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May
24
Sat
Memorial Weekend Block Party @ Stones Throw Brewery
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May 24 @ 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Memorial Weekend Block Party @ Stones Throw Brewery

We invite the whole community to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend 2025 with a Stones Throw Block Party on Saturday, May 24th! As part of Fairhaven’s beloved Ski to Sea festivities, we’re turning the street into a lively, all-ages outdoor beer garden from 12–9pm, packed with live music, delicious local food, and of course, ice-cold craft beer.
Live Music Lineup:
12–2:30pm: Adrian Clark & Phil Sottile
3–5:30pm: Bridge
6–9pm: Pat McFarland Band
Food Trucks On Site All Day:
Galley2Go
Street Dogz
Dougs Burgers
?We’ll be pouring 10 of our fan-favorite Stones Throw brews, plus a guest tap from Bellingham Cider – perfect for sipping in the sun with friends, family, and your four-legged pals!
?The celebration keeps going on Sunday, May 25th, with an extended beer garden from 12–9pm, stop by before or after catching the Ski to Sea race at Marine Park!
Let’s kick off summer the Fairhaven way, see you at the block party!

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Tags: #1970s #Beer&Music #beerfestival #communityfundraiser beer farm to table festival free live music Fundraiser Music
Bushcraft Basics: Fire & Shelter Building with Northwest Natura @ Northwest Natura Private Land
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May 24 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Bushcraft Basics: Fire & Shelter Building with Northwest Natura @ Northwest Natura Private Land

This course will take place on Private Land in Whatcom County off Highway 542 next to Boulder Creek ~2 miles east of Maple Falls, WA.

The skills we will cover in this outdoor workshop include:
-An Introduction to Bushcraft in the Pacific Northwest
-Survival priorities

Activities:
-Knots
-Shelter construction from raw materials
-Second shelter construction: simple tarp deployment
-Knife, ax, and saw practice with guidance if needed
-Fire-making tutorial using foraged materials and no lighter
-Use a ferro rod or flint & steel.
*Optional to make tea over a fire using wild edible/medicinal plants.

We will practice all of these skills together in this full-day course.

Northwest Natura is providing day-use materials including:

Morakniv 511 knives
Ferrocerium rods and strikers
Fire resources (wood, tinder)
Saws (limited number)
Axes (limited number)
Tarps, paracord, and other shelter supplies
Demo Equipment; examples of several kit items

More details provided via the event website.
Please register via the event website.

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Categories: Education Food & Beverage Health & Wellness Home & Garden Outdoor Recreation Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: axe skills Bushcraft ethnobotany Foraging shelter building survival skills wildcrafting
May
25
Sun
Bushcraft Basics: Natural Cordage with Northwest Natura @ Northwest Natura Private Land
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May 25 @ 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Bushcraft Basics: Natural Cordage with Northwest Natura @ Northwest Natura Private Land

The Bushcraft Basics series by Northwest Natura teaches students practical outdoor skills like fire-making, shelter-building, knot-tying, and wildcrafting skills like weaving, making cordage, and more.

In this course you will learn how to make cordage using different plants that you forage.

Practice self reliance skills in this half-day course.

Key takeaways:
-Ethnobotany of various species of fiber plants
-How to harvest and process fiber from multiple species of plants
-Learn two techniques of twisting plant fibers into cords and ropes
-Improve your self-reliance skills in a casual group setting where you will meet folks who share your interests and love for nature.

***Please register via the event website.
More info available on the website as well.

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Categories: Education Home & Garden Local History Outdoor Recreation Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: Bushcraft camping cordage ethnobotany fire craft survival skills
Jun
17
Tue
Bone Arrowheads, Archery, & Bow Plant Ethnobotany w/ Northwest Natura & Firecraft Northwest @ Northwest Natura private land
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Jun 17 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Bone Arrowheads, Archery, & Bow Plant Ethnobotany w/ Northwest Natura & Firecraft Northwest @ Northwest Natura private land

Discover the ancient skill of archery with a focus on the plants of the Pacific Northwest!

In this 3-hour field session collaboration, join Jazmen Yoder of Northwest Natura and Ryan Johnson of Firecraft Northwest to study native and naturalized plants of the region that can be used for archery.

What to Expect:
-Learn how to identify the plants that can be used to wildcraft bows and arrows.
-Handcraft a deer or elk leg bone arrowhead to take home.
-Field archery practice session that will teach beginners how to handle, hold, and shoot longbows and recurve bows safely.

What to bring:
-Dress for the weather
-Snacks and water
-Notebook and pen (optional)
-Your own bow and arrows (optional; materials provided by instructors)

Directions and Location:
-Registered individuals will receive location details, driving directions, weather forecast details and other info in an event-reminder email a few days prior to the event.

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Categories: Local History Outdoor Recreation Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: archery arrowhead bowandarrow Bushcraft ethnobotany Foraging hiking hunting survival skills
May – June 2025 May – Jun 2025