Xerces Society presenter Linda Zielinski discusses the work of native pollinators, the threats they face, and what we can do to help them survive and thrive. The Xerces Society is a science-based nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats.
Jeremy Kyncl of Hierophant Meadery will lead a tour of the meadery and share the many ways bees are ingrained in our shared cultural experiences, particularly via mead. Participants over the age of 21 may indulge in mead-tasting following the presentation and tour at their own expense.
Travis Furlanic, Whidbey's own fungi expert and owner of Whidbey Mushroom Tours, and a frequent visitor to the Freeland Watershed Preserve (FWP), has graciously agreed to give a talk on the mushrooms (fungi) frequently found at FWP. Travis is also quite an expert on the native plants found there. He will give a 15 minute […]
