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Community Event
Annual Cherry Point Science Forum — Hear from Salish Sea scientists
Online (Zoom)At our annual Cherry Point Science Forum, we invite local researchers to talk about amazing research happening at Cherry Point in our backyard and the Salish Sea at large. This year’s theme is Protecting our Aquatic Reserves. The Cherry Point Science Forum is free and open to the public. It will be held virtually via Zoom […]
WA Water Lobby Day: Meet with lawmakers in Olympia
Lord Mansion (Olympia) 211 21st Ave SW, Olympia, WA, United StatesJoin us to advocate for laws that keep the Salish Sea clean and freshwater resources safe during the 2024 state legislative session! It's easier than you might think, and our staff will be with you every step of the way. Water Lobby Day: Thursday, February 1st. Plan to be in Olympia by 9:30am, with trainings […]
Tour a Bellingham waterfront cleanup site (and the future Salish Landing Park space)
Cornwall Beach 100 Pine St, Bellingham, WA, United StatesBetween Boulevard Park and downtown Bellingham, trees were milled, stored and chemically treated for decades. Now, the RG Haley site is being cleaned up to become a public park three times larger than Boulevard Park. Tuesday, February 27th from 12–1:30 p.m. Meet at Cornwall Beach (100 Pine St STE 202, Bellingham) RSVP today You might recognize this site […]
March Sustainability Social Hour at Structures Brewing
Structures Brewing 601 W Holly St, Bellingham, United StatesLast year, we teamed up with our friends at Peak Sustainability and Sustainable Connections to support a new generation of happy hour networking events, the Sustainability Social Hour. The events were a big hit, so we're keeping the beer and conservation flowing with quarterly social hours in 2024! These are casual, drop-in networking events designed […]
Protect the best, restore the rest: Managing forests for a climate-changed future
Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship 1207 Ellsworth Street, Bellingham, WA, United StatesFor over a century, our approach to managing forests has been based almost entirely on our drive to maximize financial returns from intensive timber production. How can we work with the natural functions of forests to give us much more? A new approach to forestry, known as ecological forest management, is gaining traction across the […]
Ripple Effects: An evening film screening and rally for our region’s salmon, rivers and forests
Backcountry Essentials 214 W Holly St, Bellingham, WA, United StatesForests, rivers and salmon define the Pacific Northwest, but all three face an uncertain future. This Earth Day week, watch some new films and learn how to turn your love of the outdoors into action with local environmental nonprofit partners RE Sources and Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA). Patagonia and Backcountry Essentials are hosting a […]
Beach cleanup for Earth Week
I & J Waterway 1000 Hilton Ave, Bellingham, WAPick up beach cleanup supplies, refreshments, and join us on Bellingham's waterfront to prevent trash from getting into Bellingham Bay! Saturday, April 20th 10am–12pm Meet at parking lot near 1000 Hilton Ave (I & J Waterway, Bellingham. Map) To combat plastic pollution in the Salish Sea, we host beach cleanups — as well as cleanups along […]
Beach cleanup for Mother’s Day
Maritime Heritage Park 500 W Holly St, Bellingham, United StatesPick up beach cleanup supplies, refreshments, and join us on Bellingham's waterfront to prevent trash from getting into Bellingham Bay! Sunday, May 12th 12:00–2:00pm Maritime Heritage Park, Bellingham. Meet near the fish hatchery (1600 C St, map) To combat plastic pollution in the Salish Sea, we host beach cleanups — as well as cleanups along rivers and […]
Community hike: Learn about ecological forestry
Have you ever wondered if there are alternatives to clearcut logging? Can our forests produce wood products while still fostering biodiversity, forest health, and climate resilience? Join local forest policy expert Alexander Harris (RE Sources) on a hike through managed timberlands to learn about the promises and challenges of "ecological forest management" — a new […]
1999 Olympic Pipeline Tragedy: Remembering 25 Years
On June 10, 1999, the Olympic pipeline ruptured and spilled nearly 250,000 gallons of gasoline into Whatcom Creek which ignited and killed two boys and a young man in Bellingham. Join us in learning and remembering with a tour, film screening, creek restoration work party, and community gathering during the week of the 25th year […]
Tour of cleanup site at mouth of Whatcom Creek: Holly St. Landfill cleanup
Maritime Heritage Park fish hatchery 1600 C St, Bellingham, WA, United StatesDate: Thursday, June 13, 2024 Time: 12:00 to 1:30 pm Location: Meet at 1600 C St, Bellingham, WA (in front of the Maritime Heritage Center). Map here. RSVP for the tour We’re leading a community tour at the mouth of Whatcom Creek — the former Holly St. Landfill, one of 12 Bellingham Bay cleanup sites […]
June Sustainability Social Hour @ Kulshan K2
Kulshan K2 1538 Kentucky St, Bellingham, WA, United StatesJune 18th, 5–7pm at Kulshan K2 taproom (1538 Kentucky St, Bellingham) Last year, we teamed up with our friends at Peak Sustainability and Sustainable Connections to support a new generation of happy hour networking events, the Sustainability Social Hour. The events were a big hit, so we're keeping the beer and conservation flowing with quarterly […]