Cool down with a free shade tree

Summers are hotter and the urban tree canopy in Port Angeles is disappearing. The city is stepping in with a free shade tree program. Get a tree or volunteer .

Bellingham rallies to save big trees

Monitoring old growth logging in BC–

Forest Eye combines satellite imagery and government data to detect logging in the most rare and at-risk old growth forests.

Toki will always be remembered

Farewells to Tokitae from Whidbey Island and the Lummi Nation, and the Center for Whale Research.

‘All Our Relations’ Indigenous-led Snake River Journey 

In September the 2023 All Our Relations Snake River Campaign will stop in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. People are encouraged to attend to stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities. Learn more from Se’si’Le

Tourism survey: a chance to promote sustainability — How should tourism be developed here? The Olympic Peninsula Visitor’s Bureau’s survey is a chance to say you’d like to see more climate friendly tourism. Here’s the survey. Learn more here.  

Tell Conoco: Don’t invest in Willow — Sign this petition from the Alaska Wilderness League.

Circular economy’- a marketing buzzword—Grist asks: Can plastics really be part of a circular economy?

Happy Birthday, Inflation Reduction Act

The Sierra Club reviews a year in the life of the IRA and so does Grist. And Rewiring America offers this free booklet for you or your friends: Electrify Everything in Your Home.

Tiny forests in cities can yield big benefits — a New York Times report on the Miyawaki forests movement.

Where sustaining the forest aids a tribal economy — The Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin’s successful logging operation follows one rule: Let the healthy trees keep growing. Read more from Yes magazine.

Beavering away

Bill McKibben contemplates vacationing during climate upheaval.