Beach Cleanup-Whidbey
Beach Cleanup-Whidbey
Public and SWS are encouraged to help pick up beach litter - Tuesdays, location varies each week
Sound Water Stewards of Island County, WA
Working for a healthy, sustainable Salish Sea marine environment
Public and SWS are encouraged to help pick up beach litter - Tuesdays, location varies each week
Public and SWS are encouraged to help pick up beach litter - Tuesdays, location varies each week
Celebrate fall's harvest and connect with ways you can be involved in your community. Would you like to work a shift at the SWS Table - sell Getting to the Water's Edge book and promote the work of Sound Water Stewards?
Did you know that Garry Oaks (also called white oaks) are the oak trees Oak Harbor is named for? Did you know that Whidbey Island savannah is the ideal habitat for Garry Oak trees and the oak trees there were once part of a much larger ecosystem stretching from British Columbia to California? Today only a few older Garry Oak trees grow in a very small park called Smith Park near old downtown Oak Harbor. The rest were chopped down to build buildings, homes, furniture or to burn for heat. Dedicated ecosystem restoration idealists wish to bring back a healthy ecosystem in which Garry Oak are a keystone tree species. Join Sound Water Stewards at 10:30 am on Monday, September 11 via Zoom to hear Dr. Robert Pelant and Jim Peskuric describe the oak planting and restoration work at Pacific Rim Institute on Whidbey Island and their needs for more volunteers to help restore the Garry Oak ecosystem. Find the zoom link at https://soundwaterstewards.org/event/monthly-member-meeting-sep11-2023/
Thursdays - Fall Session In-person dates: Via zoom dates: Sept 14, Sept 21, Sept 28, Oct 5, Oct 12, Oct 19 Current SWS Members are welcome to audit any zoom class.
Bring pots - take pots. FREE. 4" and larger sizes only please - no pony packs or flimsy starter pots. Located behind CASA on CanKu Road, Camano Island Sponsored by WSU Waste Wise.
Follow link above to Dr. Ian Miller's recent lecture on Sea Level Rise in WA. Find more Climate Week events.
Public and SWS are encouraged to help pick up beach litter - Tuesdays, location varies each week
SWS is Hiring! Please apply by October 14 Due to the planned retirement of the current Camano Coordinator, we seek new talent, skills, and energy to continue leading Stewards in the Camano region. Please help us find the next Camano Coordinator. SWS seeks a well-organized, technology-savvy, people-person to coordinate members for education, stewardship, and community science…
Speakers: Kristin Marshall and Kathryn Wells from the Snohomish Conservation District (SCD) Do you live on a bluff or shoreline? Do you have a wetland or forest on your property? Learn about resources to help manage bluff stability, beaver activity, and forest and shoreline health. Zoom presentation. Hosted by Camano Wildlife Habitat Project, visit www.camanowildlifehabitat.org, call 360-387-2236, or email camanowildlifehabitat@gmail.com. A Zoom…
Thursdays - Fall Session In-person dates: Via zoom dates: Sept 14, Sept 21, Sept 28, Oct 5, Oct 12, Oct 19 Current SWS Members are welcome to audit any zoom class.
The Northwest Straits Foundation is hosting a marine stewardship celebration and service day 11am-2pm, Friday, September 22, at Bowman Bay, Deception Pass State Park Event includes a one-hour volunteer project followed by a picnic lunch and short presentation about ongoing care for Bowman Bay, Cornet Bay and Hoypus Point. We're celebrating more than a decade's work and thousands…
No Discovery Pass Required No FEE. No Discover Pass required. Go enjoy one of our amazing state parks. Find a list here: https://parks.state.wa.us/281/Find-a-Park Free days (no Discover Pass required) are listed here:https://www.discoverpass.wa.gov/136/State-Parks-Free-Days Purchase Getting to the Water's Edge guide book to learn more about the State Parks located in Island County. State Parks 2023 Free days
Enjoy games and activities for kids of all ages. Walk the corn maze, watch a precision kite demonstration, and listen to stories of fall.
Public and SWS are encouraged to help pick up beach litter - Tuesdays, location varies each week
The Pigeon Guillemot Breeding Survey teams from throughout the region gather via zoom to share results and celebrate the weekly time watching and counting Pigeon Guillemots. Contact: Shannon Boldt, Pigeon Guillemot Breeding Survey Program CoordinatorSalish Sea Guillemot Networkpigeonguillemot.orgCell: (360) 701-2820 Event features Maria Ruth, an esteemed author of several natural history books, including Rare Bird, about the Marbled…
Thursdays - Fall Session In-person dates: Via zoom dates: Sept 14, Sept 21, Sept 28, Oct 5, Oct 12, Oct 19 Current SWS Members are welcome to audit any zoom class.
New to Camano Island? Looking for volunteer opportunities? Join us at our island open house! Sound Water Stewards is a co-sponsor and will have a table at this popular FREE community event. If you live on Camano, especially if you moved here recently and own your home, Camano 101 will introduce you to a plethora…
Did you attend the online training for Green Crab Molt Search? You are invited to sign up for a tentative Bio Blitz on Whidbey!
September is National Preparedness month, and Island County Emergency Management has joined with many of our local and regional partners to host the Preparedness Fair. All of the booths at this event will provide important information on being prepared for a disaster. Join us to learn valuable skills, win a prize, and prepare your loved…