Once Upon a Place: Vashon’s World Storytelling Day Celebration
Mar
21
2:00 PM14:00

Once Upon a Place: Vashon’s World Storytelling Day Celebration

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, the Vashon Wilderness Project, 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 Project 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

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WILD Fundraiser
Mar
28
5:00 PM17:00

WILD Fundraiser

The WILD Bug Ball!

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You all give so much—to your kids, to our community, to making outdoor experiences possible. This invitation is simply our way of saying thank you and offering you a night to enjoy yourselves.

We’d love to see you at a grown-ups-only evening of food, music, and dancing, celebrating the Vashon Wilderness Program with live music by local Vashon band Croaker and delicious catering by Lovely Night Catering. Think of it as a rare date night / friends’ night / fun night out!

🎟️ Tickets are required to cover the cost of things like the catered dinner and the venue. Your ticket helps make the night (and our programs) possible. There will be other opportunities to give during a brief open ask or by purchasing gifts for yourself or loved ones on our amazing online auction March 2nd-31st.

✨ No pressure
✨ No long speeches
✨ Just good vibes, great people, and a reason to dress up for fun (bug attire encouraged!)

Your presence matters. When parents and the community show up, it strengthens the web of support around our youth programs—sometimes that looks like attending, sometimes like volunteering down the road, and sometimes like inviting friends, neighbors, or coworkers who love a good party and care about kids and the outdoors.

If you feel inspired, we encourage you to:

These concentric rings of support help programs like ours thrive—one joyful night at a time.

We hope you’ll join us, relax, and celebrate the community that makes VWP special.

Thank you to our event sponsors!

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Spring Feast & Bizarre Bazaar 2026!
Apr
25
4:00 PM16:00

Spring Feast & Bizarre Bazaar 2026!

What nature-inspired and/or homemade items will you bring to trade this year?

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.

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Oct
25
4:00 PM16:00

Ancestor Feast

Honor Our Ancestral Lineages

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.

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Sep
14
4:00 PM16:00

Parent Potluck, Orientation & Gear Swap

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!

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Crowdsource Choir
Nov
9
6:30 PM18:30

Crowdsource Choir

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.

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Ancestor Feast
Oct
26
4:00 PM16:00

Ancestor Feast

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.

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Ancestor Feast
Oct
29
4:00 PM16:00
Celebrations

Ancestor Feast

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.

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Ancestor Feast
Oct
30
4:00 PM16:00
Celebrations

Ancestor Feast

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.

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Grow a Forest, Grow a Child - Tree Planting Party
Oct
24
10:00 AM10:00
Fundraising

Grow a Forest, Grow a Child - Tree Planting Party

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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!

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