Go Play Outside Alliance of Washington   (GoPAW)

The 2012 Puyallup Fair infomration for this sitte will be added as the building committee puts the details together. 

Fair-goers, young and old will enjoy time visiting the Northwest  Outdoor's "Go Play Outside" building at the Puyallup Fair this year.  This building at the fair offers environmental learning opportunities and several free activities for youth up to 15 years of  age.  Whether it is the water coming from the facet in the Kitchen sink, the soft fur on a bobcat pelt, watching birds, catching a rainbow trout, or shooting an air rifle. It can all be found in this location.

Below is a listing of the groups that can be found in the Northwest "Go Play Outside" building.  You can click on their logo's to learn more about what they do.

Washingtonians for Wildlife (www.w4wc.org)

Tacoma Water (www.mytpu.org/tacomawater)

Native Plant Salvage  Alliance (www.npsa.org)

Washington Native Plant Society (www.ssstewardship.org)

Tahoma Audobon Society (www.tahomaaudubon.org)

Kids' Fishing (by GoPAW and its parners) (www.gopaw.org)

Washington Hunter Education Instructor Association (no current website available)

Go Play Outside Alliance of Washington (www.gopaw.org)

Washington State Trappers Association (www.watrappers.com)

Green River Community College - Forestry Program (www.naturalresourceseducation.com)

LeMay Recycling (www.lemayinc.com)

Mt. Raineer National Park (www.nps.gov/mora)

Rails to Trails ( www.piercecountytrails.org )

Puget Sound Christmas Tree Association (www.pscta.org)

US Army Corp of Engineers (www.nws.usace.army.mil)

Trout Unlimited (www.troutunlimitedwashington.org)

"Straw"shoeing - GoPAW (www.gopaw.org)

 Washington State Parks (www.parks.wa.gov)

U.S. Coast Guard (www.cgaux.org)

Puget Sound Anglers (www.pugetsoundanglers.org)

Northwest Indian Fisheries (www.nwifc.org)

Pierce Conservation District (www.piercecountycd.org)

Pierce Conservation District Stream Team (http://www.piercecountycd.org/streamteam.html)

 Society of American Foresters (www.safenet.org and www.forestry.org/washington)

 This is a partial list and will be added to over the coming weeks.  Thanks for your patience as we develop this new resource page on the net!

Want to plan ahead and go straight to one of the exhibitors when you get there, here is a layout of the building for you to download - click here

"Make your Escape"

Do the Puyallip Fair this coming September

  http://www.thefair.com/puyallup-fair/

Hands On Arena

Another great opportunity is the Hands On Arena where something is happening almost everyday.  Monday through Thursday this is the site of a variety of different video presenations and a great place to sit and relax while learning about the Northwest.  Fridays through Sundays offers some great hands on activities that get one involved and learning about our resources.  Click on the link below for a schedule at the Hands On Arena.

Activity schedule will be posted in Mid August 2012

This is a acrobat reader (.pdf) file, see www.adobe.com to download the reader if you do not have this on your computer.  It is a free update.

Thanks for your patience as we put another great resource together on the net.

Here is another resource that will also help with the descriptions of all the activities and events that will be ongoing at the fair.  Also included is a brief description of each of the participating groups in this great venue.

Click the link below to find out more