Take Action on No Kings Day!!!
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We are showing up together again on March 28Say It Even Louder: America Has No Kings
Mark your calendar for No Kings 3 on Saturday, March 28. Trump continues to weaponize the federal government against those who dare to disagree, but we're not backing down. The Sierra Club is joining organizations across the environmental and justice movement to show the world what democracy really looks like. One president is no match for the power of the American people.
A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values. |
Saturday, March 28 Sign up to attend a
NO KINGS Rally:
11am-12:30pm, Bothell: Intersection of Hwy 522 & Hwy 527 (Park at Bothell Landing)
2-4pm, Edmonds: South Snohomish Indivisible at Edmonds Civic Center Playfields, 6th Ave N
1-3:30pm, Everett: Snohomish County Indivisible. Sign making 12pm.
Snohomish County Campus Plaza, 3000 Rockefeller Ave.
10am-12pm, Langley: Bayview Rd & Hwy 525
12 -1:30pm, Marysville: Indivisible at Hwy 531 & 27th Avenue NE
10am-12pm, Tulalip/Marysville: I-5 and 88th St Overpass
11am-1pm, Monroe: US 2 & Chain Link Rd
12-1 pm, Oak Harbor: NE 4th Avenue & SR 20
11 am-2 pm Snohomish: 2nd Street & Avenue D
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Sierra Club Action and Events
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Act Now: Time Running Out for Legislative Priorities |
| | Both the State House and Senate budget proposals were released this past week. Unfortunately, the Senate did not match the House's significant $16.9 million investment in the Trust Land Transfer program, one of our state's most important pubic lands conservation tools. TLT is a unique tool that protects ecologically valuable land while also buying replacement land more suitable for logging to benefit contributions to our state trust. Please take a moment to ask the Senate to match the House budget level. |
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Save the Date and RSVP! Post-Legislative De-brief and Celebration
Saturday, March 21, 12 - 3pm, Sierra Club office
180 Nickerson St, Ste 202, Freemont, Seattle -- or virtual
We'll discuss the highs and lows from this year's short session and talk about how to continue moving our priorities forward throughout the rest of 2026. More information on the program to come. Food and drink provided. Can't make it in person? Don't worry, there will be a virtual option for joining us. Help us get a head count by RSVPing early. RSVP Here |
| Program: The Salmon Are Back!
February Program Recordings
This popular February program by Sno-Isle is available on YouTube.
See how the salmon came back to the Klamath River just weeks after removal of four dams in 2024. |
| | See how the salmon came back to the Klamath River just weeks after removal of four dams in 2024. Two short films depict an overview of the process. An additional film records young indigenous kayakers accomplishing the first descent of the free-flowing Klamath. |
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| Kicking Gas Information Sessions
Do you or someone you know qualify for a heat pump or induction stove subsidy of up to 75%?
Register here for free Kicking Gas Information Sessions. - Online and in-person information sessions are scheduled for March and April. Check back often for updated schedules.
- Contact us if you would like to hear more. We can come to your meeting online or in person.
The grant-funded Kicking Gas campaign is expanding efforts to help local families switch from fossil fuel or wood heating to efficient all-electric heating and cooking.
Contact for information |
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| Invitation to Leadership Team Meeting
Thursday, March 12, 5:30pm on Zoom
The Sno-Isle Sierra Club leadership team meets monthly on Zoom to build support for taking action on issues. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Contact a group co-chair to get the Zoom link. We look forward to seeing you!
Contact: Nancy Johnson or Cynthia Jones |
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| Protect the Roadless Rule
The Trump administration has announced its intention to rescind the Roadless Rule which protects 58.5 million acres of public lands from road construction and, therefore, from logging.
The administration says we need more roads to fight wildfires, but 85% of wildfires begin within a quarter mile of a road, caused by human action. More roads will mean more fires. Rescinding the roadless rule is actually about increasing access for logging. Spread the word with a post on social media. More Information |
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Coffee with WEAN: March 6 from 10 to 11:30am at the Book Rack, 551 NE Midway Blvd #4 in Oak Harbor. RSVP
Whidbey Island United Student Leaders School Board presentation March 11 at 6:30pm at the South Whidbey Elementary School, 5380 Maxwelton Rd, Langley.
When the Forest Breathes: Author Suzanne Simard speaking, March 30, 3pm at 3rd Place Books, Lake Forest Park, 7pm. More Information |
Orca Card and Free Transit
What's not to like? If you are a resident of Snohomish County, Community Transit has a great offer for you. Use this link before March 5 to receive your Orca Card in the mail, along with one month of unlimited, free transit service on six of the systems in our region - excluding ferries.
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Good News for Forests from DNR
Once again, a Washington State court has ruled that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) must study options for reducing climate damages associated with logging mature "legacy" forests on state forestlands. The Division One Court of Appeals affirmed that DNR violated the State Environmental Policy Act by failing to consider the alternatives to logging.
Read more
More good news for forests. DNR has withdrawn its Determination of Nonsignificance pending further analysis on three timber sales: Bayou Stomp, Firvana, and South Paw. These forests are no longer under immediate threat of logging. |
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A Win for Watershed Buffers!
The Snohomish County Council is now required to better protect watershed buffers due to an appeal led by Futurewise and joined by Sierra Club and other environmental groups. A Snohomish County Critical Areas Regulations update reducing buffers was ruled out of compliance with the Growth Management Act. According to the Department of Fish and Wildlife, up to 15,000 acres of riparian forest would have been at risk with the reduced buffers proposed. Adoption of stronger regulations will best protect the health and safety of people, salmon, orcas, water quality, and our community.
Read More About It. |
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Paine Field Decision Protects Salmon Habitat |
| The Washington State Department of Ecology has denied Paine Field Airport's West Side Aerospace complex's 401 water quality certification. The certification was denied due to Snohomish County's failure to provide assurance that discharges from the project would meet state water quality laws. This decision saves 2.7 acres of wetlands and buffers from destruction, protecting salmon habitat at the headwaters of Big Gulch and Smuggler's Gulch Creeks. |
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New Puget Sound Birdfest Website
Pilchuck Audubon Society announces a new website for the Puget Sound Bird Fest this year. This new stand-alone website has more information, is easier to navigate, and is designed to enhance the overall festival experience for attendees.
The 22nd annual Bird Fest is scheduled for June 6-7 in Edmonds. This year's festival theme is "Every Bird has a Song." |
| By Liz Park, Art Contest Winner |
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Spreading the Word About Legacy Forests
The League of Women Voters Snohomish County has received a $1,000 grant from the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for their education campaign. LWVSC will begin buying Meta ads in March to spread the word in Snohomish County about the full ecological value of structurally complex legacy forests. |
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Learn More About Indigenous Land Use
Read research showing that many Indigenous societies recognized parts of the landscape as analogous to wilderness, dwelling on and limiting disturbance practices to a minor portion of their homelands. Evidence suggests that great swaths of upland forested areas of North American grew and self-organized with minimal human impact before European colonization.
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Get Your Hands Dirty! Hooven Forest Needs Your Help |
| Sunday, March 29, 11am - 1pm
Forest trail entrance, 170th Ave NE, Woodinville
Friends of Hooven Forest and the Sno-Isle Sierra Club are teaming up to begin removing invasive holly from Hooven Forest. Here is a link with lots more info and the registration method. Questions? Contact David Jones
University of Washington Bothell student Cisco Jimenez mapped the invasive species as part of his school Capstone Project and will be there to show volunteers where to work.
Contact Kate Lunceford if you'd like to carpool to Woodinville. |
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| Volunteer with Sno-Isle Sierra Club
We are looking for local outings leaders, local election interview team members, Kicking Gas project help, tabling help, activists who want to work on energy and forest issues -- and lots more. To volunteer, contact Sno-Isle Sierra Club leaders Nancy Johnson or Cynthia Jones
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The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest,
except with faithful stewardship.
We cannot say we love the land and then
take steps to destroy it
for use by future generations.
Pope John Paul II
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