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July – September 2024 Jul – Sep 2024
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Jul
27
Sat
Northwest Natura presents Botany 101 – Herbarium Journal with Wildflowers
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Jul 27 @ 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Northwest Natura presents Botany 101 - Herbarium Journal with Wildflowers

Please join botanist, Jazmen Yoder, for this unique field trip that combines art and science in learning the botanical terms for patterns found in nature.

This course is designed to be memorable and engaging with hands-on activities and a fun walk through the woods collecting flowers for pressing and preserving in a large art pad provided to you with tuition.

Our activities will include:

Plant Identification (a stroll through the woods)

Flower collection and pressing

Arts and crafts with flowers

Herbarium journaling

Learning botanical terminology (Botany 101)

Labeling and defining patterns and observations.

There are so many ways to generally describe a leaf’s shape and growth patterns, and there are unique flower patterns to learn too! There are scientific terms that botanists use that you will learn in this class that will help you recognize plant families and individual species. I’ll make it fun and easy to learn.

12” spiralbound art pads and pens/pencils will be given to all individuals present. Arts and crafts materials will be available for you to use.

Please register via the website.

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Categories: Education Local History Outdoor Recreation Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: botany ethnobotany Nature pnw hiking
Jul
28
Sun
PNW Subalpine Wildflowers – Plant ID walk with Northwest Natura @ Heather Meadows
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Jul 28 @ 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
PNW Subalpine Wildflowers - Plant ID walk with Northwest Natura @ Heather Meadows

Take a walk with a naturalist and trained botanist to one of the most beautiful areas in the North Cascades. The park-like setting of Heather Meadows offers several trails, picturesque views, and incredible biodiversity of wildlife.

At an elevation of ~4,300ft above sea level, Heather Meadows has close-up views of Kulshan (Mt. Baker stratovolcano), Shuksan, Table Mountain, and the jagged peaks of the North Cascades and Coast Range.

This course is a casual walk through your new favorite habitat! You will learn the names of subalpine flora and fauna and the natural history of the area. Wear your hiking boots and bring a camera! This trip is one you don’t want to miss!

What to Bring:
Dress for the weather – wear hiking boots or comfortable shoes.

Snacks/lunch

Water

Sunscreen

Notepad and pen (optional)

Class size is limited!

Registered individuals will receive details on location in an event-reminder email in the week leading up to the event.

Please Register via the website.

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Categories: Education Local History Outdoor Recreation Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: botany ethnobotany hiking pnw hiking pnw native plants wildflowers
Jul
30
Tue
Salty Socials at the Community Boating Center @ Community Boating Center
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Jul 30 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Join us for our first Salty Socials fundraiser of the season!

This month, we’re thrilled to partner with Wandke Accessibility to help us expand our adaptive sailing and paddling program, making the joy of the water accessible to everyone! Our funds raised will go directly toward accessible equipment, including a Hansa 303 sailboat and variety of adaptive kayaking equipment and stabilizing outriggers.
We’ll be serving beer from our friends at Aslan Brewing Co., wine, and kombucha at our event (21+ only!)

Come enjoy a fantastic evening, learn from experts in the field, and help us create more opportunities for all!

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Food & Beverage Outdoor Recreation
Jul
31
Wed
Salty Socials at the Community Boating Center @ Community Boating Center
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Jul 31 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Join us for our first Salty Socials fundraiser of the season!

This month, we’re thrilled to partner with Wandke Accessibility to help us expand our adaptive sailing and paddling program, making the joy of the water accessible to everyone! Our funds raised will go directly toward accessible equipment, including a Hansa 303 sailboat and variety of adaptive kayaking equipment and stabilizing outriggers.
We’ll be serving beer from our friends at Aslan Brewing Co., wine, and kombucha at our event (21+ only!)

Come enjoy a fantastic evening, learn from experts in the field, and help us create more opportunities for all!

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Food & Beverage Outdoor Recreation
Aug
2
Fri
Eat, Drink & Pick Berries in Everson Bike Tour with Bike Northwest @ Cloud Mountain Farm Center
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Aug 2 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Eat, Drink & Pick Berries in Everson Bike Tour with Bike Northwest @ Cloud Mountain Farm Center

Join Bike Northwest for a 15-mile pedal through Everson’s country roads, featuring five farm tours and a farm-to-table dinner. Sample blueberry varieties, taste artisanal spirits, learn about shiitake mushroom cultivation, and interact with the farmers who supply local grocery stores with fresh produce, berries and mushrooms. This route is part of Sustainable Connection’s Farm to Table Trails route in Everson. Tour is from 1-7pm. Bring your own bike, or ask us for bike rental shop recommendations.

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Aug
3
Sat
Yummy Lummi Bike Tour @ Lummi Island
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Aug 3 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Yummy Lummi Bike Tour @ Lummi Island

Sample fresh seafood, learn about sustainable reef netting at the Salish Center, and tour diversified Full Bloom Farm on this 8.5-mile scenic route highlighting Sustainable Connection’s Farm to Table Trail on Lummi Island. Tour is 4 hours long and includes a beach picnic and workshop on indigenous fishing methods from local experts. Participants will catch the 11:10am ferry from Gooseberry Point to Lummi Island and will return to the mainland on the 3pm ferry. Bring your own bike, or ask us for bike rental shop recommendations.

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Categories: Outdoor Recreation
Aug
6
Tue
Touch A Truck @ Edgewater Park
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Aug 6 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Touch A Truck offers participants hands-on experience climbing, exploring, & interacting with trucks, emergency response vehicles, heavy machinery, & other vehicles in a safe environment!

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Outdoor Recreation Tags: #arts&crafts #trucks Cars youth
Aug
10
Sat
Beginner’s Foraging and Plant Medicine Workshop with Northwest Natura @ Canyon Creek near Glacier, WA
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Aug 10 @ 1:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Beginner's Foraging and Plant Medicine Workshop with Northwest Natura @ Canyon Creek near Glacier, WA

Learn to forage for wild medicines and bolster your home-made apothecary! In this brand-new workshop, discover common plants and herbs that we can harvest and process into tinctures, salves, and infusions.

Students will learn where to look for these plants, practice identifying them in the field, and work together to create concoctions to take home!

This course is designed for adult (21+) individuals at any skill level who are interested in foraging, plant ID, and wildcrafted salves, tinctures, and teas.

Expect some gentle to moderate hiking, some sun exposure, and some kneeling or squatting.

Class will take place outdoors approximately 50 minutes outside of Bellingham on Mt. Baker Highway (Hwy 542).

Note: Location is dependent on forage availability and is subject to change. Participants will receive information in a detailed reminder email sent a few days prior to the event.

Class Topics include:

Foraging medicinal plants
Leisurely berry picking
Oil infusion technique and practice (some materials provided)
Tincture making (materials provided)
Salve making (materials provided)

More information provided on the Northwest Natura website. Please register via the website.

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Categories: Education Food & Beverage Health & Wellness Home & Garden Outdoor Recreation Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: #health and wellness Bushcraft ethnobotany Foraging medicinal plants pnw hiking
Aug
17
Sat
Wild Food + Bushcraft Weekend – A Northwest Natura & Firecraft Northwest Collaboration @ Maple Falls, WA
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Aug 17 @ 9:15 am – 11:45 am

Learn to find your own food in an overnight wilderness weekend training scenario with naturalists and bushcraft instructors, Ryan Johnson (Firecraft Northwest) & Jazmen Yoder (Northwest Natura)!

Build survival shelters
Practice essential knots + tarp set-up
Forage wild foods
Track small game animals.
Build and set snares and small traps.
Make fire with foraged materials.
Cook your food on an open flame
Learn how to properly purify your water
Camp overnight
Have you ever wondered how you would fare if you got stranded on one of your weekend hiking excursions? Are you an outdoorsperson and interested in putting some of your camping skills to the test? This weekend workshop and training is just the place!

Learn to find your own food in an overnight wilderness weekend training scenario! In this program, build survival shelters like debris huts and lean-tos. Practice essential knots and tarp deployment. Walk through a classic PNW riparian corridor with your instructors to forage your own food to try to meet your calorie needs. Learn to track small game animals. Build and set snares and small traps. Make fire with foraged materials, cook your food on an open flame and learn how to properly purify your water.

This workshop will give you the chance to feel what it’s like to be on “Alone” for 2 days and 1 night, with the support of experienced instructors and your fellow participants!

Skill level Considerations:

This weekend course welcomes beginners, intermediate and advanced participants. The course will move at a fast pace and introduce numerous subjects spanning many areas of focus. Any skill level will feel challenged and excited to find a supportive space to test their skills and enjoy a beautiful outdoor space.

What to Bring
Camping gear (tent, sleeping bag, pad, etc)

Please register via the website.

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Categories: Education Outdoor Recreation Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: Bushcraft camping Foraging pnw hiking shelter building survival skills
Aug
18
Sun
Wild Food + Bushcraft Weekend – A Northwest Natura & Firecraft Northwest Collaboration @ Maple Falls, WA
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Aug 18 @ 9:15 am – 11:45 am

Learn to find your own food in an overnight wilderness weekend training scenario with naturalists and bushcraft instructors, Ryan Johnson (Firecraft Northwest) & Jazmen Yoder (Northwest Natura)!

Build survival shelters
Practice essential knots + tarp set-up
Forage wild foods
Track small game animals.
Build and set snares and small traps.
Make fire with foraged materials.
Cook your food on an open flame
Learn how to properly purify your water
Camp overnight
Have you ever wondered how you would fare if you got stranded on one of your weekend hiking excursions? Are you an outdoorsperson and interested in putting some of your camping skills to the test? This weekend workshop and training is just the place!

Learn to find your own food in an overnight wilderness weekend training scenario! In this program, build survival shelters like debris huts and lean-tos. Practice essential knots and tarp deployment. Walk through a classic PNW riparian corridor with your instructors to forage your own food to try to meet your calorie needs. Learn to track small game animals. Build and set snares and small traps. Make fire with foraged materials, cook your food on an open flame and learn how to properly purify your water.

This workshop will give you the chance to feel what it’s like to be on “Alone” for 2 days and 1 night, with the support of experienced instructors and your fellow participants!

Skill level Considerations:

This weekend course welcomes beginners, intermediate and advanced participants. The course will move at a fast pace and introduce numerous subjects spanning many areas of focus. Any skill level will feel challenged and excited to find a supportive space to test their skills and enjoy a beautiful outdoor space.

What to Bring
Camping gear (tent, sleeping bag, pad, etc)

Please register via the website.

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Categories: Education Outdoor Recreation Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: Bushcraft camping Foraging pnw hiking shelter building survival skills
Aug
20
Tue
Farm Stand Fresh Skagit Valley Bike Tour with Bike Northwest @ Bow Hill Blueberries
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Aug 20 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Farm Stand Fresh Skagit Valley Bike Tour with Bike Northwest @ Bow Hill Blueberries

Take a spin through Skagit Valley’s farm stands by bike and witness a diverse agricultural community growing over 80 commercial crops. This 17-mile bike tour offers breathtaking views of the San Juan Islands, Olympic Coast Range, and North Cascades. Enjoy fresh farm stand tastings and meet the farmers who drive Skagit Valley’s agricultural growth. Tour is 4 hours long, starting at 2pm and ending at 6:00pm.

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Aug
29
Thu
Farm Stand Fresh Skagit Valley Bike Tour with Bike Northwest @ Bow Hill Blueberries
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Aug 29 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Farm Stand Fresh Skagit Valley Bike Tour with Bike Northwest @ Bow Hill Blueberries

Take a spin through Skagit Valley’s farm stands by bike and witness a diverse agricultural community growing over 80 commercial crops. This 17-mile bike tour offers breathtaking views of the San Juan Islands, Olympic Coast Range, and North Cascades. Enjoy fresh farm stand tastings and meet the farmers who drive Skagit Valley’s agricultural growth. Tour is 4 hours long, starting at 2pm and ending at 6:00pm.

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Sep
8
Sun
NSEA South Fork Nooksack River Litter Cleanup @ South Fork Park
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Sep 8 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
NSEA South Fork Nooksack River Litter Cleanup @ South Fork Park

The South Fork Nooksack River is a popular river access spot that often sees its fair share of trash, so we are starting the summer season with a River Litter Cleanup in Acme, WA! Teams will pick up trash from the riverbanks and adjacent roadways before it has a chance to wash into the waterway. Find out more and register at https://nsea.volunteerhub.com/vv2/event/28574821-a766-4c6b-a8c9-08548e473c20

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Categories: Outdoor Recreation Volunteering and Community Enrichment
Sep
14
Sat
Eat, Drink & Pick Berries in Everson Bike Tour with Bike Northwest @ Cloud Mountain Farm Center
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Sep 14 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Eat, Drink & Pick Berries in Everson Bike Tour with Bike Northwest @ Cloud Mountain Farm Center

Join Bike Northwest for a 15-mile pedal through Everson’s country roads, featuring five farm tours and a farm-to-table dinner. Sample blueberry varieties, taste artisanal spirits, learn about shiitake mushroom cultivation, and interact with the farmers who supply local grocery stores with fresh produce, berries and mushrooms. This route is part of Sustainable Connection’s Farm to Table Trails route in Everson. Tour is from 1-7pm. Bring your own bike, or ask us for bike rental shop recommendations.

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Sep
22
Sun
Fungi Foraging Basics: A Seminar for Mushroom Foragers with Northwest Natura @ My Garden Nursery Event Center
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Sep 22 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Fungi Foraging Basics: A Seminar for Mushroom Foragers with Northwest Natura @ My Garden Nursery Event Center

Are you ready for the coming mushroom season? Join Outdoor educator, naturalist, and experienced forager, Jazmen Yoder, for this comprehensive one-day workshop to get prepared! We’ll cover essential skills and knowledge to safely and responsibly forage for wild mushrooms in your area.

In this class you will learn:

Mushroom foraging basics: regulations, ethics, safety, and gear
Mushroom identification techniques for common edible and poisonous species
Mushroom ecology – understanding fungal life cycles, seasonality, and habitats
Tips for finding your own reliable mushroom foraging spots
Through lecture, demonstration, and hands-on activities you’ll gain confidence and know-how before you find yourself in the middle of the upcoming foraging season. We’ll also discuss preservation, cooking, and other ways to enjoy your fungal finds.

Whether you’re a beginner or have some foraging experience, this workshop will provide the fundamentals of responsible mushroom foraging to prepare you for a bountiful mushroom season. Join this special event to get ready to hunt those delicious wild fungi!

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Categories: Education Family Events Health & Wellness Outdoor Recreation Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: Bushcraft edible mushrooms Foraging Fungi pnw pnw hiking
July – September 2024 Jul – Sep 2024