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Mar
30
Sat
Ethnobotany, Fungi & Tidepools: An Interactive Nature Walk @ Washington Park
Mar 30 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Ethnobotany, Fungi & Tidepools: An Interactive Nature Walk @ Washington Park

Join Naturalist, Jazmen Yoder on a fun adventure through a beautiful coastal forest to learn about edible and medicinal plants and fungi, and traditional ethnobotanical uses of native plants. We will slowly make our way to the shoreline just in time for low tide when we’ll carefully explore tidepools before saying farewell at 4pm.

For more information about this trip, please follow the link to the publisher’s website.

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Apr
19
Fri
Tulip Tunes @ Pine Square at the Tulip Festival Street Fair
Apr 19 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tulip Tunes @ Pine Square at the Tulip Festival Street Fair

Join us for Tulip Tunes, a lively three-day music festival nestled within the Tulip Festival Street Fair in Downtown Mount Vernon. This free festival will feature 18 diverse acts, seamlessly blending the homegrown talent of the Pacific Northwest with regional/national artists. Enjoy a weekend filled with live music, community spirit, and the vibrant colors of spring in full bloom.

For the full lineup and more details, visit https://www.downtownmountvernon.org/events.

Pine Square at the Tulip Festival Street Fair – Mount Vernon, WA

April 19-21, 2024
10am-6pm (Friday & Saturday)
10am-5pm (Sunday)

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Apr
20
Sat
Tulip Tunes @ Pine Square at the Tulip Festival Street Fair
Apr 20 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tulip Tunes @ Pine Square at the Tulip Festival Street Fair

Join us for Tulip Tunes, a lively three-day music festival nestled within the Tulip Festival Street Fair in Downtown Mount Vernon. This free festival will feature 18 diverse acts, seamlessly blending the homegrown talent of the Pacific Northwest with regional/national artists. Enjoy a weekend filled with live music, community spirit, and the vibrant colors of spring in full bloom.

For the full lineup and more details, visit https://www.downtownmountvernon.org/events.

Pine Square at the Tulip Festival Street Fair – Mount Vernon, WA

April 19-21, 2024
10am-6pm (Friday & Saturday)
10am-5pm (Sunday)

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Apr
21
Sun
Tulip Tunes @ Pine Square at the Tulip Festival Street Fair
Apr 21 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tulip Tunes @ Pine Square at the Tulip Festival Street Fair

Join us for Tulip Tunes, a lively three-day music festival nestled within the Tulip Festival Street Fair in Downtown Mount Vernon. This free festival will feature 18 diverse acts, seamlessly blending the homegrown talent of the Pacific Northwest with regional/national artists. Enjoy a weekend filled with live music, community spirit, and the vibrant colors of spring in full bloom.

For the full lineup and more details, visit https://www.downtownmountvernon.org/events.

Pine Square at the Tulip Festival Street Fair – Mount Vernon, WA

April 19-21, 2024
10am-6pm (Friday & Saturday)
10am-5pm (Sunday)

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May
18
Sat
Pine Needle Basketry – A Wildcrafter’s Workshop with Northwest Natura @ Chuckanut Center
May 18 @ 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Pine Needle Basketry - A Wildcrafter's Workshop with Northwest Natura @ Chuckanut Center

In this wildcrafting workshop you will learn how to weave a basket using the coil technique and Ponderosa Pine needles.

Baskets are thought to be one of the first art forms of ancient peoples, with basket fragments found in California and the Southwest dating to 9400 years, and coiled baskets from the earliest sites in Egypt dating to 7,000 years. The coil technique requires patience and attention to detail before it becomes a relaxing, repetitive stitching pattern. It is a skill that is more easily learned with a little guidance.

Dabblers, beginners, intermediate, and advanced weavers will enjoy this creative, social gathering.

In this course you will learn:

ID and Ecology features of Pinus spp. (various pine tree species).

Foraging techniques and where to harvest pine needles.

How to weave a coiled basket using pine needles.

All materials will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own too if you wish (e.g., thread, beads, decor, sewing kit).

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