Welcome to Whidbey 101: Living on an Island
After many years, Whidbey 101 is back! The focus this year is on resilient living.
If you live on Whidbey, especially if you just moved here, this free event will help you settle in. Find out about the best trails, how to live with a septic system and what programs are available for seniors. Learn about the free bus system, how to manage yard waste and recyclables, prepare for emergencies, prune an orchard, start a garden, or landscape for wildlife. Volunteer to help clean beaches, maintain trails, greet park visitors. Sign up for educational programs, or get expert advice on forest or pasture management, all in the lovely Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Bring your questions and meet your neighbors.
Saturday, April 29, 2023
10:00-1:00pm
Demonstrations and Presentations
- Demonstrate how-to’s
- Community partners share their expertise
- Parking Lot demonstrations of emergency vehicles, electric vehicles, and a transit bus
Talks and Instructional Tables
Topics Include:
- Public Health and Safety
- Emergency Preparedness
- Community and Volunteering
- Natural Resource Management
- Wellness and Healthy Living
- Stewardship of Resources
- Educating New and Present Islanders
Our Partners:
| Climate Crisis Action Committee | Electric Vehicle Demonstrations and educational resources | ||
| Friends of Friends Medical Support | When our South Whidbey neighbors are faced with unexpected medical costs, we’re here to help | ||
| Friends of Whidbey State Parks | Help care for the places you love! Now, more than ever, we need parks & State Parks need your help | ||
| Goosefoot | Works Together with the South Whidbey Community to Create Essential Solutions |
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| Hearts and Hammers | Neighbors helping neighbors since 1994. | ||
| Island County Auditor | Register to Vote! | ||
| Island County Department of Natural Resources | Salmon Recovery, Surface Water Quality and Shore Friendly | ||
| Island County Environmental Health | Maintaining Your Septic System
Protect and restore marine resources in the Puget Sound area |
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| Island County Noxious Weeds | Learn about noxious weeds and how to deal with them | ||
| Island County Public Works | Learn about emergency management | ||
| Island Senior Resources | Resources for Seniors on Whidbey & Camano | ||
| Island Transit | Provides safe, accessible, convenient, and friendly public transportation services that enhance our Island quality of life | ||
| Lighthouse Environmental Program | Learn how to care for our waters, shores and uplands | ||
| Organic Farm School | How to become a successful organic farmer | ||
| Opportunity Council | To help people improve their lives through education, support and direct assistance while advocating for just and equitable communities | ||
| rePurpose | Learn the best ways to reuse and repurpose items | ||
| Shore Stewards | Learn better ways of managing the land to preserve critical habitat for fish, wildlife and birds | ||
| Sno-Isle Libraries | Sign up for a library card or check out a book | ||
| Sound Water Stewards | Trained volunteers working in and around Island County for a healthy, sustainable marine environment through education, science, and stewardship | ||
| South Whidbey @ Home | Member support services and aging resources | ||
| South Whidbey CARES Coalition | Helping to reduce underage drinking and drug use through education/prevention | ||
| South Whidbey Historical Society | Learn about the history of South Whidbey | ||
| Tilth | Building a Better Food Future | ||
| WAIF | Helping Whidbey Island Pets and People | ||
| Washington State Department of Agriculture | Working with farmers and ranchers, ensuring food safety and environmental protection | ||
| WSU CLCP | Keeping Island County beaches clean | ||
| WSU Master Gardeners | Engaging university-trained volunteers to empower and sustain diverse communities with relevant, unbiased, research-based horticulture and environmental stewardship education. | ||
| WSU Waste Wise | Learn about Zero-Waste Washington and recycling | ||
| Whidbey Audubon Society | We protect birds through education, outreach and research | ||
| Whidbey Camano Land Trust | Actively involve the community in protecting, restoring, and appreciating the important natural habitats | ||
| Whidbey Community Foundation | Connects people who care to causes that matter | ||
| Whidbey Health Foundation | Our mission is to improve the quality of life on Whidbey Island | ||
| Whidbey Island Conservation District | Promote natural resource stewardship and resilient ecosystems for present and future generations. | ||
| Whidbey Island Grown | Support a viable agricultural economy, to increase the production and sales of agricultural products on Whidbey Island and to build a resilient, healthy and sustainable community. | ||
| Whidbey Watershed Stewards | Linking water, land, wildlife and people through education, research and restoration. |
Trinity Lutheran Fellowship Hall
18341 State Rt. 525, Freeland
Booths will be set up for experts to share their advice and to answer any questions you may have.
Whidbey 101 Sponsors
The mission of Island Transit is to provide safe, accessible, convenient, and friendly public transportation services that enhance our Island quality of life.
Sound Water Stewards are trained volunteers working in and around Island County for a healthy, sustainable marine environment through education, science, and stewardship (our mission).
We are a community of like-minded people who care deeply for our natural environment, and enjoy learning together and socially with one another to celebrate what we have accomplished while continuing to learn how to be better stewards.
Island County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) is an advisory body to county government established in 1999 and comprised of many community volunteers who represent diverse interests and industries, with the common goal to protect and restore marine resources in the Puget Sound area through scientific monitoring, restoration projects, and community education.
We inspire voluntary conservation practices for the benefit of present and future Whidbey Islanders.