You're invited to hear Mayor Matt Miller give his "State of the City" address at the City Hall Chambers. Please join us as we welcome our new Mayor, Matt Miller, as he gives his first "State of the City" address. Register today to hear about the Anacortes' past year and future plans for your city! ...
Join Friends of the Forest on a gentle family hike with Forest Educator Beck, who will have family-friendly nature activities, games, and stories to share. Come prepared for the weather. You are welcome to bring your own binoculars, plant books, water bottles, snacks, hand sanitizer, and whatever child-care gear your family may need on the...
Friends of the Forest first formed in 1987 as a group of community advocates sought to end revenue logging in the ACFL. With a long history of logging and regrowth in the ACFL, it’s a wonder that a few trees escaped the blade and remained to grow old. We’ll wander among our wooden elders on...
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Join Skagit Land Trust and Friends of the Forest staff members for a walk through the SLT easement on the Anacortes Community Forest Lands (ACFL) at Whistle Lake. Our Land Team Director Michael Kirshenbaum will be attending the walk to talk about the conservation easement process and how organizations and community members came together to...
Skagit, Island & San Juan Island County's LARGEST Home & Garden Show, 40 years running! Brought to you by the Skagit/Island Counties Builders Association (SICBA) •INTERACT with various vendors featuring the latest trends in industry products & services •GROW your knowledge by attending seminars and GROW your garden by visiting the Garden Center •CREATE art...
Saturday, March 26 at East Cranberry Lake Run or walk through Deception Pass State Park at Swing the Gates! Explore the park in either our Competitive 5K (with chip timing), our 5K Family Fun Run, or a 10K Team Scavenger Hunt along the trails in the park. Preregistration is required, sign up today!
Our three-concert journey on the Orient Express draws to a close with music inspired by this magical region. We’ll take you across the Steppes of Central Asia, safely past a Sabre Dance, and on towards the Far East. Helping us on our way, pianist Jeremy DesChane performs Dohnanyi’s seldom-heard masterpiece, Variations on a Nursery Tune.
The days are continuing to get brighter, the birds are migrating, and plants like osoberry, salmonberry, huckleberry, and skunk cabbage are emerging from slumber. Bring some spring in your step and we’ll share stories with each other about what signs of spring we’re noticing around us in our daily lives as we get in a...
Summer Session staff is hosting a series of drop-in Q&A sessions to help answer your questions about course offerings, the registration process, and other applicable updates. Please RSVP for this free session at: https://wwu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctc-yuqz8sHNzYNzNiox2VUPStrZSI8ld7 Not currently a Western student? Not a problem. Summer Session is Western's only open quarter, meaning admission to Western is not required....
On April Fool’s day, we’ll hike through the ACFL and delight in silliness. Have you heard of the elusive pacific tree octopus? Maybe you already know about jackalopes, but what about the mossy-coated slug, whose outer layer is photosynthetic? Have you heard about the notorious wailing fungus, whose calls can only be understood at midnight?...
Join us for The First Friday Artwalk on Friday, April 1 from 6pm – 8pm. Check the locations and details below. 404 Commercial Ave., Joanie Schwartz Glass Joanie Schwartz Glass presents Joanie’s fused glass pieces that are inspired by her desire to infuse the world with light, beauty, hope, and joy, and are created onsite...
Join us for our third market in 2022! We'll have over 30 vendors to shop from and can't wait to share their local goodies with you. The market is indoors and free to attend. If you are a vendor and interested in having a booth at this or future events, please contact hello@creativeavenuenw.com or visit...
