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Upcoming Events

May 2025

Pigeon Guillemot Surveys

Pigeon Guillemots are known as the “canaries in the coal mine” of Puget Sound health. These social, playful seabirds are important indicator species, telling us a lot about both the state of the marine and shoreline ecosystems and the strength of connection between them. What: Help us monitor Pigeon Guillemots nesting and feeding behavior! During […]
14 May - 31 Aug
8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Heron Meadow Musical Work Party – Rock and Reed!

Join us for a new series of work parties at Heron Meadow, featuring local musicians to play while we work! What: The Heron Meadow is a two-acre wetland forming part of the eastern headwaters of Judd Creek, Vashon Island’s largest salmon-bearing creek. In 2019, the Vashon Center for the Arts and Vashon Nature Center created […]
16 May
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Heron Meadow

Fin to Feather: Naturalist Training Session 5 – Lowland Forests

Sign up for our newest naturalist course, Fin to Feather, and discover Vashon Island’s diverse habitats from subtidal zones to the treetop canopy! Each session will focus on a unique ecosystem and highlight our role as responsible stewards of the natural world. The course combines in-person experiential field trips with independent readings and activities. It […]
17 May
11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Flow Screening

Join us for a special screening of “Flow”, an animated adventure that follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to […]
20 May
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Vashon Theather
June 2025

Shoreline Restoration Monitoring – Beach Surveys

Join Vashon Nature Center staff for a day of beach monitoring! Help collect data to study the impact of bulkhead removal on shorelines, learn about shoreline processes, and contribute to the health of the Salish Sea. Our surveys include measuring beach slope and length, characterizing beach wrack (debris from the last high tide), and studying […]
12 Jun
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Shoreline Restoration Monitoring – Beach Surveys

Join Vashon Nature Center staff for a day of beach monitoring! Help collect data to study the impact of bulkhead removal on shorelines, learn about shoreline processes, and contribute to the health of the Salish Sea. Our surveys include measuring beach slope and length, characterizing beach wrack (debris from the last high tide), and studying […]
13 Jun
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Kelp Monitoring – Kayak and snorkel survey

Bull kelp are large brown algae that emerge each spring, growing up to 40 meters and creating vibrant underwater forests. Much like terrestrial forests, kelp forests provide a range of vital benefits to fish, marine invertebrates, birds, and other wildlife by offering structure, food, and shelter. They are also important cultural species long valued by […]
22 Jun
8:30 am - 11:30 pm
July 2025

Fin to Feather: Naturalist Training Session 7 – Kelp Forests & Shoreline Ecology

Sign up for our newest naturalist course, Fin to Feather, and discover Vashon Island’s diverse habitats from subtidal zones to the treetop canopy! Each session will focus on a unique ecosystem and highlight our role as responsible stewards of the natural world. The course combines in-person experiential field trips with independent readings and activities. It […]
26 Jul
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
August 2025

Kelp Monitoring – Kayak survey

Bull kelp are large brown algae that emerge each spring, growing up to 40 meters and creating vibrant underwater forests. Much like terrestrial forests, kelp forests provide a range of vital benefits to fish, marine invertebrates, birds, and other wildlife by offering structure, food, and shelter. They are also important cultural species long valued by […]
07 Aug
8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Kelp Monitoring – Snorkel survey

Bull kelp are large brown algae that emerge each spring, growing up to 40 meters and creating vibrant underwater forests. Much like terrestrial forests, kelp forests provide a range of vital benefits to fish, marine invertebrates, birds, and other wildlife by offering structure, food, and shelter. They are also important cultural species long valued by […]
08 Aug
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Shoreline Restoration Monitoring – Beach Surveys

Join Vashon Nature Center staff for a day of beach monitoring! Help collect data to study the impact of bulkhead removal on shorelines, learn about shoreline processes, and contribute to the health of the Salish Sea. Our surveys include measuring beach slope and length, characterizing beach wrack (debris from the last high tide), and studying […]
20 Aug
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Previous Events

May 2025
April 2025

Native Plant Walk with Adria Magrath

UPDATE: THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LOW REGISTRATION Come on a walk with naturalist and biologist Adria Magrath and learn about the plants you encounter on the trails of Vashon. Focusing on native plants and their interconnected roles in ecological systems, the walk will also provide participants with an opportunity to engage all […]
27 Apr
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Judd Creek Loop Trail
Judd Creek

Fin to Feather: Naturalist Training Session 4 – Streams, Salmonids & Macroinvertebrates

Sign up for our newest naturalist course, Fin to Feather, and discover Vashon Island’s diverse habitats from subtidal zones to the treetop canopy! Each session will focus on a unique ecosystem and highlight our role as responsible stewards of the natural world. The course combines in-person experiential field trips with independent readings and activities. It […]
26 Apr
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Heron Meadow Musical Work Party – Whimsical weeding!

Join us for a new series of work parties at Heron Meadow, featuring local musicians to play while we work! What: The Heron Meadow is a two-acre wetland forming part of the eastern headwaters of Judd Creek, Vashon Island’s largest salmon-bearing creek. In 2019, the Vashon Center for the Arts and Vashon Nature Center created […]
25 Apr
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Heron Meadow

Forage fish survey – sample collection

Join us on the beach to collect forage fish samples! Forage fish are small, silvery fish that swim in schools. The 3 most common species we see in the Puget Sound are Sand lance, surf smelt and pacific herring. These small but mighty fish play a crucial role in the marine food web, serving as […]
16 Apr
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Tahlequah ferry dock

Forage fish survey – lab processing

Join us in the lab to process forage fish samples! Forage fish are small, silvery fish that swim in schools. The 3 most common species we see in the Puget Sound are Sand lance, surf smelt and pacific herring. These small but mighty fish play a crucial role in the marine food web, serving as […]
16 Apr
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Winter Bird and Mammal Survey

Help us contribute data to a long term Puget Sound wide monitoring effort the Puget Sound Seabird Survey while also collecting crucial baseline data on Fern Cove wintering seabirds and marine mammals. Surveys last 30 minutes and happen on the first Saturday of every month from October-April. Learn more about the Puget Sound Seabird Survey […]
05 Apr
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Fern Cove
March 2025

Forage fish survey – lab processing

Join us in the lab to process forage fish samples! Forage fish are small, silvery fish that swim in schools. The 3 most common species we see in the Puget Sound are Sand lance, surf smelt and pacific herring. These small but mighty fish play a crucial role in the marine food web, serving as […]
22 Mar
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Heron Meadow Musical Work Party – Musical mulching!

Join us for a new series of work parties at Heron Meadow, featuring local musicians to play while we work! What: The Heron Meadow is a two-acre wetland forming part of the eastern headwaters of Judd Creek, Vashon Island’s largest salmon-bearing creek. In 2019, the Vashon Center for the Arts and Vashon Nature Center created […]
21 Mar
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Heron Meadow

Winter Bird and Mammal Survey

Help us contribute data to a long term Puget Sound wide monitoring effort the Puget Sound Seabird Survey while also collecting crucial baseline data on Fern Cove wintering seabirds and marine mammals. Surveys last 30 minutes and happen on the first Saturday of every month from October-April. Learn more about the Puget Sound Seabird Survey […]
01 Mar
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Fern Cove
February 2025

Fin to Feather: Naturalist Training Session 3 – Healthy Shorelines & Forage Fish

Sign up for our newest naturalist course, Fin to Feather, and discover Vashon Island’s diverse habitats from subtidal zones to the treetop canopy! Each session will focus on a unique ecosystem and highlight our role as responsible stewards of the natural world. The course combines in-person experiential field trips with independent readings and activities. It […]
22 Feb
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Fin to Feather: Naturalist Training Session 2 – Salish Sea Geology

Sign up for our newest naturalist course, Fin to Feather, and discover Vashon Island’s diverse habitats from subtidal zones to the treetop canopy! Each session will focus on a unique ecosystem and highlight our role as responsible stewards of the natural world. The course combines in-person experiential field trips with independent readings and activities. It […]
22 Feb
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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