Shop for reusable items like art supplies, packing materials, fabric, cards, gift bags and more for educators, artists, families and community members. Items are available by donation. Get creative and reuse instead of buying new!
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. The animals under our feet in the tidepools have superpowers just like your favorite heroes! Come investigate these curious creatures with staff from […]
Join us for a prairie restoration work party in the upper meadow to cut back blackberries and clear around the Garry oaks. This area is a conservation easement for wildlife habitat. The oaks have a wide variety of prairie plant understory. The first half hour is an orientation of what understory plants to look for. […]
Bring the whole family to celebrate the launch of the Kicking Gas program in Oak Harbor. Enjoy free food, entertainment, games and fun for the whole family. Meet local organizations tabling the event. Learn how you can save 20%-100% on converting your home to efficient, cost-effective electric measures including ductless heat pumps, cooking appliances, and more […]
Shop for reusable items like art supplies, packing materials, fabric, cards, gift bags and more for educators, artists, families and community members. Items are available by donation. Get creative and reuse instead of buying new!
Plant seeds and decorate a mini planter box to take home as a celebration of spring! All materials will be provided. For children ages 4+ with an adult caregiver.
Have you ever been curious about owls? If you would like to learn more about these mysterious nocturnal birds, please join at the Coupeville Recreation Hal. We will be doing a deep dive into owl photography and life history with Izzy Edwards. Follow along as Izzy shares her experiences of how she began her photographic/naturalist […]
April 12 - Festival & Parade April 13 - Presentation & Whale Watch Details will be posted soon! ❤️
Discover the marine life of Puget Sound in its natural setting. Whidbey Forest Friends invites children (ages 2-10yrs) to our outdoor Sealife Live! Class on the beach. A scuba diver will bring the underwater world to you, followed by shoreline exploration, specimen examination at our little lab table and a Sea life art activity. For […]
Whidbey's Saratoga Orchestra is pleased to announce its fourth annual “Rhythms of Nature – Percussion, Prose, and Poetry” program, celebrating Whidbey Island’s Earth and Ocean Month. Admission is free, with donations warmly appreciated. Since its inception in 2022, Rhythms of Nature has been a distinctive program dedicated to presenting an eclectic mix of chamber music, […]
Limited to 20-25 attendees, RSVP is required. Contact Celia Metz at greennewsfromcelia@gmail.com or 858-740-1346 to register. Fortunate attendees will walk with a Whidbey Camano Land Trust host around Keystone Preserve which is currently undergoing restoration and is not yet open to the public! The group will see ecological restoration-in-progress, including: Removal of invasive blackberry and other aggressive non-native plants Progress on shoreline bulkhead […]
The Whidbey Institute and Whidbey Environmental Action Network present Fish War (2024). Synopsis: “When the state of Washington made it illegal for tribes to fish for salmon in their usual and accustomed places, it was a declaration of war. FISH WAR follows the tribes’ fight to exercise their treaty-reserved fishing rights.” Join us for a screening of this feature-length […]
Shop for reusable items like art supplies, packing materials, fabric, cards, gift bags and more for educators, artists, families and community members. Items are available by donation. Get creative and reuse instead of buying new!
Join Master Gardeners for an engaging presentation exploring the fascinating world of honeybees and other pollinators. Learn about their important role in our ecosystem, discover the challenges they face, and get practical tips on creating a pollinator-friendly garden in your own backyard. From choosing the right plants to understanding bee behavior, this presentation will equip […]
We take roads and the vehicles who use them for granted without realizing the impacts they have on people, wildlife and landscapes. Every year millions of animals, of all types, die due to the 4 million miles of roads in the USA alone. They also contribute to wildfires. We'll have a brief description of those […]
Oak Harbor residents John Goebel and his wife Karen Cox (along with Golden Retriever Sonny) threw caution to the wind and spent two years sailing around the world. They visited 4 countries, travelled 6685 nautical miles, and stopped at 10 ports of call. John and Karen will talk about their favorite places visited, some of […]
Celebrate Earth Day with the Whidbey Camano Land Trust at this trail system in Coupeville weeding and improving the trail. Level of Difficulty: Easy
Join South Whidbey Fire EMS and our partners in bringing our community together to inspire collaboration and create high functioning, resilient and disaster prepared neighborhoods on South Whidbey. Guest Speakers: Scott James: Founder and President of Bainbridge Prepares Rick Anderson: Anderson Island Prepares Eric Brooks: Emergency Management Community Partners: Goosefoot Community Fund Camano Prepares Whidbey […]
Join us to celebrate Earth Day on Whidbey Island! We’ll have activities, immersive experiences, volunteer opportunities, and other ways to get involved in your island home. Free, family friendly, and […]
The Whidbey Island School Garden Coalition is working to revitalize garden spaces in Oak Harbor public schools and we need your help to make sure the gardens are usable and engaging for Oak Harbor students. We are hosting a series of volunteer events around Earth Day. Contact Hannah Andersen at hannah@whidbeycd.org to learn more and […]
Join us for a celebration of all things wooly! Watch the step-by-step process, from the wool fleece on the sheep to spinning into yarn, dyeing, weaving, knitting and more. Meet local farmers, artists and craftspeople that are part of this beautiful, age-old practice and watch them at work.
Join Whidbey Camano Land Trust for a guided nature walk through one of Whidbey’s most breathtaking forests. We’ll begin at Camp Casey’s Heritage Forest and venture into Admiralty Inlet Preserve—an 84-acre treasure featuring towering old-growth trees, windswept bluff views, and a vibrant eelgrass bed below. This preserve is home to rare coastal prairies and iconic, […]
rePurpose members can drop off reusables and hard to recycle items at these membership drop off events at the Whidbey Island Fairgrounds, Coffman Building. Become a member here.
Calling all earthlings and intergalactic beings alike. We invite you to join us for a fun-filled planetary party in celebration of this beautiful world we are so blessed to call home. This years Earth Day festivities will take place on April 19 at 5:30pm at Freeland Hall. Tickets are limited so secure your spot before […]
See recent improvements to the Hall, learn more about our energy-efficiency & electrification efforts, help raise funds for new windows & doors, enjoy drinks, snacks & dancing with friends & […]
Explore the fascinating geological history of Whidbey Island and the impact of the ancient glaciers on the landscape we are familiar with today. Our speaker is Dr. Grant Heiken, a volcanologist who worked for NASA during the Apollo Program and for the Los Alamos National Laboratory on energy, natural hazards, and urban issues. He moved […]
Considering that woodpeckers can slam their heads into solid wood up to 20 times a second with a force of 1,200 Gs, it's a wonder they have any brains to think with at all. Yet these highly specialized birds forage for food, find mates, raise their young, and delight us all with their antics. Washington […]
Living on an island requires us to be even more conscious about our trash. Join WSU Waste Wise Program Coordinator Sarah Bergquist to learn easy ways to reduce your household food waste, how to compost even if you live in an apartment, condo, or HOA, and why sending organic waste to the landfill is so problematic no matter […]
Whidbey Watershed Stewards will be hosting a presentation and discussion on the Whidbey Island aquifer. Perry Lovelace has 25 years experience in groundwater management. He is the Bayview Beach Water District Commissioner and serves as a Langley Public Works Advisory Commissioner. Perry's special interests are rainfall patterns, aquifers, wells and how we manage Earth's precious […]
rePurpose members can drop off reusables and hard to recycle items at these membership drop off events at the Whidbey Island Fairgrounds, Coffman Building. Become a member here.
Shop for reusable items like art supplies, packing materials, fabric, cards, gift bags and more for educators, artists, families and community members. Items are available by donation. Get creative and reuse instead of buying new!
2025 is an exciting year for the adventure races of Northwest Maritime! With Race to Alaska hitting the snooze button for 2025, the stage is set for the return of Washington's Toughest Water Race - The WA360! Join Jesse for a presentation and discussion about what makes R2AK, WA360 and the adventure-paddling race SEVENTY48 special, […]
Big ACRE is Good Cheer's farm program, dedicated to providing fresh, locally grown produce to the Good Cheer Food Bank through sustainable and regenerative practices. We believe in cultivating healthy soil and healthy communities. Enjoy a tour of our farm, share a delicious potluck (bring a dish!), and connect with fellow community members passionate about […]
Artificial Intelligence is everywhere now. We will describe the machine learning revolution unfolding before us and what the consequences maybe for vital resources (energy & water, etc.) We'll discuss Chatbots, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), the differences between generative and predictive AI their potential and limitations, as well as the chances for these machines to achieve […]
rePurpose members can drop off reusables and hard to recycle items at these membership drop off events at the Whidbey Island Fairgrounds, Coffman Building. Become a member here.
The founder of the Sculpture Forest will lead a personal tour discussing how nature can enhance art and art can enhance nature. Free entry and no reservations required.
Explore the school farm and join them for a spring potluck and open house!
Come learn what sustainable investing is to you? Thomas Nowak will give a brief presentation followed by questions and answers at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 27. We’ll gather informally at the Beaver Tales Coffee on the Coupeville Wharf. This is a Sip & Science event for Earth and Ocean Month, whidbeyearthday.org. Thomas Nowak, CFP, is […]
Join Whidbey Watershed Stewards for Nettle Fest. Jeremy McKnight has planned a number of activities for the day, including nettle soup, nettle tea, and basket making. Jeremy has been a professional in the Environmental Remediation and Habitat Restoration industry for the past 20 years. He has worked on a wide variety of restoration sites from […]
Learn which seaweeds you can harvest and how with Jeanie McElwain of Sound Water Stewards. Jeanie will introduce attendees to Whidbey’s best edible seaweeds at the largest kelp forest in […]
Shop for reusable items like art supplies, packing materials, fabric, cards, gift bags and more for educators, artists, families and community members. Items are available by donation. Get creative and reuse […]
