Join us for an evening of dinner caterered by Lovely Night, dessert by local bakers, live music by Croaker and story to celebrate and support Vashon Wilderness Program.
On April 25th, VWP will be hosting our annual Spring Feast potluck gathering and "Bizarre Bazaar", a special tradition of trading nature-inspired and/or homemade items. The evening has always proved quite magical as families from our various programs gather in community to share a spring-inspired potluck meal and enjoy this poignant opportunity to let go and receive.
This event is open to all currently enrolled families and their guests.
Stay tuned for more details.
Join us for a free, family-friendly afternoon of storytelling in celebration of World Storytelling Day.
Once Upon a Place brings together storytellers from Vashon and beyond to share compelling stories rooted in land and its power to shape our experiences.
Featured storytellers include Michael Meade of the Mosaic Multicultural Foundation and David Turnipseed of the Puyallup Tribe’s Language Department, along with storytellers from the Vashon Heritage Museum, Vashon Wilderness Program (Jacqui & Stacey!) and others. They will share stories from different cultures and traditions that invite listeners of all ages to experience place as an essential part of every story.
Free s’mores! Weather permitting, we’ll have marshmallows ready for roasting over the campfire, with all the fixings for a gooey treat after the program.
Hosted by the Vashon–Maury Island Land Trust in partnership with the Vashon Wilderness Program and the Vashon Heritage Museum, this gathering celebrates the idea that places matter and are worth protecting and preserving.
We’ll make every effort to host the event outdoors by the campfire, so please dress for the weather and consider bringing a blanket or umbrella.
WHERE: Camp Burton, 9326 SW Bayview Drive, Vashon
WHEN: Saturday, March 21st, 2:00-4:00PM
RSVP for free tickets: https://bit.ly/onceuponaplace
NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION: Parson’s Lodge, Wrangler at Camp Sealth.
This is a community celebration of our connection to one another, honoring our myriad ancestral lineages. We invite families to bring a dish traditional to their heritage, or something that reminds them of their loved one, to share for our potluck.
We invite families to share ancestor stories (those passed & those considered living ancestors, human & more-than-human) around the fire.
We invite families to bring photos/objects for an altar. We create clay figures and release our creations into the forest, as a gift to the Ancestors of the land and waters of this place.
For VWP Families Only!
Meet with VWP’s Directors and Mentors and learn about our upcoming year.
Games for the children will be offered by our Mentors during the Parent Orientation!
Swap and donate gear your child has outgrown but may work for other families.
Bring something yummy to share at the potluck!
More details to follow via email!
A magical evening of community celebration to share a spring-inspired potluck meal and enjoy this poignant opportunity to let go and receive.
Gather your friends and neighbors for an evening of joyful singing, one of the oldest and most unifying forms of expression. Vashon Wilderness Program proudly presents Crowdsource Choir on November 9th at the Vashon High School Theater. Doors open at 6:30 PM, and the singing begins at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20, with free admission for ages 22 and under. All proceeds support Vashon Wilderness Program.
Founded by VWP parent, Joel DeJong, the Crowdsource Choir's mission is to create communal flashes of magnificence! To find out more about the great things they are doing, check out their website at: https://www.crowdsourcechoir.com
Light refreshments will be provided.
A free Community Celebration to honor our ancestors and create connections with each other!
Bring food from your family or ancestral heritage, as well as pictures/objects that honor those in your life that have passed on. We’ll feast, sing, share stories, and celebrate our diverse lineages and connection to the nature of all beings.
A magical evening of community celebration to share a spring-inspired potluck meal
and enjoy this poignant opportunity to let go and receive.
Open to currently enrolled families.
A free Community Celebration
where we honor our ancestors and create connections with each other.
A magical evening of community celebration to share a spring-inspired potluck meal and enjoy this poignant opportunity to let go and receive.
Welcome to VWP’s Ancestor Feast; a free Community Celebration where we honor our ancestors and create connections with each other.
You’re invited to bring food from your family or ancestral heritage, as well as pictures/objects that honor those in your life that have passed on. We’ll feast, sing, share stories, and celebrate our diverse lineages and connection to the nature of all beings.
When you donate $150 or more during our GiveBIG campaign, we’d like to #GiveBACK with gratitude. Enjoy complimentary admission to VWP's GiveBIG 15th Anniversary Birthday Party party on Wednesday, May 4th from 5-8pm at Camp Sealth!
A magical evening of community celebration to share a spring-inspired potluck meal and enjoy this poignant opportunity to let go and receive.
Wind Gatherers: Ages 4-6yrs
Fire Tenders: Ages 7-12yrs
Children must be accompanied by a parent for the entire visit, which includes 1.5-2 hours of nature connection, followed by a Q&A with VWP’s Executive/Program Director Stacey Hinden.
Wind Gatherers: Ages 4-6yrs
Fire Tenders: Ages 7-12yrs
Children must be accompanied by a parent for the entire visit, which includes 1.5-2 hours of nature connection, followed by a Q&A with VWP’s Executive/Program Director Stacey Hinden.
Woodland Ways: Ages 4-6yrs
Forest Trackers: Ages 7-12yrs
Children must be accompanied by a parent for the entire visit, which includes 1.5-2 hours of nature connection, followed by a Q&A with VWP’s Executive/Program Director Stacey Hinden.
In the heart of winter, hundreds of people from Vashon and beyond gather around our proverbial fire to share in the ancient and powerful tradition of oral storytelling at this FREE event.
Welcome to VWP’s Ancestor Feast; a free Community Celebration where we honor our ancestors and create connections with each other.
You’re invited to bring food from your family or ancestral heritage, as well as pictures/objects that honor those in your life that have passed on. We’ll feast, sing, share stories, and celebrate our diverse lineages and connection to the nature of all beings.
The Vashon Wilderness Program & Vashon Maury Island Land Trust are collaborating to plant saplings and invest in healthy habitats for our collective future.
When you purchase a sapling for $50, your young tree will be planted in the name of a child along a new trail in the beautiful Paradise Valley on Vashon Island. Our generous donors and VWP families will have an opportunity to come together to plant trees on October 24, 2021.
Over the years, you and the child can each come back to your tree -- together or separately -- to tend it's growth, get to know the creatures that make their home in and among them, cultivate a Sit Spot practice, and so much more. What a meaningful way to help a child fall in love with nature, and witness the growth of healthy a habitat for our next generation of Earth stewards.
We will contact all donors with details on how to join our Planting Party on October 24, 2021. Stay tuned!
Ages 5-8yrs
Children must be accompanied by a parent for the entire visit, which includes 1.5-2 hours of nature connection, followed by a Q&A with VWP’s Executive/Program Director Stacey Hinden.
The gift of nature
Watch a child grow more confident, grounded, peaceful, compassionate, and full of wonder and joy! Your gift helps ensure that our programs are accessible to children from all economic backgrounds and sustains the continuing growth of our programming.
