No Kings! Join a Peaceful Rally for Democracy |
| Sponsored by Sierra Club, Snohomish County Indivisible, South Snohomish County Indivisible, and League of Women Voters. |
| Saturday, October 18
Edmonds: City Park, 600 3rd Ave S, 3-5pm
Unite and enjoy:
Inspirational speakers, dynamic musicians, march to ferry terminal with sign waving
Everett: Snohomish County Plaza, 3000 Rockefeller Ave
Sign-making, socializing and music noon-1pm, Speakers 1pm
Sign waving on Broadway 2-3:30pm
Kingston: Mike Wallace Park
11264 Hwy 104, by ferry terminal
Join the movement, 10am-1pm
Also look for No Kings events in Bothell, Coupeville, Seattle Shoreline, or wherever you are. Thousands are scheduled. |
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Sno-Isle Sierra Club Volunteer Leader Nominations
Do you have an interest in helping direct our future activities to protect our environment and promote social justice?
Nominations for leaders of the Sno-Isle Sierra Club close October 15! Members in Island and Snohomish counties can help build a diverse leadership team. Self-nominations are welcomed.
Contact nominations chair Tom Crisp at Tom.Crisp@Washington.SierraClub.org |
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| Information for Making a Difference
In case you missed it, you can view the recording of the recent Sno-Isle Sierra Club presentation. The program, Preserving Our Forests: National, State and Local Actions, offers history and information about ongoing and intensifying threats to our precious public lands.
Speakers from Sierra Club and the League of Women Voters offer recommendations for local action as they discuss threats to the Roadless Rule, the Climate Commitment Act, and urban tree canopy. Use password to access: eT$3rs&5 |
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Pilchuck Audubon Birds and Brews with Live Music
Wednesday, October 15, 5:30pm
5 Rights Brewing Company, 1514 3rd St, Marysville |
Find Out All About Bats with the "Bat Lady"
Saturday, October 11, 1pm,
Northwest Stream Center, 600 128th St SE, Everett |
Green Snohomish Fall Tree Tour
Saturday, October 18, 11am
Starting at the Carnegie Building, 105 Cedar Av, Snohomish |
Arbor Month Planting Events at Edmonds Parks
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 10am-2pm, four locations:
Edmonds Marsh, meet at east end of walkway by Best Western
Pine Ridge Park, 20330 83rd Ave W, meet in parking lot
Yost Park, 9535 Bowdoin Wy, meet near tennis courts
Susie Schaeffer Wildlife and Native Plant Community Garden, 95 Pine St, meet at top of driveway |
Whidbey Camano Land Trust Meet & Mingle
Thursday, October 23, 5:30-7pm
Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Rd, Camano Island |
North Sound Bicycle Advocates Fundraising Event
Friday, October 24, 5:30pm
Lake Ballinger Center, 2300 Lakeview Dr, Mountlake Terrace |
Ecumenical Gathering of Unity and Solidarity: A Call to Action
Friday, October 24, 7pm in person and online
Edmonds United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers St, Edmonds |
SnoCoIndivisible General Meeting and Program
Sunday, October 26, 2:30-4:30pm, Meet and greet 2:30-3pm
Everett Station, 3201 Smith Av, Weyerhaeuser Room
Speakers: Fair Vote WA, Heather Trim from Zero Waste Washington
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Edmonds Stewards Native Plant Giveaway
Saturday, November 1, 11am-2pm rain or shine
Susie Schaefer Wildlife and Native Plant Community Garden
95 Pine St, Edmonds |
Whidbey Environmental Action Network Podcast On YouTube
The WEAN Action Hour podcast is featuring new episodes after a summer hiatus, and there are more than 30 previous episodes available on YouTube. |
| Indigenous Walking Tour
Monday, October 13, 3:30pm
Edmonds Waterfront Center
220 Railroad Ave, Edmonds
The Indigenous Walking Tour has the goal of educating people about the lives of the Coast Salish people, the original inhabitants of this area. The tour highlights 15 sites throughout Edmonds, including murals, other art and the Edmonds Marsh, focusing on the region's historical importance to the Coast Salish People.
The tour debuts on October 13, Indigenous People's Day. |
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| Marckworth State Forest Hike
October 25, 10am-5pm
Meet at Duvall Park and Ride
16011 Maine St, Duvall
Hike this cherished forest with leaders from the Legacy Forest Defense Coalition and the Center for Responsible Forestry. This rare forest is at stake in the Department of Natural Resources "Tuckered Out" timber sale, scheduled for DNR board approval in November. Find out how you can help. |
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General Election Day November 4th
The Sierra Club endorses the best environmental candidates. Our recommendations offer essential guidance for voters.
Our volunteers examine each candidate's environmental, record, questionnaire responses, and their experience of being a true champion on our issues.
Experienced volunteers interview candidates and after multiple factors are weighed they vote, and then a senior team reviews and holds a deciding vote. |
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Inform Your Votes With League of Women Voters Candidate Forums
All forums are posted on the League of Women Voters Playlist page as they occur. Viewers can select from the 2025 election recordings.
These forums offer an opportunity to learn about elections and issues that may be unfamiliar. For instance, many people don't vote in the County Charter Commission elections for that reason, yet that Commission oversees our county constitution and has vital power to move toward or away from democratic principles. |
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Two approaches to development.
One saves trees. |
| Snohomish County Urban Trees
How will we protect our current 38% urban canopy coverage? What does "no net loss" mean? How will heritage trees be defined? Can building designs be flexible to accommodate housing needs and heritage trees too?
A cross-departmental committee is currently working on these questions as they determine how to implement new urban tree policies. County Councilmember Megan Dunn has been championing efforts to protect urban trees.
Please consider working with Kristin Kelly at Futurewise (edpas2016@gmail.com) to guide our county.
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Edmonds Marsh Restoration Study Grant Completion |
| Grant reports and a summary of the work can be viewed on the Edmonds Marsh Estuary Advocates website. |
| The City of Edmonds and the Edmonds Marsh Estuary Advocates are pleased to announce completion of preliminary evaluations supporting restoration of the Edmonds Marsh estuary.
This work was funded by the National Coastal Resiliency fund (NCRF). The grant application was drafted by Edmonds Marsh Estuary Advocates (Marshians) and submitted by the city in June of 2023.
Edmonds was one of only 109 projects in the US selected to be funded by this prestigious funding source, which is managed by the National Fish and Wildlife Fund and NOAA. |
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| CAB Starts Edmonds Prepares
The Edmonds Climate Advisory Board (CAB) has launched its new entity, Edmonds Prepares. This is an emergency preparedness program for the Edmonds community.
The program uses a neighbors helping neighbors approach with the goal of being two weeks ready. Those interested in this project can get more information on the CAB website. |
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| Pollinator Friendly Rules
Pollinator Pathways NW is pleased to announce that the State of Washington now has regulations establishing that a city or county may encourage a project permit applicant to include pollinator friendly plants in landscaped areas. Additionally, regulations provide that HOA associations may not prohibit installation of pollinator habitat.
Pollinator Pathways NW encourages homeowners to understand their rights under the new law. |
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| Climate Hub Grand Opening
Sunday, October 12, 10am-noon
Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park
17171 Bothell Wy NE
The Lake Forest Park Climate Hub offers a place for people to gather as they work on climate and environmental issues. Those wishing to get involved in those issues will find information there.
The center was established with funding from grants and local businesses. State and local dignitaries will attend the opening ceremonies. |
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I have never felt that anything really mattered
but the satisfaction of knowing that
you stood for the things in which you believed
and had done the very best you could.
Eleanor Roosevelt |
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