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Sign up for a night time excursion into the magical, underwater world of bioluminescence! In the summer months, when the bay begins to heat up from the suns energy, these plankton give us a spectacular light show!
 Explore the nooks and crannies of South Bellingham Bay, and watch plankton at work right under your boat! The bio paddles often sellout quick, so if you are interested, make sure to reserve a spot early! 18+ only, please!
 When: Friday & Saturday, August 30th and 31st, 2019 -  9:00 pm - 12:00 am.
 Address: 555 Harris Ave, Bellingham, WA - Phone: 360-714-8891

You are invited to come celebrate the opening of Habitat for Humanity's third store! This event is FREE and family friendly! The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 10:00 am. The first 50 customers will receive a free swag bag! Complimentary refreshments will be available to all guests as well as live entertainment and a kids tile decorating contest! 

When: Saturday, September 7th, 2019 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Address: 17020 Smokey Point Boulevard, Arlington, WA 98223 

Join your host, Larry Korn, for a week long natural farming immersion at Ananda Farm on Camano Island. Vegetarian meals and camping space is provided for the week. Attune to the spirit of Masanobu Fukuoka and natural living as an integrated approach to life and agriculture. Participate in classes, discussion, philosophy, and the hands-on practice of natural farming. The farm currently has around 10 resident-stewards at the farm, alpacas, goats, dogs, cats, chickens, and a few acres of garden-orchards filled with thousands of plants, crawlers, and fliers. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet new friends and learn a TON! Don't miss out on the fun! Cost is $375 – $675 (sliding scale).

RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE!

When: Saturday, August 31st (2:00-5:00 pm arrival), through Saturday, September 7th, 2019 at 1:00 pm.
Address: 732 Haven Pl, Camano Island - Phone: 360-387-0575

Fall is the time for foliage and the perfect time to give your containers a fresh face! Join Rachel Zeutenhorst, knowledgeable plant expert from T & L, to learn all about how to revamp your containers with festive fall foliage. She'll teach you all about the best plants to combine together for dramatic color and texture to liven up your pots for the fall season. 
This is a wonderful class you won't want to miss that will help you create your very own one-of-a-kind, unique fall containers. This is a FREE class, so be sure to spread the word!

When: Saturday, September 21st, 2019 at 10:00 am
Address: 3915 Sunnyside Boulevard, Marysville, WA - Phone: 425-334-2002 

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

These three bright nebulae are often featured on telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky Way. In fact, 18th century cosmic tourist Charles Messier cataloged two of them; M8, the large nebula just left of center, and colorful M20 on the top left. The third emission region includes NGC 6559 and can be found to the right of M8. All three are stellar nurseries about five thousand light-years or so distant. Over a hundred light-years across, the expansive M8 is also known as the Lagoon Nebula. M20's popular moniker is the Trifid. Glowing hydrogen gas creates the dominant red color of the emission nebulae. In striking contrast, blue hues in the Trifid are due to dust reflected starlight. Recently formed bright blue stars are visible nearby. The colorful composite skyscape was recorded in 2018 in Teide National Park in the Canary Islands, Spain.

Photo by Emilio Rivero Padilla

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

These three bright nebulae are often featured on telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky Way. In fact, 18th century cosmic tourist Charles Messier cataloged two of them; M8, the large nebula just left of center, and colorful M20 on the top left. The third emission region includes NGC 6559 and can be found to the right of M8. All three are stellar nurseries about five thousand light-years or so distant. Over a hundred light-years across, the expansive M8 is also known as the Lagoon Nebula. M20's popular moniker is the Trifid. Glowing hydrogen gas creates the dominant red color of the emission nebulae. In striking contrast, blue hues in the Trifid are due to dust reflected starlight. Recently formed bright blue stars are visible nearby. The colorful composite skyscape was recorded in 2018 in Teide National Park in the Canary Islands, Spain.

Photo by Emilio Rivero Padilla

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

This weekend, meteors will rain down near the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. Normally bright and colorful, the Perseid shower meteors are produced by dust swept up by planet Earth from the orbit of Comet Swift-Tuttle. They streak from a radiant in Perseus, above the horizon in clear predawn skies. Despite interfering light from August's waning gibbous moon, this year's Perseids will still be enjoyable, especially if you can find yourself in an open space, away from city lights, and in good company. Frames used in this composite view capture bright Perseid meteors from the 2016 meteor shower set against a starry background along the Milky Way, with even the faint Andromeda Galaxy just above center. In the foreground, astronomers of all ages have gathered on a hill above the Slovakian village of Vrchtepla.

Photo by Petr Horálek