Sno-Isle News November 2021

 

Keep Elected Officials focused and effective on Climate Action ♦
November 8, 2021
In this issue...
Developing an Ongoing Relationship with Our Elected Officials

Third Thursday Meeting & Social
Nov. 18th from 6 to 7 pm

Follow-up is essential for success.  We want to connect with our newly elected local officials and open the path for meaningful communications. 

Join our meeting to see how we can congratulate the winners, and address our concerns. Mayors, City and County Council members, and Port Commissioners too!

Register for the Zoom link
Take Action
 

Speak Up To Remove Snake River Dams

Yes, this is still a big issue and your continued help is important for saving salmon. What can you do? Call Gov Inslee, Sen Murray and your Congressional Rep with Talking Points from our Sierra Club Snake/Columbia River Salmon Campaign Chair, Bill Arthur.

Maybe an in-person event appeals to you? Save Saturday afternoon November 20 for a vigil in Seattle highlighting the plight of endangered salmon and calling on our elected leaders to restore the Snake River. Get Connected 

You can also keep the pressure up by posting a yard sign or writing postcards to your elected officials. Both are available from Nancy Johnson: Nancy.Johnson@washington.sierraclub.org

Tell Chase Bank Stop Financing Fossil Fuel

Call or email Chase Bank executives to demand a fossil free future -- where Chase Bank isn't bankrolling fossil fuels. If we can get Chase to stop, other banks will follow. Without bank financing, massive projects like oil pipelines and mountain top removal mining won't have the cash to get going. Take Action

Attend A Democracy Happy Hour Program
Wed. Nov. 24, at 5 pm Online

Help draw district voting maps. This is a high stakes issue: You've heard of Gerrymandering to unfairly influence election outcomes. We need to push back against that to ensure that communities of interest are maintained and that cities and counties are kept together. Join The Democracy Happy Hour for a Washington redistricting update and a review of the maps.

Register

Support Native-Led Environmental Projects

Learn about and support the Nez Perce Tribe's work on salmon recovery on the Lower Snake River;  the Puyallup Tribe's fight against Puget Sound Energy's Tacoma LNG fracked gas facility on their ancestral lands; the Lummi Nation's efforts for the health of the Salish Sea and orca recovery; and other Native-led environmental justice projects.

Read the Tribe's Message
Events
 

Evergreen Tuesdays
Nov. 9 and 16, from 7 to 8 pm
Online Free

Worried about native tree canopy with climate change? Join the League of Women Voters, Snohomish County for two programs:

Tuesday the 9th: Ben Thompson, Urban and Community Forestry Program Manager for the Department of Natural Resources, describes the Evergreen Community Act.

Tuesday the 16th: Lisa Dulude, Snohomish County Manager of the Office of Energy and Sustainability provides details of the model program: The Healthy Forest Initiative. 

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The HEAL Act and Environmental Justice 
Sat. Nov. 13, from 9 am to 1 pm on Zoom

Making policy real: Attend a free workshop to learn about the recently passed Washington Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act and what it means for communities. Hear about the tools it enables, such as the Environmental Justice Council. Learn how to use the interactive Washington Health Disparities Map and how to navigate government channels to be heard. Sponsored by Everett 350 and Bastyr.
 
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Urban and Community Forestry Program
Recording, attend at your convenience

Learn about new protections, resources and investments for urban tree cover in our state. These are results of HB 1216 passed in the 2021 Washington State Legislative session, which expands the existing program within the Dept. of Natural Resources.

Rep. Bill Ramos (Issaquah), the prime sponsor of the legislation, and Csenka Favorini-Csorba of the Dept. of Natural Resources discuss pervasive inequities in urban forest cover, the main components of the bill, and the opportunities it provides for communities. Sponsored by the Washington Environmental Council.

View The Show
Rep. Billl Ramos
News
 
Local Environmental Leaders March in
National Fossil Free Future Day of Action 

Leading climate justice groups are teaming up with the Youth Climate Finance Alliance, demanding that Chase Bank, the world's largest funder of fossil fuels, end their financing for fossil fuel expansion. The Oct. 29 Fossil Free Day of Action brought protesters to Chase Bank sites with the message: "If we can stop the flow of money, we can stop the flow of oil."
Volunteer Opportunity
 
Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee Needs New Members

The MRC focuses on protecting and restoring the marine and estuarine environment of the county. Members help recommend actions to the county, and also help plan and implement marine conservation projects.Volunteering involves a 10 hour monthly commitment, including a monthly meeting. 

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Photo by Bill Anderson

Work Parties at Edmonds Wildlife and Native Plant Demonstration Garden
Join a work party and help replant the Demonstration Garden located at the Willow Creek Fish Hatchery, 95 Pine St. in Edmonds. This work is sponsored by Sound Salmon Solutions, a group powered by volunteers.

To volunteer and for a full list of SSS volunteer opportunities Read More
 
Photo by Bill Anderson

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth
find reserves of strength
that will endure as long as life lasts.

~ Rachel Carson