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*FULL* Nighttime guided low-tide walk @ Larrabee State Park
Larrabee State Park 245 Chuckanut Dr, Bellingham, WA, United StatesSaturday, January 21st, from 9:30 – 11:30pm at Larrabee State Park, Wildcat Cove Boat Launch. Join beach naturalists during an exceptionally low tide to experience and learn about our region's intertidal critters — sea stars, vibrant anemones, nudibranchs, nocturnal worms and more! Experienced staff and volunteers will be there to answer questions, guiding you in […]
Forage Fish & Community Science Efforts along the Elwha River (NSS Speaker series)
The Salish Sea supports local populations of many juvenile salmon and forage fish species (smaller fish like herring that salmon eat). Their population dynamics are poorly understood. The removal of two large dams on the adjacent Elwha River provided an opportunity to examine forage fish response to a localized habitat perturbation. Tune in on Tuesday, February […]
Pickford Film Screening: From Tree to Sea: Fighting for Salmon & Forests on Earth Day
Pickford Film Center 1318 Bay St., Bellingham, WA, United States"From Tree to Sea" is a special Earth Day screening of films highlighting the ways in which the fates of the Northwest's iconic salmon, rivers, forests, and communities are inextricably linked.
Pickford Film Screening: Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
Pickford Film Center 1318 Bay St., Bellingham, WA, United StatesIncludes the voices of climate experts, Indigenous people and fire survivors, and asks us to reimagine our relationship with wildfire as we prepare for an increasingly hotter future.
Pickford Film Screening: Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
Pickford Film Center 1318 Bay St., Bellingham, WA, United StatesIncludes the voices of climate experts, Indigenous people and fire survivors, and asks us to reimagine our relationship with wildfire as we prepare for an increasingly hotter future.
Walking tour of Blaine Waterfront contaminated cleanup sites
218 McMillan Ave, Blaine 218 McMillan Ave, Blaine, WA, United StatesGet familiar with the cleanup and redevelopment process at two sites along Blaine's waterfront! These two sites, Sea K Fish and Westman Marine, have sediment contaminated with toxic substances from past industrial operations such as boat maintenance, petroleum storage, and fish oil processing. You can learn about — and have a say in — how the […]
Youth Climate Summit: Day of Service
Larrabee State Park 245 Chuckanut Dr, Bellingham, WA, United StatesRE Sources is excited to bring the first Youth Climate Summit to Whatcom County. This August, we’re partnering with local high school youth activists in our YEP! program and WWU Climate Leadership students to plan a two-day climate solutions event for youth, by youth. We’re also seeking Youth Advisory Council (YAC) members! The YAC is a group of […]
Bellingham waterfront cleanup site tour: I&J Waterway
34 Bellwether Way 34 Bellwether Way, Bellingham, WA, United StatesJoin us for a tour of the I&J Waterway cleanup site! This site along Bellingham's waterfront has been used by timber mills, an olivine rock crushing facility, and a seafood processing plant, which left contaminated sediments threatening marine life and our community’s health. You can access a fact sheet and see how to comment on this […]
**FULL** Leave it to Beavers: The Science of Making a Wetland
RE Sources 2309 Meridian St, Bellingham, WA, United StatesThere are no more seats for this event — make sure you are getting our email updates for future events! Join Shawn Behling, Assistant Furbearer Biologist with the WA Department of Fish & Wildlife, to learn about riparian restoration and the relationships between beavers and salmon. Shawn will also discuss WDFW's Beaver Relocation Permit Program, which is […]
Protect the best, Restore the rest: Managing forests for a climate-changed future
Academic Instructional Center West — WWU campus 259-333 21st St, Bellingham, WA, United StatesWhen: Thursday, November 16th at 4:30pm Where: Western Washington University, Academic Instructional West building Room 204. Map here. Zoom link available via the Alumni Association at alumni.wwu.edu if you cannot attend in person. Speaker: Alexander Harris, RE Sources Land & Water Policy Manager Ecological forest management is gaining traction across the Pacific Northwest as a way […]
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 […]
Driving Local Action under Trump 2.0: Webinar with our Co-Executive Directors
Make no mistake, the incoming Trump administration is dead set on dismantling environmental protections for our air and water, expanding fossil fuel production and thwarting investments in climate action. Join RE Sources’ co-executive directors for a live virtual webinar to discuss how through local action, we can defend our region, advance environmental progress, and set […]