Westgarden Thursdays
Open Dates
Westgarden
Join us Thursdays from 10 am to noon in the Westgarden for volunteer work days! Starts April 22, 2021 and continues into Autumn. No gardening experience needed. We ask that participants wear masks and maintain 6' physical distance from those outside their families.
Community Hike: Discover the Legacy Forest, Sept. 18
September 18, 2021
Legacy Forest
Have you hiked the trails around Thomas Berry Hall? Have you wondered what else is out there to explore? We invite you to discover the Legacy Forest at the Whidbey Institute with free hikes on Saturdays at noon. Bring a friend or your family, and please leave dogs home. Plan to arrive a few minutes early, as hikes depart from the lower parking lot at 12 o' clock sharp. A staff member or program leader will guide each hike, bringing you back to the lower parking lot in 60 to 90 minutes. Reservations are requested, but not required. We ask that participants wear…
Labyrinth Walk
September 18, 2021
To the Center of the Labyrinth and Back: Remember, Receive, Reflect, and Release 10 am start in at the Labyrinth; arrive and park in the Lower Lot by 9:50 am Have you walked a Labyrinth? Are you looking for a way to calm the chatter in your mind to listen and reflect on what is emerging for you at this moment? The Labyrinth at the Whidbey Institute is patterned after the medieval design found at Chartes and was created by volunteers. It sits up on a clear landing just above the Hillside cabins. You may have seen it as you…
Gala Transformed: Gratitude & Hope
September 25, 2021
Heartland Campus
Saturday, September 25, 2021, from 3–5:30 pm Join us in community at the Whidbey Institute for Gala Transformed: Gratitude & Hope, a joyful, in-person program. In light of shifting COVID-19 conditions, we will host a simplified in-person event with tours of the new Commons gathering space, a short program, and take-home desserts from Chef Christyn Johnson. We are so excited to gather with you on the land! This outdoor program is COVID and weather dependent, and will shift to online if warranted by public health or weather conditions. Join and let us thank you directly for your care, love, and…
Renewal: Connecting to What Matters
With Gregory Flynn and Shannon Patterson
October 1 - 3, 2021
Whidbey Institute
Please join us and others in making sense of where we’ve been, where we are, and where it feels important to go. Let’s slow down, ground, feel, and listen. Let’s draw on our personal and collective experience to deepen our clarity about what it means to intentionally build our lives around what really matters to us now.
Autumn Trail Care, Oct 9
October 9, 2021
Join us from 10 am to 12 pm for Summer Trail Care with Marta Mulholland. Help care for a 4 mile, public-access, conservation forest trail network and learn more about our forest home. We ask that participants wear masks and maintain 6' physical distance from those outside their families. This is part of a series of land-based events. Learn more. See important FAQs.
Gala Transformed: Storytelling & Sensemaking
October 14, 2021
Online
Thursday, October 14, 2021, from 5–6:30 pm Pacific Time Join us for our second community fundraising event of the fall—this one online. As we enter our sixth decade, we’ll ask community members to share their favorite memory from the first 50 years of Chinook and the Whidbey Institute. Together we will look for the lessons these memories hold for us as we move into an ever-changing and unpredictable future. After hearing some community members’ favorite memories, lessons learned, and hopes for the future, we’ll move into small groups where you will be invited to share your favorite memories and hopes.…
Community Hike: Discover the Legacy Forest, Oct. 16
October 16, 2021
Legacy Forest
Have you hiked the trails around Thomas Berry Hall? Have you wondered what else is out there to explore? We invite you to discover the Legacy Forest at the Whidbey Institute with free hikes on Saturdays at noon. Bring a friend or your family, and please leave dogs home. Plan to arrive a few minutes early, as hikes depart from the lower parking lot at 12 o' clock sharp. A staff member or program leader will guide each hike, bringing you back to the lower parking lot in 60 to 90 minutes. Reservations are requested, but not required. We ask that participants wear…
Labyrinth Walk
October 16, 2021
To the Center of the Labyrinth and Back: Remember, Receive, Reflect, and Release 10 am start in at the Labyrinth; arrive and park in the Lower Lot by 9:50 am Have you walked a Labyrinth? Are you looking for a way to calm the chatter in your mind to listen and reflect on what is emerging for you at this moment? The Labyrinth at the Whidbey Institute is patterned after the medieval design found at Chartes and was created by volunteers. It sits up on a clear landing just above the Hillside cabins. You may have seen it as you…
Restoration & Renewal Retreat, 12/2
December 2 - 5, 2021
Our team warmly invites you to experience the healing beauty of the land with a Restoration & Renewal Retreat. You’ll enjoy privacy in a single room or cabin, or bring a partner or household member and share a space. Retreats include delicious, nourishing meals from Chef Christyn Johnson, served with careful attention to health and safety standards.