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...
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...
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?...
Kick off your spring break with Skagit Land Trust and Friends of the Forest staff members for a family-friendly walk through the ACFL. So many people are curious about birds, and for good reason-- they sometimes seem so different from us humans, and other times they seem so similar! On this hike, you'll get to...
We’ll be meeting on the second Friday of each month during 2022 to monitor wetlands around Little Cranberry Lake and Big Beaver Pond. Wear weather-proof clothes and bring your curiosity! Sign-up required.
Join us at the Heart of Anacortes for our First Annual Summer Party Fundraiser! We'll have snacks, drinks, games, music by The Enthusiasts (for all ages), and a Special Musical Guest (for the kids, but we think adults will enjoy them, too)! More details in the coming weeks! Questions? Email info@friendsoftheacfl.org. Hope to see you...
