Slow Food Whidbey Island's Events Committee co-chairs, Leslie Stevens and Arjai Allred, will talk about fermentation and show you how to prepare different types of vegetables using this process as well as a side on pickling. After the class, there will be an opportunity to taste several different commercially prepared fermented foods. For thousands […]
Enjoy local produce and goods
Come out and see the native wildflower prairie in bloom and enjoy guided tours and opportunities to learn about growing native plants in your own garden or yard. The Pacific Rim Institute will have native plants for sale as well as honey and other goodies. Check our website in March for details about tours and […]
Come out and see the native wildflower prairie in bloom and enjoy guided tours and opportunities to learn about growing native plants in your own garden or yard. The Pacific Rim Institute will have native plants for sale as well as honey and other goodies. Check our website in March for details about tours and […]
Whidbey's newest farmers market
Whidbey Waters — Whidbey Shores —a joint photo show by seven Sound Water Steward volunteers, portrays the beauty and biological richness of the beaches of Whidbey Island. Created as a prequel to Earth and Ocean Month, this exhibit hopes to evoke the wonders, both from afar and up close, of our beach’s unique and rich […]
The Whidbey Audubon’s 2023 Youth Photography Contest has three age groups and two categories in each. Each participant may enter one photo in the appropriate age group and category. The awards ceremony is Thursday, May 18, 4 p.m. at the Coupeville Rec Hall. Download a registration form and details at https://www.whidbeyaudubonsociety.org/wings-over-whidbey-festival.
Learn about the Kicking Gas campaign on South Whidbey Island and ductless heat pumps for heating and cooling your home at an info session! The Kicking Gas Campaign is on a mission to convert 100 homes in Langley, Washington to ductless heat pumps to help decarbonize Whidbey Island and strengthen our community in the face […]
United Student Leaders is a youth-led organization that advocates for environmental justice and social equity. Our newest campaign, Project Vocalize Our Future, is beginning to take shape. Over the next few months, we are going to be holding a series of protests all around Island County to demand that a Climate Emergency Declaration be declared, […]
Join AmeriCorps interpretive staff and Whidbey Audubon volunteers every other Saturday from 10AM-Noon to discover some of the common, and not so common, species of birds which call the park home. These bird walks are a great opportunity for birders of all levels. We recommend you bring your own binoculars and/or scopes, but we will […]
Lisa Phillips, a beekeeper for over fourteen years, will talk about beginning beekeeping, plants that extend the bee feeding season, and how to tell the difference between wasps and bees.
Join the musicians of Whidbey’s Saratoga Orchestra and poets from The Four Voices in a celebration of Earth Month through music. Rhythms of Nature II features chamber music interspersed with poetry and prose on April 1, 3:00pm at Langley United Methodist Church and on April 2, 3:00pm at Oak Harbor Methodist Church. $20 suggested donation. More information at […]
Join the musicians of Whidbey’s Saratoga Orchestra and poets from The Four Voices in a celebration of Earth Month through music. Rhythms of Nature II features chamber music interspersed with poetry and prose on April 1, 3:00pm at Langley United Methodist Church and on April 2, 3:00pm at Oak Harbor Methodist Church. $20 suggested donation. More information at […]
Join us to start Whidbey Earth & Ocean Month with a bang! From 4-6:30 PM, explore table displays from local environmental groups and non-profits, volunteer opportunities, and activities. Pick up the calendar of events for the month and connect with others of every age, skill set, and background. At 5 PM, enjoy an artist talk […]
"Ordered Chaos" by Joan Green and Melissa Koch Join local artists Melissa Koch and Joan Green for their artist talk about their collaborative art piece, "Ordered Chaos" which was made from paper found in the recycling bin of the South Whidbey Community Center. During their creative process together they discovered that movement made their piece […]
Learn about the work of the Pacific Rim Institute and their special place - a Living Laboratory on Central Whidbey Island. Dr. Robert K. Pelant will cover PRI's ecological restoration throughout the Puget Sound region, including propagation of rare and threatened species at their Native Plant Center. Pelant will share PRI's mission as a learning organization centered […]
How can we-the-eaters reclaim control of our food? Vicki Robin, activist and author of Blessing the Hands That Feed Us, will discuss the many ways eaters can be change-makers through small, practical steps: by buying direct from the producer, eating a delicious regional sustainable diet, growing their own, joining local groups, and stepping up to a September […]
We'll repurpose a huge coffee bean bag into smaller nature bags that you can sew yourself and take home for your nature adventures. This is a great first sewing project for young ones, who will need help from patient adults or older siblings. Repurposing is such a powerful way to take care of materials we […]
Join us for an introduction of our newest trail opportunity opening in late August. The Walking Ebey’s Trail system offers panoramic pastoral and mountain views as you journey through picturesque farms interspersed with forests. These trails cross privately-owned working agricultural lands protected by the Whidbey Camano Land Trust.Ebey's Landing Rd Registration is required. Learn more […]
Are you interested in learning more about consumerism and waste reduction or how you can help your community decrease waste? What legislation is happening on this topic around our state? Why recycling is the way it is? Join us as we form a community discussion and action group. Interested? Visit Waste Wise Community Learning, Discussion, […]
