Padilla Bay Foundation Early Summer 2025 Newsletter
Summer at the Reserve is about to start with outdoor work, field research, and education programs for all.
The Reserve is always in need of folks to serve a 2-hour shift at the greeting desk of the Interpretive Center - between 10 and 4 Wed - Sat. Please give that some thought and contact Chandler at the Reserve for orientation, scheduling and coaching.
Those yellow coats from 2024 Bruch at the Bay in use!
AND! Save The Date of Sunday August 10 from 11 - 2.
That is the 2025 Brunch with ticket information in the mail soon.
Proceeds will be used to help fill the temporary gap in Reserve capacity due to Americorp cancellation.
Stewardship Director Roger Fuller and a crew getting that front bed cleared out and ready for a fall planting of suitable, native plants.
Some great results on the fund raising scene! Your generous donations during the May GIVE BIG Washington campaign and a recent grant from the Skagit Community Foundation will allow your Padilla Bay Foundation to continue to award Research scholarships for college students!
The Office of State Publicj Instruction (OSPI) has awarded a continuation grant to the Reserve for another round of Teacher workshops about Climate Change
What a great talk in early May by Cecilia Gobin from the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission about the Boldt decision and the situation today. The periodic Smith-Aquero Lecture co-hosted by the Smith-Aquero Endowment and the Padilla Bay Foundation.
Come on out to the reserve for an Upland Trail walk or trip to the beach any day and visit the Interpretive Center and Aquarium area Wed - Sat 10 - 4.
Have a Happy Summer.
These little folks hoodies new at the Shop at the Reserve.
Donate HERE. Thanks so much for your generous support to the Padilla Bay Foundation so we can continue to fill in the funding and needs gaps at the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.