Calendar
Welcome to the Ecotones Calendar. This is the place where upcoming events will be posted . . . at least, the ones that I know about. So if you know of an event that's happening sometime between now and May, email us at eddyl@cc.wwu.edu with Ecotones Event Submission in the subject line. I need the date, time, place, name, and a small blurb to say what it's about. Please make sure to email at least a week in advance.
ONGOING EVENTS
Construction south of E.S. will involve ongoing arc welding for the next several months. Please use caution and avoid staring at the bright light that is part of this process.
Restoring Eden meets Tuesday at 4 p.m. every other week starting Jan. 28 in Bond Hall 110. All Christian Environmentalists or interested parties are welcome. Restoring Eden is still helping to push for Fair Trade coffee on campus, and needs student support.
The Mt. Baker Group of the Sierra Club seeks help with the “Salmon-Friendly Lawn” campaign. Send SASE to Sierra Club - Mt. Baker Group, P.O Box 1722, Bellingham, WA 98227.
NW Washington Seabird Census starting this winter. Contact John Bower 650-7217.
Fridays, 4 - 5 p.m.
Peace Vigil in front of the Bellingham Federal Building, followed by open discussion at Port of Subs (5:15 - 6:15)
Call Greenways for more information about the Park Stewards Program or to consult a Bellingham Backyard Habitat Mentor at 676-5801 x24.
Huxley has been invited to be the lead North American partner in a new project on global urbanization initiated by the Alterra Research Institute of Holland’s Wageningen University.
LEAD would like to hire a work-study student to assist in restoration parties, plan Earthweek events and provide office support. Contact lead@wwu.edu
Exposures: Students' Network of Photojournalism is holding meetings in College Hall 131 every other Tuesday at 5 p.m. starting January 28th, or anyone interested in photojournalism or just photography.
Jonathan Duncan, a well known traveling photojournalist and nature photographer, will be presenting March 4th. Contact Anya Traisman and Heather Trimm by emailing exposures_wwu@hotmail.com for more information.
Water Whys, a local show focusing on educating the public about water issues, airs on Tuesdays at 4 p.m, Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Sundays and Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on the Education and Government channel 10, and Saturdays at 5 p.m. on KBCB Channel 24.
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March 8, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.Greenways will be planting new trees and ripping out blackberries. Free parking is available on N. State St. Walk uphill on Cedar St. or Pine St. and look for the tool truck at the Pine St. end of the park. March 8, 1 p.m.
A documentary of Whatcom Creek is showing at the Pickford Cinema. Tickets are $4 at the door. It will also be shown for free at 2 p.m. March 23 at the Whatcom Museum of History and Art, 121 Prospect St.; and at the Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central, at noon April 10. March 9, 1-3 p.m.
Greenways is planting shrubs on the new Laurelwood trail between Cottonwood and McLeod Sts. Meet at the trailhead on Cottonwood, with parking along Laurelwood St. to the south, or Greenwood St. Carpool, please! March 12, 7 p.m.
Public discussion forum concerning the USA Patriot Act in Miller 104. March 15
Community Shopping Day at the Bellingham Co-op, where 2 percent of the day’s sales will be donated to Sustainable Connections. March 16, 1-3 p.m.
Greenways will be removing blackberries, ivy and herb Robert and planting native species in Lowell Park on Easton Ave. off of Highland Dr. Greenways will also be weeding the Byron and 34th buffer across from the Sehome parking lot. March 19-22
Northwest Anthropological Conference in Bellingham, designed to form connections with other disciplines. For more information, check http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~anthro/NWAC.htm March 22, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Greenways will be planting forest trees and shrubs along the Railroad trail and pulling ivy. The site is near the intersection of Vining St. and Rhododendron Way, south of Alabama St. Park. March 22, 1-3 p.m.
Sierra Club outing to Black River Great Blue Heron colony in Renton. For more information, contact Terese VanAssche at terrasolutions@hotmail.com March 31, 7 p.m.
Mt. Baker Group General Meeting in the Bellingham Library, Downstairs Lecture Room to discuss the lessons of a century of wilderness advocacy. Douglas Scott will be speaking. Scholarship deadlines for the 2003-2004 year are April 1, 2003. Applications will be available mid-February 2003 in ES 539. The Huxley College would like to remind students that scholarships are open to everyone, and a 4.0 or other spectacular achievements are not necessary to apply. April 12
Association of Washington Geographers meeting at Everett Community College.
For more information, check http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/AWG April 20-26
Earthweek! Lots of events are being planned. April 25
Jammin’ for Salmon concert at the Majestic Theater. 2003 WWU Triathlon Saturday, May 10.
Get training! May 18-21
North Cascades Institute 12th Annual Spring Naturalists Retreat in the Methow Valley at Sun Mountain Lodge. Tuition ranges from $425-$575 and includes lunches and accommodations at the Sun Mountain Lodge. Tuition for commuters is $325 and does not include any meals or lodging. Scholarships and academic credit are available. Learn more about the retreat or register on-line at http://www.ncascades.org/programs/seminars/index.ldmx. You can also call at 360-856-5700 ext. 209 or email nci@ncascades.org.
North Cascades Institute Seminars April
19-20 Wildflowers of the San Juan Islands: A Weekend Cruise
25-27 Landscape of Irony: Hanford and the Arid Land Ecology Reserve
26-27 Tracking Cougars and Their Prey
May
2-4 Foothills to the Estuary: Migratory Birds of the Skagit Valley
9 - 11 The Travel Journal: A Whidbey Island Adventure
16-18 Wild-harvesting by Kayak: A Natural History Feast on Lummi Island
16-18 Introduction to Nature Photography
18-21 12th Annual Spring Naturalists Retreat
31-June 1 The Whimsical Garden Trellis
31-June 1 The Natural History of Ponds and Lakes