Our Earth
EARTH DAY 2021
As the world returns to normal, we can’t go back to business-as-usual.
April 20-22
The Plan:
Three Days of Climate Action
A 2030 MOONSHOT FOR EARTH
1. Renewable Electricity
2. Electric Vehicles
3. Regenerative Agriculture
With Enforcement Tied To
Corporate Tax Deductions.
(This makes it fit in the budget!)
Regional Actions
Earth Day Bouquet
Delivery by Bicycle
April 22nd 2021
Show your Earth Hero
that you care
You must order before
Tuesday at midnight.
Other SisterLand Farms Projects
We worked directly with the county to administer vaccines at Food Not Bombs’ community lunch.
We recently won the Tilth Grant and will be adding a rainwater catchment system to our historic barn.
We’re raising money for the Dolly Parton Learning Garden, slated to open to the public in spring of 2022.
We have 6 spots in our [fruit, veg, flowers, and forageables] Community Supported Agriculture program that are still open.
Please call and write Washington State’s U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell today.
— WildSalmon.org
Latest case updates in their work confronting the climate crisis
— Western Environmental Law Center
Join the free Zoom Conference
Friday, April 23 | 10 am PT
Support salmon, justice, and clean energy in the Pacific Northwest
— Washington Environmental Council
National Actions
“Even if my blood is spilled, my community’s land is going to be titled.”
Urge President Biden and Congress to prioritize clean Electric buses for our children
— Climate Hawks Vote
Send a message to President Biden and Congress to quickly restore protections for the Arctic Refuge through legislative action
— Alaska Wilderness League
Local/Regional News
Lummi Nation totem pole making journey to Biden
— Peninsula Daily News
National/International News
How Microfishing Took the Angling World by (Very Small) Storm
Around the world, fishers are embracing tiny quarry. Is microfishing a celebration of biodiversity or a sign of collapse?
— Hakai Magazine
New Mexico and Texas struggle to police serge of zombie oil wells
By Tomas Musicionico
Advanced nuclear dreaming in Washington state
But new reactors cannot meet climate deadlines
— The Raven
National Newsletters
A daily newsletter by Grist
We could certainly slow the aging process down
if it had to work its way through Congress.
– Will Rogers
A note to my Yarns from the Farm Readers—I’ve started another series for our local newspaper on biodiversity…”
Cheers, Nan
View the Biodiversity Series
View A Climate Basics Series
“Aldo Leopold argued eloquently for the idea of human obligation to maintain the health of the land through what he called a conservation land ethic—the concept that land is to be loved and respected.”
Olympic Climate Action 