We love to teach the community about our beautiful eco-systems as well as kayaking techniques.  Find us around town at these various festivals, lectures, and demonstrations.  It’s sure to be a good time!

• SOLV Great Oregon Beach Cleanup 2010 | March 20, Lincoln City – Serving as Beach Captains, we will help register over 3,700 volunteers and also promote beach safety during the event. Since the first beach cleanup in 1984, nearly 185,000 volunteers have removed items from the beach that can entangle and kill seabirds, fish and marine mammals, clog boat propellers and engines, and contribute to the overall degradation of Ocean wildlife…amounting to over 1,200 tons of trash removed from the Oregon coastline.  Roll up your sleeves with us, & learn more at:http://www.solv.org/programs/spring_beach_cleanup.asp

• Birding & Blues Festival 2010 | April 10-11, Pacific City - Come Celebrate Nature with Your Head, Heart and Soul!  Among other talented artists and naturalists, we’ll be offering 3 trips daily.  Learn more about this fun event at: http://www.birdingandblues.com/

• Wooden Boat Show 2010 | April 17-18, Depoe Bay – Get your Crab on and cheer on your favorite (rubber) Mallard.  Sounds wacky, we know, but you’ll experience the personality of the Depoe Bay Wooden Boat Show full force by attending their Crab Feed and other attractions.  We’ll be volunteering with the Ducky Derby and offering introduction to kayaking classes for $10/person:  http://www.depoebaychamber.org/events2.aspx?ID=9

• Earth Day Event | April 22, Toledo OR – Earth Day is the best day of the year to celebrate nature because of the nurturing community support!  We are thrilled to be sponsoring a youth kayak instruction class for the Olalla School.  Please contact us for more information.

• Seafest | June 26-27, Marine Hatfield Science Center, Newport – One of our favorite events all year is the Aquarium’s Seafest!  With so many friendly faces around and learning in the air, we’ll be hosting a booth, offering environmental education and free kids’ kayak instruction.  Come find us at booth # ___, near the ____.  www.seafest.org

• Iris Festival | September 17-19, in Lincoln City – NW EcoExcursions really celebrates and promotes diversity.  You won’t find us discriminating against anyone based on color, religion, or who you choose to love.  To reinforce this, you’ll find our booth at the Lincoln City Iris Festival, a gay/lesbian festival, where guests can enter to win a free kayak trip and learn more about celebrating the diversity in nature & culture!   www.lincolncity.org