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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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/
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 […]
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
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 remove noxious weeds from this restoration planting in Clinton. Find more information and sign up here.
Help us remove weeds and trim these trails outside of Oak Harbor. Find more information and sign up here.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Many people experience nature or Earth care as a spiritual pathway to connection with the divine, even to God as they understand God. Why is this? What is it about nature that this is so? Or conversely, what is it about God? Rev. Mylander will dig into this subject from several angles. Rev. Richard Mylander […]
Ballydídean Farm Sanctuary invites animal lovers of all ages and skills to come help us help the animals at this monthly volunteer work party.
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/
This event has been postponed. More information to come.
As seas rise and rainfall patterns change, will there be enough drinking water to support our current needs and accommodate future growth? Sea level rise projections are estimating around two feet of sea level rise by 2050, making a flood like that in December 2022 a regular occurrence, placing some of our shoreline communities underwater […]
Learn about our state's landmark climate bill, the Climate Commitment Act, and what is at risk if it is repealed in November.
Learn 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!
Everyone needs to eat. Learn who eats who in the Salish Sea. Join Ranger Jen and other Washington State Parks staff to explore the world around us. We'll be getting wet […]
Join the Greening Congregations Collaborative and Whidbey Climate ACTION for an uplifting Earth Day Celebration Concert with Celia Farran. Tickets are $20 in advance / $25 Day of Show. Who among us would not benefit from grounding our feet on Mother Earth, Soaking in her healing waters, Breathing in fresh clean air, and Honoring our […]
Hammons is growing! We need your help to remove noxious weeds at this preserve in Clinton. Find more information and sign up here.
Wander through the Sculpture Forest on an interactive tour to learn about forest conservation, unique aspects of the park’s habitat, and how natural surroundings can enhance your experience of art.
North Whidbey residents and others will gather together on Earth and Ocean Month's last Saturday to reflect on efforts that reduce the rate of climate change and its harmful effects. The salons are structured around personal conversations to inspire and support climate change volunteers and are held on the last Saturday every month.
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. […]
Weed removal, trail building, helping around the farm—oh my! Join us at this preserve in Coupeville not open to the public yet. Sign Up to Volunteer - Whidbey Camano Land […]
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 […]
