IslandWood is thrilled to be collaborating with Bainbridge Island community partners to provide an Earth Month full of diverse activities and adventure for all! Our goal is to inspire everyone to protect our trees, our environment, and our planet all month and throughout the year.
2025 Earth Month Events and Activities:
Kids Walk: What’s the Buzz, Wednesday, April 9, 10:30am – 12pm – Spring Break is the perfect time for a fun exploration of the wonders of pollinators and how they do it on the Reserve. Led by Certified Teacher and Bloedel Reserve Horticulturist Ann Mackey, parents and caregivers may accompany their child or enjoy a walk on their own.
Moritani Preserve Work Party — Thu, April 17, 10am-noon, Moritani Preserve. Join the Park District’s Natural Resources team and the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation in caring for the woods and meadows of Moritani Preserve.
A Botanical Banquet & the Wicked World of Plants — Thu, April 17, 6pm – 8pm, at IslandWood. Amy Stewart’s “Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln’s Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities” explores dangerous and fascinating botany, detailing plants that harm and intoxicate. Join us for a vegetarian dinner followed by a presentation from Stewart, celebrating spring and nature’s wonders, with a focus on delicious, not wicked, plants.
Spring Skills of a Naturalist: Breakfast with the Birds — Fridays: April 18, 25, and May 2 from 7am – 9 am at IslandWood. Enjoy a tasty spread of bagels, coffee, and more before venturing out on a guided birdwatching adventure through our diverse habitats. Attend one or all three!
Styrofoam™ Collection Event, Saturday, April 19, 10am – 3pm, Kitsap County Fairgrounds – This event is free and the only one this year. Kitsap residents are welcome to bring one vehicle load per household.
City Nature Challenge 2025: Kitsap County — April 25 – 28, all over Kitsap County. Islandwood and the Bainbridge Island Land Trust are leading Kitsap County in participating in the 2024 City Nature Challenge – a nature observation event using the iNaturalist app.
Earth Expo, Saturday, April 26, 10am – 2pm, at Battle Point Park – The Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District invites you to a free event full of inspiration and positive action for a greener future for the whole family. Enjoy activities for the kids, live music and delicious bites from local, eco-conscious food vendors.
Afternoon on the Trails — Sun, April 27, 1 – 5pm, IslandWood’s trail systems will be open for family-friendly exploration. Every season there’s something new to see, especially in spring!
Weed Warriors Weed Pull, Sunday April 27, 1 to 3pm, at Bloedel Reserve. Enjoy the grounds, visit the information tables, and participate in the City Nature Challenge. Contact Jeannette Franks for more information.
Anytime Activities:
At-home science activities for the outdoors – IslandWood has created a number of activities, songs, and exercises adaptable to any age to help inspire students to explore their own neighborhoods and communities while strengthening observation and investigation skills and deepening ecological knowledge.
Invasive species reporting – Get the invasives species app to help alert state officials to the next sighting of the murder hornet sighting or sprouting of daphne laureola and build their database of invasive flora and fauna.
Global Amphibian Bioblitz – Seen a salamander lately? How about a spring peeper? Here’s another citizen science opportunity to record your sightings by using iNaturalist. Adding your observations will help researchers, conservationists and concerned global citizens to share information and move forward actions that conserve these incredible creatures for everyone. Read about the Bainbridge Island citizen science newt project here.
Earth Day Network – The Earth Day Network makes it easier for students who want to advocate for change (e.g., getting a pollinator garden, setting up a compost system, making sports sustainable) by offering advocacy packets.
Click here for a complete list of local Earth Month events, including webinars and online classes. Click here for Earth Month Bingo to help you make Earth Day every day, all of April and beyond!
