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Coho, Orcas and Fighting Pollution w/ Kirsten McDade
RE Sources 2309 Meridian St, Bellingham, WA, United StatesRSVP Why are coho dying in urban streams and why are orca whales full of toxic chemicals? Through hands-on activities and demonstrations you will learn what pollutants are on the landscape and how they endanger our wildlife in the water Most importantly, you will learn about some important tools to help fight local pollution and […]
Climate science for 3rd-8th grade educators: Teaching Outdoors 101
ClimeTime: Teaching Outdoors 101 (Using the outdoors and teaching climate change). 4 STEM, 1 Equity clock hours, $100 stipend upon completion! Self-paced course on Canvas open from November 30th, 2021 until April 30th, 2022. Calling all 3rd-8th grade educators in Whatcom: Gain skills to incorporate the outdoors and climate-related lessons with students. Join the Teaching […]
Help beachgoers appreciate and protect beaches—No experience needed
RE Sources 2309 Meridian St, Bellingham, WA, United StatesHelp beachgoers appreciate and protect beaches as a Beach Steward! With some extraordinary low tides expected this summer in Whatcom County and an influx of people finding new ways to get outdoors during the pandemic, our waterways need a little extra TLC — and we all have a part to play to protect beaches. Be […]
Beach cleanup for Mother’s Day!
Larrabee State Park 245 Chuckanut Dr, Bellingham, WA, United StatesLove Washington's beaches? Love your mom? Come and help keep trash out of the ocean and keep our shorelines clean! (Bringing a mom is optional, but we think they'd have a good time). To combat plastic pollution in the Salish Sea, we host beach cleanups — as well as cleanups along rivers and lakes — […]
Help beachgoers appreciate and protect beaches—No experience needed
RE Sources 2309 Meridian St, Bellingham, WA, United StatesHelp beachgoers appreciate and protect beaches as a Beach Steward! With some extraordinary low tides expected this summer in Whatcom County and an influx of people finding new ways to get outdoors during the pandemic, our waterways need a little extra TLC — and we all have a part to play to protect beaches. Be […]
Climate Activist Meeting *in-person, outside!*
Goods Local Brews 2620 Northwest Ave, Bellingham, WA, United StatesMeet your neighbors who want to make a difference at our monthly Climate Activist Meetings. Get the latest updates and plan actions for accelerating a just transition to a clean energy economy, while protecting the Salish Sea and people from hazardous fossil fuel shipment expansions. We're meeting at Goods Local Brews (2620 Northwest Ave, Bellingham. […]
(Teacher training) Rain Garden in a Box: Protecting waterways through reuse
RE Sources 2309 Meridian St, Bellingham, WA, United StatesRain Garden in a Box: Protecting waterways through reuse When: Monday, May 23rd, 4:30-6:30 pmWho: Whatcom County educators for grades 3 through 12Where: Outside the RE Sources main office, 2309 Meridian St, Bellingham WA 98225Clock hours: 2Instructors: Priscilla Brotherton This workshop will provide educators with a tangible, hands-on solution for protecting our waterways using repurposed […]
Beach cleanup for Orca Month + World Oceans Day
Semiahmoo Park 9261 Semiahmoo Pkwy, BlaineRSVP (suggested) Every June is Orca Month. If you've ever been awed by one of these incredible cetaceans, help keep their habitat (and the beaches we love to visit) clean! Join us on Wednesday, June 8th from 4–6 p.m. at Semiahmoo Park (9261 Semiahmoo Pkwy, Blaine. Here's a map). Bagels will be provided by The […]
What’s The Point? Family-friendly beach discovery day @ Semiahmoo Park
Semiahmoo Park 9261 Semiahmoo Pkwy, BlaineWhat's The Point? is a FREE, family-friendly event featuring low tide beach tours, exhibits, a scavenger hunt, and more! Naturalists will be on the beach at low tide helping you get to know intertidal creatures, birds, and anything else you might want to learn about our beaches. Come to Semiahmoo Park (9261 Semiahmoo Pkwy, Blaine) […]
Kayak tour of Bellingham Bay for Orca Month
Community Boating Center 555 Harris Ave, Bellingham, WA, United StatesHop in a kayak and have your questions about our local bay answered at this tour, held in celebration of Orca Month this June! Tour leaders will show kayakers a perspective of Bellingham Bay that can’t be seen from land, and visit sites that illuminate the history of Bellingham Bay, its legacy industrial contamination, cleanup […]
Climate Activist Meeting *in-person, outside!*
Goods Local Brews 2620 Northwest Ave, Bellingham, WA, United StatesMeet your neighbors who want to make a difference at our monthly Climate Activist Meetings. Get the latest updates and plan actions for accelerating a just transition to a clean energy economy, while protecting the Salish Sea and people from hazardous fossil fuel shipment expansions. We're meeting at Goods Local Brews (2620 Northwest Ave, Bellingham. […]
Salish Sea Vessel Traffic & Unpermitted Expansions at the Petrogas LPG Export Facility
Recent research by Friends of the San Juans documents 22 new or expanding terminal and refinery projects that would add at least 2,634 annual vessel transits to and from Salish Sea ports in British Columbia and Washington State. If all of these terminal and refinery projects are permitted and developed, the Salish Sea would see […]