Hello Lummi Island Parents! A friendly reminder that Nature Explorers, our annual summer program for kids 6-12 years old, is coming right up on August 6th, August 13th, and 20th, 9:30AM to 12:00PM! Micha Camarillo will once again be leading this fun, environmental education program that teaches children about the wild and natural treasures of the island. On the 6th the group will visit the Otto Preserve, on the 13th, the Curry Preserve, and on the 20th the Ferry Dock Beach. More information and registration forms are available on our website. https://www.liht.org/nature-explorers-1 ***Previous publicity for these events listed an August 1st registration date — please note that we have lifted this deadline and registration will continue to be open!*** (fb)

This Friday, July 25th at 6PM at the Gathering Place and streaming on Zoom: "Foraging As A Passport to Place" with Jennifer Hahn! Foraging for wild food, eating between tide and forest, makes life a delicious journey. It is a passport to place for northwest naturalist and author Jennifer Hahn, teacher of a popular science course called “Wild Food” at Western Washington University’s Fairhaven College. Enjoy a lively slideshow talk on the cultural, culinary and ecological uses of sea veggies, land plants and marine shellfish, and mushrooms. Jennifer will share stories of her 40 years foraging afoot and afloat from Alaska to California, animals who shelter and eat the food we also love, sustainable foraging tips, nutrition, recipe ideas, and profile from Indigenous traditional food experts working to revitalize Traditional Foodways in the Salish Sea and beyond. Enjoy popcorn “SEA-soned” with local farmed kelp (Lummi Island SeaGreens) and gain a new appreciation for the nature that surrounds and nourishes you. Register at: https://www.liht.org/events-calendar/jennifer-hahn-seaweed-workshop-presentation. (fb)