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Drop in to the Forest Discovery Center and learn about one of the many ways to create art from nature! Try out some botanical inks, learn how to make them at home, and perhaps get some inspiration for creating your own nature-infused art.
Join staff and volunteers from the Washington Trails Association to learn the latest on sustainable recreation on multi use trails and how to use WTA's free resources to help!
Join us for a hearty hike to the top of Sugarloaf for a calm September sunset. The challenging hike up is rewarded with a stunning summit view of the San Juan Islands and Olympic Mountains.
This month, we’ll explore the wet and low lying places around Big Beaver Pond! Join us to find evidence of beavers and learn more about these incredible ecosystem engineers.
Join Friends of the ACFL to learn about trees! The forest is full of trees that provide food, shelter, and shade to all of our animals. Come spend the morning with us as we learn how trees fit into the ecosystem of a forest!
Join us for our biggest event of the year, our Annual Benefit! Join us for dinner, drinks, dessert, and an evening of community and fundraising to support the work we do.
Experience the majesty of your local forest lands in this slow hike and art-making adventure!
This September, environmental consultant Anchor QEA will return to the former A Avenue Landfill to continue work on the site’s remedial investigation. The City has retained Anchor QEA to support the assessment of environmental conditions at the former landfill in coordination with the Washington State Department of Ecology.
Many of us have walked the trails near A Avenue and wondered about the fenced-off, grassy mound tucked into the woods. That “no‑trespassing” area is the former A Avenue Landfill, a long-closed city dump that sits within the Anacortes Community Forest Lands. Today, it is the focus of a new round of environmental testing and planning led by the City of Anacortes and the Washington State Department of Ecology.
We’re excited to share some good news: the ACFL Forest Management Plan has been officially approved by the City of Anacortes!