Lyceum
2008
Sound Thinking: The Life and Health of Puget Sound
6 Tuesday evenings, April 1-May 6, 2007
7:30-9:00 PM
Front Room, Bayview Cash Store
APR 1: Puget Sound and Our Place in It
John Lombard, Analyst, Steward & Associates;
Oceanography and Program on Environment, UW
APR 8: Pollution in the Sound: Truths and Consequences
Nat Scholz, Environmental Conservation Division, NOAA
APR 15: Energy from the Sound: Harnessing Tidal
Power
Mitsuhiro Kawase, School of Oceanography, UW
APR 22: Protecting the Sound's Birds and Mammals
Kevin Ryan, Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex
APR 29: Saving the Sound, One Step at a Time
Sarah Schmidt, Co-author of Getting to the Water's Edge
May 6: The Partnership in Our Future
David Dicks, Executive Director of Puget Sound Partnership
The Lyceum Lectures for 2008 will be devoted to
Puget Sound: how it works, what its current state is, and what
the future holds in store. We have another stellar line-up of
speakers focusing on science, policy, and personal action. Co-sponsored
by WSU Island County Extension, Whidbey Audubon, Island County
Marine Resources Committee, and Whidbey Watershed Stewards. Fee:
$6 per lecture, $30 for series.
Transformational Speaking:
If You Want to Change the World, Tell a Better Story
Book Celebration/Signing with author Gail Larsen,
founder of Real Speaking.
May 14, Wednesday
Thomas Berry Hall
7:30-9:00 PM
Donation appreciated.
Spirit and Practice of a Bioregion:
Exceptional Public Lecture
James R. Karr, Professor Emeritus,
University of Washington, Seattle
May 15, Thursday, 7:309:00 PM
Thomas Berry Hall
Polls show that 90% of us want the Puget Sound to
be healthy for future generations, and 70% of us think there is
no problem. What will it take to build the public
understanding and political will to do what will be required?
Known as a highly informed and dynamic presenter,
Jim Karr was formerly professor of biology and aquatic sciences
and adjunct professor of civil and environmental engineering,
environmental health, and public affairs at UW. He has taught
at Purdue, Illinois, and Virginia Tech and was deputy director
at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. He is
the author of more than 250 scientific papers and monographs,
and is now professor emeritus, UW.
Karr will address the key role that rivers and streams
play as arteries in our bioregionand what is
at stake for the heart of the Puget Sound.
Dont miss this informing and inspiring evening.
What Animals Tell Us About
Upcoming Earth Changes
With Gary Douglas
Thomas Berry Hall
Sunday, May 18, 7-9 pm
Unique outlook on communicating with horses for everyone who wishes
to develop a deeper connection to the earth and all its creatures.
Horse, animal, and people whisperer Gary Douglas knows animals
can talk. He has taught people all over the world how to ask our
four legged friends questions and get answers. Author of Talk to
the Animals. Click on purple for more information on Gary
Douglas and Access Energy Transformation.
Co-sponsored by Whidbey Institute at Chinook and Access Energy
Transformation.
$40 per person. To register call 360-341-1884 or email info@whidbeyinstitute.org.
Speak Out for Change
Communication workshop with Gail Larsen
May 30
Friday
9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Our transformational times call not for polished professionals
and students of technique but for authentic communicators passionately
committed to healthy people, healthy communities, and a healthy
planet. This workshop dispels the myths of great speaking and reveals
the surprising source of your power to catalyze audiences for personal
and planetary change. $125 Lunch included
Exploring a Sense of Place:
How to Create Your Own Local Program for Reconnecting with Nature
with author Karen Harwell
June 24
Tuesday
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Thomas Berry Hall
This hands-on workshop will inspire and give you all the practical
tools you need to design, reconnect, discover, organize, and produce
a Sense of Place specific to the natural world in which you live.
SHUTTLE AVAILABLE.
$80 (includes $25 guidebook).
Forest Day Camp (Two 1-week sessions)
with Kathryn O'Brien & Eric Conn
July 7-11 and August 4-8
Monday-Friday
9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Whidbey Institute at Chinook Land
A one-of-a-kind Day Camp experience for kids exploring our local
forest ecosystem gaining valuable nature awareness skills through
specially tailored adventures! For ages 7-11. Each week will offer
new opportunities for advancement and honing of new skills. Feel
free to sign up for both weeks! Each week limited to 20 kids. Register
early! $200 per week
POWERS
OF LEADERSHIP
Meeting the Challenges of the New Commons
A Distinctive Seasonal Leadership Retreat Cycle led by
Sharon Parks & Larry Daloz
with Craig Fleck, Diana Gale, Kurt Hoelting, and Stephanie Ryan
2008-2009 Cycle
October 16-18, 2008 January 22-24, 2009 April 16-18,2009
June 25-27, 2009
Note: 2007/2008
Cycle is fully subscribed
All retreats are THURSDAY evening through SATURDAY
afternoon
Oct 11-13, 2007 Jan 22-24, 2008
Apr 10-12, 2008 Jun 26-28, 2008
We welcome your interest in the next cycle. Contact
us if you have any questions or would like to apply.
Practical Sustainability
A Year of Hands-on Workshops & Walks
Leadership: Eric Conn and Britt Walker
Co directors of the Sustainability Research and Education Project.
Follow the seasons of the year with these workshops
and walks that focus on appreciating what nature has to offer
us. You'll learn about foraging native plants, growing your own
food, and solar cooking.
Ethnobotany of the Northwest: Foraging
Spring: April 13, 2:00 to 4:00pm - Tender Shoots & Leafy Greens.
Summer: August 10, 2:00 to 4:00pm - Berries, Berries, Berries
Fall: October 12, 2:00 to 4:00pm - Seeds & Nuts
Winter: December 14, 2:00 to 4:00pm - Roots & Hardy Greens
Fee: $15/session; $50/year. $5/session for under 21.
How to grow your own food year -round
4 Saturdays, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Spring: March 29-The Birth of the New Year
Summer: May 31-The Abundance of the Earth
Fall: August 16-The Harvest Season
Winter: October 4-Rest & Renewal
Fee: $25/session; $80/year. $10/session for under 21.
Infuse your food with sun:
Solar Cooking for Everyone
Sunday, June 29, 1:00-4:00 PM
Fee: $55 for individuals; $75 for families. $30 for under 21.
(Includes materials and handouts.)
Learning from the Land
Four Wednesday afternoons in 2007 and 2008, 1:00-4:00 PM
Fee: $15/session; $50 for the series in advance. $5 for 21 &
under, and for special need.
What does it mean to "learn from the land" at Chinook?
Will it harm or enhance our experience to learn the names of the
plants and animals that live there? How can we learn to listen to
the land and why does this matter? Our favorite Institute naturalists
will explore these and other questions in a series of walks together
on the land, followed by tea and reflective conversation.
OCT 10: Small Wonders:
mosses, lichen, liverworts, & ferns
JAN 16: The Forest Story:
learning to read the forested landscape
APR 9: Heaven Under Our Feet:
the soil, nurse logs, and eternity
JUNE 25: If Henry Were Here:
seeing Chinook through Thoreau's eyes
Leadership: LARRY DALOZ, Senior Fellow of the Whidbey
Institute, with a long-term interest in NW forests.
KATHRYN O'BRIEN, naturalist, horticulturist and perpetual student
of the natural world.
Our 15th Anniversary Celebration
Save the dates...details to come!
October 10-12 Friday-Sunday
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