2024 State Legislative Priorities
Third Thursday Meeting & Social
November 16, from 7 to 8 pm on Zoom
Help keep our state on the right track to mitigate the climate crisis, achieve climate and environmental justice, and protect our wild lands and animals.
Barb Boyle, State Chapter Legislative Chair, will explain the process of selecting legislative priorities. Let us know what your priorities are and why. A successful legislative session depends on how strongly we work together with the legislators in the next session. You can influence your own representatives by working with our lobby team! Our teams provide training so you can effectively promote our concerns.
Please join us to share information and ideas. |
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Quilceda Creek Restoration Event
Saturday, Nov. 4 from 10 am to 1 pm
2925 128th St. NE, Tulalip
Plant trees to save salmon at Adopt A Stream Foundation's next riparian restoration event. Join the team of stewards and Streamkeepers working in partnership with Tulalip Tribes to restore the health of Quilceda Creek and its watershed, providing critical habitat for salmon. |
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Speak Up About Stormwater in Edmonds
Deadline is Friday, Nov. 17
Your input on a citywide survey will influence long-range planning in Edmonds. Big picture responses include plans for climate change, treating stormwater before it enters creeks, the Edmonds Marsh and Puget Sound, plus removal of fish passage barriers.
There will also be an opportunity to provide your input at the City booth on November 4 at the Edmonds Holiday Market. |
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Birding: Lake Cassidy & Gardner Lake with Audubon
Saturday, Nov. 11 from 8 to 11 am
Walk approximately 1.5 miles south on the Centennial Trail to Lake Cassidy, looking for various waterfowl and keeping an eye out for wintering songbirds. Meet at the Getchell Trailhead off 84th St. NE at 8 am.
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Native Plants for Wildlife
Thursday, Nov. 16, from 6 to 7:30 pm
Everett Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave.
Learn how important native plants are to wildlife, and how you can support biodiversity by planting them. Hear from Brenda Cunningham, Garden Manager of the Salal Native Plant Garden, and from Brian Zinke, Executive Director of Pilchuck Audubon Society. |
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Snohomish County Comp Plan Update
Friday, Nov. 17, at 10 am on Zoom
For their November meeting, the League of Women Voters Natural Resources Committee will host David Killingstad, Planning Department Division Manager for Snohomish County. He will present the latest version of the 2024 County Comprehensive Plan update, including input from the public and the County Planning Commission review. |
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Native Plant Give-Away
Saturday, Nov. 18 from 11 am to 2 pm
Native Plant Demonstration Garden
95 Pine St., Edmonds
Get native plants for free, and protect birds and insects by planting them in your yard. These plants are adapted to the local climate, so will thrive with less attention and no watering once established. A variety of plants will be available, along with planting and care instructions.
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Adopt a Stream Benefits Concert
Saturday, Nov. 18 at 2 pm
Northwest Stream Center
600 128th St. SE, Everett
Join the Adopt a Stream Foundation community for a rare public performance by the classically trained duet, The Musical Mountaineers. Typically, pianist Rose Freeman and violinist Anastasia Allison take their instruments deep into the mountains to play unannounced serenades with only nature as their audience.
This performance is to benefit the Sustainable Infrastructure Campaign at the Northwest Stream Center. Tickets are $35.
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In Case You Missed These Programs:
Recordings to enjoy at your leisure.
Listen to a 4 minute NPR interview with Sierra Club National Director, Ben Jealous, as he discusses the economic benefits of addressing climate change.
For the LWV Natural Resources committee, Pilchuck Audubon Director Brian Zinke shared sad information about loss of birds and some ways people can help.
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Nature Reserve with Sculpture Garden
Friday, Nov. 3 at 10:15 am
Earth Sanctuary, 5556 Emil Rd.
Langley, Whidbey Island
Take the two-mile trail through a variety of habitats in the sanctuary, enjoy the sculptures, labyrinths, and temple bells along the path during this Sierra Club Outing.
Participants from off Whidbey may choose to carpool, taking the 9:30 ferry from Mukilteo to Clinton. Those interested should meet at the Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd. at 8:45. |
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Participants in recent outing to Japanese Gulch.
Photo by Bill Trueit |
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Ballots Are Due November 7
Just a few more days to go. Your vote is important, maybe more so than usual in this year's local elections. You can have a say in what happens in and around your community. Remember, if you don't vote, you double someone else's vote.
Still undecided about who to vote for? Check out the Sierra Club endorsed candidates and learn why we support them. |
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Executive Committee Election
The leadership team of the Sno-Isle Group is the Executive Committee. It meets monthly and is responsible for finances, strategic planning, oversight of committees, and other functions necessary to ensure smooth operations of the group.
Our annual leaders election begins today. Current members are eligible to vote before 5 pm Friday, December 8th, 2023.
Three candidates are Malcolm Cumming, Cynthia Jones, and David Jones. |
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Activists Support Urban Tree Canopy
Hundreds of supporters responded to Action Alerts about the Urban Tree Canopy Policy, including dozens who showed up in person to testify at the recent Snohomish County Planning Commission hearing. The community came to the Commission to ask that the policy be recommended to the County Council -- with no amendments to weaken it. The Planning Commission will vote on the policy in November and the County Council will consider it in 2024. Stay tuned. |
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Snohomish County Climate Advisory
The Climate Action Advisory Committee has been working on several fronts, including suggesting changes to the county's Sustainable Operations Action Plan, responding to Comprehensive Plan updates, and giving input on emergency management plans. They are in the process of developing a work plan for the next couple of years. |
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Climate Alliance Brings Activists Together
Sno-Isle Sierra Club group, as a member of the Climate Alliance of Snohomish County (CASC), partners with sixteen other organizations to collaboratively address the climate crisis and work for environmental justice at the local level. Learn more about the Alliance and its member organizations on the CASC website.
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Our Work: Sno-Isle Sierra Club Accomplishments in 2023
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2,500+ members in Snohomish and Island counties. -
Monthly newsletters to more than 8,000 people. -
Monthly meetings on educational topics, action items, local events. -
Annual recognition ceremony of environmental, climate, and social justice champions. -
16 environmental champions endorsed. -
Lobbying Teams for local legislative districts. -
Ongoing discussions with numerous elected officials. -
Written input, spoken testimony, and letters to the editors on environmental and climate issues: Snake River dams, county and municipality comprehensive plans, urban tree canopy, mature forest protection, etc. -
Collaboration with other environmental organizations; development of website for the Climate Alliance of Snohomish County. -
Created e-vehicles and electrification resource sections on our webpage. -
Organized Electric Vehicles at the Energy Block Party in Everett. -
Launched Electrifying Everything in Your Home series. -
Tabled at numerous events, focused on induction cooking. -
Three Outings completed this fall. -
15 high school student scholarships for Sound Waters University. -
Support for Kicking Gas Whidbey Island which resulted in 100 families converting from dirty fuels to heat pumps, and planning to launch the program in Snohomish County. |
It always seems impossible until it’s done.
~ Nelson Mandela
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