Events for Nov 22, 2024

All Day

Transit for the Trees

Join us on the road to a greener future! As part of the City' of Bellingham's Climate Action Week, Whatcom Transportation Authority will plant one tree for every 100 bus rides. Our goal is to plant 1,000 trees while reaching 100,000 rides between September 22 and 30, 2023. By riding the bus, you will directly ... Read more

Climate Action Survey

Take the City of Bellingham's new 10-minute survey to help shape our community’s climate future! Total greenhouse gas emissions have leveled off since the City started tracking emissions in 2000. To meet our community’s ambitious goals to reduce emissions and mitigate the effects of climate change, we are seeking feedback about community strategies that we ... Read more

Hope Partnered with Action, Powered by Youth

Visit Squalicum Creek Park or the downtown waterfront during the City's annual Climate Action Week to view a sequence of 15 yard signs that tell and illustrate a story about collaborative solutions that all individuals can take for our planet. This project was created by local youth in partnership with From a Child's Point of ... Read more

Ongoing

Allied Arts Reuse Thrift Store Bag It Sale

The Allied Arts Reuse Thrift Store (AARTS) is celebrating Climate Action Week by holding a special BAG It Sale. Get your paper bag and fill it up for a set price with lightly used art, school and office supplies. Stop by the store, located in our new 3,000 square foot space next door to the ... Read more

Save Trees to Improve Our Climate & Resiliency

Join Whatcom Million Trees Project in an outdoors, fun, satisfying volunteer work party to remove English ivy that threatens thousands of trees locally.A family-friendly event (ages 8 or older), we'll work together hands-on along the popular South Bay Trail between Boulevard Park and downtown. Dozens of trees there face the English ivy threat. Your simple ... Read more