Wild Whatcom

This Friday, October 2nd, there's a NEW location for Wild Things and Wonder Walks. We're meeting every Friday in October at Cornwall Park! It's peak mushroom season, so expect lots of fun(gi) exploration of the forest floor. We'll be looking up too, searching for resident barred owls and lots of other birds.

Wild Things, our weekly outing for kids 0-6 and their adults, meets 9:30-11:00AM. Wonder Walks, our weekly outing for adults 18+, is accessible to all abilities, and meets 11:30AM-1:00PM.

We have free clothing and gear (all ages) to borrow for changing weather. Let us know if you need something when you register. 🦉🧡🍄‍🟫 Click https://www.wildwhatcom.org/join-an-outing, then choose Wild Things or Wonder Walks.

BIPOC Walks is a monthly nature program for people of color. All ages welcome! Join us Saturday, September 26th, 11:00AM-1:00PM for Welcoming Fall at the Falls. Let's explore how water connects both human cultures and entire ecosystems, and discuss the importance of this creek for Indigenous Peoples in our region since time immemorial. Learn more and register: https://www.wildwhatcom.org/bipoc-walks

Looking for a good - but quick - read? Sign up for our email newsletter! Not as magical as a nature journal, but still good fun 😉 https://www.wildwhatcom.org/sign-up

September is Healthy Aging Month! Did you know that Wild Whatcom offers nature outings just for adults? Meet us outside to tend to your body and your mind. Move at your pace, meet new friends, and revel in the wonders of the natural world! Click on Join an outing, and take a look at Ladies Night Out, Out and About, and Wonder Walks. Adults are also welcome at our all ages programs: BIPOC Walks and Community Field Trips. Learn more: https://www.wildwhatcom.org/join-an-outing

We are hiring an Executive Director! Wild Whatcom is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering lifelong connections to nature. We provide experiential learning opportunities that inspire participants of all ages to build healthy relationships with nature, community, and self. We serve more than 4,000 individuals each year through our school programs, weekend outings, nature preschool, summer camps, community programs, and parterships with many community nonprofits. With a talented staff of 19, we provide more than 50,000 nature hours to individuals in Whatcom County each year.

We are actively committed to social equity and justice and encourage candidates of all racial and gender identities, abilities, cultural and economic backgrounds, and sexual orientation to apply. Learn more: https://www.wildwhatcom.org/employment

Out and About is a monthly nature program for LGBTQ+ adults (18+). Join us Saturday, September 12th, 10:00AM-12:00PM, for Q***r Critters. Did you know that thousands of species have been observed participating in “q***r” behaviors? Join us to explore how q***rness is a natural and beautiful aspect of life for countless organisms! Fun and games included 😃 Learn more and register: https://www.wildwhatcom.org/out-and-about

It's September, and time for a new location for our Wonder Walks weekly nature outings! Every Friday this month, we'll be exploring fall at Whatcom Falls Park!

Wonder Walks is for adults 18+, all abilities, and meets Fridays, 11:30AM-1:00PM, April-November. 🍂Learn more and register: https://www.wildwhatcom.org/wonder-walks.

In August we launched a new series of blog posts introducing you to our board. In this month's installment, we'd like you to meet Brandon Larson, our board treasurer. Brandon has been on our leadership team, including many of our committees for 4 years; he is also a parent to two Explorers Club participants, and the woodworker, artist and entrepreneur behind . Read Brandon's interview on our blog: https://www.wildwhatcom.org/blog

Tomorrow is our last Saturday Wild Things, but never fear! Wild Things - our weekly nature program for ages 0-6 and their adults - will continue every Friday morning, 9:30-11:00AM. Next Friday is our first September outing to Whatcom Falls Park. Learn more about the program, including locations, themes and what we might experience together: https://www.wildwhatcom.org/wild-things