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CalendarJune 8, 2008Palouse Weed Walk June 14, 2008Columbia Mountain Lookout Hike June 17, 19, 23 & 26, 2008Streamkeepers Volunteer Training June 21, 2008Summer Solstice Pier Peer June 28 - August 30, 2008Bulrush Brigade Work Parties July 8, 9, 10, 2008Water Wonders Day Camp July 11- August 10, 2008Irreplaceable: Wildlife in a Warming World July 19, 2008Hazel Wolf Wetlands Envrionmental Restoration July 20-25, 2008UBC/UW Summer Institute in Sustainability through July 31, 2008Project Budburst August 9, 2008Sherman Peak Loop Hike August 15, 2008Sustaining Living Rivers: The Role of Biological Monitoring August 19 & 20, 2008Open the Door to Environmental Education: Tools, Techniques and Tours, a workshop for teachers August 30, 2008Duwamish Estuary Restoration September 9-10, 2008Wild Links 2008 October 29-31, 2008Northwest Environmental Forum "Retaining Working Forest Land and Protecting Biodiversity" December 8-10, 2008Conference: Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World Calendar DetailPalouse Weed WalkJune 8, 2008 Pullman, WAThe Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute offers a free workshop to visit a piece of native Palouse land and to learn about the invasive species that are moving in. click to go to site (external link) Columbia Mountain Lookout HikeJune 14, 2008 Colville, WADiscover the wilderness of northeast Washington on a free, guided day hike. A gradually climbing trail, this loop will take you through high-country meadows lush with flowers and sweeping views of the Sherman Creek Valley, Kettle Range, and beyond. You’ll day-hike through south-facing slopes of sage and groves of aspen and fir up to the 6,780-foot summit with its weathered, historic fire lookout cabin built during the Wilson administration. click to go to site (external link) StreamKeepers Volunteer TrainingJune 17, 19, 23 & 26, 2008 Port Angeles, WAStreamkeepers, Clallam County’s volunteer stream monitoring program, is seeking new volunteers to help collect stream health data, perform data entry & analysis, and conduct education & outreach activities. No experience is necessary and all age groups are welcome to participate. New volunteers join existing stream teams and perform quarterly stream water quality monitoring and other stewardship activities, on streams throughout Clallam County or volunteer to provide other kinds of program support, both outdoors and indoors. click to go to site (external link) Bulrush Brigade Work PartiesJune 28-August 30, 2008 Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, WAOpen work parties every Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., to help eradicate invasive Ricefield Bulrush from the wetlands at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. This invasive bulrush takes over wetlands and crowds out beneficial plants that birds and other wildlife need for food and cover. click to go to site (external link) Summer Solstice Pier PeerJune 21, 2008 Olympia, WAJoin the Puget Sound Partnership for pier-side fun as you get up close and personal with some of the spineless creatures of Puget Sound by dropping a submersible light into the water and watching to see who will joins you for the evening. Jellyfish of all sorts, polycheate worms, skeleton shrimp, squid, nudibranchs (sea slugs) and even a harbor seal have made appearances. As the weather warms, learn who the next bright star on the creature marquee might be. click to go to site (external link) Water Wonders Day CampJuly 8, 9, 10, 2008 Poulsbo, WAKitsap Public Utility District and Kitsap County Surface and Stormwater Management are sponsoring this day camp for the sixth year. Participants will learn about water, both fresh and marine, what lives in it and how we impact it. Activities include games, stories, crafts and music. . Contact Debbie Thomas, Kitsap Public Utility District, 360-626-7723, or Irreplaceable: Wildlife in a Warming WorldJuly 11- August 10, 2008 Seattle, WAClimate change has emerged as one of the most pressing challenges facing the world today. Scientists predict that global warming will become a leading cause of species extinction over the next several decades. Through images that capture both the wonder and fragility of our nation's plants and animals, the Irreplaceable exhibit at the Burke Museum seeks to educate people and inspire us to act. Irreplaceable is a traveling exhibit organized by Earthjustice, International League of Conservation Photographers, Noah Alliance, and Conservation International. click to go to site (external link) Hazel Wolf Wetlands Environmental RestorationJuly 19, 2008 Issaquah, WAJoin Cascade Land Conservancy for a volunteer restoration event at Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve, a pristine wetland wildlife refuge in King County. The preserve's 116 acres contain several different wetland and forest habitats. The Preserve is part of a network of protected habitats stretching from the Issaquah Alps to Lake Sammamish. click to go to site (external link) UBC/UW Summer Institute in SustainabilityJuly 20-25, 2008 Vancouver, BCThis program is offered by the University of British Columbia in partnership with the University of Washington. The week-long program will provide deeper understanding of the scientific, economic and ethical issues surrounding sustainability. Activities include lectures and seminars by leading sustainability experts, case-study workshops and on-site excursions. click to go to site (external link) Project Budburstthrough July 31, 2008 National Project BudBurst is a national field campaign for citizen scientists. It is designed to engage the public in the collection of important climate change data based on the timing of leafing and flowering of trees and flowers. The inaugural event in 2007 drew thousands of people of all ages taking careful observations of the events such as the first bud burst, first leafing, first flower, and seed or fruit dispersal of a diversity of tree and flower species, including weeds and ornamentals. click to go to site (external link) Sherman Peak Loop HikeAugust 9, 2008 Colville, WAThis scenic loop day hike circles Sherman Peak through larch, fir, aspen, and lodgepole pine and a forest well on its way to a natural recovery from the 1988 White Mountain Fire. Experience views of the Kettle, Selkirk, and Cascade mountain ranges and an optional side trip to the summit for inspiring views of the southern reaches of the Kettle River Range. click to go to site (external link) Sustaining Living Rivers: The Role of Biological MonitoringAugust 15, 2008 Everett, WADr. James Karr will provide a thorough introduction to the use of underwater insects as a biological monitoring tool. The Adopt-A-Stream Foundation offers this workshop that will teach how to gather field samples and evaluate the biological health of a stream. Interactive exercises, including a "macroinvertebrate card game," and an underwater video of salmon habitat, will be part of the day. click to go to site (external link) Open the Door to Environmental Education: Tools, Techniques and Tours, a workshop for teachersAugust 19 & 20, 2008 Poulsbo, WAKitsap Public Utility District and Kitsap County Public Works are sponsoring this teacher workshop for the third year. Teachers will receive background information on local environmental issues as well as local resources (presentations, equipment, tours, field trips, etc.) available to them to support them in the classroom. The workshop includes some lecture, but will focus on hands-on activities and field trips. Contact Debbie Thomas, Kitsap Public Utility District, 360-626-7723, or Duwamish Estuary RestorationAugust 30, 2008 Seattle, WAJoin the Puget Sound Partnership at an urban green oasis to remove invasive weeds like blackberry and bindweed that threaten to overtake native plants. click to go to site (external link) Wild Links 2008September 9-10, 2008 Chewelah, WAThis annual wildlife briefing brings together scientists, nonprofits, funders, and interested citizens to share ideas and better coordinate efforts underway to keep the Northwest's wildlife wild and connected. click to go to site (external link) Northwest Environmental Forum Retaining Working Forest Land and Protecting BiodiversityOctober 29-31, 2008 Blaine, WA The Forum will evaluate the new UW College of Forest Resources findings on Strategic Forest Retention, which evaluate risk of conversion, the forest and biodiversity values of critical forest areas, and programs and market-based strategies to offset working forest conversion. This is in response to the 2007 Legislature budget proviso to the College. A statewide land parcel data base was funded through the Family Forest Foundation and will allow Forum participants to assess strategic linkages for biodiversity and critical working forest land retention strategies. The Forum will address family and other private forest landowner incentives that can offset at least some of the economic advantages of converting forests to non-forest urban uses. Expert advisor panels will meet earlier to help focus the work of the Forum. We expect that the Forum will generate recommendations in time for the 2009 Washington Legislature. click to go to site (external link) National Conference for Science, Policy and the Environment 9th National Conference,
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