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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” […]
ClimeTime for Teachers: Hope and Resilience (Session 2)
Who: Whatcom County Teachers grades 3-12 When: February 8th, 2025, 9:00am – 1:00pm Where: Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association, 3057 E Bakerview Rd, Bellingham, WA 98226 Teachers receive: 3 STEM clock hours, 1 Equity hour, a $100 stipend, and a delicious lunch! Last Day to Register: January 29th, 2025 Register here This field-based workshop will focus […]
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 […]
ClimeTime: Teaching Outside (Session 1)
This workshop is for Whatcom County K-5 educators. Teach for the climate by incorporating outdoor learning experiences! 2 STEM clock hours, receive a $50 stipend upon implementation of an outdoor lesson. March 13th, 2025 from 4:30-6:30PM Location shared upon registration Last Day to Register: March 3rd, 2025 by 5:00pm Register here Calling all Whatcom County […]
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 […]
Community Impact Night at Backcountry Essentials
Backcountry Essentials 1417 N State St, Bellingham, WA, United StatesJoin us at Backcountry Essentials for an evening of storytelling, film, and community action in the Bellingham Area! Hear inspiring readings, watch powerful short films, and connect with local organizations making a difference. After the presentations, explore ways to get involved—plus, enjoy snacks, happy hour beer prices, and earn a raffle ticket by engaging with […]
Beach Cleanup for Earth Day
I & J Waterway 1000 Hilton 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. And since it's Earth Day, you don't want to miss it! Tuesday, April 22nd, 9:00–11:00am I & J Waterway, Bellingham 1000 Hilton Ave, Bellingham (Map) RSVP below! To combat plastic pollution in the Salish Sea, we […]
ClimeTime: Teaching Outside (Session 2)
This workshop is for Whatcom County K-5 educators. Teach for the climate by incorporating outdoor learning experiences! 2 STEM clock hours, receive a $50 stipend upon implementation of an outdoor lesson. April 24th, 2025 from 4:30-6:30PM Location shared upon registration Last Day to Register: April 14th, 2025 by 5:00pm Register here Calling all Whatcom County […]
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 […]
Beach Cleanup for Mother’s Day
Pick up beach cleanup supplies, refreshments (including fresh Bagelry bagels), and join us on Bellingham's waterfront to prevent trash from getting into Bellingham Bay! Sunday, May 11th from 11:00am to 1:00pm Maritime Heritage Park (meet by the fish hatchery off C St. Map here) RSVP below! To combat plastic pollution in the Salish Sea, we host […]