a “Surplus Plant Sale” all inventory is limited and typically sells at a rapid pace! Thank you for supporting our nursery!
Preorder at the link and pick-up your plants April 4 from 10am to 3pm in Tillamook!

STEAM Coach Training February 11
2026-02-11 09:00 - 14:00 | OSU Extension Service, 4506 3rd St, Tillamook, OR, 97141, United States
Support experiential Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) education opportunities for Tillamook County K-12 students by becoming a STEAM Coach!
Do you want to support youth in developing their skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics? Regardless of your professional or academic background, we invite you to join us for our next Tillamook County STEAM Coach training. You will hear from many of the 15 local organizations that are part of the TC STEAM partnership, learn how to lead and support field trip activities, and connect with likeminded folks who are passionate about teaching students how to be exemplary environmental stewards!

Fall Tillamook County STEAM Coach Volunteer Training
2025-09-10 09:00 - 14:00 | Garibaldi Historic US Coast Guard Boathouse, 1209 Bay Lane, Garibaldi, OR, 97118, United States
Support experiential STEAM education opportunities for Tillamook County K-12 students by becoming a volunteer STEAM Coach!

This Volunteer STEAM Coach Training is for new and returning volunteers who want to support environmental education school programs for Tillamook County students during the 2025-26 school year.
Across the county, a partnership of 20 local organizations works together to provide various STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) programs to Tillamook County K-12 students. Together, the TC STEAM Partnership offers students numerous experiential education programs including environmental science field trips, farm-to-table school gardens, science fairs, cultural programming, research projects, professional development, and more. Each year, hundreds of students participate in these programs, which are made possible by volunteer STEAM Coaches. Learn more about the TC STEAM Partnership here.
In order to offer these community-enriching programs, the TC STEAM Partnership needs volunteer STEAM Coaches to fulfill numerous volunteer roles. STEAM Coaches are people who believe all students should be able to learn about STEAM subjects through educational experiences that are hands-on and inquiry-based.
STEAM Coaches don’t need to be experts, they just need to be passionate about helping students learn! We look forward to seeing you at our next training.

This training will include an orientation session for new STEAM Coach volunteers, a catered lunch social, and hands-on demonstrations of upcoming field trip activities.

For questions about this training or if you cannot make it but would like to learn about future opportunities, please contact danielle@tbnep.org

REMINDERS: The 0.2-mile walk along the pier from the 12 Street Parking Lot to the Boat House takes a few minutes. Please plan ahead to arrive inside the Boat House for our 9am start time. You can view photos of the ramp, pier, and walkways leading to the boathouse here under the “Garibaldi Boathouse” section.
Dress in warm layers. The Boathouse does have standing heaters that will be set up throughout the meeting space; however, it can still be chilly inside the building until the sun heats up the room, provided that it isn’t a cloudy day.

Volunteer Work Party
2025-07-29 13:00 - 16:00 | Warren St Property, 7855 Warren Street, Bay City, OR, 97107, United States
On Tuesday, July 29th, we’re hosting a Volunteer Work Party at the Warren Street Property. Folks are bringing trailers to fill with the remaining tires and debris.
We’ve raised funds to dispose of all the tires! Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this site cleanup possible. Now we are asking you to put your work gloves on and join us on next Tuesday, July 29th, for a volunteer work party
The building area is down to the slab and half of the tires are already gone. A big thank you to Christensen Land & Timber for all the work that’s already happened. Let’s get this clean up finished!
When: Tuesday, July 29th 1:00-4:00pm
Where: 7855 Warren Street, Bay City
What to bring? Gloves, long pants, boots (to defend against the blackberries), sunscreen, water bottles

We’ll have water and snacks on site to fuel the work. Questions? Reach out to allyson@tbnep.org

Native Plant Sale
2025-04-05 10:00 - 15:00 | TEP Native Plant Nursery, 6820 Barracks Circle, Tillamook, OR, 97141, United States
Native Plant Sale
Saturday April 5th 2025 from 10am to 3pm.
Online pre-orders also need to be picked up April 5 from 10-3!

Follow the Yellow signs to the Nursery
The plants at our facility are cultivated from seeds hand-harvested along Oregon’s North Coast. This makes them uniquely adapted to thrive in our coastal ecosystems. Native plants play a critical role in restoring habitats to create cleaner water and better habitat for fish, birds, pollinators, and people.
As a “Surplus Plant Sale” all inventory is limited and typically sells at a rapid pace! Thank you for supporting our nursery!

Plant Potting Party May 9
2025-05-09 10:00 - 13:00 | TEP Native Plant Nursery, 6820 Barracks Circle, Tillamook, OR, 97141, United States
We are excited to invite you to join us for a series of upcoming volunteer events at our native plant nursery. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or simply passionate about supporting our local environment, we’d love to have you help out!

Our volunteer events are a great way to connect with others in the community and contribute to preserving and promoting native plants that are vital to local ecosystems. At these events, we will be thinning newly germinated seedlings as well as transplanting year-old plants into larger pots.

Please Register at the link

Plant Potting Party May 2
2025-05-02 10:00 - 13:00 | TEP Native Plant Nursery, 6820 Barracks Circle, Tillamook, OR, 97141, United States

Plant Potting Party April 25
2025-04-25 10:00 - 13:00 | TEP Native Plant Nursery, 6820 Barracks Circle, Tillamook, OR, 97141, United States

Plant Potting Party April18
2025-04-18 10:00 - 13:00 | TEP Native Plant Nursery, 6820 Barracks Circle, Tillamook, OR, 97141, United States

Plant Potting Party March 21
2025-03-21 10:00 - 13:00 | TEP Native Plant Nursery, 6820 Barracks Circle, Tillamook, OR, 97141, United States

Plant Potting Party March 7
2025-03-07 10:00 - 13:00 | TEP Native Plant Nursery, 6820 Barracks Circle, Tillamook, OR, 97141, United States

Trivia Night at Garibaldi Portside Bistro February 20
2025-02-20 18:00 - 19:30
We are so excited to host trivia again at the Garibaldi Portside Bistro! Join us at 6pm on February 20th to compete for fun prizes and enjoy some delicious local food and drinks.
Portside Bistro address: 307 Mooring Basin Dr, Garibaldi, OR 97118

2025 Children's Clean Water Festival - Sign up to Volunteer!
2025-03-18 | Twin Rocks Friends Camp, 18705 Hwy 101 North, Rockaway Beach, OR, 97136, United States
Join us for the 24th annual Children’s Clean Water Festival (CCWF) on March 18th, 2025!
Click the button below to register and support TEP in another year of fun and education for Tillamook 4th graders!
Please reach out to danielle@tbnep.org for any questions.

NORP Annual Conference 2024
2024-11-07 09:00 - 15:00 | TEP Native Plant Nursery, 6820 Barracks Circle, Tillamook, OR, 97141, United States
You are invited to the 2024 NORP (North Oregon Restoration Partners) Conference!
Join us to discuss native plant restoration on the North Coast. Tour our nursery in Tillamook and connect with local partners.
To register or ask questions email musa@tbnep.org

*this event is open to all NORP partners
*start and end times are currently tentative

Essential Estuaries Ed-Venture: Teachers on the Estuary Workshop
2024-02-23 13:00 - 2024-02-24 17:00 | Garibaldi Historic US Coast Guard Boathouse, 1209 Bay Lane, Garibaldi, OR, 97118, United States
Wade into Tillamook Bay to learn about the benefits, concerns, and solutions of healthy estuaries with creative crab activities!
This professional development event is for formal educators, pre-service teachers, and local STEAM Coach Volunteers.
On this one-and-a-half-day workshop, participants will:

Learn about estuary topics from coastal professionals,
Enhance hands-on and outdoor teaching skills,
Connect with other educators,
Build knowledge of estuaries, coastal habitats, marine debris, and crabs, and
Receive resources for classrooms and outdoor education.

A $150 stipend is available to formal educators and pre-service teachers who attend this event. Hotel accommodations are also available upon request at no cost to attendees.
This workshop is cohosted by Tillamook Estuaries Partnership, South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, and Oregon Sea Grant.
* Light refreshments will be available throughout the event, and lunch will be catered on Saturday.

Surplus Sale from our Native Plant Nursery
2024-04-13 | TEP Native Plant Nursery, 6820 Barracks Circle, Tillamook, OR, 97141, United States
Support our Native Plant Nursery.
This year we are teaming up with our friends at Aldervale Plant Nursery and offering two ways to purchase plants:

Online: get the first pick of our limited stock starting Friday, March 22nd. Follow us on Instagram or Facebook or check back here for updates.
In person: come peruse our remaining inventory at the nursery in Tillamook on Saturday, April 13th.

The plants at our facility are cultivated from seeds hand-harvested locally along Oregon’s North Coast. This makes them uniquely adapted to thrive in our coastal ecosystems. Native plants play a critical role in restoring habitats to create cleaner water and better habitat for fish, birds, pollinators, and people. Check out our new website page for details.
For the last decade, nursery staff and volunteers have used a temporary porta-john as their only bathroom. Funds from this sale will get us closer to building a hygienic, sustainable, universally accessible bathroom that is more accommodating of the many body types, ability levels, and genders that are welcome at the nursey.
Browse Inventory

Celebrate Bounty of the Bays
2024-04-20 | Pacific Restaurant, 205 Main Ave, Tillamook, OR, 97141, United States
Buy tickets now for our annual fundraiser on April 20 at the Pacific Restaurant in Downtown Tillamook. This event helps us finance our restoration projects and educational opportunities in the local community. Ticket sales close Thursday April 18 at 12pm.
Buy Tickets
You can also participate by bidding on local items and experiences in our online auction. Auction closes April 14 at 8pm.
Bid Now
Join us for our free open house and a ticketed fundraiser dinner at Pacific Restaurant.

Year in Review (Free and Open to the Public) 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SOCIAL HOUR (Ticketed Event Begins) 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
SURF & TURF DINNER 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
AWARDS, RAFFLES, & FUNDRAISING 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
AFTER PARTY 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

23rd Annual Children's Clean Water Festival
2024-03-19 07:00 - 16:00 | Twin Rocks Friends Camp, 18705 Hwy 101 North, Rockaway Beach, OR, 97136, United States
Volunteer to support a Tillamook County tradition with another class of local 4th-grade students!
You are invited to the 23rd annual Children’s Clean Water Festival (CCWF) on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 at Twin Rocks Friends Camp in Rockaway, OR. Since 2001, over 6,000 students have participated in this annual event sponsored by TEP. This spring, we hope you will join us for the fun Tillamook County tradition.
Last year’s CCWF was a tree-mendous triumph! Students learned about king tides and Western Snowy Plover, sculpted macroinvertebrates using modeling clay, traveled through the water cycle as rain drops, and more. When asked about their experience exploring a tidepool touch tank, one student wrote, “Today I learned that when sea cucumbers are scared, they throw up their innards.” In total, over 300 students, teachers, and chaperons from six different schools attended. To support all these students, TEP recruited 83 volunteers for the 2023 CCWF.
In order to make this year’s festival an even bigger success, we need volunteers just like you to fill a variety of roles. Whether you are keen to lead an activity, or prefer to stay behind the scenes, we have opportunities for you to help in a way that utilizes your skills and expertise.
If you are interested in volunteering, please click here to fill out the CCWF 2024 Volunteer Application that is available on our website.

STEAM Coach Training
2024-02-13 09:00 - 14:00 | Garibaldi Historic US Coast Guard Boathouse, 1209 Bay Lane, Garibaldi, OR, 97118, United States
Interested in Volunteering on K-12 Educational Events?
This Volunteer STEAM Coach Training on February 13 from 9am to 2pm is for new and returning volunteers who want to support environmental education school programs for Tillamook County students in Spring 2024.
Across the county, a partnership of 20 local organizations works together to provide various STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) programs to Tillamook County K-12 students. Together, this partnership offers students numerous experiential education programs including environmental science field trips, farm-to-table school gardens, science fairs, cultural programming, research projects, professional development, and more. Each year, hundreds of students participate in these programs, which are made possible by volunteer STEAM Coaches.
In order to offer these community-enriching programs, the TC STEAM Partnership needs volunteer STEAM Coaches to fulfill numerous volunteer roles. STEAM Coaches are people who believe all students should be able to learn about STEAM subjects through educational experiences that are hands-on and inquiry-based.
STEAM Coaches don’t need to be experts, they just need to be passionate about helping students learn! We look forward to seeing you at our next training.
