Ready to get your hands in the soil? Good Cheer Garden is hosting a work party in our Big ACRE garden! The Big ACRE is one of two garden sites that grows fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers for the Good Cheer Food Bank. This garden allows us to provide local and nutrient-dense produce to […]
The movie is about the Pope's environmental encyclical - his effort with frontline workers for climate justice.
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 […]
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.
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! […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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/
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!
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.
Help improve and maintain the trails at this 721 acre property just outside of Freeland. Find more information and sign up here.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
