Events for Mar 29, 2024

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Event Series A HOPE PROJECT

A HOPE PROJECT

A Hope Project was created by three teens. It is a public art installation that tells a progressive story on yard signs illustrating hope and some actions we can each take to protect planet Earth. The signs are on Lynn Street between Eldridge Ave. and Northwest Ave and will be for approximately six months. The naming of A ... Read more

Climate Action Book Lists

Celebrate the planet through advocacy and good stewardship. Bellingham Public Library has materials available in many formats, including print, digital, audio and video, to help you take positive climate action: This World We Call Home Book List - best for adultsChildren's Climate Action Book List - best for childrenConnecting With Our Earth Book List - ... Read more

Harmful Algae Bloom Monitoring in Drayton Harbor

This virtual slide show from the Garden of the Salish Sea Curriculum and Pacific Shellfish Institute describes current Citizen Science monitoring efforts documenting Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) species and other monitoring efforts conducted by the HAB Hunters. Stay tuned for a mystery guest... The virtual slideshow is available below as of September 19 and will ... Read more

Climate StoryWalks®

Take a stroll at two of our amazing local parks and enjoy reading a book outside! Cordata Park and Boulevard Park will each have a StoryWalk® up from September 19-25 with books to help community members of all ages think about the role we play in creating the world we want and protecting what we ... Read more

Community Work Party at Squalicum Creek Park

Celebrate ALL IN for Climate Action Week with the City of Bellingham Parks Volunteer Program! Take action to improve our climate by caring for native plantings in this impressive restoration area at Willow Spring.All ages and abilities welcome! Participants under age 14 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Tools, gloves, and instructions are provided. Please ... Read more

Volunteer Opportunity: Community Work Party & ALL IN for Climate Action Week at Squalicum Creek Park

Squalicum Creek Park 1001 Squalicum Way, Bellingham

Celebrate ALL IN for Climate Action Week with the City of Bellingham Parks Volunteer Program! Take Action to improve our climate by caring for native plantings in this impressive restoration area at Willow Spring. All ages and abilities welcome! Participants under age 14 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Tools, gloves, and instructions are provided. Please dress for ... Read more

The Magnitude of All Things – Film + Conversation

The Multifaith Network for Climate Justice, St. James Presbyterian Church, and Stillpoint at Beckside will host a screening and post-film conversation of Jennifer Abbott’s The Magnitude of All Things. This event will take place in person and concurrently on Zoom. Please RSVP for this free event: In-Person Attendance: Complete this form to RSVP to attend in person ... Read more

Resilient Homes and Neighborhoods Ride

This will be a guided bike tour that highlights homes in the Kulshan Community Land Trust and ends at their newest development project that will be built with climate resilience in mind. At the end location, the climate resilient features of the homes will be presented and discussed by either the architect or representative board ... Read more

WTA Climate Action Kids Art Contest

Join Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) at the Bellingham Farmers Market on Saturday, September 24 for a Kids Art Contest. Your kid’s art could be featured on the side of an electric bus! All art materials will be provided. Contest details: The contest is intended for children who live in Whatcom County.All art must be created ... Read more

E-Bike Demos

E-bikes are an excellent solution for getting cars off the road and reducing emissions, pollution, and gas use. Curious about how they work and if they'd be a solution for you and your family? Stop by to see Whatcom Smart Trips in front of Boundary Bay Brewery and take one for a spin down to ... Read more

Pom Poko Film Screening

Pickford Film Center presents Pom Poko, directed by one of the two founders of Studio Ghibli, Takahata Isao, who has also directed Only Yesterday, Grave of the Fireflies, and The Tale of Princess Kaguya, among other films. Pom Poko concerns a group of tanuki, often translated as "raccoon dogs." These are animals native to Japan ... Read more