🌎🌊 Join the Clayoquot Biosphere for their annual biosphere region BioBlitz to celebrate the upcoming Earth Day! 📅 Saturday, April 20th 📍 On iNaturalist (from anywhere in the biosphere region) To learn more visit, buff.ly/3vPvkKL

🐦🤩 Join Raincoast Education for their "Birding on the Mudflats" event to learn about shorebirds that visit the region every spring! 📅 April 29th - May 3rd, 📍 On the birding platform at Hotel Zed 🎟️ FREE drop-by events For more information, visit buff.ly/4axgiIH

Join our Board Governance workshop led by Lawyer Michael Blatchford! 📅 May 17th (9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.) 📍 Tofino Community Hall 🎟️ $25 🙏 Thank you to the Clayoquot Biosphere and Tourism Tofino for co-sponsoring this workshop! Learn more: buff.ly/3JDaf9Q

Have you had a chance to attend the Raincoast Education's 2024 Ambassador Program yet? Don't miss their upcoming courses: 🌊 May 28 - Small Tow Big Picture 🦀 May 29 - Marine Ecology 🌲 May 30 - Coastal Rainforest Ecology Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/3Mh7DQW 📷 Mirae Campbell

✨🙋 June events on the Wild Pacific Trail! 🐺Wednesdays: Wolf Wednesdays 🦆Thursdays: Woodland Bog Walk 🌊Fridays: Talking Trees Walk and Parks Canada Coastal Stewards 🦅Saturdays: Birding Walk and Discovery Tent 🌲Sundays: Walking trees Guided Tour 🔗 buff.ly/3Mh7DQW

🏄 🧗‍♀️ Help us welcome Emily as our 2024 Communications Assistant! After spending some time in the mountains of Squamish, Emily is excited to return to the coast and brings with her a passion for all things design and communications! 📷 Bryanna Bradley Photography

🧶🧵 We're excited to announce that we will be hosting our 7th annual West Coast Fibre Art Retreat, November 13 – 15, 2024 at Black Rock Oceanfront Resort. Stay tuned for more details - registration will open later this spring! 🔗buff.ly/3Rb9l8w Faye Kennington #fibreartretreat

🌊🏄 Happy World Oceans Day! Help us celebrate by dropping your favourite ocean memories in the comments! The ocean plays a big part in helping us thrive here in the Clayoquot Biosphere Region. How will you show the ocean some love today?

👋🌟 Learn more about Parks Canada and #PacificRimNationalParkReserve through their amazing June programs! From guided walks to prop talks to theatre shows, there's something for everyone! Find out more on our website! 🔗 buff.ly/3Mh7DQW 📷 Parks Canada

As we enter the summer months and spend more time outside, it’s important to consider how we interact with wildlife. How can we help prevent human-wildlife conflict to keep both ourselves and the animals safe? Learn more on our website! buff.ly/4es9QVY 📷 S. Ryan

Planning a trip to the west coast? Check out our events and courses on our website to gain a deeper understanding of the culture and nature this region has to offer! 🔗 buff.ly/4aZnflj 📷 Bri Walker

Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day! Join us in learning more about the rich history and culture of this region by exploring Indigenous-led educational courses and events on our website. 🔗buff.ly/3Xd4INa 📷 Sam Phillips

Check out @wildpacifictrail summer programs! They offer a variety of educational nature walks where you can learn about trees, wetlands, and coastal birds. Learn more at the link below! 🔗 buff.ly/3Mh7DQW 📷 Wild Pacific Trail

📸🌿 Calling all youth photographers (ages 11-14+)! Join our 4-day Wild Stories Photography Camp this summer in Tofino (July 29 - August 1) and Ucluelet (August 12-15). Register now! 🔗 Tofino: buff.ly/3RLUCBn 🔗 Ucluelet: buff.ly/3zfW7Bh 📷 Sam Phillips

🌍🌊 It's Plastic Free July! How will you help reduce plastic waste? Let us know in the comments below! 📷 Bri Walker

Join the Carving on the Edge Festival for their upcoming workshop: Introduction to Carving Wood with Hand Tools! 🔗 To learn more and register, visit buff.ly/3MWIQBB 📷 Carving on the Edge Festival

Join Tourism Tofino to learn about and honour Indigenous Veterans Day by making beaded poppies with Nuu-chah-nulth artist, Elizabeth George, from Ahousaht First Nation. 📅 Oct 25 | Nov 7 ⏰ 12 - 5 PM 📍 Tofino Visitor Centre Learn more and register 🔽 buff.ly/3Mh7DQW

Join Ivy Cargill-Martin and the Carving on the Edge Festival for an exciting hands-on Lino Cut Workshop. 📅 November 2nd | 3 - 6 PM 📍 Tofino Community Hall 🎟️ By donation (sliding scale $25-$110) 🎨 All supplies provided buff.ly/404GmIV

🧺🧶Want to browse and buy from a beautiful selection of yarn, patterns, cedar, beaded jewelry, and more? Don’t miss the Fibre Art Marketplace, part of our annual Fibre Art Retreat! 📅 November 14th ⏰ 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. 📍 Black Rock Resort Learn more: buff.ly/4hGTtqf

After much thought, we've decided to step away from X. Stay connected with the latest West Coast NEST learning opportunities and place-based educational updates on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and LinkedIn. See you there! ✨