Community Calendar

Join us every Wednesday for our Grief and Loss Support Group in the Hospice of Homer sunroom.

Hike through meadows of fireweed, dense spruce forest, and rolling wetlands at the headwaters of Fritz Creek. Guided by our expert naturalists, you will learn about local flora and fauna as well as the importance of wetlands to this environment. Keep an eye out for moose grazing on willow or black bears digging for roots. Learn about how we are working to protect this critical environment through ongoing monitoring and research.
This is a moderate hike on maintained trails with moderate elevation change.

Farmers Market supported in part by Alaska Farmers Market Association - produce, baked goods, artisan items

Join the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) for an online volunteer training and make a difference for the environment! COASST participants collect monthly data on beached carcasses of marine birds to establish the pattern of bird mortality on North Pacific beaches. Data collected helps address important marine conservation issues. No prior scientific experience is needed! Get fully trained over Zoom on August 5th from 5pm to 8:30pm AKST. Sign up by emailing (coasst@uw.edu) or calling us (206-221-6893). Training is free, but we do ask for a $50 materials fee to be shipped survey supplies. This defrays the total cost of materials. Scholarships are available.

Badminton is continuing at the SPARC on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30pm. Open to all ages (8 yo & up w/ parents' permission & signing of SPARC waiver). The cost is $4 for everyone.

***Please bring clean indoor shoes to change into (in the entryway). Thank you for helping to keep our new floor looking good!***

The Alaska Center for Resource Families (ACRF) invites individuals and families across Alaska to a supportive orientation for those interested in becoming resource parents.

Orientation is the first step to becoming a foster or adoptive parent in Alaska. Join us for a presentation about becoming a foster parent for the Office of Children’s Services. Licensing staff will be in attendance to answer questions.

The orientation will:

Explain the mission and function of the Office of Children’s Services (OCS)
Define the term “resource family”
Outline the steps to become licensed
Review the application process
Clarify available supports

Resource family orientation is held over Zoom.

Bingo hosted by the Homer Emblem Club #350. Bring a can of food for the food pantry and receive an extra door prize!
Doors at 5:30pm, calling starts at 6:30pm.
Must be 19 years old to play by Alaska State law.

Purchase and entry and check the clues, take pictures of your guesses and submit them. If you get 10 out of 12 correct you are entered into a weekly prize drawing during Yappy Hour at Grace Ridge Brewery every Sunday in August from 4-6pm. All correct entries are then put in for the Grand Prize drawing on August 30th!

Homer Animal Friends has been around Homer since 1984 and we are able to do what we do, such as spend over $1 Million on assisting with the cost of spay/neuters within our community, through fundraisers like this one.

For more information on how to play:
https://www.homeranimals.org/homer-animal-friends-scavenger-hunt-fundraiser/

Announcement: Report Fledging Sandhill Crane Colts
Please run this announcement through August 15.

Roughly 2 months after hatching, colts begin taking short flights with their parents. By mid-August, serious flight training starts. As the colts get stronger, these families may join gathering flocks of non-breeders. Migrational unrest is infectious, and the cranes take nearly daily training flights all around Kachemak Bay, returning to their resting areas exhausted.

Let Kachemak Crane Watch know when and where you see your colts flying off with the adults. That is when the colts are fledged. Please include the specific location and other helpful information, as well as your contact information.

Kachemak Crane Watch also keeps track of colts that disappeared or died. Successful fledging and mortality reports help Kachemak Crane Watch calculate nesting success for the year and compare it to previous years. Send your reports to:

reports@cranewatch.org or call 907-235-6262.

Enjoy the rest of summer and the cranes! Nina Faust ###

This is an open time to come walk or run indoors and not have to worry about the conditions outside. We will have background music playing over the speakers. Come get your stroll on!

Open to adults & teens (12+) Mon-Fri from 8:30-9:30am and Mon-Fri from 11:45am-12:45pm. *Our Monday afternoon class will be FREE throughout the year as well! (sponsored by & thanks to SPH!)*

***Please bring a pair of clean indoor shoes for you & your child to change into (in the entryway). Thank you for helping to keep our new floor looking good!***