• 911-When to Call and What to Expect

    Learn how to handle an emergency by watching “911-When to Call and What to Expect” via a free Zoom session, Friday, May 20 at noon. The Academy for Lifelong Learning , affiliated with WWU, is hosting the presentation by the Whatcom County 911 Public Education Coordinator. The session provides an inside look at What-Comm 911 Center which serves as the answering point for all 911 calls placed within Whatcom County, handling over 140,000, 911 calls per year. Registration...

  • 14th Euro-Global Conference on Infectious Diseases

    On behalf of the Board of Organizing Committee, we heartily invite you to attend the 14th Euro-Global Conference on Infectious Diseases during June 24-25, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Theme: “Enlightening the Future Scope to Control of Infectious Diseases”

  • 2023 Summer Lecture Series: Right whale conservation, ecology, and technology

    2023 Summer Lecture Series: Right whale conservation, ecology, and technology, presented by Dr. Erin Meyer-Gutbrod. North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered, with fewer than 350 animals remaining in the species. Dr. Erin Meyer-Gutbrod will summarize some recent research that shows how oceanographic shifts in the previous decade impacted right...

  • Virtual Gear Down Workshop 2023

    Come join The Whale Museum’s Gear Down Workshop this fall virtually through Zoom sessions. This workshop’s theme will be Unusual & Changing Sightings Of Species In The Salish Sea! Invited presenters include: -...

  • Linda Cochran “Gardening with Spectacular Native Plants”

    The Whatcom Horticulture Society hosts Linda Cochran, an accomplished plantswoman and long-time Pacific Northwest gardener who will share her stunning photography while she tells us about her drought-tolerant garden that features many plants native to the arid west. Linda spends much of her time in the summer traveling to wildflower hot spots in the region and photographing wildflowers. She has spoken to...

  • Hellebores: The Queen of Winter

    Hellebores are gorgeous evergreen perennials that bloom in winter through early spring. Join Nancy as she teaches about the different varieties and the plants that pair well with these beauties. Class is free. Saturday November 4th at 10am Garden Spot Nursery 900 Alabama St. (behind Trader Joe's) 360-676-5480 www.garden-spot.com

  • Writing as Self-Love

    Join Seattle-based poet Chelsey Richardson for an engaging conversation and workshop about the power of putting difficult emotions into words to help us heal from traumatic experiences. Richardson, author of All Water Has Perfect Memory and a Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau member, fuses the art of African storytelling with modern spoken word...