Sno-Isle News October 2021

 

We're counting on you to be counted
October 11, 2021
In this issue...
Third Thursday Zoom Social
Thurs. Oct. 21 from 6 to 7 pm

The Elections Puzzle
Do elections seem like a complicated puzzle? You should receive your ballot just before our October 21st Zoom meeting. We'll share key issues and we'd like to hear your concerns too!  There's always more happening behind the scenes....

Zoom Registration
Take Action
 
Help Guide Light Rail Planning
Apply by Mon. Oct. 18

Light Rail made it to Northgate!  Everett will follow! Sound Transit is seeking volunteers for the Community Advisory Group. Members will serve as ambassadors to and representatives of their communities; make recommendations; and be paid a stipend for their time ($100 per meeting).
Read More & Apply 
A Week Without Driving? Can You Do It?
Oct. 22-29

Nearly 1/4 of Washington state residents don't drive: They can't afford a car or gas, can't drive, or just prefer public transit or active transport. During this week, try experiencing for yourself what it's like not to drive.
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Support Climate Activist Students
Sign Their Island County Climate Emergency Petition
After a successful climate strike and rally in September, the United Student Leaders of South Whidbey are planning their next campaign. Student leader Maggie Nattress acknowledges that Island County is working to lower its carbon footprint, and says the petition will be used to illustrate the urgency of effective climate action.
 
photo by David Welton,
"This is Whidbey" online magazine
Events
 
North Puget Sound Conference On Race
Sat. & Sun. Oct. 16 & 17 from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm
Online
 
Sponsored by the Communities of Color Coalition, this year's conference theme is Just Wellness: Re-emergence as Black, Indigenous Communities of Color with featured guest speakers Dr. Edwin Lindo with UW's School of Medicine and local spoken word artist and activist Christian Paige.

Read More and Join In
Movie Screening: What Happened on 1st Street?
Sat. Oct. 16 from 6 to 8 pm
In May 2020, when the picturesque small town Snohomish became the site of armed right wing extremists, apparently supported by city government, a couple of local young people decided to document what was happening in their community. This movie is the result.

Read the Everett Daily Herald Article
See the movie free. By Oct. 15th Register
Rights for the Salish Sea and Orcas?
Mon. Oct. 25 at 7 pm online

Legal Rights for the Salish Sea and Southern Resident Orcas will be the focus for the 350 Everett October meeting. Speaker Dr. Kriss Kevorkian is founder of the Legal Rights for the Salish Sea organization, on the steering committee of the Meaningful Movies project, and a leader with Climate Reality.

Join the Meeting
Hear Research on Salmon in the City
Thurs. Oct. 28 from 2 to 4 pm online

Hear about innovations in ecologically sustainable urban design and development that protect our water quality and our urban watersheds. NOAA Fisheries will present groundbreaking research regarding the impacts of urban stormwater on salmon and watersheds. You will also be treated to pioneering designs and case studies incorporating Salmon-Safe stormwater design principles.

Free Registration
 
Elections
 
Watch for Your Voters' Pamphlet and Ballot

For help deciding who to vote for, check out the Sierra Club endorsed candidates who will protect our environment. 
See Our Endorsements

See forum videos of candidates discussing local issues recorded by the League of Women Voters. Watch the Candidates
Good News
 
Daily Herald Environmental Journalism

Many of you and your environmental organizations endorsed and donated to the Herald’s Environmental and Climate Change Reporting Fund when it was started a year ago. More than $40,000 has now been donated by 484 environmental journalism supporters. This support has led to rich coverage of environmental issues.

The latest is a series of three articles about the impact of climate change on urban trees. Read journalist Julie Titone's report: Trees, fighters of climate change, are also victims of it
Green Everett Planting Party
photo by Andy Bronson, Daily Herald
An Educational Tour of the Edmonds Marsh

There was a good turnout for the educational tour of the Edmonds Marsh recently sponsored by the League of Women Voters Natural Resources Committee. The weather was pleasant for wandering the marsh walkway, reading the informational signs, and hearing about this rare urban saltwater estuary from an expert: fisheries biologist, Joe Scordino.
Volunteer Opportunities
 
Plant a Tree for Healthy Forest Day
Sat. Oct. 23 from 9 to noon
Lord Hill Regional Park

Bring your family and friends to celebrate Healthy Forest Day, sponsored by Forterra. You will be guided in planting native trees along the Snohomish River and performing other stewardship activities.

Read More and Join In
Fight Invasives on Whidbey Island 

Ann Posner is working to fight invasive plants on the Brainers Forest Trust Land. Join a caring community to help protect the Island's vibrant places to live and visit.

Contact Ann at noraposner@gmail.com or call 503-703-1782.
 
You Can Help Save Urban Tree Canopy

Snohomish County League of Women Voters wants your help for some exciting projects:
 
A tree planting partnership supported by grant funding could benefit from volunteers with grant writing and administration skills. Public outreach skills are needed to educate the public about tree stewardship.

A movie planned for public education about the importance of trees needs volunteers with writing and public speaking skills, as well as ability to publicize the project.

Read More
The Environmental Leadership Paradox
 
With the rising support for climate action by world leaders and our neighbors, the movement to avoid a climate catastrophe is strengthening. Widespread recognition of the problem and the willingness of people to seek change is underway. We have the opportunity to quicken the transition to a clean and sustainable economy for the benefit of all.

To take advantage of this opportunity we need to scale up our efforts. New volunteers are needed to reinforce our work. However despite these trends we're having a difficult time bringing in new leaders.

Please take a moment to consider your priorities and how you can help. In addition to a variety of ongoing programs, we also need nominees for our annual leaders election in December. Officially named the “Executive Committee” of the Sno-Isle Sierra Club, our leaders serve two-year terms. Half of the leaders are elected each year. 

Please consider becoming an environmental influencer, one who help helps develop our priorities and policies. We're looking for three new leaders. Find out more about what we do and how you can join us. Please contact:

Tom Crisp (Tom.Crisp@Washington.SierraClub.org) or

Nancy Johnson (Nancy.Johnson@Washington.SierraClub.org) or

Cynthia Jones (Cynthia.Jones@Washington.SierraClub.org)
 
Thank you for your continued support!
 
We're all under the same sky and walk the same earth;
we're alive together during the same moment.
 
  ~ Maxine Hong Kingston

from the Sierra Club Daily Ray of Hope
 
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