Celebrate Earth Month with the Land Trust
We invite you to celebrate Earth Month with the Bainbridge Island Land Trust! We will be taking action throughout the month of April to support conservation across the Island, so please join us in taking care of our local environment and connecting with nature.
A calendar of all Earth Month events on Bainbridge Island is available here.
First Wednesday Work Party
Wednesday, April 1 | 9am-11am | Manzanita Ridge Preserve
Grab your gloves and join us for a morning of pulling invasive ivy on the north side of the Preserve, as part of ongoing restoration efforts. Parking will be available at Manzanita Park. Sign Up Here
Weekend Work Party
Sunday, April 19 | 9am-11am | Quitslund Preserve
Help us improve this forest habitat by building habitat wood piles and removing invasive Himalayan blackberry. Sign Up Here
Free Invasive Weed Disposal
Sunday, April 19 & 26 | 10am – 4pm | Bainbridge Disposal Transfer Station (7215 Vincent Rd)
Keep your yard and our community looking beautiful! Pull those pesky invasive weeds, drop them off, and we’ll take care of the rest. We will accept Scotch broom, English holly, English ivy, Himalayan blackberry, tansy ragwort, English laurel, and the noxious weeds on Kitsap County’s “Noxious Weed” list. More Info here.
Manzanita Watershed BioBlitz
Saturday, April 25 | 1pm – 4pm | Manzanita Park & Manzanita Ridge Preserve
Join us in partnership with the Park District as we record as many living plants and animals within the Manzanita Watershed as possible, while contributing to the global City Nature Challenge! Sign Up Here
About the City Nature Challenge — The City Nature Challenge is a global bioblitz event, providing an opportunity to observe and record natural organisms to help us better understand the biodiversity of our area. You can join a guided CNC event or document nature on your own — between April 24-27, use the iNaturalist app to make and share observations of wild plants, animals and fungi anywhere in Kitsap County.
Why Manzanita Watershed? — The Manzanita Watershed is our priority restoration area as it supports the local and greater Puget Sound ecosystem by providing critical habitat for wildlife and a healthy groundwater supply for all. Protecting and caring for this watershed, connected through Manzanita Ridge Preserve and Manzanita Park, ensures a healthy environment for conservationists and recreationists alike!
Manzanita Watershed Walk & Talk
Thursday, April 30 | 6pm – 8pm | Manzanita Park & Manzanita Ridge Preserve
Join us in partnership with the Park District for an evening of exploring and learning as we walk through the watershed! Sign Up Here