Queer Run Club meets at Roam Coffee every Friday at 6:30am!

Everyone who practices with the felt sense of queerness is welcome to attend this monthly community gathering. No prior experience is necessary; come as you are.

Out and About is a monthly nature program for queer adults (18+). Join us for Honorable Harvest and Evening Picnic | Saturday, May 9, 2026 | 4:00-6:00PM 

Are you curious about harvesting wild plants but don’t know where to start? Join us at a local lake to learn about the tenets of honorable harvest, focusing on a plant which is often hated but has almost endless uses, stinging nettle! We will learn about the basic rules to follow while harvesting anything from the wild, learn about the ways we can use nettle, such as cordage making, treating various ailments, and using it for food and drinks! We will practice the safest ways to harvest nettle, and brew some nettle tea in the field to enjoy as we appreciate sunset views on the lake! 

Queer Run Club meets at Roam Coffee every Friday at 6:30am!

Queer Run Club meets at Roam Coffee every Friday at 6:30am!

Queer Run Club meets at Roam Coffee every Friday at 6:30am!

Queer Run Club meets at Roam Coffee every Friday at 6:30am!

Out and About is a monthly nature program for queer adults (18+). Join us for Community Boating Center Pride Paddle | Friday, June 5, 2026 | 5:30-7:30PM |

Let’s meet up at the Community Boating Center (CBC) for Pride Paddle! This is a casual paddle along the Bellingham waterfront with CBC staff as guides. You must register in advance, as equipment is first come, first serve. More details, including how to register, coming soon!

Queer Run Club meets at Roam Coffee every Friday at 6:30am!

Everyone who practices with the felt sense of queerness is welcome to attend this monthly community gathering. No prior experience is necessary; come as you are.

Out and About is a monthly nature program for queer adults (18+). Join us for Pride at Low Tide | Saturday, June 13, 2026 | 9:00-11:00AM

Join us to celebrate PRIDE at low tide! We will be exploring an amazing stretch of shore during a strong negative tide, which will reveal the intertidal critters usually hidden just below the surface. Get curious with us as we explore the coast to search for crabs, sea stars, clams, nudibranchs, and anything else that catches our eye! Consider bringing a snack or lunch to enjoy a picnic on the beach once we finish exploring. 

Queer Run Club meets at Roam Coffee every Friday at 6:30am!

Queer Run Club meets at Roam Coffee every Friday at 6:30am!

Queer Run Club meets at Roam Coffee every Friday at 6:30am!

Queer Run Club meets at Roam Coffee every Friday at 6:30am!

Everyone who practices with the felt sense of queerness is welcome to attend this monthly community gathering. No prior experience is necessary; come as you are.

Out and About is a monthly nature program for queer adults (18+). Join us for Early Morning Pride at Low Tide Round 2 | Saturday, July 11, 2026 | 9:00-11:00AM

Summer is the time for beach exploration! If you missed us last month, join us at a new coastal spot to investigate the intertidal zone. If you joined us in June, we'd love to see you again this month, as the ever changing nature of tide pools means that we might find very different critters exploring this month! Consider packing a lunch to enjoy on the beach after our program concludes.

Queer Run Club meets at Roam Coffee every Friday at 6:30am!

Queer Run Club meets at Roam Coffee every Friday at 6:30am!

Queer Run Club meets at Roam Coffee every Friday at 6:30am!

Out and About is a monthly nature program for queer adults (18+). Join us for Community Boating Center Pride Paddle | Friday, August 14, 2026 | 5:30-7:30PM

Let’s meet up at the Community Boating Center (CBC) for Pride Paddle! This is a casual paddle along the Bellingham waterfront with CBC staff as guides. You must register in advance, as equipment is first come, first serve. More details, including how to register, coming soon!

Everyone who practices with the felt sense of queerness is welcome to attend this monthly community gathering. No prior experience is necessary; come as you are.

Everyone who practices with the felt sense of queerness is welcome to attend this monthly community gathering. No prior experience is necessary; come as you are.

Out and About is a monthly nature program for queer adults (18+). Join us for Queer Critters | Saturday, September 19, 2026 |  3:00-5:00PM 

Did you know that thousands of species have been observed participating in “queer” behaviors, such as same-sex coupling, changing sexes, and even raising offspring with same-sex partners. From gay swan foster dads to matriarchal hawk families and asexually reproducing lizards, animals around the world exist, and thrive, outside of the heteronormative expectations we often project onto them. Join us to explore how queerness is a natural and beautiful aspect of life for countless organisms!

Everyone who practices with the felt sense of queerness is welcome to attend this monthly community gathering. No prior experience is necessary; come as you are.

Out and About is a monthly nature program for queer adults (18+). Join us for Creatures of the Night: Halloween Night Prowl | Friday, October 30, 2026 |  5:00-7:00PM

Wear your best costume to explore at night and learn all about nocturnal creatures. If you dress as a nocturnal animal yourself, you might even get some extra candy! We will start with some silly activities to build community, then have an interactive discussion about nocturnal animals and the unique adaptations which help them thrive in the darkness. We will then go on our “night prowl” (walking around flat trails as the sun sets) to keep our eyes and ears open for nocturnal wildlife. The area we will be exploring has abundant birds (including owls), as well as beavers, muskrats, bats, and coyotes! Come ready to have fun in the darkness, make new friends, and appreciate all things spooky with other nature loving queer folks!

Everyone who practices with the felt sense of queerness is welcome to attend this monthly community gathering. No prior experience is necessary; come as you are.

Out and About is a monthly nature program for queer adults (18+). Join us for Mycelium and Me | Saturday, November 14, 2026 |  2:00-4:00PM

Have you ever wondered about how mushrooms grow so fast after the rain, or why dead trees always seem to be covered in fungus? Join us to learn all about mycelium-the hidden network of tiny fungal threads which are typically found underground! We will explore the often unseen ways that mushrooms impact the world around us, from breaking down dead stuff to providing food to countless animals around the world, including us! Nature is full of relationships which are often hidden and easy to miss if you don’t look closely… so we will explore slowly and carefully, searching for cool mushrooms as well as any other neat flora and fauna we might spot!

Everyone who practices with the felt sense of queerness is welcome to attend this monthly community gathering. No prior experience is necessary; come as you are.

Out and About is a monthly nature program for queer adults (18+). Join us for Finding Our Light Queer Campfire | Saturday, December 12, 2026 |  4:30-6:30PM

With the darkest day of the year, the winter solstice, just around the corner, join us for a healing time outdoors as we reflect on our year, set intentions for the new year ahead. After thinking about the ways that plants and animals get through the coldest months, we will open the floor to share the things that help us each get through the darkest parts of winter. The holidays can be a complicated time for many queer folks, and this is a space to build local community by sharing thoughts, feelings, and food with new friends! We will bring some snacks to share and “break bread” as a community, but if you’d like to bring a favorite food, whether store bought or home-made, the more the better!