Local / Regional News
10/23: A special presentation in Port Angeles: Sea level rise here and around the world
In this Olympic Climate Action program, a coastal hazards expert discusses the science and impacts of rising seas, including threats here on the Olympic Peninsula. Location: Port Angeles Library, 6:30-7:30pm
Olympic Adventure Trail area set to be logged without approval — A technicality allowing timber sales under a certain price without BNR approval means this Elwha watershed area can be sold and logged without public scrutiny. More info about these sales here.
Take action on local timber sales in the Elwha watershed – Comments are needed to ask the Clallam County Commissioners to support the Trust Land Transfer application that protects Elwha forests. Speak up at the Nov. 24 County commissioners meeting. Email Olympic@c4rf.org if you can make it, or send in an email comment. Comment guide here.
We spent millions breaching dams and restoring the Elwha River. Why is DNR logging nearby? Read more
Join in Orca Recovery Events!
10/24 – 11/4: Clallam Conservation District Orca Recovery opportunities — Register for the following events here.
- 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. To reserve your spot, click here
Nov. 1 -2: Stand with tribes to protect salmon and orca –The R.U.N. in Unity Convening will bring together allies to develop best practices for the protection and preservation of water, orca, and salmon in the Northwest. Location: Tulalip Resort. Register here.
Nov. 17: Climate change and Olympic Peninsula’s coastal ecosystems – Center for Sustainable Economy and Port Townsend Marine Science Center will facilitate an evening of expert presentations, food, and music. Buy tickets here.
Inspiration
If the sky were orange – Art in the time of climate change – This special Blanton Museum of Art exhibition explores the urgency of climate-related issues. Guest curated by journalist Jeff Goodell, author of The Heat Will Kill You First. Check out the digital presentation.
National / International News and Actions
Oct. 31: Transforming the Rural Narrative on Climate Change — an online event from the Climate Advocacy Lab
No drilling in the Arctic! Sign a petition to protect 13 million acres in the Western Arctic.
The “Amazon of the North” could save us — Pacific Northwest rainforests are highlighted in a new book, Canopy of Titans: The Life and Times of the Great North American Temperate Rainforest.
Solutions
Solar expands – Bill McKibben shares some good news amidst the bad.
What really happens to electric car batteries?
“It was a plague!” Killarney is 1st Irish town to ban single-use cups – Read more from the Guardian.
Related: Tell Walmart to reduce single-use packaging.
How to build a heat-resilient city – Grist designed a metropolis using the coolest technology. Learn more.
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