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Submit your best photo of your dog and/or enter to win super handy scooping prizes! During the whole month of September, dog owners are invited to take or renew their pledge to “scoop every poop and put it in the trash!” Pledgers are automatically entered in the We Scoop Prize Drawing to win their choice of a Scooping at Home Prize Pack (includes a long-handled scooper and light-up collar) or a Scooping on Walks Prize Pack (includes a pack out waist pack, 20 rolls of bags, and a light-up collar).
Do you think you’re dog’s a cutie? Submit your best picture in our contest. Your dog may star in future We Scoop flyers, posters and ads. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards and prizes given for Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice.
Information at cob.org/scooppoop
We are excited to host our Bellingham and surrounding area Metris Customers at Kulshan Trackside Brewing. Family, friends, and furry companions alike are welcome to join us for delicious food truck(s), drinks and camaraderie!
Schedule:
5PM-7PM: Appreciation Happy Hour for our Metris Customers and the Peace Vans-Curious
Submit your best photo of your dog and/or enter to win super handy scooping prizes! During the whole month of September, dog owners are invited to take or renew their pledge to “scoop every poop and put it in the trash!” Pledgers are automatically entered in the We Scoop Prize Drawing to win their choice of a Scooping at Home Prize Pack (includes a long-handled scooper and light-up collar) or a Scooping on Walks Prize Pack (includes a pack out waist pack, 20 rolls of bags, and a light-up collar).
Do you think you’re dog’s a cutie? Submit your best picture in our contest. Your dog may star in future We Scoop flyers, posters and ads. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards and prizes given for Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice.
Information at cob.org/scooppoop
Submit your best photo of your dog and/or enter to win super handy scooping prizes! During the whole month of September, dog owners are invited to take or renew their pledge to “scoop every poop and put it in the trash!” Pledgers are automatically entered in the We Scoop Prize Drawing to win their choice of a Scooping at Home Prize Pack (includes a long-handled scooper and light-up collar) or a Scooping on Walks Prize Pack (includes a pack out waist pack, 20 rolls of bags, and a light-up collar).
Do you think you’re dog’s a cutie? Submit your best picture in our contest. Your dog may star in future We Scoop flyers, posters and ads. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards and prizes given for Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice.
Information at cob.org/scooppoop
Submit your best photo of your dog and/or enter to win super handy scooping prizes! During the whole month of September, dog owners are invited to take or renew their pledge to “scoop every poop and put it in the trash!” Pledgers are automatically entered in the We Scoop Prize Drawing to win their choice of a Scooping at Home Prize Pack (includes a long-handled scooper and light-up collar) or a Scooping on Walks Prize Pack (includes a pack out waist pack, 20 rolls of bags, and a light-up collar).
Do you think you’re dog’s a cutie? Submit your best picture in our contest. Your dog may star in future We Scoop flyers, posters and ads. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards and prizes given for Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice.
Information at cob.org/scooppoop
Submit your best photo of your dog and/or enter to win super handy scooping prizes! During the whole month of September, dog owners are invited to take or renew their pledge to “scoop every poop and put it in the trash!” Pledgers are automatically entered in the We Scoop Prize Drawing to win their choice of a Scooping at Home Prize Pack (includes a long-handled scooper and light-up collar) or a Scooping on Walks Prize Pack (includes a pack out waist pack, 20 rolls of bags, and a light-up collar).
Do you think you’re dog’s a cutie? Submit your best picture in our contest. Your dog may star in future We Scoop flyers, posters and ads. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards and prizes given for Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice.
Information at cob.org/scooppoop
Submit your best photo of your dog and/or enter to win super handy scooping prizes! During the whole month of September, dog owners are invited to take or renew their pledge to “scoop every poop and put it in the trash!” Pledgers are automatically entered in the We Scoop Prize Drawing to win their choice of a Scooping at Home Prize Pack (includes a long-handled scooper and light-up collar) or a Scooping on Walks Prize Pack (includes a pack out waist pack, 20 rolls of bags, and a light-up collar).
Do you think you’re dog’s a cutie? Submit your best picture in our contest. Your dog may star in future We Scoop flyers, posters and ads. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards and prizes given for Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice.
Information at cob.org/scooppoop
Submit your best photo of your dog and/or enter to win super handy scooping prizes! During the whole month of September, dog owners are invited to take or renew their pledge to “scoop every poop and put it in the trash!” Pledgers are automatically entered in the We Scoop Prize Drawing to win their choice of a Scooping at Home Prize Pack (includes a long-handled scooper and light-up collar) or a Scooping on Walks Prize Pack (includes a pack out waist pack, 20 rolls of bags, and a light-up collar).
Do you think you’re dog’s a cutie? Submit your best picture in our contest. Your dog may star in future We Scoop flyers, posters and ads. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards and prizes given for Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice.
Information at cob.org/scooppoop
Submit your best photo of your dog and/or enter to win super handy scooping prizes! During the whole month of September, dog owners are invited to take or renew their pledge to “scoop every poop and put it in the trash!” Pledgers are automatically entered in the We Scoop Prize Drawing to win their choice of a Scooping at Home Prize Pack (includes a long-handled scooper and light-up collar) or a Scooping on Walks Prize Pack (includes a pack out waist pack, 20 rolls of bags, and a light-up collar).
Do you think you’re dog’s a cutie? Submit your best picture in our contest. Your dog may star in future We Scoop flyers, posters and ads. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards and prizes given for Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice.
Information at cob.org/scooppoop
Submit your best photo of your dog and/or enter to win super handy scooping prizes! During the whole month of September, dog owners are invited to take or renew their pledge to “scoop every poop and put it in the trash!” Pledgers are automatically entered in the We Scoop Prize Drawing to win their choice of a Scooping at Home Prize Pack (includes a long-handled scooper and light-up collar) or a Scooping on Walks Prize Pack (includes a pack out waist pack, 20 rolls of bags, and a light-up collar).
Do you think you’re dog’s a cutie? Submit your best picture in our contest. Your dog may star in future We Scoop flyers, posters and ads. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards and prizes given for Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice.
Information at cob.org/scooppoop
Submit your best photo of your dog and/or enter to win super handy scooping prizes! During the whole month of September, dog owners are invited to take or renew their pledge to “scoop every poop and put it in the trash!” Pledgers are automatically entered in the We Scoop Prize Drawing to win their choice of a Scooping at Home Prize Pack (includes a long-handled scooper and light-up collar) or a Scooping on Walks Prize Pack (includes a pack out waist pack, 20 rolls of bags, and a light-up collar).
Do you think you’re dog’s a cutie? Submit your best picture in our contest. Your dog may star in future We Scoop flyers, posters and ads. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards and prizes given for Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice.
Information at cob.org/scooppoop
I am a Counselor in Lynden. Each year I offer community classes, not therapy however the classes provide education
This year I have decided to host Meditative Walks in Whatcom County online Thursday at 12:00pm to 12:45pm free weekly classes in December and January.
I will be walking and providing mediation techniques outdoors. Participants can walk or stay indoors while joining this live online class.
Another free class I am offering online in December and January is a Parent / Adult DBT skills online Thursday at 5:30pm.
Sign up today at Arise Well Counseling Services, LLC
I am a Counselor in Lynden. Each year I offer community classes, not therapy however the classes provide education
This year I have decided to host Meditative Walks in Whatcom County online Thursday at 12:00pm to 12:45pm free weekly classes in December and January.
I will be walking and providing mediation techniques outdoors. Participants can walk or stay indoors while joining this live online class.
Another free class I am offering online in December and January is a Parent / Adult DBT skills online Thursday at 5:30pm.
Sign up today at Arise Well Counseling Services, LLC
I am a Counselor in Lynden. Each year I offer community classes, not therapy however the classes provide education
This year I have decided to host Meditative Walks in Whatcom County online Thursday at 12:00pm to 12:45pm free weekly classes in December and January.
I will be walking and providing mediation techniques outdoors. Participants can walk or stay indoors while joining this live online class.
Another free class I am offering online in December and January is a Parent / Adult DBT skills online Thursday at 5:30pm.
Sign up today at Arise Well Counseling Services, LLC
I am a Counselor in Lynden. Each year I offer community classes, not therapy however the classes provide education
This year I have decided to host Meditative Walks in Whatcom County online Thursday at 12:00pm to 12:45pm free weekly classes in December and January.
I will be walking and providing mediation techniques outdoors. Participants can walk or stay indoors while joining this live online class.
Another free class I am offering online in December and January is a Parent / Adult DBT skills online Thursday at 5:30pm.
Sign up today at Arise Well Counseling Services, LLC
I am a Counselor in Lynden. Each year I offer community classes, not therapy however the classes provide education
This year I have decided to host Meditative Walks in Whatcom County online Thursday at 12:00pm to 12:45pm free weekly classes in December and January.
I will be walking and providing mediation techniques outdoors. Participants can walk or stay indoors while joining this live online class.
Another free class I am offering online in December and January is a Parent / Adult DBT skills online Thursday at 5:30pm.
Sign up today at Arise Well Counseling Services, LLC
I am a Counselor in Lynden. Each year I offer community classes, not therapy however the classes provide education
This year I have decided to host Meditative Walks in Whatcom County online Thursday at 12:00pm to 12:45pm free weekly classes in December and January.
I will be walking and providing mediation techniques outdoors. Participants can walk or stay indoors while joining this live online class.
Another free class I am offering online in December and January is a Parent / Adult DBT skills online Thursday at 5:30pm.
Sign up today at Arise Well Counseling Services, LLC
I am a Counselor in Lynden. Each year I offer community classes, not therapy however the classes provide education
This year I have decided to host Meditative Walks in Whatcom County online Thursday at 12:00pm to 12:45pm free weekly classes in December and January.
I will be walking and providing mediation techniques outdoors. Participants can walk or stay indoors while joining this live online class.
Another free class I am offering online in December and January is a Parent / Adult DBT skills online Thursday at 5:30pm.
Sign up today at Arise Well Counseling Services, LLC
I am a Counselor in Lynden. Each year I offer community classes, not therapy however the classes provide education
This year I have decided to host Meditative Walks in Whatcom County online Thursday at 12:00pm to 12:45pm free weekly classes in December and January.
I will be walking and providing mediation techniques outdoors. Participants can walk or stay indoors while joining this live online class.
Another free class I am offering online in December and January is a Parent / Adult DBT skills online Thursday at 5:30pm.
Sign up today at Arise Well Counseling Services, LLC
I am a Counselor in Lynden. Each year I offer community classes, not therapy however the classes provide education
This year I have decided to host Meditative Walks in Whatcom County online Thursday at 12:00pm to 12:45pm free weekly classes in December and January.
I will be walking and providing mediation techniques outdoors. Participants can walk or stay indoors while joining this live online class.
Another free class I am offering online in December and January is a Parent / Adult DBT skills online Thursday at 5:30pm.
Sign up today at Arise Well Counseling Services, LLC
The Koma Kulshan Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society regularly holds educational field trips, meetings, and webinars–typically free and open to the public! **Registration is required for this event. Please see below for details.**
Join us for a late winter Cryptogam Ramble to Sharpe Park (south of Anacortes and west of Deception Pass Park). We’ll take one of the meandering trails down hill (perhaps Porpoise Point trail – see map in link). If it’s pleasant enough, we’ll have lunch along the trail and hope to finish between 3 and 4.
Bring water, lunch, layers, and a hand lens if you have one.
RSVP: Please visit https://www.wnps.org/events-for-contributors/my-events/1800 for details on how to register.
Meetup Location: We’ll leave from the Bellingham south end Park & Ride at 9 a.m., or meet at the trailhead at 10 a.m.
Park description and map: https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/ParksAndRecreation/parks/sharpe.htm
While attending WNPS events, please observe these policies, in effect since March 2022. Please do not attend an event if either of the following are true:
– You currently have any COVID symptoms or have had symptoms in the past 14 days
– You have any reason to quarantine according to the CDC
WNPS event hosts will not facilitate carpooling. While participating in the event, maintain a distance of at least 6 feet from other participants, or wear a mask if approaching more closely.
Thursday May 25th, 2023
4:30-7pm
100-Acre Woods at Fairhaven Park in Bellingham, WA
Join us for a walk in the woods to learn all about lowland PNW trees: how to identify them, their historical significance, ethnobotany, and their medicinal uses.
We will focus on the most common trees of our area. At the end of our afternoon together, you will walk away with memorable mnemonics to help you recall names of trees based on their features, smell, flavor, and subtle quirks.
At the end of the walk, there will be an optional Q&A period where we can sit down and make tea with new spring buds of common conifers.
Learn more and Register on the website.
Please join naturalist and trained botanist, Jazmen Yoder, and herbalist, Amy Gibson of Goldstatus Botanicals in this fireweed-focused wildcrafting course! In this course we will learn several uses for fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium).
Our Fireweed Intensive course will include:
How and when to forage fireweed
Fermenting fireweed for tea
How to pickle and preserve fireweed shoots
Ethnobotanical history of fireweed
Ecology of fireweed
How to make fireweed cordage
Wild tea party with fireweed!
There are so many uses for this special plant, and we’ll be covering many of them! By the end of this class, you will have expertise knowledge about fireweed from its ecological importance to ways humans can benefit from its medicine and edibility.
Sign up now! Space is limited!
Get ready to unleash your inner adventurer at the Kula Abundance Tour – Bellingham edition. This high-energy event is all about embracing the outdoors, trying new things and having an absolute blast. We’ll be giving away tons of outdoor gear including daypacks, backpacking meals, bear cans, water bottles, water filters, hoodies, dresses and so much more. Whether you’re creating your own Kula Cloth, learning the ABCs of Wilderness First Aid, How to adventure safely with your dog, lightening your backpack with an Extreme Backpacking Make-Over, or practicing techniques to hang a bear bag — this event is all about gear, the outdoors and having fun. We’ll have a silent disco dance party to ensure that it’s unforgettable — but we won’t make you dance. So gather your friends and let’s make this an adventure to remember. Registration is required and proceeds go to support Shifting Gears, a non profit organization in Bellingham that is focused on breaking down barriers that stand in the way between a person and their outdoor aspirations. Proceeds will also benefit The Bronze Chapter.
Drinking for Dogs is back! After three years of online auctions, Happy Tails Happy Homes annual fundraising event will be LIVE and in-person on September 23 at Lost Giants Cider Company in Bellingham. Our silent auction begins at 1:00pm, ends at 6:00pm, and features goods and services from tons of local businesses, including vacation stays in Suncadia and Mazatlán! We will also have live music by Original Jim.
Happy Tails Happy Homes is a no-kill, nonprofit animal welfare organization dedicated to protecting and serving the well-being of animals and fostering positive relationships between people and animals. We are an at-home foster program: no shelters, no offices, and no paid staff. All the money donated to HTHH goes directly to our animals.
Come out and support Happy Tails Happy Homes and enjoy a fun afternoon of food, drinks, and good music!
