| Monthly Social: Electric Vehicles - Will They Meet Your Needs? |
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Thursday, Aug. 19 at 6 pm.
Learn about the transition to clean energy transportation. EV owners will talk about:
- Costs to acquire, operate and maintain
- Charging considerations
- Range anxiety
- Battery concerns (spoiler: very, very low failure rate with a small annual power loss)
We’ll provide helpful links to resources such as AAA, Consumer's Reports, SnoPUD and more. Presented with the Climate Reality Project - Snohomish County. Zoom Registration |
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Change Powered by People
You can make a difference in salvaging our democracy. Join the Sierra Club in sending letters asking key White House leaders to support voting rights. To get started, request a batch of Letter Templates See the step by step Instructions. Encourage others to write also! |
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Take this Snohomish County Survey If you live in Snohomish County, take a few minutes to fill out the Light Rail Communities survey about land use and transportation. Main issues include incentives to developers and transportation right of way decisions. Survey Link
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Register Now for Puget Sound Bird Fest
Plan ahead to participate in this year's Bird Fest activiities, scheduled for September 11 and 12. The program features expert speakers on fascinating topics, many guided birdwalks in and around Edmonds, and even a birding cruise. Get more information |
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Country Picnic and Beekeeping Info
Friday, Aug. 20, starting 10 am near Arlington
Join League of Women Voters Natural Resources Committee to tour Julie and Steve Winchell's ten acre property featuring wooded areas, wildlife viewing, a Native Growth Protection area, wetlands, and a beekeeping yard. Bring your own picnic lunch; dessert and beverages provided. To reserve your spot, get directions, and arrange for carpooling, contact Joan Smith: joan.a.smith@gmail.com |
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Food Rescue Program
Monday, Aug. 23 from 7 to 8 pm Zoom
Zsophia Pasztor of the Farmer Frog organization will talk about their East West food rescue program and food insecurity. The meeting is sponsored by Everett 350, with more information on their Facebook Page. Meeting Zoom LInk |
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Climate Grief Book Group Thursday, Aug. 26 at 1 pm Looking Glass Coffee Snohomish Join the Snohomish County Climate Grief Book Group for their first monthly meeting. Reading books that focus on climate anxiety and grief, the group will look at our climate emergency, consider feelings about it, and consider how to bravely move forward. Seeking to find hope in the middle of crisis, the group will start with reading the first two chapters of Coming Back to Life by Joanna Macy. For more information, contact Jeanine SanClemente jeaninemofps@gmail.com
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Edmonds Marsh Tour and Lunch Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 11 am Visit the Edmonds Marsh/Estuary and find out why it is so important to birds, salmon, wildlife and humans. Fisheries biologist Joe Scordino will explain the threats to estuary health and how citizens can help.Then walk over to the Waterfront Center for lunch with a view. Sponsored by League of Women Voters, Save Our Marsh and Sno-Isle Sierra Club. For reservations, contact Marjie.Fields@Washington.SierraClub.org
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Meadowdale Beach Estuary Restoration
Construction has begun on restoration of the historic 1.3 acre estuary at Meadowdale Beach Park. This work will re-establish essential rearing habitat for Chinook, chum and coho salmon as well as cutthroat trout. The project
is the result of years of collaborative planning by the county, the state, the legislature, and the tribes; it is scheduled for completion in spring of 2022.
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Adopt a Stream Opens Salmon Passage
A 600 foot long stream channel to facilitate salmon spawning and rearing habitat is being created by Adopt a Stream Foundation's Stream Team. The new channel, located on property near the Arlington Airport, is owned by Snohomish County's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The channel reroutes a tributary to Quilceda Creek that currently runs along roadside ditches and is polluted by road runoff.
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Clearing Invasives in Edmonds Marsh
Volunteers are improving the health of the Edmonds Marsh. They're attacking invasive plants that block water flow and fish passage. This work is part of an Adopt-a-Highway agreement with Save Our Marsh and the state Department of Transportation. You can help on August 12th and 14th, from 10 am to noon. Contact fisheries biologist, Joe Scordino at: joe.scordino@yahoo.com Read the MyEdmondsNews Report. |
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Sierra Club members and allies have been working on:
- Clearing invasives at the Edmonds Marsh/Estuary
- Writing letters to protect Democracy
- Advocating for Snake River salmon
- Lobbying for clean schools
- Promoting ordinances to protect trees
- Supporting Environmental Journalism
- Encouraging voting
- Providing input on local issues of land use and transportation
- Monitoring public governance meetings
- Educating ourselves about the Growth Management Act and citizen roles
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The saddest aspect of life right now is that
science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
~~ Isaac Asimov
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