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The Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Sequim/Port Angeles will present its first Climate Forum of 2024 at the Fellowship,1033 N Barr Rd, Port Angeles on March 3 at 12:20PM. The Forum will focus on the threats salmon are facing in the Northwest and solutions that are currently being implemented. It’s part of the Fellowship’s Green Sanctuary…
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The Commons at Fort Worden is hosting a Climate Solutions Film Festival on February 18th and March 17th! Check it out: https://globalearthrepairfoundation.org/climate-film-festival/
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Check out the NOSC Events happening this month: https://nosc.org/events/. These folks are very cool – they’re careful not to work you too hard, provide tools, gloves, and yummy snacks. And look at what’s being accomplished!!
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Restoring Riparian habitat along the Dungeness is a high priority for the North Olympic Salmon Coalition and OUUF showed up along with dozens of other community volunteers to make it happen. Planting Oso and Snow berries, firs and more along the Dungeness was not for the faint of heart but six of our members were…
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The Green Sanctuary Team has information to share as well as an update as to where we are in our congregational accreditation journey to address our climate crisis. We have a Climate Action Brochure to give you that will help you zero in on ways you can continue to make a difference. Picking up your…
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In a recent study, researchers have discovered bottled water sold in stores can contain 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than previously estimated — nanoparticles so infinitesimally tiny they cannot be seen under a microscope. Here’s the link to the complete article: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/08/health/bottled-water-nanoplastics-study-wellness/index.html. Bottom line: we’re going to need to move to glass, ceramic, or stainless…
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We’ll join the North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC) for a Native tree planting as part of a Salmon Habitat Restoration Project on the Dungeness River in Sequim. Saturday, January 20th and 27th, 2024 – 10:00am-2:00pmFor more information, contact Jolie Will 360-808-5690.Also visit the website: nosc.org
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From the Center for Responsible Forestry (CRF): Dear Forest Friends, We need your help to protect our mature forests! Last year community action resulted in the pause or canceling of 13 timber sales. We need your help to ensure that the most ecologically important forests currently on the chopping block are put into conservation. Here are 4…
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(From an email from Debra Ellers) The parties to the long-running salmon lawsuit over the dams’ operations reached an agreement to stay the litigation, and work on a variety of measures to improve salmon runs in the Columbia/Snake watershed. The 4 Tribes involved in the case (Nez Perce, Umatilla, Warm Springs and Yakama) will be…
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Fri, Dec 29 at 6:14 PM From rallies to community hikes to a successful legislative campaign, the Center for Responsible Forestry (CRF) is proud to have contributed to some significant achievements:2,000 acres mature forest put into conservation13 timber sales paused or canceled because of grassroots campaigns8 county governments requested that DNR conserve mature forests in…