Green Cove (Washington)

Frye Cove is a bay in the U.S. state of Washington.Frye Cove was named after George W. Frye, a local landowner.Thurston County Parks board operates the Frye Cove Park on the coast adjacent to the cove. Amenities include a public beach and playground.

Butler Cove is a bay in the U.S. state of Washington.Butler Cove was named after John L. Butler, a pioneer settler.

Young Cove is a bay in the U.S. state of Washington.Young Cove has the name of Volney Young, a local boat captain.

The Evergreen State College is a public liberal arts college in Olympia, Washington. Founded in 1967, it offers a non-traditional undergraduate curriculum in which students have the option to design their own study towards a degree or follow a pre-determined path of study. Full-time students can enroll in interdisciplinary academic programs, in addition to stand-alone classes. Programs typically offer students the opportunity to study several disciplines in a coordinated manner. Faculty write substantive narrative evaluations of students' work in place of issuing grades. Evergreen's main campus, which includes its own saltwater beach, spans 1,000 acres of forest close to the southern end of Puget Sound. Evergreen also has a satellite campus in nearby Tacoma. The school offers the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Environmental Studies, Master in Teaching, Master of Public Administration, and Master of Public Administration in Tribal Governance.Evergreen was one of many alternative colleges and programs launched in the 1960s and 1970s, often described as experiments. While the vast majority of these have either closed or adopted more mainstream approaches, Evergreen is pursuing its mission, although enrollment is declining.

Budd Inlet is an inlet located at the southern end of Puget Sound in Thurston County, Washington. It is the southernmost arm of Puget Sound.

Eld Inlet is an inlet located at the southern end of Puget Sound in Thurston County, Washington. It is the second southernmost arm of Puget Sound after neighboring Budd Inlet.

Mud Bay is the southernmost reach of Puget Sound, at Eld Inlet just outside the city limits of Olympia, Washington. The name Eld Inlet was officially bestowed after a member of the U.S. Navy's Wilkes Expedition, but "Mud Bay" is a local, informal adoption.: 217 It was once a highly productive ground for the Olympia Oyster. The first Indian Shaker Church building was constructed above the bay c. 1890, Mud Bay being the home of the founder Sam "Mud Bay Sam" Yowaluch, the first Bishop of the church.: 3 The Mud Bay Logging Company ran a railroad to the bay where they had a log dump.

Grass Lake Nature Park is a nature reserve in Olympia, Washington. The park has an area of 195.71 acres (79.20 ha).The central feature of the park is Grass Lake, a reservoir dammed in 1966. Swamp grass in the lake accounts for the name.The lake and surrounding wetland has been owned by the City of Olympia since the 1980s. Amenities include a 1.3-mile (2.1 km) hiking trail.

Capital High School (CHS), commonly referred to as Capital, is a public high school in Olympia, Washington, United States. It is one of two comprehensive high schools in the Olympia School District. Capital is located on Olympia's Westside, and serves the entire northwest corner of Thurston County. High School students from the Olympia School District and Griffin School District attend Capital.

Simmons Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a tributary to the Eld Inlet.Simmons Creek was named after the Simmons family, which harvested oysters.

Shell Point is a point in the U.S. state of Washington.Shell Point was so named on account of clam and oyster shells.

Gallagher Cove is a bay in the U.S. state of Washington.Gallagher Cove derives its name from a misspelling of the surname of John H. Galliher, a pioneer settler.