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Community Event
Forest conservation celebration & hike to Bessie Timber Sale
Join RE Sources, Center for Responsible Forestry (CRF), and the Sierra Club for a community event celebrating the permanent conservation of a mature forest in the Lake Whatcom watershed known as the Bessie Timber Sale! In 2023, a 575 acre block of mature forest that includes Bessie was put into conservation using funds from the Climate […]
Give Like You Live Here Happy Hour
Aslan Depot 1322 N. State Street, Bellingham, WA, United StatesOur Give Like You Live Here campaign is live — check out our progress below and give today! If you live in Northwest Washington, or even if you just like to visit, you know it’s a place worth protecting. That’s why we’re launching our inaugural Give Like You Live Here campaign: a 48-hour fundraiser for […]
Youth-led workshop: Writing letters to local governments in support of forests
RE Sources Office 2309 Meridian St., Bellingham, WA, United StatesJoin our Youth for the Environment & People (YEP!) high school students for an evening of writing letters to the Whatcom County Council! We're seeking community members to join them in advocating for mature forests and decoupling school funding from logging. No experience sending comments to elected officials needed! These stellar students will show you […]
Sustainability Social Hour at Structures Brewing
Structures Brewing 601 W Holly St, Bellingham, United StatesLast year, we teamed up with our friends at Peak Sustainability and Sustainable Connections to support a new generation of happy hour networking events, the Sustainability Social Hour. The events were a big hit, so we're keeping the beer and conservation flowing with quarterly social hours in 2024! These are casual, drop-in networking events designed […]
Driving Local Action under Trump 2.0: Webinar with our Co-Executive Directors
Make no mistake, the incoming Trump administration is dead set on dismantling environmental protections for our air and water, expanding fossil fuel production and thwarting investments in climate action. Join RE Sources’ co-executive directors for a live virtual webinar to discuss how through local action, we can defend our region, advance environmental progress, and set […]
Annual Cherry Point Science Forum: Hear from Salish Sea scientists
Online (Zoom)At our annual Cherry Point Science Forum, we invite local researchers to talk about amazing research happening at Cherry Point in our backyard and the Salish Sea at large. This year’s theme is Threats to the Salish Sea. The Cherry Point Science Forum is free and open to the public. It will be held virtually via […]
Environmental Lobby Day: Meet with your lawmakers!
Join us for Environmental Lobby Day 2025, on Thursday, February 6th in-person in Olympia to advocate. With your help, we can make the environment and environmental justice a top priority with our elected representatives in Olympia this year. Learn how you can take action! In January, there will be online issue briefings, “how to lobby” […]
Free Bird Identification Training
Learn to identify marine birds of the Salish Sea! This free session is offered by local birder Pam Borso from North Cascades Audubon Society. Members of the public are invited to join for free via Zoom. Monday, February 10th 9:00-11:00am Register on Zoom
February Beach Cleanup
Locust Beach 3199 Locust Ave, Bellingham, WA, United StatesPick up beach cleanup supplies, refreshments, and join us on Bellingham's waterfront to prevent trash from getting into Bellingham Bay! I's a great idea for a Valentine's Day weekend date — there's no better way to impress your bae than showing them you care about protecting our waterways, right? Saturday, February 15th 1:00–3:00pm Locust Beach, […]
Tour a Bellingham waterfront cleanup site: Harris Shipyard
Join us for a tour of the Harris Shipyard cleanup site on Bellingham's waterfront! It's a great way to connect with parts of our waterfront that have been inaccessible to the public, learn about them, and give feedback on plans to clean up and restore them. Wednesday, February 26th from 12:00-1:30pm Meet at the entrance […]
Sustainability Social Hour at Structures Brewing
Structures Brewing 601 W Holly St, Bellingham, United StatesSustainability Social Hours are back in 2025! We're once again teaming up with our friends at Maul Foster Alongi (formerly Peak Sustainability) and Sustainable Connections to host these quarterly happy hour gatherings. Sustainability Social Hours are casual, drop-in networking events designed to foster joy, connection and collaboration in the sustainability space (which is too often […]
Youth-led Stormwater Expo @ Taylor Dock in Bellingham
Taylor Dock 809 Taylor Ave, Bellingham, WA, United StatesThe students in our Spring 2025 Youth for the Environment & People (YEP!) cohort learned about stormwater pollution. As part of the program, they designed their own action project: Setting up a booth at the Taylor Dock gazebo (south side of the boardwalk near Boulevard Park) to chat with visitors about stormwater, the pollution it […]