Seattle Naturalists’ Event Roundup: June 1st to June 7th, 2026

Written By Issa Moffett

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Nature events by local organizations are posted for Monday, June 1st to Sunday, June 7th.

Pride is a celebration of belonging. Whether you’re exploring a tidepool, joining a bird walk, or volunteering in a local park, there is a place for you here, in community, in nature, and exactly as you are.

Baby Canada Goose at Union Bay, Seattle

Monday, June 1

PSMS Hildegard Hendrickson Public ID Clinic (Seattle)

Time: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Organization: Puget Sound Mycological Society
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://psms.org/

Tuesday, June 2

Birding: Camano

Time: 7:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Organization: Pilchuck Audubon Society
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://www.pilchuckaudubon.org/calendar

MAXIMIZING SNOW STORAGE THROUGH FIRE-RESILIENT FOREST TREATMENTS (Online)

Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Organization: EarthLab
Cost: Free
Format: Online
Link:https://earthlab.uw.edu/about/events/

Bird Watching & Puffin Cruise (Seattle)

Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Organization: Birds Connect & Puget Sound Express
Cost: $
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Edmonds Stewards Spring Training

Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Organization: Sound Salmon Solutions
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:Events | Sound Salmon Solutions

Author Talk: Seattle Field Guide (Seattle)

Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Organization: Burke Museum
Cost: $
Format: In-person
Link:https://www.burkemuseum.org/calendar

Neighborhood Bird Outing: NextGen Evening Birding at Lincoln Park (Seattle)

Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

The Trees Are Speaking by Lynda Mapes (Seattle)

Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Organization: Arboretum Foundation
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://arboretumfoundation.org/events/the-trees-are-speaking/

Listening to Whales: Using Bioacoustics & Behavior as a Tool for Conservation (Seattle)

Time: 7:15 PM – 9:00 PM
Organization: American Cetacean Society Puget Sound Chapter
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://acspugetsound.org/index.php

Wednesday, June 3

Neighborhood Bird Outing: Union Bay Natural Area (Seattle)

Time: 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Kayak Cleanup – Lake Union (Seattle)

Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Organization: Puget Soundkeeper
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://pugetsoundkeeper.org/events/

Birds of Seattle: Lunch & Learn

Time: 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Author Talk: Maria Mudd Ruth, The Bird With the Flaming Red Feet (Seattle)

Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: $
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Butterflies with David Droppers

Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: $
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Warblers of Washington, Jewels of the Air with Connie Sidles

Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: $
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Thursday, June 4

Guided Nature Walk | Spring Migration (Seattle)

Time: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Organization: Seward Park Audubon Society
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://www.audubon.org/events?view_type=row&location=Seward%20Park%20Audubon%20Center

Member Preview for Nest Exhibit (Seattle)

Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Membership Eastside Chapter Meet Up (Bellevue)

Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Organization: Seattle Astronomical Society
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://www.seattleastro.org/events

Nature Walk at Carkeek Park (Seattle)

Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Organization: Beavers Northwest
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://beaversnw.org/events

Free First Thursday

Many Seattle-area museums offer free admission on the first Thursday of the month.

Friday, June 5

Molt Search Training: Birch Bay

Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Organization: WA Sea Grant
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://waseagrant.uw.edu/news-events/calendar/

Introduction to Night Sky & Telescopes (Woodinville)

Time: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Organization: Seattle Astronomical Society
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://www.seattleastro.org/events

Pier Peer at Boston Harbor Marina (Olympia)

Time: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Organization: Puget Sound Estuarium
Cost: $
Format: In-person
Link:https://pugetsoundestuarium.org/events/pier-peer-at-boston-harbor-marina-may-2026-484/

Saturday, June 6

Field Trip: Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

Time: 6:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: $
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Field Trip: Umtanum Creek

Time: 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: $
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Neighborhood Bird Outing: Snoqualmie Pass

Time: 7:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Online Class + Field Trip: Butterflies with David Droppers

Time: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: $
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Stride with Pride: Annette Lake Hike

Time: 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Organization: Queer Mountaineers
Cost: $
Format: In-person
Link:https://www.queermountaineers.com/washington-events

Neighborhood Bird Outing: Green Lake (Age <40)

Time: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Yost Park Habitat Restoration

Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Organization: Sound Salmon Solutions
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link: Events | Sound Salmon Solutions

Bird Habitat Restoration at Marymoor Park

Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Organization: Eastside Audubon
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://www.eastsideaudubon.org/calendar?view=calendar&month=06-2026

Wildlife Coexistence Day (Issaquah)

Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Organization:City of Issaquah: Bats Northwest, Beavers Northwest, Conservation Northwest, Cougar Mountain Zoo, Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery (FISH), Issaquah Alps Trails Club, Lake Sammamish Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership (Trout Unlimited), Master Gardeners, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, Recology, Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wolf Camp, Woodland Park Zoo
Cost: Free
Format: In-person

Link: https://www.issaquahwa.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=14532

Rainier Audubon Nature Festival 2026 (Auburn)

Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Organization: Rainier Audubon Society
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/rainier-audubon-nature-festival-2025/

Puget Sound Bird Fest (Edmonds)

Time: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Cost: Free
Format: In-person

Link: https://www.pugetsoundbirdfest.com/

Molt Search Training: Burien

Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Organization: WA Sea Grant
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://waseagrant.uw.edu/news-events/calendar/

Restoration | Root in Reciprocity

Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Organization: Seward Park Audubon Society
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://www.audubon.org/events?view_type=row&location=Seward%20Park%20Audubon%20Center

Green Crab Molt Search Training

Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Organization: Environmental Science Center
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://www.envsciencecenter.org/events

Lincoln Park PRIDE Cleanup

Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Organization: Puget Soundkeeper
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://pugetsoundkeeper.org/events/

Central Puget Sound Nursery Work Parties

Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Organization: Washington Native Plant Society
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://www.wnps.org/central-puget-sound

Eco-Tour (Duwamish Longhouse)

Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Organization: Duwamish Tribe
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://www.duwamishtribe.org/events-1

Birding for Beginners

Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Organization: Seward Park Audubon
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://www.audubon.org/events?view_type=row&location=Seward%20Park%20Audubon%20Center

Paramount Park Stargazing

Time: 9:00 PM – 11:50 PM
Organization: Seattle Astronomical Society
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://www.seattleastro.org/events

Sunday, June 7

Online Class Series + Field Trips: In the Field Birding by Ear for Beginners

Time: 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: $
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Neighborhood Bird Outing: Marymoor Park

Time: 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Neighborhood Bird Outing: Birds & Habitat – Along Arboretum Creek

Time: 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Neighborhood Bird Outing: LGBTQIA+ Birders at Washington Park Arboretum

Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Neighborhood Bird Outing: Lincoln Park

Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Organization: Birds Connect
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://birdsconnectsea.org/calendar/

Pacific Northwest Bumble Bee Atlas Field Training

Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Organization: Bumble Bee Atlas
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://www.bumblebeeatlas.org/pages/pnw-fieldday-1

Name Those Plants, Flowers & Mushrooms

Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Organization: Forterra
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://forterra.org/event/name-those-plants-flowers-mushrooms/

Seattle Nature Journaling Club 2026

Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Organization: Hammer & Hemlock
Cost: $
Format: In-person

Link: https://hammerandhemlock.com/collections/events

Kaitlin Brawley: Traditional Science Art Illustration & Watercolor Pen/Ink

Time: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Organization: Seattle Aquarium
Cost: $
Format: In-person
Link:https://www.seattleaquarium.org/events/queer-community-day/

Juanita Bay Park Interpretive Tour

Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Organization: Eastside Audubon
Cost: Free
Format: In-person
Link:https://www.eastsideaudubon.org/calendar?view=calendar&month=06-2026https://www.issaquahwa.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=14532

Burn morel in the East Cascades

Issa Moffett
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