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Support local artisans and non-profits at our Earth Day Market on Saturday, April 20th!
Join us in the beer garden from 11 am – 3 pm to shop from and learn about 15+ local, sustainably-minded vendors and organizations! From upcycled clothes, accessories, and decor to organizations dedicated to getting people outdoors and reducing food waste, there’ll be lots to see! Open to all ages and free to attend!?
A guided walking tour of Bayview Cemetery, founded in 1887. We’ll explore the history of the cemetery and how it has changed over time, visiting the older sections of the cemetery and some of the most intriguing monuments. We’ll say hello to a lot of interesting folks who were laid to eternal rest in days of yore. This tour will last around two hours and covers less than one mile in distance. Terrain is mostly paved and level, however parts of the tour may include unpaved trails, uneven ground and slight inclines. (Tour Content Warning: Death, of course.) Meeting location and further details upon registration.
Join us for this inspiring talk by an amazing speaker about celebrating a deeper connection to the world around us through the empowerment of gardeners and their gardens. Jennifer Jewell is passionate about the power of horticulture, empowerment, and cultivating place. She is the creator and host of the award-winning program: Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History & the Human Impulse to Garden. Her books include The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants, Under Western Skies: Visionary Gardens from the Rockies to the Pacific Coast, and What We Sow: On the Personal, Ecological Significance of Seeds. As an interviewer, writer, and keynote speaker, her greatest passion is elevating the way we think and talk about the culture of gardening, the empowerment of gardeners, and the possibility inherent in the intersection between places, environments, cultures, individuals, and the gardens that bring them together. Her books will be for sale at the lecture, listen to her podcasts and find out more about Jennifer at cultivatingplace.com.
Birchwood Garden Club’s 31st Annual Plant Sale!
New Time!!!
11 AM until 2 PM
Cash or Check Only Please
Birchwood Garden Club’s 31st annual plant sale will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024 with the new hours of 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM. The sale will still be in the lower level conference room of the Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Avenue, Bellingham, WA.
We will have a wonderful assortment of plants for sale, including annuals, perennials, veggie starts, indoor plants, pots and choice selections from our member’s gardens and more!
Cash or check only please.
Proceeds from our sale benefit numerous community organizations including maintenance of the Whatcom Museum and Bellingham Public Library gardens along with gardening literature for children and adults at the library. The club also uses sale proceeds for grants in our community.
We will have BGC membership details available at our sale if you would like to join our fun garden club!
Birchwood Garden Club membership is open to anyone in Whatcom or Skagit Counties. You are invited to join us at our monthly meetings where we will have membership brochures to join. Check out our website, www.birchwoodgardenclub.org to see the fun activities and community services our club does! You can join us on Instagram and Facebook @ Birchwood Garden Club
Plant Sale on Fri & Sat, May 10 & 11, from 10am to 3pm.
Located at the Salvation Army Food Bank, 1515 Birchwood, across from Big Lots.
Cash or Check only.
Refreshments for sale to benefit the Salvation Army.
Plant Sale on Fri & Sat, May 10 & 11, from 10am to 3pm.
Located at the Salvation Army Food Bank, 1515 Birchwood, across from Big Lots.
Cash or Check only.
Refreshments for sale to benefit the Salvation Army.
Belling-history served salty, with tales from our maritime past. Explore Bellingham’s waterfront with a walking tour around the Old Town District. Learn about the evolution of our town’s shorelines, and hear tales of shipwrecks, sailors, smugglers, sea monsters and more! This tour runs around 1 – 1.5 hours, total distance less than one mile. More details upon registration.
A guided walking tour of Bayview Cemetery, founded in 1887. We’ll explore the history of the cemetery and how it has changed over time, visiting the older sections of the cemetery and some of the most intriguing monuments. We’ll say hello to a lot of interesting folks who were laid to eternal rest in days of yore. This tour will last around two hours and covers less than one mile in distance. Terrain is mostly paved and level, however parts of the tour may include unpaved trails, uneven ground and slight inclines. (Tour Content Warning: Death, of course.) Meeting location and further details upon registration.
Join Jazmen Yoder (Northwest Natura) & Madelaine Katz for an ecology crash course complete with captivating storytelling and bounteous wisdom-sharing on Southern Resident and Transient Killer Whales, and the Salish Sea Bioregion.
In this course you will learn:
Salish Sea natural history, including human history and the interconnectedness of species on land and sea.
Orca symbolism and lore within the Coast Salish region
Morphological traits, behaviors, and social structures of Orcas
Salmon species basic life history and phenology
Ecological roles, impacts, and new facts about Southern Resident and Transient Killer Whales
To hear and discern different Orca vocalizations
How to ID individual orcas by their unique features
How to support Orca conservation efforts
Tips for whale watching (where to go, what to look for, how to ID individuals, and more).
This course will be co-led by Madelaine Katz, a nature educator and student of the Salish Sea, and Jazmen Yoder, outdoor educator, naturalist, and founder of Northwest Natura.
The entire class will take place indoors at the Chuckanut Center near Fairhaven in Whatcom County, WA. The Chuckanut Center is heated and has access to facilities including a bathroom, full kitchen, and drinking water.
***** Please register via the website.
The Bellingham Bells take on the Edmonton Riverhawks at 6:35 PM in the open game of the season and first of the series at Joe Martin Field.
The Bellingham Bells take on the Edmonton Riverhawks at 6:35 PM in the second game of the opening series at Joe Martin Field.
The Bellingham Bells take on the Edmonton Riverhawks at 6:35 PM in the final game of the series at Joe Martin Field.
Stroll through one of Bellingham’s oldest neighborhoods with our guide and hear tales of pioneer families, Victorian houses, parks, schools, churches, stores, and more.
The tour runs around an hour to an hour and a half and covers less than 1 mile in distance.
More information upon registration.
The Bellingham Bells take on the Ridgefield Raptors at 6:35 PM in the first game of the series at Joe Martin Field
The Bellingham Bells take on the Ridgefield Raptors at 6:35 PM in the second game of the series at Joe Martin Field.
The Bellingham Bells take on the Ridgefield Raptors at 6:35 PM in the final game of the series at Joe Martin Field.
BELLINGHAM, WA – Shifting Gears, a local non-profit in Bellingham, is hosting the annual Bellingham Bike Swap on Sunday, June 9th, 2024, in the Boundary Bay Brewery Alley and Beer Garden in Downtown Bellingham.
The Bellingham Bike Swap allows the Bellingham Community to purchase pre-owned bikes or gear at a lower cost, enabling them to experience the joys and benefits of biking. The Bellingham Bike Swap is a space for community members to sell, shop, and simply share in the greatness of the Bellingham outdoor community. Twenty-five percent of each sale will assist with the funding of Shifting Gears biking and hiking programs that help break barriers preventing all women from experiencing the outdoors and creating a more inclusive outdoor world.
“The Bellingham Bike Swap serves as a marketplace for individuals to sell their pre-loved gear, providing our community access to affordable equipment while celebrating Bellingham’s vibrant cycling scene. Additionally, it reinforces Shifting Gears’ mission to welcome more women into outdoor recreation.”
– Krysy Keller, Executive Director of Shifting Gears.
Everything happens on Sunday, June 9th, at the Boundary Bay Beer Garden. Those looking to sell gear can drop off items between 7am and 10am before everyone is welcome to ‘Shop the Swap’ from 1pm to 5pm. Unsold gear and checks can be picked up by ‘sellers’ between 6pm and 8pm at the end of the day.
The Bellingham Bike Swap started in 2018 and has been hosted at Boundary Bay Brewery every year since. Shifting Gears is blown away at the increasing level of community, volunteer, and partner support. The Bellingham Bike Swap has become a key fundraiser for Shifting Gears’ programming and an annual event for the Bellingham community.
Shifting Gears is a women-led, women-directed non-profit in Bellingham, WA, whose mission is to empower all women through outdoor recreation and education opportunities to remove barriers and foster belonging. By participating in Shifting Gears, community members will walk away with the tools they need to attain their recreational goals and feel empowered to reach other personal goals. For more information about the Bellingham Bike Swap, visit https://letsshiftgears.org/bikeswap.
Belling-history served salty, with tales from our maritime past. Explore Bellingham’s waterfront with a walking tour around the Old Town District. Learn about the evolution of our town’s shorelines, and hear tales of shipwrecks, sailors, smugglers, sea monsters and more!
This tour runs around 1 – 1.5 hours, total distance less than one mile. More details upon registration.
Gardeners continue to seek out woody plants that can successfully grow and even thrive in our Pacific Northwest sites. Ideally, we want plants that tolerate hot dry summers and wet winters typical of the maritime Pacific Northwest, as well as the occasional winter freeze or lengthy drought period that have become more common as our climate changes. And it doesn’t hurt if these trees and shrubs are also resistant to common pests and diseases, require minimal care once established, and provide multi-season interest that invites you into the garden on almost any day of the year. Learn about some wonderful woody plants that can fit the bill as we garden into the future.
Bess Bronstein is an educator, horticultural consultant, and ISA Certified Arborist® Kitsap Peninsula. She has over 35 years of experience in arboriculture, landscape management, and garden design. Bess holds an A.T.A. degree in Ornamental Horticulture and a Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree from the University of Washington. She was an instructor for the Edmonds College horticulture program for 28 years, with a focus on courses in pruning and tree care, plant identification, plant pests/diseases and diagnosis, and soils. Bess frequently teaches public and professional arboriculture and horticulture courses throughout the Pacific Northwest, does training for WSU Extension Master Gardener programs, and speaks to garden clubs and horticultural societies on a variety of topics. Bess is proud to be a lifetime member of Plant Amnesty and supports ongoing education in sustainable landscape management practices and tree care.
The Bellingham Bells take on the Kamloops Northpaws at 6:35 PM in the first game of the series at Joe Martin Field.
The Bellingham Bells take on the Kamloops Northpaws at 6:35 PM in the second game of the series at Joe Martin Field.
The Bellingham Bells take on the Kamloops Northpaws at 6:35 PM in the final game of the series at Joe Martin Field.
A guided walking tour of Bayview Cemetery, founded in 1887. We’ll explore the history of the cemetery and how it has changed over time, visiting the older sections of the cemetery and some of the most intriguing monuments. We’ll say hello to a lot of interesting folks who were laid to eternal rest in days of yore. This tour will last around two hours and covers less than one mile in distance. Terrain is mostly paved and level, however parts of the tour may include unpaved trails, uneven ground and slight inclines. (Tour Content Warning: Death, of course.) Meeting location and further details upon registration.
The Bellingham Bells take on the Wenatchee Applesox at 6:35 PM in the first game of the series at Joe Martin Field.
The Bellingham Bells take on the Wenatchee Applesox at 6:35 PM in the second game of the series at Joe Martin Field.
