Only 1 week left in Washington’s legislative session –  The 350 Civic Action team wants help advocating for the 3 priority items listed below. Sign up here.

• Capital Budget: Support Encumbered Lands Proviso & Prioritize Mature Forests Conservation

• Transportation Budget: Improve Rail Allocation

• Capital Budget: Oppose Energy Northwest Nuclear Project budget item

3/5, 6pm – Port Angeles City Council tackles short term rentals vs. long-term housing : Council set to decide on STR rules, an important step toward easing our affordable housing crisis. More on housing policy in Washington state and in the northwest from Sightline Institute.

Tues. 3/5 webinar, 4pm- Salish Sea Institute presents Hope Matters – Why changing the way we think can help solve the climate crisis. Register here.

March 6, 7:30pm: On the Shoulder of Giants: the history of non-violent social change – Free webinar. Register here.

Before 3/6: Stream Stewards registration is open — Offered by WSU and North Olympic Salmon Coalition. 5-week course costs $100, Wednesdays, 9-12:30 pm, March 6-April 3. Sign up here.

3/12, 10:30am – Animal storytime at Dungeness River Nature Center – a fun, free way for kids to learn about wildlife

3/19, 3pm – Plants Get Sick – Monitoring Sea Grass Wasting Disease in a Changing Climate – This free NOAA webinar focuses on Northern California’s sea grass meadows. Register here. Related: Australian sea grass protects against heavy metal pollution

3/20, 7pm – Birds and Climate Change – A free Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society presentation at the Dungeness River Nature Center.

3/23, 3-5pm – Commissioner of Public Lands candidate reception with Dave Upthegrove. Port Angeles Sons of Norway, 131 W 5th Ave.

Save endangered forests in Washington state – The Legacy Defense Forest Coalition has maps and info.

Don’t repeal the Climate Commitment Act: Sign up for updates on I-2117 — An initiative funded by a California hedge fund millionaire seeks to repeal our pivotal Climate Commitment Act.

Tell WA Dept. of Ecology- oil companies need to pay for clean up of spills – Make a comment here.

Third Act is seeking national volunteers – They are building a community of Americans over the age of sixty determined to change the world for the better.  Learn more.

Over 180 EV chargers coming to Washington state! Read more from the Seattle Times.

Western state lawmakers propose crazy bills impacting the environment – High Country News has the lowdown on this craziness.

Black conservationists in Washington state – Discover BIPOC environmental leaders at Washington Conservation Action

A circular economy for fish? Iceland has an idea – Learn more from Civil Eats