Ecological Resources compiled by the Sno-Isle Sierra Club and Allied Groups
Snohomish County Commissioners letter to DNR
June 26, 2024 to Hilary Franz, Re: Snohomish County Sustainable Forest Management
Tire chemicals killing salmon
- Where the rubber meets the road Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon November 23, 2021
- Chemical in car tires found to kill salmon, Seafood Source December 2020
- The PNW Society of Environmental Toxicology just posted this recording of a seminar by Dr. Tian, who led the search for the salmon killing compound. It's worth diving in and seen how important our science is, and why we're so lucky to have smart people around us. Now we need to bring such effort to bear on improving the Edmonds environment! Presentation - Zhenyu Tian - Rubber Derived Chemical Coho
- 6-PPD- quinone, The Silent Fish Killer, Encyclopedia of Puget Sound, December 2020
Saving Trees
- To build up urban forests, WA cities could get help from the state. Crosscut by Levi Pulkkinen InvestigateWest / January 26, 2021
- Local Developers Discuss Their Experiences Preserving Large Trees and Suggest How to Make It Easier Trees for Life Oregon / Jan. 15 2021
- Can Carbon Markets Help Oregon’s Small Forests? InvestigateWest
- Urban Heat Islands: Legislators OK Dye’s tree bill By William L. Spence, of the Lewiston Tribune / April 1, 2021
- Why keeping one mature street tree is far better for humans and nature than planting lots of new ones phys.org / Mary Gagen, The Conversation / FEBRUARY 2, 2021
- Community forests: Group aims to preserve 27,000 acres in Central Cascades The Spokesman-Review / Oct. 9, 2020
- Teanaway Community Forest WA DNR
- Land & Power: Conservation, Land Trusts, and Equity Podcast By Forterra NW With Forterra President and CEO Michelle Connor / 25 minutes / Nov. 11.2020
- A New Paradigm for State Forest Lands: Managing Forests for People and Climate Washington Environmental Council
- Trees: The Critical Infrastructure Low-Income Neighborhoods Lack Stateline / July 6, 2021
- Meet the eminent scientist, now 84, who vowed as a boy to protect Washington’s old-growth forests Seattle Times / July 18, 2021
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For Local Communities, Combating Climate Change Starts with More Plants, Less Pavement KNKX Radio/ September 1, 2021
Lower Snake River Dams & Salmon
Urban Growth Management Act:
- Futurwise Webinar / 67 minutes / Feb. 15, 2021
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund Website / Facebook / Youtube
Eco-friendly lifestyle
- 97.3 Percent of Humans Regularly Inhale Toxins David Wallace-Wells, New York TImes, July 8, 2022
- Our Changing Oceans Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon, May18, 2022
- Toxic Chemicals in Roofing Materials WA Department of Ecology
- Here Come the All-Electric Houses Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon, April 28, 2022
- The Environment and : Children, poor will suffer more Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon, April 14, 2022
- Paintcare.org Where to recycle paint in Washington
- Extinction crisis: On life support Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon November 21, 2021
- Shopping that won't melt the North Pole Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon November 4, 2021
- The Sixth Extintion: Getting closer Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon October 26, 2021
- Marsh Madness: How to Help an Edmonds Icon Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon October 6, 2021
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Does Recycling Make Sense? Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon Aug. 26, 2021
- Is the next big burn coming to western Washington? Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon Aug. 12, 2021
- Killer cats, our mammal invaders Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon Aug. 5, 2021
- Where does carbon dioxide come from? Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon July 22, 2021
- Energy from the sun in Edmonds? Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon June 3, 2021
- Plugging in: Cars powered by electrons Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon May 13, 2021
- For Earth Day consider tackling invasive species Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon Apr. 15, 2021
- Conservation: Curbing the kilowatts Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon Mar. 11, 2021
- A noble idea--reduce your food waste Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon Feb. 18, 2021
- A zero carbon footprint Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon Feb. 11, 2021
- Greener groceries for 2021 Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon Jan. 2, 2021
- Warm house, cool planet Part 2 Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon Nov. 24, 2020
- Warm house, cool planet Part 1 Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon Nov. 4, 2020
- From the sink to the Sound Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon Oct. 14, 2020
- Less water waste means healthier rivers Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon Aug. 5, 2020
- Yards can be friendlier to the environment Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon June 4, 2020
Saving Salmon
- Saving Salmon: You have to know where to work Washington Nature / May 21, 2021
- Being Frank: Before We Achieve ‘Net Ecological Gain,’ We Need to Define It Nisqually Valley News / August 17, 2021
- All About Salmon in Edmonds: Barriers, where to watch Greg Ferguson. Edmonds Beacon, September 16, 2021
Oil and Coal Train Risks
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Risks of Crude-by-Rail Oil Spills: Anacortes Case Study 2017 Oil Spill Conference
Carbon-capture Ecosystems
- It's Easier to Break a Bog than to Repair It--but it's Still a Carbon Bargain Anthropocene, May 11, 2022
- The Giants in our Midst Greg Ferguson, Edmonds Beacon, March 24, 2022
- Annual Future of Carbon Forum
Sea Level Rise