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 […]

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, […]

Jeremy Kyncl of Hierophant Meadery shares the many ways bees are ingrained in our shared cultural experiences, particularly via mead.

Travis Furlanic, Whidbey's own fungi expert and owner of Whidbey Mushroom Tours, and a frequent visitor to the Freeland Watershed Preserve (FWP), has graciously agreed to give a talk on the mushrooms (fungi) frequently found at FWP. Travis is also quite an expert on the native plants found there. He will give a 15 minute […]

Jeremy Kyncl of Hierophant Meadery will lead a tour of the meadery and share the many ways bees are ingrained in our shared cultural experiences, particularly via mead. Participants over the age of 21 may indulge in mead-tasting following the presentation and tour at their own expense.

Xerces Society presenter Linda Zielinski discusses the work of native pollinators, the threats they face, and what we can do to help them survive and thrive. The Xerces Society is a science-based nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats.

Are you a SNAP or WIC customer? Are you a farmer who sells produce or honey at a farmers' market? Do you work with low income community members? This workshop will explain how the new Farmers Market Nutrition Program works at Farmers' Markets. No more paper vouchers — customers get digital cards to redeem good […]

Join Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair in a town hall focused on conservation and stewardship. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83919046146 Meeting ID: 839 1904 6146 One tap mobile +12532050468,,83919046146# US +12532158782,,83919046146# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 253 205 0468 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 839 1904 6146 Find your […]