A ride of  the zip line

YMCA Camp Orkila would like to invite you to come out and take a ride on the 1,000-foot zip line. The camp will be holding a by-appointment only Community Zip Day on Sunday, April 19 from 1:30 to 4 p.m.

If interested, you must call the camp at 376-2678 to sign up for a time assignment. Know the number of people in your party at the time of calling.

Maximum weight capacity for a single rider is 285 pounds (subject to change depending on conditions) and children must be entering third grade or older to participate.

Being prompt is important so plan to arrive at camp 15 minutes prior to your scheduled time. Enter through the main entrance on Mount Baker Road and follow signs to the designated parking areas.

Herb gardening lecture

Rolf Hokansson will discuss all aspects of herb culture, including history, culinary and medical uses, harvesting and preserving during the Garden Club Meeting on April 15 at Orcas Center Madrona Room at 10 a.m.

Hokansson is the assistant manager for Perennials and Herbs at Swanson’s Nursery in Seattle.

For more information visit the garden club’s website at orcasislandgardenclub.org.

‘Plant of Row’ for others

Spring is in the air on the island, and the Orcas Island Master Gardeners once again urge all island gardeners to plant extra seeds in their garden to provide fresh and nutritious food to help feed people who are hungry on Orcas Island.

The “Plant a Row for the Hungry” program is rooted in the heartfelt tradition of gardeners sharing their bountiful harvest with others, sowing extra seeds when they are planting and when the crops ripen, donating their extra produce to the Orcas Food Bank.