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Happy Holidays!
Best wishes to our supporters,
have a wonderful holiday season!
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Kicking Gas
Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 6pm on Zoom.
If you are currently using propane, oil, "natural" gas, or wood and live in Snohomish County or Whidbey Island, you are eligible for this program to switch to electric.
Not only can you get 20-75% savings off the total cost of going electric (depending on income and location), but Kicking Gas will work with you every step of the way to make sure you have the support and resources you need. Additionally, $500 - $1000 subsidies for electric/induction stoves are now available. Get them while they last. |
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Live Holiday Trees for Salmon
Saturday, Dec. 7 through Tuesday Dec. 24
10 am to 4 pm
The Northwest Stream Center
600 128th St SE, Everett
Come and browse the great selection of live 3 to 5 foot high Spruce, Cedar, and Fir trees in pots. Prices range from $40 to $100.
Take one home and enjoy it during the holiday season, then plant it or return it to the Northwest Stream Center to plant next to a local stream and help future salmon runs. |
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Audubon Christmas Bird Count
Edmonds/South County: Saturday, Dec. 14
Everett/Marysville: Saturday, Dec. 28
You can join a field team with birders of all experience levels or report on the birds visiting your own yard feeders. The home yard counting is especially fun for families with young children.
The results are tallied and submitted to the National Audubon Society. Data is used in multiple research projects. |
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Miyawaki Urban Forest Celebration
Sunday, Dec. 8 from 3pm to 5:15pm
Shoreline Historical Museum
1850 Linden Ave N in Shoreline
Enjoy forest walks, refreshments, activities, song, and cake. Music will be provided by piano and bass duo Chip & Dan. Guest artist Roger Fernandes and dedication of the "Welcome Rock." |
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Spawning Salmon at Carkeek Park
More than 20 people enjoyed the November Sierra Club outing to Carkeek Park. After a trail walk, a park ranger shared information with the group about the hundreds of spawning chum salmon returning to Piper's Creek. This year's salmon run was unusually large. Enjoy seeing it on the video. |
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New Environmental Reporter
Eliza Aronson has joined the Everett Herald as the Environmental Reporter, supported by the Herald's Climate and Environmental Reporting Fund. In a recent meeting with leaders of the Sno-Isle Sierra Club, Eliza expressed interest in learning more about the environmental issues facing Snohomish and Island Counties. She also wishes to connect with the leadership of all organizations in the Snohomish Climate Alliance.
Eliza is available to those who want to pitch an idea for a short article or to suggest a deeper investigation into the multiple sides of environmental issues. Eliza can be reached at eliza.aronson@heraldnet.com
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Book about Environment and Community
This book contains 16 essays explaining the idea of the rights of nature and the power of property. Written by Ben Price of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, the book has a forward, introduction and conclusion by Daniel Fischlin, co-author of the Community of Rights -- The Rights of Community. |
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2025 Challenges
By Mark Leed, Volunteer
Prospects for the environment look grim with an incoming Trump administration poised to promote more oil and gas drilling, oppose expansion of clean energy, and pull America out of the Paris Climate Accords. At precisely the time we need to go full-bore on expanding renewable energy, Trump has pledged to go in the opposite direction.
However, this is no time to give up hope and throw up our hands in despair. There's a lot we can do at the local and state levels to fight climate change and biodiversity loss and keep our air and water clean. Voters here in Washington have soundly rejected an initiative that would have overturned our Climate Commitment Act, and environmental initiatives did well even in some red states -- Louisiana voters approved a constitutional amendment (state) requiring their state to deposit revenues from renewable energy into a fund for coastal protection and restoration. And, with Dave Upthegrove's election as Washington's Public Lands Commissioner, our legacy forests have a brighter future.
On the local level, there's still much we can do to move the needle in a better direction. Cities and counties around the state are updating their comprehensive plans and soliciting citizen input on issues like land use, climate resilience, and transportation.
There are many ways you can get involved, either with Sierra Club or our many allies. We may have lost a battle, but we haven't lost the fight. We need your help now more than ever!
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