Events
Native Plant Walk at the Baker Preserve
Learn about our local flora with Alika Herreshoff
Promoting Healthy Soil and Saving Water in the Garden
A presentation by Cheryl Niles of WSU Extension
Introductory Native Plant Walk at the Otto Preserve
Join Alika Herreshoff for this walk sponsored by the Koma Kulshan Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society
Using the Clean Swell app at LICA's Roadside Cleanup on April 6th
Download the Clean Swell app
Curry Tree Planting
Join LIHT in March for our Spring tree planting at the Curry Preserve.
Aiston Tree Planting
Join LIHT in March for our Spring tree planting at the Aiston Preserve.
Annual Meeting
Join us for our 2024 Annual Meeting and enjoy a presentation by author and naturalist David B. Williams. In person at the Grange Hall, or via Zoom. Please Register for Zoom Here.
Photo credit Andrew Croneberger
Food Waste Composting Workshop
Do you want to be part of the solution when it comes to keeping food waste out of our landfills? Have you thought of making your own nutrient rich compost, but are daunted by fears of pests, bad smells, and the muck factor if you try? Come to the Heritage Trust’s Food Composting Workshop to to learn clean composting techniques that won’t have the rats rejoicing.
Owl Prowl
Saturday October 14 & Saturday October 21
Advance registration is required: Please call the office at 758-7997 to register. If it’s rainy or windy on October 14th, we’ll move the prowl to October 21st. If the weather is good on the 14th, we’ll have prowls on both dates.
Eco-Botanical Printing on Natural Textiles
Darlene Beckett, Botanical Dyer and Eco-Printer from Round House Goods, is donating two sessions of her Eco-Botanical Printing on Natural Textiles workshop as a special fundraiser for Lummi Island Heritage Trust. There are two one-day sessions: one on July 27 and the other July 29. All proceeds benefit the Heritage Trust.
Crabbing Workshop
Crab season is coming! Is your gear adequately weighted? Do you have a rot line? A permit? Do you know when and where to crab around Lummi Island? We can help!
Calling All Pie Bakers!
Entries are now open for the Lummi Island Heritage Trust Forest Fest Pie Auction.
There's No Room for Scotch broom on Lummi Island!
Let’s work to protect each other and our community! Let’s remove Scotch broom and replace it with fire-resistant native plants and flowers that support our bees and pollinators.
Very Informal Botany Brown Bag
Learn terminology and look at samples on the Otto Preserve. The series continues the second and fourth Mondays of May and into June.
Madeline Ostrander: The Power of Home in an Era of Climate Crisis
Ostrander will discuss what she has learned about hope, grit, and resilience from people who live on the front lines of climate change.
Amanda Monthei: Westside Wildfires - Preparing for a Future of Fire in the Cascades
Experiences as a member of a hotshot crew and our region’s rapidly changing conditions caused by climate change and fuel loading and what we can do to prepare for a future with fire in the Pacific Northwest.
Aiston Preserve Tree Planting: Saturday
We are preparing to plant a forest, and we’re looking for volunteers!
Cecilia Gobin: The Role of Tribal Treaty Rights in Protecting the Salish Sea
Cecilia works on tribal-led initiatives that focus on protecting the nearshore environment, Southern Resident killer whales, and seals.
All About Hummingbirds
Find out what makes these tiny, fascinating birds tick. How do they perform their acrobatics? Which flowers are most enticing? What hummers make the arduous 2,700-mile solo migration and which stay with us all winter?
Thor Hanson: Adapting to Climate Change
Hanson shows how plants and animals are moving, adapting, and even evolving in real time, and how the sum of their reactions will determine the future.
Owl Prowl
Come learn about owls with Victoria Souze on a guided evening tour through the Otto Preserve.
Join the LIHT Book Group!
Join online or in person for a lively discussion about the remarkable, hopeful, and resilient ways that plants and animals are adjusting to climate change.
Movie Night: Wall-E
We’re so happy to say thank you to our members and to welcome our community by hosting an outdoor movie night at the Otto Preserve meadow with Wall-E.
Movie Night: Biggest Little Farm
We’re so happy to say thank you to our members and to welcome our community by hosting movie night at the Otto Preserve meadow with Biggest Little Farm.
Nature Explorers
Join our environmental education program that teaches children about the wild and natural treasures of our island environment.
Dr. Joseph Gaydos: The Marine Ecosystem of the Salish Sea
As a wildlife veterinarian, Dr. Gaydos works to address diseases in wildlife at the individual animal level as well as at the population level.
Rena Priest: Biophilia in Poetry
Rena Priest is a poet and an enrolled member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation.
Dr. Kaeli Swift: Corvid Mythologies
Exploring the symbolism and impact of corvids from ancient times until now.