Sip & Science: Welcome Sounders Gray Whales!

The BOBA Toons 32185 State Rte 20 Suite 4B, Oak Harbor, WA, United States

Sip your favorite brew while you learn a thing or two! The Sip & Science series is meant to offer an informal, welcoming environment to learning about the world around you. No science background necessary—just a thirst for knowledge! Gray whales make one of the longest migrations of any mammal in the world. Each year […]

Free

Sip and Science: The Zero Waste Home

Hierophant Meadery 5586 Double Bluff Rd, Freeland, WA, United States

Sip your favorite brew while you learn a thing or two! The Sip & Science series is meant to offer an informal, welcoming environment to learning about the world around you. No science background necessary—just a thirst for knowledge! Find out where you are now in terms of zero waste practices at home. Identify challenges […]

Free

Whidbey Climate ACTION presents ISLAND CONVERSATIONS: Down-to-Earth Conversations

Front Room, Bayview Cash Store 5603 Bayview Road, Langley, WA, United States

Fay Weller will briefly share success stories about creating Climate resilience of Gabriola.  Then we will discuss together what we can learn, replicate and adapt here on Whidbey.  Supporting organizations include the Organic Farm School, the Whidbey Institute and the Greening Congregations Collaborative.  Donations appreciated.

Free

Ranger Hour: Prepare Your Defenses

Oak Harbor Library 1000 SE Regatta Dr., Oak Harbor, WA, United States

Join staff from Deception Pass State Park once a month to learn about parks, wildlife, native plants, and more! Play games, be creative, and discover the natural world in our own community. Many plants and animals have to protect themselves in order to survive. Learn all about the different ways that wildlife defends against predators.

Free
Event Series Peak Bloom Season Tours

Peak Bloom Season Tours

Meerkerk Gadens 3531 Meerkerk Ln, Greenbank, WA, United States

Join a docent to learn something new about rhododendrons and the habitat that supports them in this peaceful woodland garden overlooking the Salish Sea.  Tour is free with your admission.  3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank  https://www.meerkerkgardens.org/

EcoGrief: Caring for Earth, Caring for Self

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island 20103 WA-525, Freeland, WA, United States

We will draw on Spiritually-based pathways through grief, denial, anger, acceptance and more as we face life on a warming Earth. These will include multiple spiritual traditions from around the earth, including such practices as lament, mindfulness, resignation, hope, coming-to-terms, and balanced action. We invite Participants to add their own experiences with the spiritual tools […]

Event Series Peak Bloom Season Tours

Peak Bloom Season Tours

Meerkerk Gadens 3531 Meerkerk Ln, Greenbank, WA, United States

Join a docent to learn something new about rhododendrons and the habitat that supports them in this peaceful woodland garden overlooking the Salish Sea.  Tour is free with your admission.  3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank  https://www.meerkerkgardens.org/

Sip & Science: Climate Change and Cattle

Island Nosh 8898 WA-525, Clinton, WA, United States

Sip your favorite brew while you learn a thing or two! The Sip & Science series is meant to offer an informal, welcoming environment to learning about the world around you. No science background necessary—just a thirst for knowledge! Discuss some of the issues and challenges around the question of producing food from cattle and […]

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Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac, and the Land Ethic

Freeland Library 5495 S Harbor Ave, Freeland, WA, United States

Pioneering conservationist Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) is best known for A Sand County Almanac, published 75 years ago. Written in part at his tiny home known as the Shack in Baraboo, Wisconsin, the book begins: "There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot. These essays are the delights and dilemmas of […]

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The Mystery of Owls with Izzy Edwards

Coupeville Recreation Hall 901 NW Alexander Street, Coupeville, WA, United States

Have you ever been curious about owls? If you would like to learn more about these mysterious nocturnal birds, please join the Whidbey Audubon Society and welcome Isabelle (Izzy) Edwards. Izzy will be doing a deep dive into owl photography and life history. Follow along as she shares her experiences of how she began her […]

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Sip & Science: Welcome Sounders Gray Whales!

Beaver Tales Coffee 1900 SE Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor, WA, United States

Sip your favorite brew while you learn a thing or two! The Sip & Science series is meant to offer an informal, welcoming environment to learning about the world around you. No science background necessary—just a thirst for knowledge! Gray whales make one of the longest migrations of any mammal in the world. Each year […]

Free

THE LETTER, a documentary movie

St. Augustine's In-The-Woods 5217 S Honeymoon Bay Rd, Freeland, WA, United States

The movie is about the Pope's environmental encyclical - his effort with frontline workers for climate justice.

Del Fairfax Preserve Family Friendly Guided Walk

Del Fairfax Preserve 1817 Zylstra Rd, Oak Harbor, WA, United States

Bring your Tiny Trekkers out for this fun, kid friendly walk where you will experience this exceptional nature preserve firsthand and learn about the native flora and fauna. Enjoy its rolling hayfield, native forest and small perennial wetland. Kids will have an opportunity to take part in a hands-on nature game that will have them […]

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Citizens’ Climate Lobby Whidbey Island Meeting

Oak Harbor Library 1000 SE Regatta Dr., Oak Harbor, WA, United States

Learn about climate policy and actions that affect national policy, including a report about the Conservative Climate Leadership Conference and Lobby Day that occurred in March. The first part of the meeting will connect with the national organization's call. The second part of the meeting will focus on local chapter actions and activities.

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Kiss Your Gas Goodbye – Electric Vehicle Roundup

Unity of Whidbey 5741 Crawford Rd, Langley, WA, United States

Get up close & personal with an assortment of sleek and powerful EVs and their proud owners. Got questions? Bring ‘em! What about charging? Ask Whidbey’s own Bruce Bell, EV evangelist. Got your own EV? Bring it and share the love. E-Bikes too! Cheap to run and much more fun! Drive electric, be amazed!   […]

Free
Event Series Peak Bloom Season Tours

Peak Bloom Season Tours

Meerkerk Gadens 3531 Meerkerk Ln, Greenbank, WA, United States

Join a docent to learn something new about rhododendrons and the habitat that supports them in this peaceful woodland garden overlooking the Salish Sea.  Tour is free with your admission.  3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank  https://www.meerkerkgardens.org/

Sip & Science: What is Socially Responsible Investing?

Cedar & Salt Coffee 200 S Main St Ste b, Coupeville, WA, United States

Sip your favorite brew while you learn a thing or two! The Sip & Science series is meant to offer an informal, welcoming environment to learning about the world around you. No science background necessary—just a thirst for knowledge! What is socially responsible investing? What's it to you? A brief presentation followed by Q&A. Tom […]

Event Series Peak Bloom Season Tours

Peak Bloom Season Tours

Meerkerk Gadens 3531 Meerkerk Ln, Greenbank, WA, United States

Join a docent to learn something new about rhododendrons and the habitat that supports them in this peaceful woodland garden overlooking the Salish Sea.  Tour is free with your admission.  3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank  https://www.meerkerkgardens.org/

Solarize Island County

Front Room, Bayview Cash Store 5603 Bayview Road, Langley, WA, United States

Come to our free public workshop on April 16th or go to SolarizeIsland.org to sign up and learn more about this limited time solar group purchasing program! With Solarize Island County, you're guaranteed to get discounted prices, vetted local installers, and quality made-in-Washington equipment. There has never been a better time to go solar!

Free

Is Whidbey’s Water Sustainable?

South Whidbey Community Center 723 Camano Ave, Langley, WA, United States

Whidbey Watershed Stewards invites you to a talk by Perry Lovelace to discuss what we know and don't know about groundwater on Whidbey Island. A 3D groundwater model will be available to show water movement through aquifers.

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