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A look over the roundabout where Jefferson Street and 14th Avenue Southeast intersect. Multiple cars are on the road, which is lined with large green trees.
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Map of the Washington State Capitol Campus
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A group of tour participants listen intently as a Washington state tour guide leads them through the Legislative Building.
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Discover the story behind Capitol Campus' landscape

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News & Updates

On the bridge deck above the fish ladder, a construction worker in a bright safety jacket holds one end of a long wooden board.

A special assist for thousands of fish

To return to fresh water and spawn, Olympia’s salmon use DES’ fish ladder.
A color painting of Washington State Supreme Court Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis, who is wearing a feather behind her ear and holding an indigenous drum.

Governor's Mansion tour celebrates women justices of state Supreme Court

During March tours of the Governor’s Mansion, portraits of three women justices of the Washington State Supreme Court will be exhibited in the mansion ballroom.
Sharon Nyberg shows a group of high school students an energy meter in the basement of the Legislative Building. Steam pipes are visible behind Ms. Nyberg.

Math students get an inside look at how the Capitol is heated, cooled, and lit

Data science students see how classroom principles apply in public facilities.
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