| U.S. Climate Alliance Executive Director Casey Katims |
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Third Thursday Zoom Meeting
Sept. 15 from 6 to 7 pm
Casey Katims is Executive Director of the United States Climate Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of governors representing 23 states and Puerto Rico, working together to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and keep temperature increases below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Please join us to find out what this Snohomish County native is doing to reach these goals. Bring your questions and friends! |
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| Don't Let Anyone Build a New Airport in a Critical Waterfowl Habitat |
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| The Commercial Aviation Coordination Commission is considering where to build a new airport in our region. Two Snohomish county sites are critical waterfowl migration and wintering areas. Tell the Commission not to banish the current feathered flyers by bulldozing their fields. |
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Support Climate Friendly Building Codes
Commercial building codes in Washington state are the most advanced in the nation, but our individual homes are a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions. We need state building codes that encourage transition to climate friendly heat pumps instead of gas furnaces.
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| Murray/Inslee on Breaching Snake River Dams to Save our Salmon |
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The recent Murray/Inslee report acknowledged that the status quo is not working, and that breaching the dams must be done. However, it recommends delaying until replacements for the dams' services are in place. Time is running out for our salmon and orcas.
Please call Senator Murray (206-553-5545) and Governor Inslee (360-902-4111) and thank them for putting the lower Snake River dams on the path to be breached. Then call Senator Cantwell (206-224-6400) and urge her to work with Senator Murray, Governor Inslee, the tribes, and other stakeholders to rapidly move the process forward.
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Puget Sound Bird Fest
Sept. 10 and 11
in Edmonds
This activity packed weekend event attracts bird lovers from near and far. Come and enjoy your choice of field activities, presentations by experts, exhibits, kid activities, workshops and demonstrations. Swan biologist Martha Jordan will start off the Fest with her presentation, Washington Swans and Snow Geese: Connections to Land Use, Agriculture, and Dairy Farms. |
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Feast in the Forest with Pilchuck Audubon
Thursday, Oct. 6
from 6 to 9 pm
Floral Hall in Forest Park
802 E Mukilteo Blvd, Everett
In their presentation, Experiencing Fin, Foot and Feather Through the Eyes of Filmmakers, Mike Rosen and Sharon Howard will show clips from their award-winning film Natural Connections and tell stories about their adventures filming wildlife. Sharon and Mike have traveled much of the world producing television programs to help viewers better understand and interact with their world. You may have seen their work on the Discovery channel, PBS, and other major networks.
Dinner and drinks will be served, $75 per person. |
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Come to the "Blow Out" at Oktoberfest
Saturday, Sept. 24
from 1 to 5 pm
Frances Anderson field, 700 Main St., Edmonds
It's time to go electric! Leave the noise, fumes and harmful emissions of gas blowers behind. Come test drive electric leaf blowers and have fun seeing how well you can blow leaves where you want. A family event. |
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Rights of Nature Movie and Discussion
Friday, Sept. 16 at 7 pm
Join the Edmonds Community Rights for a movie and discussion that will focus on the concept of Rights of Nature, where it came from, current status, highlights, future developments, as well as the close connection between Rights of Nature and Community Rights. |
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Electric Vehicle Fair
Saturday, Oct. 1
from noon to 3 pm
Snohomish County PUD
2310 California St., Everett
See a variety of electric vehicles and talk with their owners about their experiences. Experts will be available to explain home charging units, tax incentives and other topics related to owning plug-in vehicles.
Sponsored jointly by the Snohomish County Electric Vehicle Association and Snohomish Public Utility District.
Do you know that two public EV fast chargers are available at SnoPUD's headquarters? |
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Movement to Outlaw Gas Leaf Blowers
A resolution to ban noisy and stinky gas powered leaf blowers is being considered by the Seattle City Council. Los Angeles, Portland, and Washington DC are phasing them out because they harm workers and residents. Burning less fossil fuels will also help with the climate crisis. Join the movement. Tell your local council that you want peace and clean air.
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What Are Our Volunteers Working On?
Here is a list of some ongoing projects:
- Snake River Salmon preservation
- Protecting State Forests from logging
- Clean energy schools and school buses
- Climate friendly building codes
- Skagit Dam relicensing committee
- Decarbonizing SnoCo buildings
- Cooking without gas
- Edmonds Marsh and watersheds
- Encouraging electric vehicles
- Phasing out gas leaf blowers
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In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed
and the first of that which comes;
so with present time.
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| Who are the local Sierra Club Leaders? My reflections. |
Like most people, I feel I have a purpose in life. For me it's making positive contributions to reduce the impact of climate change that will affect my children and future generations. I’ve been inspired and energized working with many local Sierra Club Group volunteers. Some of the leaders I’ve worked with are well known, such as Stephanie Wright. When I started to volunteer, she was the local Sierra Club Group vice chair. She went on to serve several terms on the Snohomish County Council, and is now the executive policy officer for Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers. Another volunteer, Rebecca Wolfe, was the Group chair and went on to be elected to the Snohomish County Public Utilities District Commission.
You probably don’t know the names of most of our volunteers. They work hard to improve our lives and our communities, and don’t seek personal recognition. They are the unsung heroes behind the scenes. I’ve found the leadership to be welcoming, caring and effective at using limited resources to further our mission. The formal designation for the leadership team is the Executive Committee, or ExCom for short. We have a variety of skillsets, but never enough good people to do all that should be done.
Please consider getting to know us, volunteering with us, teaching and learning, laughing and crying. This month we’re saying goodbye to Rich Senderoff, our amazing political committee chair. He’s moving to Spokane, leaving us better for his contributions, but in need of new volunteers. No matter what your skills and interests are, you should talk to us to explore opportunities to help, to be inspired and to satisfy your desire to work with a purpose. Please contact either me or Cynthia Jones to begin the conversation.
Thank you for your support!
Tom Crisp
Tom.Crisp@Washington.SierraClub.org
425-737-0350
Cynthia Jones
Cynthia.Jones@Washington.SierraClub.org
425-923-3983 |
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