Community Calendar

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!***

Homer, Alaska – Steve Gordon exhibits at Bunnell Street Arts Center from August 7 – September 1, 2026. The exhibit opens on First Friday, August 7 from 5-7pm with an artist talk at 6pm. Special early exhibit access is available virtually to Bunnell donors at the Enthusiast ($250+) level on Monday, August 3.

Statement:

“When I’m mindfully moving through nature my senses are alive to color, pattern, shapes, movement, flow, and contrasts. Being in nature while fully present to the experience is a spiritual and life giving experience for me. I feel more deeply connected to myself and to God….My style of painting could be described as a painterly realism. I try to reproduce the particularity of light, color and shapes but I want the energy and movement of the brushwork to still be there. That’s what gives life to a landscape in my opinion. It is my hope that my paintings would help the view to re-experience the life-giving energy of God’s creation.”

Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection and South Peninsula Haven House are co-hosting You Are Not Alone: A 12-week Recovery & Wellness Group, providing support for connection, healing, relapse prevention, recovery and personal growth. The weekly group meets on Mondays through August 31 and will be held twice from 1-2 pm and 5-6 pm, with both sessions delivering the same material. Attendees may choose either time.This group is held at the Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection building, 111 West Pioneer Avenue. Topics are as follows: June 29 Creating Safety Plans, July 6 Problem Patterns, July 13 Deconstructing Constructs, July 20 Substance Use and Shame, July 27 Emotional Intelligence, August 3 Self Esteem through Accountability, August 10 Assertiveness, August 17 Effective Communication, August 24 Healthy Relationships, August 31 Empathy and Acceptance.

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

Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection and South Peninsula Haven House are co-hosting You Are Not Alone: A 12-week Recovery & Wellness Group, providing support for connection, healing, relapse prevention, recovery and personal growth. The weekly group meets on Mondays through August 31 and will be held twice from 1-2 pm and 5-6 pm, with both sessions delivering the same material. Attendees may choose either time.This group is held at the Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection building, 111 West Pioneer Avenue. Topics are as follows: June 29 Creating Safety Plans, July 6 Problem Patterns, July 13 Deconstructing Constructs, July 20 Substance Use and Shame, July 27 Emotional Intelligence, August 3 Self Esteem through Accountability, August 10 Assertiveness, August 17 Effective Communication, August 24 Healthy Relationships, August 31 Empathy and Acceptance.

We are so excited to have Katie Jo at the SPARC teaching a HIGH INTENSITY Zumba class Mondays from 5:30-6:30pm. This class is available to adults & high schoolers (14+) for $7.00 ($4 for SPARC & $3 for instructor). Hope to see you there!

***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!***

Zumba is a workout that mixes low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party, combining all elements of fitness – cardio, muscle conditioning, balance and flexibility, boosted energy and a lot of fun.

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 ###

Join us Tuesday evenings at the Inspiration Ridge Preserve for weekly wildcrafting workshops! Learn about local ecology from our experienced naturalists and create your own craft to take home! All ages welcome, all materials provided, no experience necessary. See our website for more information.

Each week has a different theme; July's themes are:
July 14th: Wire wrapping and geology
July 21st: Wild tea
July 28th: Devil's club salve making