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 […]

Free

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.

Free

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

Welcome the Whales Festival and Parade

Langley Whale Center 105 Anthes Ave, Langley, WA, United States

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 […]

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 […]

Welcome the Whales Festival and Parade

Langley Whale Center 105 Anthes Ave, Langley, WA, United States

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 […]

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/

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.

Free

Trillium Community Forest Work Party

Trillium Community Forest Pacific Dogwood Drive, Freeland, WA, United States

Help improve and maintain the trails at this 721 acre property just outside of Freeland. Find more information and sign up here.

Free

Whidbey Wonders: The Schooner Suva

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

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 […]

Free

Sip & Science: Demographic Studies of Orcas in the Salish Sea

Old Spots Bistro 765 Wonn Rd, Greenbank, WA, United States

Learn about the early years of photo-identification methodology and the discovery of distinct types of orcas and their diets, and what's needed now to save Southern Resident orcas.

Free

Coupeville Wharf Marine and History Exhibits

Coupeville Wharf 24 Front St NW, Coupeville, WA, United States

Enjoy a stroll on the wharf overlooking the waters of the world famous Penn Cove. Take our self-guided tour of exhibits about the area’s marine life and history. Exhibits showcase: marine mammals including the resident Orcas, Pacific Blue Mussels, and the Saratoga Passage Marine Stewardship Area. In the Wharf lobby, learn about the area’s Native […]

Free

Greenbank Farm Native Plants & Prairie, Birds, and Wetlands Exhibits

Greenbank Farm 765 Wonn Rd, Greenbank, WA, United States

Visit the WSU Extension Island County Master Gardener Education Garden at Greenbank Farm on Earth Day – and every day!  Hands-on learning stations feature demonstrations and educational gardens where you can learn about Composting, Native Plants (many support pollinators), and a Northwest Native Prairie. You can also explore the Wetlands display. Plus, there’s a Bird […]

Free

Waldorf School Community Work Party + Seeds & Starts Swap

Whidbey Island Waldorf School 6335 Old Pietila Road, Clinton, WA, United States

It's Spring! Whidbey Island Waldorf School is hosting our annual Spring Work Party and Seeds & Starts Swap. We'll be clearing land, planting flowers,  tidying up the campus and will  have […]

Free

Earth Day Art Making

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

All ages are invited to this art making workshop with artist Joan Green from Green Art Labs. We'll make art to celebrate the Earth by creating with reusable materials. We'll open up our salad bar of colorful, interesting and open-ended materials and you can get creative at this grand opening weekend of the Art Cafe. Donations […]

Free

Earth & Ocean Month Fair

Coupeville Farmers Market 788 NW Alexander St, Coupeville, WA, United States

Join us to celebrate Whidbey Earth & Ocean Month and the start of farmers market season all rolled into one! We’ll have games, information, volunteer opportunities, and real action you can take in your own homes to protect our beautiful island home. For more information, visit the Festival page.

Free

Earth Day at Deception Pass

Deception Pass State Park Oak Harbor, WA, United States

Join the team at Deception Pass to celebrate Earth Day! Kick off the morning by joining experts from the Whidbey Audubon Society for a bird walk to learn all about the birds that call the park home. Take a quick lunch break by the sea and get fueled up for an afternoon of restoration events. […]

Free

Plant a Tree!

WSU Extension Master Gardener Education Garden at Greenbank Farm 765 Wonn Rd, Greenbank, WA, United States

Kids! Come get a free western redcedar seedling to plant. WSU Extension Master Gardeners will share the importance of this native tree, how to plant it, and what it needs to grow. One free tree will be given out to the first 100 children to visit. https://extension.wsu.edu/island/