North Olympic Group July 15, 2021 Meeting

July 14, 2021
 
July Membership Meeting
 

 Marmot Pass in The Olympics

July Membership Meeting:  Stop Climate Change, Stop the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
Thursday July 15, 7:30PM, on Zoom
 
Sierra Club organizer Stephanie Hillman, our guest this month, will talk about what you can do to stop the Trans Mountain Pipeline, a very timely discussion as hundreds died in the recent, climate change induced heat wave and wildfires now burn in every western state.

If completed, the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline would promote expanded oil production in Canada's tar sands, triple the pipeline's capacity, add 143 million tons of CO2 to the atmosphere, increase oil tanker traffic in the Salish Sea by 700%, harm marine wildlife and accelerate the destruction of Canada's boreal forests.  Reasons enough to find out how you can help?  Join us at our membership meeting this month.
 
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Net Pens in Our Waters

The Department of Ecology is extending the deadline for accepting public comments on draft guidance designed to improve how fish farm net pens are authorized, overseen, and managed in Washington. Ecology is taking public comment on the document until Aug. 5.

Fish farm net pens potentially pose environmental risks to water quality, native fish, shellfish, wildlife, and sensitive habitats. The draft guidance is designed to provide local governments, state agencies, project proponents, and other interested parties a clear, science-based set of practices and tools to authorize, operate, and oversee commercial net pens in ways that will reduce these risks.

Tell Ecology:

--Cultivation of aquatic organisms in a manner that has a high potential to impact natural ecosystems, such as net-pen fish farming in coastal waters, should be discouraged.
--Aquaculture systems should include components that recycle wastes internal to the system.
--Aquaculture systems that integrate fish and plant ecosystems to process waste and optimize use of resources should be encouraged.

 
Comment on Net Pens