Join us for our annual membership meeting to elect four candidates to the Tilth Council of Trustees. We’ll share committee reports highlighting our 2026 accomplishments. The meeting starts at 1 p.m. with a potluck lunch, followed by business. Only members may vote, but the public is welcome to the potluck and free program.

At 2 p.m. Andi Kopit, MS, education coordinator for the Whidbey Camano Land Trust will present Beyond the Honeybee: The Amazing World of Native Bees and How You Can Support Them. She’ll have specimen displays.

She describes her talk: The European Honey bee  (Apis mellifera) is an example of one out of over 20,000 different bee species. Come learn about the world of native bees and think beyond the Honey bee! Native bees with diverse life histories encounter agrochemicals in different ways and face greater risks. This talk will cover native bee life histories, the factors impacting pollinators, routes of pesticide exposure for solitary bees, and the pollinator protection you can support in your own gardens and farms. Andi will use Whidbey Camano Land Trust's Keystone Farm and Forest Preserve as an example site to highlight how regenerative agriculture and restoration practices support pollinator protection.

Native bee nerds can appreciate her 12 paper: Routes of Pesticide Exposure in Solitary, Cavity-Nesting Bees.