Local / Regional News
10/23: Sea level rise here and around the world – In this special Olympic Climate Action program, Dr. Ian Miller, a coastal hazards specialist for Washington Sea Grant, will present a program on the science and impacts of rising seas, including threats here on the Olympic Peninsula. Location: Port Angeles Library, 6:30-7:30pm
10/14: Forever Streamfest at Peninsula College, 10am-3:30pm — Family-friendly fun event to protect, restore and preserve Olympic Peninsula’s natural resources. Dress up: A Parade of the Species is at 1pm. Sponsored by Port Angeles Garden Club, Clallam Conservation District and many community partners.
Activists trying to save the Elwha River watershed from logging– a People’s World report
Video: How to preserve mature forests in Washington state
Orca Recovery Events
10/14: Tarboo Wildlife Preserve, Quilcene Join Northwest Watershed Institute to remove invasives at the Tarboo Wildlife Preserve at 2151 Dabob Road, Quilcene. Sign up here.
10/19 – 11/4: Clallam Conservation District Orca Recovery educational and volunteer restoration opportunities — Register for the following events here.
- October 19 – Elwha River Tour
- October 24 – Dungeness River Restoration Tour
- October 25 – Webinar on Indian Creek Recovery efforts
- October 26 – Elwha River Beach Clean-Up
- October 26 – Indian Creek Tour
- November 4 – Elwha River Planting
10/23 Screening : Covenant of the Salmon People
Dungeness Nature Center, 5:30-7pm This film portrays the Nez Perce Tribe as they carry out their ancient promise to protect salmon. To reserve your spot, click here
Snow crab harvest cancelled again – a King 5 report details why
Massive tree is the find of a lifetime – Washington Post article about old growth discovery and preservation in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island.
Inspiration
A new national monument – – In this short Center for Biological Diversity video, Carletta Tilousi of the Havasupai Tribe reflects on efforts of her Tribal elders and what it means to have the canyonlands protected by the national monument.
National / International News and Actions
No drilling in the Arctic! Sign a petition to protect 13 million acres of “special areas” in the Western Arctic landscape from oil and gas drilling.
Tell corporations to stop funding extremist agendas of ALEC – Sign the petition
The race to clean up America’s oil wells – A Grist report shows that a little luck and a lot of science is doing the work.
Indigenous women march for rights in Brazil – a Yes magazine report
Farms in Maine are rebounding after PFAs shut down – a Civil Eats report
Forests, cloud-making and climate– a Wired report
Solutions
In Baltimore, yellow buses go green – Grist tells the story of students and electric school buses.
Can we take on the climate disaster and Trump disaster at the same time? Bill McKibben thinks so. Read more here.
NPR’s climate week focuses on solutions – Check out these Climate Week stories. Also, innovative climate solutions featured in podcasts – Find the NPR list here.
What could a people-centered definition of economic prosperity look like? In this podcast, YES! Racial Justice Editor Sonali Kolhatkar has some ideas. See also: Urban planning for the people
Olympic Climate Action 