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jasond@re-store.org or URL: http://www.re-store.org/2010callforsubmissions Deadline: March 8th, 2010 at 5pm The RE Store is proud to present the 9th Annual Recycled Art and Fashion Show. We are currently a ccepting business partners and volunteers to join in creating the largest sustainable art happening in Washington State. Bellingham Trash Fashion Show: April 30th at W.W.U.’s Viking Union Multi-purpose Room – in partnership with the W.W.U. Fine Arts and Theater Department - (8ish) final time to be announced. Bellingham Recycled Art Gallery: April 2 – 25 at Allied Arts Gallery. Come snack and shmooze at the Gallery Opening on April 2 during the Downtown Bellingham First Friday Artwalk March 2, 2010 Rain Barrel Workshop Come learn about rain water collection and storage and walk away with your own ready-to-install rainwater storage device! Anitra Accetturo, Water Resources Specialist for the City of Bellingham, brings her expertise and passion for helping you develop onsite storage of the most precious substances on the planet - water! Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm Location: RE Sources' Sustainable Living Center, 2309 Meridian Street, Bellingham Cost: $25.00 - includes all parts for rain barrel Contact: Anitra at 778-7732 March 3, 2010 Green Drinks Bellingham RE Sources will be hosting the March Green Drinks in our very own Sustainable Living Center with beer from Boundary Bay, wine and sodas, and delicious food from Mount Bakery so come hungry! ** Remember to bring your own glass to this waste-free event! ** Green Drinks is an organic networking session that started in London, England and has since caught fire around the world. Like-minded individuals in places from Hong Kong to India, Sweden to South Africa meet every month to catch-up, network and talk about the latest green issues. According to greendrinks.org, "These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas, done deals and had moments of serendipity.” The best part about Green Drinks is that there is no structure, just good people meeting at a regular place and time. 21+ only please Time: 5:00 - 8:00 pm Location: RE Sources' Sustainable Living Center, 2309 Meridian Street, Bellingham Cost: Donations accepted Contact: March 3, 2010 "Connecting the physiological and ecological responses of lizards to climate change" Peter Zani, Lecturer, Biology Department, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, presents "Connecting the physiological and ecological responses of lizards to climate change." Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm Location: Whatcom Community College, Biology Room 234 Cost: Contact: March 4, 2010 David Suzuki foundation talk:"The Value of Urban Forests" Dr. Faisal Moola, Science Director of the Suzuki Foundation is an expert in the field of 'natural capital', the hidden economic value of natural areas. He will speak and take questions on this vital topic. Sponsosrs: Responsible Development, Rick Dubrow,A-1 Builders, Adaptions ,ReSources, Fairhaven Runners,North Cascades Audubon, Community Food Co-op, Eclipse Books. Filming and broadcasting/webcasting provided by the City of Bellingham. Time: 7:30 - 8:30 pm Location: Whatcom County Council Chambers, 311 Grand Ave, Bellingham Cost: Contact: March 5, 2010 Jan Spencer: Global Trends - Local Choices Jan Spencer returns to Bellingham! Sponsored by Transition Whatcom, RE Sources for Sustainable Communities, and Sustainable Bellingham. Location: Sustainable Living Center above the RE Store. More details to come. Global Trends - Local Choices is a timely, practical and humane call for personal empowerment and action, given the current state of our economic system, culture, natural environment and world.The presentation is philosophical, practical and passionate while offering many visual images and descriptions of real life pioneers of eco logical culture change. GTLC affirms that virtually all the assets, models and tools for creating a healthy and peaceful world already exist. Its simply a matter of the choices we make. Time: 7:00 pm Location: RE Sources' Sustainable Living Center, 2309 Meridian Street, Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: Megan Artz at MeganA@re-sources.org or call (360) 733-8307 March 5, 2010 Huxley College Speaker’s Series: Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies, Huxley Visiting Scholar / NOAA, Derelict Fishing Gear Hotspot Analysis: Using Habitat Suitability Models to Aid Net Recovery Efforts in the Salish Sea. The speaker series is held by Huxley College of the Environment to bring together the environmental studies/science community and other interested members of the WWU and Bellingham communities. Speakers address topics of contemporary environmental concern in the region and the world. Time: 3:00 pm Location: Huxley College of the Environment, CF 125 Cost: Contact: March 5-7, 2010 Whatcom County Home and Garden Show Brought to you by the Building Industry Association of Whatcom County. The Whatcom County Home and Garden Show® is held at The Northwest Washington Fair in Lynden, WA
Time: Various Location: Northwest Fairgrounds, 1775 Front Street, Lynden, WA Cost: Adult: $7.00, Seniors (55+): $6.00, Under 16 free Contact: (360) 671-4247 or http://www.biawc.com/homeshow/about_show/about_show.asp March 6, 2010 Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association Work Parties: Whatcom Creek Help NSEA kick off our spring work party season with the City of Bellingham’s Parks Volunteer Program at Red Tail Reach and the Racine Trail along Whatcom Creek, just below Whatcom Falls Park. We’ll be working to maintain this restoration site by removing non-native, invasive plant species and planting new native shrubs along the stream and trail. Parking is available in the Geri Fields parking lot at the corner of Fraser St. and Puget St. Look for signs and check in at the blue NSEA tent. Tools and gloves are provided. Refreshments are provided by The Bagelry, Starbucks Coffee, the Community Food Co-op, Erin Baker's Wholesome Baked Goods, and Tony's Coffee. Please wear sturdy shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Bring your enthusiasm, your friends and family, and anyone else that can hold a shovel! Sponsored by the Industrial Credit Unions of Whatcom County Time: 9 am - 12 pm Location: Whatcom Creek Cost: Contact: March 6, 2010 Whatcom County Residential Yard Waste Pick-up Beginning Saturday, March 6, 2010, Bellingham and Whatcom County citizens can bring their residential yard waste to the corner of Lakeway and Woburn Streets. Acceptable yard waste includes:
Time: 8:30 am and 4:00 pm Saturdays and Sundays Location: Lakeway and Woburn Streets Cost: $4 per load Contact: Bellingham Public Works Department at 778-7700 March 6, 2010 North Cascades Audobon Society: Semiahmoo Spit This is another edition of Birding the Beaches of Semiahmoo Bay and Drayton Harbor. Bird the beaches at the only designated Important Bird Area in Whatcom County. These monthly trips are co-sponsored by NCAS and Whatcom County Parks. Semiahmoo is one of our area’s most scenic, biologically-rich and environmentally-challenged places. We will see shorebirds, waterfowl, and other seabirds, as well as raptors and songbirds. Meet the group at 9 AM at Trip leader:. No registration required. Time: 9:00 am Location: Semiahmoo Park Cost: Contact: Paul Woodcock, 380-3356 March 6, 2010 Food Co-op Annual Meeeting and Party -- "The Real Cost of Food: Values and Choices" 5:30-6:30: Food catered by Swan Cafe (Local Greens with vegan ranch dressing, Wild Rice Pilaf, Grilled Root Vegetable Salad with herbed vinaigrette, Braised Tofu with local mushrooms, Pinoy Style Steamed Salmon, Focaccia, Gluten Free Rolls). 6:20-7:45: Co-op Board Candidate forum, State of the Co-op, and guest speaker Derek Long from Sustainable Connections. 5:30-8: supervised activities for kids including a performance by Bonzo the Clown and puppet show by Peregrine Puppet Theater. 8-10 pm: Dessert and dancing with Acorn Project. Bring your Co-op card to vote. Time: 5:30 to 10 pm Location: Bellingham Cruise Terminal Cost: Contact: March 9, 2010 Film: Renewal RE Sources for Sustainable Communities will be showing "Renewal", the first feature-length documentary film to capture the vitality and diversity of today's religious-environmental activists. From within their Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and Muslim traditions, Americans are becoming caretakers of the Earth. With great courage, these women and men are re-examining what it means to be human and how we live on this planet. Their stories of combating global warming and the devastation of mountaintop removal, of promoting food security, environmental justice, recycling, land preservation, and of teaching love and respect for life on Earth are the heart of this film. Stay after the film to hear about RE Sources\' own be cool program, and learn about how you or your congregation can start combating climate change! Time: 6:00 pm Location: RE Sources' Sustainable Living Center, 2309 Meridian Street, Bellingham Cost: Contact: Megan Artz at MeganA(at)re-sources(dot)org or call (360) 733-8307 March 10, 2010 Solar Bellingham Meeting Alex Ramel from Sustainable Connections will present on the Community Energy Challenge. Starting in 2010, the Community Energy Challenge will substantially reduce Whatcom County’s consumption of electricity and natural gas by targeting comprehensive, deep efficiency focused programs at both commercial and residential facilities, by reducing the barriers to implementing energy efficiency including financing and an adequate qualified workforce, and by raising awareness of opportunities to conserve energy through community based social marketing, establishing community goals and friendly competition. Time: 7:00 pm Location: RE Sources, Sustainable Living Center, 2309 Meridian St., Bellingham Cost: Contact: 371-7100 March 10, 2010 Groundwater Awareness Workshop Hands-on learning about the world of groundwater and the importance of protecting it, with Emily Resch, Birch Bay Water & Sewer District Water Conservation Specialist Time: 7:00 - 8:00 pm Location: Blaine Library Cost: Contact: 371-7100 March 11, 2010 Soils and Soil Building with Walter Haugen How we look at problems is determined by our preconceptions and paradigms. This workshop will focus on looking at how we look at soil. The paradigm used will be "Feed the soil, rather than feed the plant." Other topics will include recipe approaches to fertilizers vs. tailoring fertilizer needs by soil tests and nutrient calculation. Green manuring and cover crops vs. animal manures will also be discussed, as will mechanical and biological approaches to soil building and farming in general. Walter Haugen grew up on a dairy farm in southern Minnesota, worked as a migrant worker for eight years, and brings an academic background in biological anthropology and statistics to his work as a farmer/researcher. He has developed a model of sustainable farming based on input/output analysis that is applicable to both large and small operations. This is an indoors seminar-style class. We are asking for a $5 to $10 donation, or we will also accept the following items as barter-fare. Time: 7:00 pm Location: Center for Expressive Arts, 1317 Commercial Ave. Cost: $5 to $10 donation Contact: 371-7100 March 13, 2010 Master Gardener Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop Various grafting techniques will be demonstrated. Then graft your own tree to take home! Dwarf and mini-dwarf apple and pear rootstock is available for $2.50, and scion wood will be available for 50 cents – or bring your own. Come early for best selection. Rootstocks do sell out! Time: 9 am - 12 pm Location: Tennant Lake Interpretive Center, 5236 Nielsen Avenue, Ferndale Cost: Free Contact: 676-6736 March 13, 2010 Cloud Mountian Farm Workshop: Growing Apples and Pears We will discuss planting, growing techniques, and pruning of apples & pears. Be prepared to be outside. Time: 10:30 am - 12 pm Location: Cloud Mountain Farm, 6906 Goodwin Rd, Everson Cost: Free Contact: 966-5859 March 13, 2010 Cloud Mountian Farm Workshop: Growing Stone Fruits; Cherries, Peaches, & Plums We will discuss planting, growing techniques, and pruning of stone fruits. Be prepared to be outside. Time: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Location: Cloud Mountain Farm, 6906 Goodwin Rd, Everson Cost: Free Contact: 966-5859 March 13, 2010 Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association Work Parties: Bells Creek Team up with NSEA and the Whatcom Land Trust out in Deming as we work to remove non-native, invasive plant species like Himalayan blackberry and Japanese knotweed (knotweed stomping is super fun!) and old barbed-wire fencing along Bell Creek and the North Fork Nooksack River. To get to this new site head east on the Mt. Baker Highway (SR 542) for about 13 miles – passing over the Nooksack River, through Deming, passing the Nooksack Casino, and passing through Welcome. Turn right onto Bells Creek Rd., just about 3.5 miles passed the casino. Parking will be available. Look for signs and check in at the blue NSEA tent. Tools and gloves are provided. Refreshments are provided by The Bagelry, Starbucks Coffee, the Community Food Co-op, Erin Baker's Wholesome Baked Goods, and Tony's Coffee. Please wear sturdy shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Bring your enthusiasm, your friends and family, and anyone else that can hold a shovel! Sponsored by the Industrial Credit Unions of Whatcom County Time: 9 am - 12 pm Location: Bells Creek (see directions above) Cost: Contact: March 13, 2010 Practical Permaculture Practices A hands on approach to implementing some Permaculture principals. Zones, sectors, ethics, mapping, compost and guilds This fun information stacked day will provide practical ways to design your environment into an integrated system of abundance and productivity. Using design strategies we will explore ways of stacking elements within a system to be more productive and self regulating. The morning will be class presentations and discussion, the afternoon will be a site tour and hands on session working with guilds, sheet mulch, keyhole beds and integrated compost systems. Time: 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM Location: Inspiration Farm, 619 E. Laurel Rd Bellingham Cost: $30 - $60 sliding scale Contact: 360-398-7061 March 13, 2010 Bringing Native Plants into Your Landscape Bring native plants into your landscape and discover how growing native plants is an economical way to have fun, increase the value of your property, and reduce the time, money and energy you will spend on landscape up-keep. Class focuses on plants native to the west slope of the Pacific Northwest that are attractive, multi-faceted, versatile, and attract birds, butterflies, and many other creatures. Instructor Nick Sky will also share his top twelve native plant picks. The day concludes with a field trip to Gardens at Padden Creek and a short guided walk on the Interurban Trail adjacent to the nursery. W8064 Time: 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM Location: Whatcom Community College, Baker 105, Bellingham Cost: $49 Contact: (360) 647-1300 March 13, 2010 Green themed St Patrick's Day parade here in Whatcom County The organizers are encouraging human and green powered floats which are an especially fun way to show case your business and your values. Imagine bicycles, mini floats built on bicycle trailers, big floats pulled by electric or bio-fueled vehicles, people on foot, fun costumes, pet's in costumes, music, the sky's the limit! Parade organizers are also welcoming community groups including non-profit organizations, neighborhood associations, sports teams, bands, etc. So even if your business isn't the exact fit for promotion in a parade you are welcome and encouraged to participate with any group you may be affiliated with. Time: 12:00 p.m Location: Cost: Contact: Michelle Grandy mgrandy@sconnect.org March 15, 2010 Greening Your Home with Rose Lathrop Did you know that the residential sector accounts for 22 percent of energy use and 74 percent of water use in the U.S.? Whether you are planning a new home, a remodel, or some basic energy-efficient retrofitting, this class will give you ideas for greening your home. Topics include; energy and water efficiency, indoor air quality materials and resources, and other sustainable building techniques and certifications. Rose Lathrop is a green building consultant and urban planner. She is a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor and LEED Accredited Professional. Registration required. Time: 7–9 pm Location: Food Co-op, 1220 N. Forest St., Bellingham Cost: Contact: Kevin Murphy at 360-734-8158, ext. 220, or email kevinm@communityfood.coop March 16, 2010 Small Scale Grain Growing in Whatcom County Dr. Steve Jones, the director of the WSU Mt. Vernon research station and an expert wheat breeder, will give a second talk describing his group’s work to produce successful local grain varieties for Whatcom farmers. Among the topics will be the steps involved in small scale grain growing including planting techniques, harvesting, milling and what cooperative arrangements might make it feasible for Whatcom County as well as the progress since last year. Light refreshments will be served. Time: 4:30 – 6:30 pm Location: Inspiration Farm, 619 E. Laurel Rd Bellingham Cost: Donations accepted Contact: 360-398-7061 March 17, 2010 STEVEN HILL, EUROPE'S PROMISE: WHY THE EUROPEAN WAY IS THE BEST HOPE IN AN INSECURE AGE Europe's Promise masterfully conveys how Europe has taken the lead in this make-or-break century challenged by a worldwide economic crisis and global warming. Here Hill shows how Europe's leadership manifests in five major areas: economic strength (Europe’s now the world's wealthiest trading bloc, nearly as large as the U.S. and China combined); the best health care and other workfare supports; widespread use of renewable energy technologies and conservation; the world's most advanced democracies; and regional networks of trade, foreign aid, and investment that link one-third of the world to the European Union. "Europe's Promise should startle, inform, and galvanize Americans in raising the ante in favor of a political economy where people matter first."—Ralph Nader Time: 7:00 pm Location: Village Books, 1200 Eleventh Street, Bellingham Cost: Contact: March 17, 2010 Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association Work Parties: Whatcom Creek II Join NSEA and the City of Bellingham Parks Volunteer Program as we work to improve natural habitat for salmon and other wildlife at Maritime Heritage Park. We’ll be removing non-native, invasive plant species along the new trails through the park. We’ll bring the tools and gloves – all you have to do is wear sturdy shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Parking is available in the lot on C St. just off of Holly St. in downtown Bellingham. Look for signs and check in at the blue NSEA tent. Tools and gloves are provided. Refreshments are provided by The Bagelry, Starbucks Coffee, the Community Food Co-op, Erin Baker's Wholesome Baked Goods, and Tony's Coffee. Please wear sturdy shoes and weather- appropriate clothing. Bring your enthusiasm, your friends and family, and anyone else that can hold a shovel! Sponsored by the Industrial Credit Unions of Whatcom County Time: 9 am - 12 pm Location: Maritime Heritage Park, Bellingham Cost: Contact: March 18, 2010 A PRODUCTIVE PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS SERIES: "Regional Economic Development: Shared Assets and Common Concerns" Leadership Whatcom will lead a civil dialogue training and nonpartisan community discussion about what community members commonly value in regional economic development for Whatcom County. What do citizens want in a resilient, vital economy? What’s catching the attention of our elected officials? How will we measure success? Explore this topic with a mix of 100-120 people - community leaders, elected officials, engaged community members from rural and urban areas of our county. Participate in a facilitated discussion format, and add your perspective as a community leader and engaged citizen. Ensure your spot in this discussion with your RSVP by March 15, 2010 to Leadership Whatcom event RSVP, by email Leadership@WhatcomCoalition.org, or by calling 360-715-1061. Open to the public in an accessible location. FMI: www.LeadershipWhatcom.org. W8064 Time: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m Location: Will be provided upon your required RSVP Cost: Contact: email Leadership@WhatcomCoalition.org or 360-715-1061. March 20, 2010 Cloud Mountian Farm Workshop: Gardening with Northwest Native Plants We will discuss planting, growing techniques, and pruning of stone fruits. Be prepared to be outside. Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Location: Cloud Mountain Farm, 6906 Goodwin Rd, Everson Cost: Free Contact: 966-5859 March 20, 2010 Whatcom Conservation District Native Plant Sale Whatcom Conservation District's 17th annual native plant sale to be held at the campus of Whatcom Community College. Pre-orders will be accepted until March 5th, 2010. The purpose of the WCD’s annual plant sale is to promote the stewardship and conservation of our natural resources. The plants sold at this sale are “conservation grade”, which means they are graded on their ability to survive, not on their ornamental value. Seedling plants are not large (generally between 10” and 24” tall), so your order will fit in the trunk or back seat of our car. We will have bags and packing materials available at the sale, or feel free to bring your own. Come to purchase low cost native plants and get your questions answered about native plants, planting techniques, composting, local agriculture, and restoration opportunities and more Time: 9:00 am - 4 pm Location: Whatcom Community College Campus, Bellingham Cost: Contact: www.whatcomcd.org/PlantSale/PlantSale.html March 20, 2010 Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association Work Parties: Squalicum Creek Join NSEA and Bellingham Cold Storage employees, friends, and family as we work to remove trash and non-native, invasive plant species and spread mulch throughout this established restoration site. This site is located on the corner of Squalicum Way and Meridian St. right across from Cornwall Park. Parking is available in the lot at Cornwall Park. Look for signs, cross these busy streets carefully, and check in at the blue NSEA tent. Tools and gloves are provided. Refreshments are provided by The Bagelry, Starbucks Coffee, the Community Food Co-op, Erin Baker's Wholesome Baked Goods, and Tony's Coffee. Please wear sturdy shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Bring your enthusiasm, your friends and family, and anyone else that can hold a shovel! Sponsored by the Industrial Credit Unions of Whatcom County Time: 9 am - 12 pm Location: Cornwall Park, Bellingham Cost: Contact: March 20-21, 2010 Permaculture 101 and 202 These two courses have been designed as a very accessible intro to the broad field of permaculture. Permaculture 101 covers "What is Permaculture?", "Where is it Happening?", and "How do I Permaculture?". The full day course will include lecture, slideshow, group work and hands on activities, so come prepared to learn. Permaculture 202 goes into a bit more depth. We will use real properties to learn the basics of site assessment, the design process and implementation strategies. Hands on activities and group work will help students apply these techniques and gain a better understanding of Permaculture Design. Bring a sack lunch. Time: 10 am - 5:30 pm (each day) Location: Birdhouse in Birchwood Cost: $25-50 on a sliding scale Contact: 312-3928 or HomesteadHabitats@gmail.com March 21, 2010 North Cascades Audobon Society: Whatcom Creek Walk This is another edition of Birding the Beaches of Semiahmoo Bay and Drayton Harbor. Bird the beaches at the only designated Important Bird Area in Whatcom County. These monthly trips are co-sponsored by NCAS and Whatcom County Parks. Semiahmoo is one of our area’s most scenic, biologically-rich and environmentally-challenged places. We will see shorebirds, waterfowl, and other seabirds, as well as raptors and songbirds. Meet the group at 9 AM at Trip leader:. No registration required. Children under 16 may attend if accompanied by supervising adult Weather: Class takes place indoors. Bring: No equipment required. Optional: Bring your bike and helmet for a fit and safety check Time: 10:00 am Location: Downtown Bellingham, Whatcom Creek Cost: Contact: Joe Meche 739-5383 or mechejmch@aol.com March 24, 2010 First Gear Bicycle Class: Confidence & Comfort First Gear, introduction to essential skills and techniques for confident, comfortable cycling on roads and urban trails. The course is based on the League of American Cyclists certificate curriculum. First Gear is the first of the three-part everybodyBIKE Full Cycle course. Registration required by March 22. Time: 6:00 PM - 7:45 PM Location: REI Sehome Village, Bellingham Cost: $10 or Free for Smart Trips participants who register in advance. Or request a fee waiver Contact: : Mary Anderson 671-BIKE or info@everybodyBIKE.com March 26, 2010 Reinhard Stettler: Cottonwood and the River of Time: On Trees, Evolution, and Society Cottonwood and the River of Time looks at how scientists have unraveled the puzzles of the natural world. With a lifetime of work in forestry and genetics to guide him, Reinhard Stettler celebrates both what has been learned and what still remains a mystery as he examines not only cottonwoods but also trees more generally, their evolution, and their relationship to society. By offering lessons in how nature works, as well as how science can help us understand it, he illuminates connections between the physical, biological, and social worlds. Reinhard Stettler is professor emeritus of forestry at UW. Time: 7:00 pm Location: Village Books, 1200 Eleventh Street, Bellingham Cost: Contact: 360.733.1599 or nan@villagebooks.com March 27, 2010 Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association Work Parties: Connelly Creek Join NSEA and the City of Bellingham Parks Volunteer Program at Happy Valley Park as we work to remove non-native, invasive plant species and plant new native shrubs along Connelly Creek. Parking is available in the parking lot of the Market at Fairhaven, located at the corner of Old Fairhaven Parkway and 30th St. Walk west towards Fairhaven on Old Fairhaven Parkway, look for signs and then the blue NSEA tent, and check in there. Time: 9 am - 12 pm Location: Happy Valley Park, Bellingham Cost: Contact: March 27, 2010 Fruit Tree Food Forest & Permaculture Guild Plants Plant a garden and eat for a year, plant a Forest Garden and eat for decades! This hands on workshop will give you a strong understanding for designing, planting and orchestrating a perennial food forest. Northwest fruit and nut tree cultivars suited to our bioregion, guild plants that fertilize, attract pollinators and mulch will be covered. By stacking the layers of systems one can imitate the productivity of a forest by capturing and storing available nutrients, water and sunlight. Once established it will continue to provide for most of its own needs, and produce food for decades! Time: Location: Inspiration Farm, 619 E. Laurel Rd Bellingham Cost: $30 - $60 sliding scale Contact: 360-398-7061 March 27, 2010 North Cascades Audobon Society: Whatcom Falls Park/Scudder Pond Join us on this morning tour of one of the jewels in the crown of Bellingham’s fantastic parks system. A virtual wilderness within the city, this 241-acre park is an oasis for a variety of woodland and riparian species. We’ll meet at the parking lot by the old bridge next to the hatchery, and follow the trail downstream to Woburn Avenue. We’ll stop at a number of places along the creek to search for dippers and look for woodpeckers in the area that’s returning to life after the devastating pipeline disaster of 1999. We’ll return upstream to the parking area for a short break. For those who wish to continue the fun, we’ll check out Scudder Pond to round out the morning. 8 AM. Trip limit: 10. Trip leader: Joe Meche Time: 8:30 am Location: Whatcom Falls Park/Scudder Pond, Bellingham Cost: Contact: Paul Woodcock, 380-3356 March 27, 2010 North Cascades Audobon Society: Hovander Park, Tennant Lake, and the Nooksack Dike Join us on this morning tour of one of the jewels in the crown of Bellingham’s fantastic parks system. A virtual wilderness within the city, this 241-acre park is an oasis for a variety of woodland and riparian species. We’ll meet at the parking lot by the old bridge next to the hatchery, and follow the trail downstream to Woburn Avenue. We’ll stop at a number of places along the creek to search for dippers and look for woodpeckers in the area that’s returning to life after the devastating pipeline disaster of 1999. We’ll return upstream to the parking area for a short break. For those who wish to continue the fun, we’ll check out Scudder Pond to round out the morning. 8 AM. Trip limit: 10. Trip leader: Joe Meche Time: 8:00 am Location: Downtown Bellingham, Whatcom Creek Cost: Contact: Joe Meche 739-5383 or mechejmch@aol.com March 27, 2010 Fairhaven Plant & Tree Extravaganza The twentieth-something annual gigantic plant sale of the season with many growers and nurseries offering-up their best plants and garden wares. Bundle up, bring your wagons and wheelbarrows and load up on great deals. Tree Frog Farm has a good supply of native plants and herbs to start your garden off right this year. As always, lots of free gardening advice at this sale. Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Location: 11th & Mill St., Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: March 27, 2010 Caroline Fraser: Rewilding the World: Dispatches from the Conservation Revolution Around the world, biologists and environmental activists are fighting back against the biodiversity crisis, empowered by a visionary idea that is transforming conservation: rewilding. Unfolding across six continents—from Puget Sound to Africa’s Peace Parks to the forests of Nepal—Caroline Fraser’s report from the front lines is the first comprehensive account of the rewilding revolution. A stirring story of scientific discovery, Rewilding the World offers hope for a richer, wilder future. Includes a slide show. Time: 7:00 pm Location: Village Books, 1200 Eleventh Street, Bellingham Cost: Contact: 360.733.1599 or nan@villagebooks.com March 28, 2010 Pickford Cinema: Earth Days Celebrate Earth Day 2010 early! "The new documentary by Robert Stone (Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst) is a rapturous and enlightening look at the history of the environmental movement in America. Stone talks to a number of the men and women who elevated the issue into a cause, taking us back to a time before the desire to ?conserve the planet's resources carried leftist associations. The film captures how the first disseminated photograph of Earth from outer space revolutionized our collective sense of how vulnerable the planet was. After the activist '70s came three decades ?of tree-hugger–versus–drill baby drill! debate.? But Earth Days looks at truths that are no longer so inconvenient. A" Owen Gleiberman, EW Time: 12:00 pm Location: Pickford Cinema, 1416 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham Cost: Varies Contact: (360) 647-1300 March 31, 2010 Mount Baker Theatre: Scrap Arts Music Found Sound Workshop Mount Baker Theatre is proud to present an exclusive lecture/demonstration for aspiring musicians. Gregory Kozak – artistic director, composer, and instrument creator for Scrap Arts Music – will conduct an illustrated talk about “found sound” and the possibilities of creating musical instruments from recycled and salvaged materials. Using Scrap Arts Music’s touring instrument set as a departure point for a “found sound” overview, Gregory will discuss the origins and evolutions of his mobile kinetic instruments, where to look for and assess materials with sonic potential, and how passionate artists can develop that potential. Time: 4:00 pm Location: Mt. Baker Theatre, Bellingham Cost: Tickets $20.00 plus applicable fees Contact: (360) 734-6080 March 31, 2010 Mount Baker Theatre: Scrap Arts Music Scrap Arts Music excites the senses with intricate rhythms, raw energy, athletic choreography and the greenest — and most inventive — reuse of materials on stage today. Fashioned from industrial scrap and offbeat materials ranging from accordion parts to artillery shells, Scrap Arts Music’s one-of-a-kind instruments are as visually striking as their music is sonically riveting. Audiences from four continents have welcomed this electrifying quintet with unbridled enthusiasm, embracing their intoxicating mix of music, movement and spectacle. Transcending language, culture and age, Scrap Arts Music offers a highly physical, wildly theatrical and thoroughly entertaining taste of the musical vanguard. Rooted in street performance, jazz and world music traditions, and fueled by the same inexplicable genius that produced projects like Blue Man Group and Stomp, Scrap Arts Music was nominated in 2002 for a West Coast Music Award in the category of Best Live Performance and has been traveling the world ever since. Time: 7:30 pm Location: Mt. Baker Theatre, Bellingham Cost: Tickets $39.00/$32.50/$27.50/$25.00/$20.00 plus applicable fees. Group discounts available Contact: (360) 734-6080 |
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