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The WhatcomTalk Events Calendar shares things to do around Whatcom County including Bellingham, Ferndale, Lynden, Blaine and beyond. Find fun activities and adventures throughout the region on our comprehensive events calendar. Have an event that isn’t listed? Click the green “Post your Event” button and our editors will review and approve within two business days.

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Jun
2
Sun
Bayshore Symphony Spring Concert – Bellingham @ Central Lutheran Church
Jun 2 @ 3:00 pm
Bayshore Symphony Spring Concert - Bellingham @ Central Lutheran Church

Join us for our final concerts of the season, featuring “family favorites” for both children and adults! Professional storyteller Rosemary Vohs will captivate you with the stories of “Peter and the Wolf”, “Hansel and Gretel”, and “Sleeping Beauty”. Note the special time of 6:00pm for our Mount Vernon Concert on Saturday, 6/1, followed by our Bellingham concert at 3:00pm on Sunday, 6/2. Trevor Lutzenhiser conducting. Mark your calendars now!

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Jul
13
Sat
Medicinal Plants & Wildcrafting Course with Northwest Natura @ Whatcom County, WA
Jul 13 @ 2:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Medicinal Plants & Wildcrafting Course with Northwest Natura @ Whatcom County, WA

Please join naturalist and trained botanist, Jazmen Yoder in this medicinal plant and wildcrafting course focused on fireweed and stinging nettle. In this course you will learn several uses for these two amazingly useful plants.

There are so many uses for these two plants that they deserve their own intensive course. If you have an interest in herbalism and wildcrafting, this course is designed for you!

What to expect:

How and when to forage fireweed and stinging nettle

Ethnobotanical history

Ecology

How to make fireweed and nettle cordage

Wildcrafted tea

Associated plants (ID, ecology, ethnobotany)

What to Bring:
Dress for the weather

Comfortable shoes (hiking boots not necessary)

Snacks/lunch

Water

Sunscreen

Packable camp chair or blanket

Foraging basket

Scissors or a knife

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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