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Join Friends of the ACFL as we learn about our bugs who are creeping, crawling and buzzing around!
This long evening hike will take us into all three ACFL corridors! We’ll cruise through the Heart Lake corridor with a lollipop loop in the Little Cranberry corridor, and then duck back for a short spurt through the Whistle Lake corridor (just to say we did!)
On Friday, June 13th, we were thrilled to welcome the community to join us for the Forest Discovery Center ribbon cutting. We were joined by many, including Anacortes city officials Mayor Matt Miller and City Councilmember Carolyn Moulton, staff of The Anacortes Chamber of Commerce, Parks and Recreation staff Bob Vaux and Jamie Burrows, representatives of the schools and schools foundation, and many of our wonderful members and supporters to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for our new Forest Discovery Center.
As we close in on the opening weekend for the Forest Discovery Center, it’s worth looking back at the efforts of the community members who’ve helped make the FDC a reality. In 2019, the Friends of the ACFL board first articulated the goal for a nature center during a strategic planning session, formalizing an idea that had floated nebulously around our community for years prior.
The Anacortes Earth Day Celebration Weekend was a massive success, with over 1,000 people taking to the streets on Saturday, and even more than that on Friday night! It was so special to see the streets filled with community, art, and appreciation for the beautiful Earth we call home.