Find Events in Our Community!
Soundville Home Green Technology Tour
Register here:
https://sustainableconnections.org/events/the-soundview-home/
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Explore the Soundview Home by Chuckanut Builders. This home demonstrates flawless integration of high-performance building technologies, innovative green building techniques, and modern design. Throughout the design process, the team was committed to enduring design, high-quality finishes and elevating the natural beauty of the surroundings.
LYNDEN POWERHAUS TOUR
Register here: https://sustainableconnections.org/events/lynden-powerhaus-tour/
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Explore the Lynden Powerhaus by TC Legend Homes. This home will receive the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home, ENERGY STAR, and EPA Indoor airPLUS certifications, and is anticipated to receive Built Green 5-star certification. This thoughtful design can house up to four families and is capable of powering the home completely off the grid for weeks.
To learn more about Built Green certification join us at 5pm to hear Jane Wybenga speak about the certification.
Greenways Advisory Committee
Learn more here:
https://cob.org/event/greenways-advisory-committee-12/2024-08-01
Information:
Aug 1 (Thursday) , 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: In Person at City Hall – Mayor’s Board Room or Remote Meeting Option Below
Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:
Your Personal Meeting Link: https://cob.zoom.us/j/81332943587?pwd=BpqJAmCLEfvy1GESkGrhvcAz6sfsr9.1
Meeting ID: 813 3294 3587
Password: 201547
Location for in person:
210 Lottie St
Bellingham, Washington 98225United States
Volunteer: Intertidal monitoring at Fidalgo Bay
Learn More Here:
https://www.re-sources.org/event/intertidal-monitoring-at-fidalgo-bay-july/
Sign Up by Emailing brigidw@re-sources.org.
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Come volunteer with the Fidalgo Bay Citizen Stewardship Committee to survey beaches in Fidalgo Bay! Help us collect data about the beaches and the organisms living on and in them.
Roles available for different skill and comfort levels. Dress for the weather and bring water!
Forest Fest 2024
Learn More Here:
https://www.liht.org/events-calendar/forest-fest-2024
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Save the Date: Dig your dancing shoes out of the closet because The Atlantics will be playing at Forest Fest this year! Come enjoy music, burgers fresh off the grill, beer, lemonade, spin art, and face painting too!
Pie Auction for Trees: Bake a Pie, Help Trees Teach the Sky
Learn More Here:
https://www.liht.org/events-calendar/entries-open-for-the-forest-fest-pie-auction-1
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Hello pie bakers, did you know that the Heritage Trust holds a pie auction at our summer picnic, Forest Fest? The pies are displayed in a silent auction and admired. We announce the lucky top bidders and award a prize to the pie bakers who make the top three pies. Some pie bakers lean into presentation and creativity, while others focus on delectability. All pies are welcome and all pies help raise funds for conservation and stewardship right here on Lummi Island. If you want to bake a pie, please read, complete, and return this Pie Auction Rules and Entry Form. Forms are also available at the Islander and our Resource Center at the Otto Preserve.
Green Building Nerds
Learn More Here:
https://sustainableconnections.org/events/gbn/
RSVP by Emailing elizabethv@sustainableconnections.org.
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Join us on Wednesday, July 10th from 5:30 to 7:00 pm for Green Building Nerds! This quarter’s club meeting is hosted by Western Solar. We will have special guests from our Toward Zero Waste program to discuss construction and demolition debris disposal!
Mark your calendars because Green Building Nerds is a quarterly event, taking place on the second Wednesday of January, April, July, and October. It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow enthusiasts, learn about the latest trends in green building, and share your passion for a more sustainable future. We can’t wait to see you there!
This networking is FREE and open to all.
Promoting Healthy Soil and Saving Water in the Garden
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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/promoting-healthy-soil-and-saving-water-in-the-garden-tickets-881118458027?aff=oddtdtcreator
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We’re very happy to have Cheryl Niles from Washington State Extension come on June 29th at 10 a.m. to the Resource Center to talk about how to improve soil health and save water in the garden. Cheryl currently teaches the Extension's Gardening Green Series.
Food Recovery Party: Celebrate Food Recovery in our Community
Learn more here: https://sustainableconnections.org/events/food-recovery-party/
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On June 28th, join the Toward Zero Waste team as we celebrate the amazing volunteers, donors, sponsors, and team behind the Food Recovery Program. From 5-9 pm at Kulshan’s Trackside Beer Garden, enjoy live music, raffles, and good company to commemorate amazing community working to recover over 1 million pounds of food.
Native Plant Walk at the Baker Preserve
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeC6wcfmAGdZimaYN_Aj039shUCv46Wd22Zgbhy0K8MK47Kug/viewform
(note: the form may say the walk is on June 2nd, this is not the correct time and the actual time is June 23)
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The Baker Preserve is host to diverse habitats from mossy, forested understory to exposed rocky “bald” meadow. Within these ecosystems an abundance of enchanting native plants thrive. Identify and explore the native flora on the preserve with native plant enthusiast and horticulturist Alika Herreshoff.
This plant walk will serve as a primer to common native species but will also include observations of the more unusual and specialized plants and wildflowers that grow in the preserve. Informal discussion may include: identifying characteristics, common and Latin names, plant families, and some ethnobotanical uses.
Attendees are encouraged to enjoy the beauty of our native plant life through observation and photo-documentation. This is a fairly rigorous hike with 1,060 ft of elevation gain, so please dress accordingly and bring plenty of water! Snacks are also advised; we will stop at the outlook to eat, rest and enjoy the view of Rosario Strait before returning.
Space is limited for this walk, please sign up.
Tour of cleanup site at mouth of Whatcom Creek: Holly St. Landfill cleanup
Learn more here: https://www.bellingham.org/eventdetail/28011/tour-of-waterfront-cleanup-site-at-mouth-of-whatcom-creek
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Local nonprofit RE Sources leading a community tour at the mouth of Whatcom Creek — the former Holly St. Landfill, one of 12 Bellingham Bay cleanup sites contaminated with heavy metals from historic industrial activity that state and local agencies are restoring for future use.
150 years ago, this area was an estuary and mudflats. Come learn from experts and scientists on the past, present and future of this piece of Bellingham’s waterfront. Hear from staff at the Department of Ecology, City of Bellingham, Lummi-led nonprofit Whiteswan Environmental and RE Sources about the site’s future and have your questions answered!
Community remembrance gathering at bellingham hs performing arts center
Learn more here: https://www.bellingham.org/eventdetail/27944/community-remembrance-gathering-remembering-the-olympic-pipeline-tragedy
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Join the Pipeline Safety Trust for an evening of remembrance and reflection 25 years after the 1999 Olympic Pipeline Explosion that claimed the lives of Wade King, Stephen Tsiorvas, and Liam Wood. The event will be held at Bellingham High School and feature speakers, music, and time for community connection and sharing. This event is free and open to the public.
A program will be announced soon, for more information visit this link: https://www.facebook.com/events/822508939729097
Starts: June 10, 2024
Time: 6 - 8 p.m.
Admission: Free!
Location: Bellingham High School
2020 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, WA 98225
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Produced By: Pipeline Safety Trust
Contact Person: Kenneth Clarkson
Phone: 360-543-5686 Ext. 104
Email: kenneth@pstrust.org
Solarize Whatcom Information Session
Learn More Here:
https://sustainableconnections.org/events/solarize-whatcom-2/
Zoom Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86539548296?pwd=w8aKyp3RRzyayJpLRN6Hh0oUPxeabX.1
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Join Sustainable Connections on Monday June 10th to learn about Solarize Whatcom, a new solar energy program available now through July 4th. This is a solar group purchasing program in partnership with Olympia Community Solar to make installing solar easy, accessible, and secure. Olympia Community Solar’s previous Solarize programs have resulted in over 250 solar installations around the Puget Sound. This program will support Whatcom residents to install solar panels on their homes and businesses. You can learn more and reserve your free solar assessment on the program webpage Solarizewhatcom.org.
Interpretive Sign Unveiling at Whatcom Park
Learn more here: https://www.bellingham.org/eventdetail/27942/whatcom-falls-park-interpretive-sign-unveiling-remembering-the-olympic-pipeline-tragedy
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Join the Pipeline Safety Trust and City of Bellingham for the unveiling of new interpretive signage about the 1999 Olympic Pipeline Explosion in Whatcom Falls Park.
Starts: June 10, 2024
Time: 2 - 3 p.m.
Admission: Free!
Location: Whatcom Falls Park
1401 Electric Ave., Bellingham, WA 98229
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Produced By: Pipeline Safety Trust
Contact Person: Pipeline Safety Trust
Phone: 360-543-5686 Ext. 104
Email: info@pstrust.org
Webinar: Pipeline Saftey- The olympic pipeline tragedy to today
Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-cScv5f7R9CDNmTYu5GaxQ#/registration
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On June 10, 1999, the Olympic pipeline ruptured and spilled nearly 250,000 gallons of gasoline into Whatcom Creek which ignited and killed two boys and a young man in Bellingham, WA
To learn more about the tragedy and Bellingham’s response, click here
In partnership with the City of Bellingham, Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association, RE Sources, and Whatcom Land Trust, the Pipeline Safety Trust will host community remembrance events on June 10, 2024 and the surrounding days.