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MudUp Activities in the North Sound

Red Marker “Healthy Farms, Healthy Sound” Forum
Celebrate the Skagit growing season and learn about local foods that will be available throughout the summer months and how eating locally is helping the health of Puget Sound!

 

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Red Marker Penn Cove Water Festival
Visit People For Puget Sound’s exhibit at this annual event that celebrates the water of Penn Cove.

 

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Red Marker Island on the Edge
Join guest speakers to discuss shoreline topics and more!
Island on the Edge: What's happening on the Bainbridge Shoreline?

 

Bainbridge Alliance for Puget Sound and Puget Sound area co-sponsors present Jim Brennan of Washington Sea Grant, Casey Rice of National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration/National Marine Fisheries, and Tom Mumford with Washington Department of Natural Resources. Join these speakers as they discuss many shoreline topics like the linkages between habitats and species, life-history and habitat requirements, and the impacts of various human practices.  This is a fun, free community event!

 

No registration required. Please call 206.992.7082 for more information.

 

 

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Red Marker North Sound Saturday Restoration
Get muddy, make friends, do good.

 

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Red Marker Duwamish Estuary Restoration
Join us at an urban green oasis to remove pesky invasive weeds like blackberry and bindweed that threaten to overtake native plants.

 

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Red Marker Citizen Soundkeeper Training
Citizen Soundkeeper Training: Learn what you can do to protect and restore the beauty of Puget Sound!

Citizen Task Force Training

Join the Stilly Sno Task Force and Puget Soundkeeper Alliance to learn more about what you can do to protect and preserve the beauty of Puget Sound!  This event will consist of training performed by Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and will include a lovely walk along the Everett waterfront. 

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Red Marker 10th Annual Skagit Dig Day
Join us at the 10th Annual Skagit Spartina Dig Day at beautiful Turner's Bay near Anacortes in Skagit County.

Join us at the 10th Annual Skagit Spartina Dig Day at beautiful Turner's Bay near Anacortes in Skagit County.  Volunteers will be helping restore the estuary by digging up invasive Spartina grass from the shoreline and learning about the bounty and beauty

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Red Marker 10th Annual Skagit Spartina Dig Day
Make Turner's Bay a Spartina Free Zone. This is the premier MudUp event for restoration thrill seekers: something you can really get muddy for and have a great time digging those little and big buggers out of the mud.

This is the premier MudUp event for restoration thrill seekers: something you can really get muddy for and have a great time digging those little and big buggers out of the mud.

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Red Marker North Sound Fundraiser
Fundraiser celebrating People For Puget Sound's work in the north Sound.

Details to be announced

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Red Marker Duwamish Estuary Restoration
Join us at an urban green oasis to remove pesky invasive weeds like blackberry and bindweed that threaten to overtake native plants.

 

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Red Marker Adventuress Sail- Bellingham
Join the schooner Adventuress in Bellingham for a 3-hour environmental sailing voyage on Puget Sound.

Join the schooner Adventuress for a 3-hour environmental sailing voyage on Puget Sound.

All ages are welcome to come aboard and help set the sails, take the helm, sing a chantey, and learn about our unique watershed. No experience is needed.

Visit our website at www.soundexp.org to register, or call our office at 360-379-0438.

Note: Members of Sound Experience sail for free!

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Red Marker Adventuress Sail- Bellingham
Join the schooner Adventuress in Bellingham for a 3-hour environmental sailing voyage on Puget Sound.

Join the schooner Adventuress for a 3-hour environmental sailing voyage on Puget Sound.

All ages are welcome to come aboard and help set the sails, take the helm, sing a chantey, and learn about our unique watershed. No experience is needed.

Visit our website at www.soundexp.org to register, or call our office at 360-379-0438.

Note: Members of Sound Experience sail for free!

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Red Marker “Healthy Farms, Healthy Sound” Forum
Learn about how YOU can eat locally throughout the spring and summer months and how food choices have an impact on maintaining a healthy Puget Sound.

The peak growing season for fruits and vegetables in Skagit County is almost here –are you prepared?  Learn about how YOU can eat locally throughout the spring and summer months and how food choices have an impact on maintaining a healthy Puget Sound.  

Carol Havens, with the Skagit River Salish Sea Slow Food Convivium will lead a discussion highlighting the challenges and benefits to incorporating foods grown within the Skagit Watershed into a “local foodplan. Once we know what we are eating, where it is from, and something about how it is grown, or by whom, a whole new list of questions and thoughts come to mind!  Enjoy Chef Sean Gervais’s delicious “Skagit Soup” while being a part of this conversation!

This is a free series that will be taking place on a bi-monthly basis. Please RSVP so we know how much soup to make.

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Red Marker North Sound Saturday Restoration
Get muddy, make friends, do good.

 

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Red Marker Beach Expo & Ivy Out
Beach Expo & Ivy Out, June 21st

Come join us to clean up the beaches!  Get out and enjoy the sunshine while making a difference.  We will be doing various tasks such as picking up garbage and/or pulling invasive weeds.  There will also be the opportunity to learn about the beach ecosystem, and why it is important to protect this precious resource.  Join us in this fun family friendly event to learn and make a difference.

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Red Marker Celebrate Life at Low Tide
At Carkeek Park in Seattle, the low tides of late spring reveal the living beach, our Puget Sound treasure.

People For Puget Sound is planning a “Celebrate Life at Low Tide” event on the first Saturday following the end of the school year – the summer solstice of June 21st – at Carkeek Park in Seattle in conjunction with naturalists from Carkeek Park and the Aquarium’s Beach Naturalist program. 

We’ll engage visitors to the beach with materials and activities
that help adults and children learn about identifying the most commonly encountered beach animals, Best Beach Behavior (or beach etiquette), and the impact of toxins in the environment on our marine resources and how citizens can change their lifestyles to reduce toxins impacts on the shorelines.  Our presentation will act as a gateway for folks to then explore the shorelines with Beach Naturalist guides..

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Red Marker Orca Sing! 2008
Fred West, the City Cantabile Choir, and maybe the whales celebrate.

 

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Red Marker Jetty Island Kids Day
Jetty Island opening day Sandblast will include kids programs and a work party.

Jetty Island opening day Sandblast will include kids
programs and a work party. The flag raising ceremony will begin at 11:30 followed by a hunt for treasure buried in the Jetty Island sand and other kids activities throughout the day.

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Red Marker North Sound Saturday Restoration
Get muddy, make friends, do good.

 

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Red Marker Adventuress Sail- Friday Harbor
Join Sound Experience for a sailing excursion on Puget Sound.
Join the schooner Adventuress for a 3-hour environmental sailing voyage in the San Juan Islands.

 

 All ages are welcome to come aboard and help set the sails, take the helm, sing a chantey, and learn about our unique watershed. No experience is needed.

Visit our website at www.soundexp.org to register, or call our office at 360-379-0438.

Note: Members of Sound Experience sail for free!
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Red Marker Master Gardener Plant Sale, Recycled Plant Container Extravaganza
Bring your plant containers for recycling!

The Skagit Valley Foods Co-op in Mt Venron is hosting their 35th Anniversary Party in July, in the parking lot area, and inside the store. 

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Red Marker Beach Expo & Ivy Out
Beach Expo & Ivy Out at Kayak Point

Come join us to clean up the beaches!  Get out and enjoy the sunshine while making a difference.  We will be doing various tasks such as picking up garbage and/or pulling invasive weeds.  There will also be the opportunity to learn about the beach ecosystem, and why it is important to protect this precious resource.  Join us in this fun family friendly event to learn and make a difference!

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Red Marker Adventuress Sail- Friday Harbor
Join the schooner Adventuress for a 3-hour environmental sailing voyage in the San Juan Islands.

Join the schooner Adventuress for a 3-hour environmental sailing voyage in the San Juan Islands.

All ages are welcome to come aboard and help set the sails, take the helm, sing a chantey, and learn about our unique watershed. No experience is needed.

Visit our website at www.soundexp.org to register, or call our office at 360-379-0438.

Note: Members of Sound Experience sail for free!

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Red Marker 4th Annual Duwamish River Festival
The Duwamish River Festival will celebrate it's 4th annual event.
Join us at the Duwamish River Festival, a free family-friendly environmental celebration.

 

 

The Duwamish River Festival features updates on the Lower Duwamish Superfund toxic cleanup, kayak tours, live entertainment, children's activities, water taxi rides, food, health information, natural yard care tips, Bert the Salmon, and more!
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Red Marker Adventuress Sail- Friday Harbor
Join Sound Experience for a sailing excursion on Puget Sound.

Join the schooner Adventuress for a 3-hour environmental sailing voyage in the San Juan Islands.

All ages are welcome to come aboard and help set the sails, take the helm, sing a chantey, and learn about our unique watershed. No experience is needed.

Visit our website at www.soundexp.org to register, or call our office at 360-379-0438.

Note: Members of Sound Experience sail for free!

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Red Marker Duwamish Estuary Restoration
Join us at an urban green oasis to remove pesky invasive weeds like blackberry and bindweed that threaten to overtake native plants

 

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Red Marker Duwamish Estuary Restoration
Join us at an urban green oasis to remove pesky invasive weeds like blackberry and bindweed that threaten to overtake native plants

 

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Red Marker Adventuress Sail--Everett
Join the schooner Adventuress for a unique sailing experience around Puget Sound.
Join the schooner Adventuress for a 3-hour environmental sailing voyage on Puget Sound!

 
All ages are welcome to come aboard and help set the sails, take the helm, sing a chantey, and learn about our unique watershed.

No experience is needed. Visit our website at www.soundexp.org to register, or call our office at 360-379-0438.

 Note: Members of Sound Experience sail for free!

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“Healthy Farms, Healthy Sound” Forum (Skagit Valley Food Co-op, 202 S 1st Street, Mount Vernon, from May 15, 2008 07:00 PM to May 15, 2008 09:00 PM)
Celebrate the Skagit growing season and learn about local foods that will be available throughout the summer months and how eating locally is helping the health of Puget Sound!
Penn Cove Water Festival (Coupeville, from May 17, 2008 09:00 AM to May 17, 2008 04:00 PM)
Visit People For Puget Sound’s exhibit at this annual event that celebrates the water of Penn Cove.
Island on the Edge (Islandwood, from May 22, 2008 07:00 PM to May 22, 2008 09:00 PM)
Join guest speakers to discuss shoreline topics and more!
North Sound Saturday Restoration (Snohmish County site TBA, from May 24, 2008 10:00 AM to May 24, 2008 02:00 PM)
Get muddy, make friends, do good.
Duwamish Estuary Restoration (Duwamish River site TBA, from May 24, 2008 10:00 AM to May 24, 2008 02:00 PM)
Join us at an urban green oasis to remove pesky invasive weeds like blackberry and bindweed that threaten to overtake native plants.
Citizen Soundkeeper Training (Everett, from Jun 04, 2008 06:00 PM to Jun 04, 2008 09:00 PM)
Citizen Soundkeeper Training: Learn what you can do to protect and restore the beauty of Puget Sound!
10th Annual Skagit Dig Day (Turner's Bay, Skagit County, from Jun 07, 2008 10:00 AM to Jun 07, 2008 02:00 PM)
Join us at the 10th Annual Skagit Spartina Dig Day at beautiful Turner's Bay near Anacortes in Skagit County.
10th Annual Skagit Spartina Dig Day (Turner's Bay, Skagit County, from Jun 07, 2008 10:00 AM to Jun 07, 2008 02:00 PM)
Make Turner's Bay a Spartina Free Zone. This is the premier MudUp event for restoration thrill seekers: something you can really get muddy for and have a great time digging those little and big buggers out of the mud.
North Sound Fundraiser (Squalicum Boathouse, Bellingham, from Jun 08, 2008 02:00 AM to Jun 08, 2008 05:00 PM)
Fundraiser celebrating People For Puget Sound's work in the north Sound.
Duwamish Estuary Restoration ( Duwamish River site TBA, from Jun 14, 2008 10:00 AM to Jun 14, 2008 02:00 PM)
Join us at an urban green oasis to remove pesky invasive weeds like blackberry and bindweed that threaten to overtake native plants.
Adventuress Sail- Bellingham (Bellingham, from Jun 14, 2008 01:00 PM to Jun 14, 2008 04:00 PM)
Join the schooner Adventuress in Bellingham for a 3-hour environmental sailing voyage on Puget Sound.
Adventuress Sail- Bellingham (Bellingham, from Jun 14, 2008 01:00 PM to Jun 14, 2008 04:00 PM)
Join the schooner Adventuress in Bellingham for a 3-hour environmental sailing voyage on Puget Sound.
“Healthy Farms, Healthy Sound” Forum ( Skagit Valley Food Co-op, 202 S 1st Street, Mount Vernon, from Jun 15, 2008 07:00 PM to Jun 15, 2008 08:30 PM)
Learn about how YOU can eat locally throughout the spring and summer months and how food choices have an impact on maintaining a healthy Puget Sound.
North Sound Saturday Restoration (Snohmish County site TBA, from Jun 21, 2008 10:00 AM to Jun 21, 2008 02:00 PM)
Get muddy, make friends, do good.
Beach Expo & Ivy Out (Picnic Point, from Jun 21, 2008 11:00 AM to Jun 21, 2008 02:00 PM)
Beach Expo & Ivy Out, June 21st
Celebrate Life at Low Tide ( Carkeek Park, Seattle, from Jun 21, 2008 11:00 AM to Jun 21, 2008 03:00 PM)
At Carkeek Park in Seattle, the low tides of late spring reveal the living beach, our Puget Sound treasure.
Orca Sing! 2008 ( Lime Kiln State Park, San Juan Island, from Jun 21, 2008 06:30 PM to Jun 21, 2008 08:30 PM)
Fred West, the City Cantabile Choir, and maybe the whales celebrate.
Jetty Island Kids Day (Jetty Island, Everett , from Jul 05, 2008 10:00 AM to Jul 05, 2008 02:00 PM)
Jetty Island opening day Sandblast will include kids programs and a work party.
North Sound Saturday Restoration (Snohmish County site TBA, from Jul 12, 2008 10:00 AM to Jul 12, 2008 01:00 PM)
Get muddy, make friends, do good.
Adventuress Sail- Friday Harbor (Friday Harbor, from Jul 19, 2008 01:00 PM to Jul 19, 2008 04:00 PM)
Join Sound Experience for a sailing excursion on Puget Sound.
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