Gray Whales: From Baja to the Salish Sea

Clinton Community Hall 6411 S Central Ave, Clinton, WA, United States

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 […]

Free

South Whidbey Tilth Farmers Market Opening Day

South Whidbey Tilth 2812 Thompson Road, Langley, WA, United States

Opening day includes music by Kevin Fristad, Talia Marcus & Bruce plus winding the maypole. The market is a family-friendly place on a lush meadow with picnic tables, live music, educational and children's activities. Located just off Highway 525 at 2812 Thompson Road, Langley 98260 on South Whidbey Island. We encourage regenerative, organic and GMO-free […]

Free

Pacific Rim Institue Prairie Days

Pacific Rim Institute 180 Park Road, Coupeville, WA, United States

Join us for tours and talks on what the Pacific Rim Institute does to help care for our land and water!   We'll have tours on Friday and Saturday of our prairie and forests as well as our Native Plant Center.  Get up close to the WHY, WHAT and HOW of growing native plants!  Free and Family […]

Free

Making the Switch to Electric Homes Accessible

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

Learn more about Kicking Gas and how we're helping to make climate action affordable so you can be part of the transition from fossil fuels to electric!

Free

Creative Paper-Making: A Family STEAM Workshop

Clinton Community Hall 6411 S Central Ave, Clinton, WA, United States

Join us for an engaging Spring Break workshop at the Clinton Community Hall where families will explore the art of paper-making using recycled materials, plants, and flowers. Participants will have the opportunity to create plant-able seed paper and unique hand-made papers (while supplies last) while delving into the science and creativity behind the paper-making process.

Free

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/

Rhythms of Nature 3

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

Chamber music in celebration of Whidbey's Earth and Ocean Month with musicians of Whidbey's Saratoga Orchestra and special guests, Mary Elizabeth Himes "A Poet on Whidbey" and OKK Taiko Drums of Oak Harbor. For more information www.sowhidbey.com or 360-929-3045

$20

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/

Strawberry Point Preserve Work Party

Strawberry Point Strawberry Point Rd, Oak Harbor, WA, United States

Help us remove weeds and trim these trails outside of Oak Harbor. Find more information and sign up here.

Free

Silliman Work Party

Clinton

Come remove noxious weeds from this restoration planting in Clinton. Find more information and sign up here.

Free

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 […]

Free

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 […]

Free

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 […]

Free

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

Orchard Day with Good Cheer Garden

Good Cheer Garden 2812 Grimm Rd, Langley, WA, United States

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 […]