Fun events and classes!
MEMBER MEETING October 26, 2024
A friendly group of Foundation members and board members spent an enjoyable evening (6 - 8pm) with early refreshments and beverages, visiting, eating jambalaya and the fixings, enjoying great board member - provided desserts, and enduring a series of brief year reports from officers and Reserve Director Jude Apple. Capped off by a sterling Glenda Alm - Dick Kent informational “skit!”
For business, a slate of returning board members was approved by ballot.
BRUNCH AT THE BAY 2024!
150 folks had a grand time with good food and music, plenty of friends, and nice weather.
We raised several thousands of dollars to “Spruce Up the Education Area AND to buy a stash of rain gear for kids who come on field trips unprepared for inclement weather!
THANKS EVERONE from the Padilla Bay Foundation and the Padilla Bay National estuarine Research Reserve
2023 BRUNCH at the BAY
Outdoor (in sun or shade) Fun and Food with friends (old and new) and help raise some money for the Padilla Bay Reserve.
Seafood, salmon and plenty of other goodies and beverages. $40.
2024 Smith Aguero Lecture
Saturday March 30 - 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Stevens Center at Padilla Bay Reserve
A nice turnout and pleasant afternoon. Speakers Todd Woodard from the Samish Indian Nation and Todd Mitchell from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community presented about indigenous perspectives and history of natural resource use and management. Many questions followed along with interesting discussions.
The Smith-Aguero Lecture is a program of the Padilla Bay Foundation and the Lance Christopher Smith and Benjamin Fisher Aguero Memorial Fund.
Thanks all for attending.
2023 All Member meeting and dinner
Saturday October 21 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Stevens Center at Padilla Bay Reserve
A nice turnout and pleasant evening. Refreshments, dinner, year-in-review, and a great presentation on Research activities at the Reserve by Reserve Research Manger, Dr, Sylvia Yang. Many nice compliments on the event and the year of accomplishments. Thanks all.
Saturday afternoon March 11, 2023 Stevens Center at Padilla Bay Reserve 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Smith-Aguero Lecture featuring fisherpoet Tele Aadsen
Salmon, Told with Love
It was a fine crowd, wonderful photos, and thoughtful essay readings.
The Smith-Aguero Lecture is a program of the Padilla Bay Foundation and the Lance Christopher Smith and Benjamin Fisher Aguero Memorial Fund.
Saturday evening October 15, 2022 Stevens Center at Padilla Bay Reserve 6:00 - 8:00 pm
ANNUAL ALL MEMBER MEETING/DINNER
It was a fine crowd, great food, and catch-up visits.
Program: Year in Review, Financial Review, Administrative Review, Reserve Review.
Guest Speaker - Board member Brian Brady - “Skagit Valley College Collaborations with Padilla Bay Reserve.”
Whether you are a parent with young children, a budding naturalist, or a concerned citizen, Padilla Bay Reserve offers educational programs for you.
The Reserve offers monthly children’s classes on a variety of estuary topics. Our Public Education Offerings for adults, supported by the Padilla Bay Foundation, cover many natural history and environmental topics. Families and individuals of any age can also join summer mudflat safari excursions into the eelgrass meadow or help pull a beach seine net to learn about the fish in Padilla Bay.
Most of our classes are FREE, though we gratefully welcome donations to the non-profit Padilla Bay Foundation. To view the current offerings, visit the Reserve’s WEBSITE.