Welcome the Whales is an annual event to honor and celebrate the arrival of a special group of gray whales known as the “Sounders”. These whales represent almost 20 animals, part of the Eastern Pacific gray whale population. During their northern migration from Baja California, they break off the migration route to feed on ghost […]
Meet the richly-varied, beautiful and useful seaweeds of Whidbey's western shores. Sound Water Stewards Beach Guides, Jeanie and PaulBen McElwain, will introduce the most populous, frequently-found, and spectacular of Whidbey's many seaweeds. At Libbey Beach Park, at the end of Libbey Road off Hwy 20 north of Coupeville. Dress for weather, including sturdy water resistant […]
Join Orca Network's Cindy Hansen as we learn about the biology and status of Gray Whales, and about a small local group known as the Sounders, who have found a food source in North Puget Sound that may be saving their lives. Cindy Hansen is the Education and Advocacy Coordinator for Orca Network, and was a naturalist/guide at […]
Please join us for our annual Welcome the Whales Festival and Parade and help us welcome the gray whales to Puget Sound! Each year, a small group of gray whales, affectionately known as The Sounders, detours from their main migration and returns to Puget Sound to feed on ghost shrimp. Our 2024 Welcome the Whales […]
Please join us for our annual Welcome the Whales Festival and Parade and help us welcome the gray whales to Puget Sound! Each year, a small group of gray whales, affectionately known as The Sounders, detours from their main migration and returns to Puget Sound to feed on ghost shrimp. Our 2024 Welcome the Whales […]
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.
Whidbey Island enjoys a rich maritime history dating back to the colonization of the island in the 1700s. Learn about some of this history through the story of the Suva, a 68ft two-masted wooden boat that was designed to sail in the Salish Sea and has been anchored in Penn Cove since 1925. Captain Gene […]
What can you create with seaweed foraged from your beach walks? Learn tips for pressing and ideas for crafting with seaweed. Then, join Langley Library staff member Karen Achabal as she helps us create our own spice mix with seaweed as the base.
As seas rise and rainfall patterns change, will there be enough drinking water to support our current needs and accommodate future growth? Sea level rise projections are estimating around two feet of sea level rise by 2050, making a flood like that in December 2022 a regular occurrence, placing some of our shoreline communities underwater […]
