Past Events Litter Becomes Art: Beach Cleanup & Art Installation April 30th, 10am-1pm at Locust Beach  Above is an example of his creation from litter in 2008 at Maritime Heritage Park in Bellingham. Families are welcome. Bags and gloves will be provided. Sturdy walking shoes are recommended for the short trail to the beach. Thank you Recycling and Disposal Services, Inc. for your "dumping services" at this event! Parking Directions: Locust Beach is a hidden gem on the north end of Bellingham Bay. Unfortunately, it's also the deposit area for most of the drifting trash in Bellingham Bay. Please carpool, bike, bus, or walk and/or plan to park at the kiteboard center or along neighboring streets as parking is very limited at this area (Locust Avenue, west of Marine Drive). This event will start at 10:00 am and end around 1:00. To get to the beach, hike down the trail from the intersection of Locust Avenue and Burlington Northern Railroad  If you have questions contact Lee First at leef@re-sources.org. Night Beach Walks  What do you see when you go to the beach on a regular day? Sunshine. Kids playing. Perhaps some sand buckets and maybe a hermit crab. After sundown? Nothing but a closed gate. RE Sources' Beach Naturalists lead groups to discovering a new world of critters. Our night beach walks happen only in the winter time when the tide is right. But when the timing works, you will see a world that comes out only when the tide has dropped and the sun has set. “What we can see at the beach at any given time is different,” says Stark. ”On a night walk we might see huge velvety sunflower stars caught high and dry, glowing eyes of shrimp dancing in tide pools or aptly named moonglow anemones burrowed in sand. More than just what we see, the whole experience is unique – more intimate, more peaceful, while being a fun community event at the same time. And there are lots of surprised critters caught in their intimate evening moments at this time of year.” RE Sources’ trained Beach Naturalist volunteers normally share their enthusiasm for finding creepy crawlies and flopping fish during summer low-tide days. During nighttime walks, they have a chance to share their passion in a quite different setting. The nighttime beach walk is typically best suited for participants eight and up who are inspired by the wondrous diversity of marine life.  For more information about our beach walks, email alicey@re-sources.org or contact Matt Krogh at 733-8307, mattk@re-sources.org. Sponsored by the Whatcom Marine Resources Committee and RE Sources for Sustainable Communities All images are from past night walks with the Beach Naturalist program. |
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