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Home My WebLink About040124 - 🌲The Evergreen _ April 2024 Edition 🌲 Sierra Club WA's Newsletter 🌲ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. We wrap 2024 legislative session, celebrate a 30th bday, take action, and put a couple events on your radar... <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f4d1ce3c0333a280681d7c41c18f8704b1cd9f90419adac255f6432c4026e8ee12afd635c07dd8b654ee29ffd3fc33cb0c5af1e0979f07ab> Dear John, Once again the Evergreen is back in action post-session. Spring kicks off with tons of actions and events to scratch your advocacy itch. Read on below about the ups and downs from the 2024 legislative session. Next, take action for an important birthday celebration, learn about an all-expenses paid trip t0 Europe legislators are taking with gas utility representatives, or get the latest update and call to action from our Snake River campaign. Last but not least "The Evergreen Landscape" details key events this month for you to catch up with the Sierra Club community here in Washington. Enjoy! -Emilio Garza ________________________________ <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f4d1ce3c0333a280f19736ec5dcd4e839470431928572325caf050827855b967b2fb3c6fdc341c59086b7e11fc36fed611ecbf9353bc7738> The 2024 state legislative session was short and - not so - sweet for environmental priorities overall. Together, we nabbed key wins and improved investments for our climate and sustainability. However, a number of bills did not make it past crucial deadlines, but we're poised to ensure they make it past the finish line in 2025. Read the full "2024 Legislative Session Wrap Up blog" on our website to learn more on how our major priorities fared - and how we responded to the elephant in the room, the looming attack on the Climate Commitment Act with I-2117's repeal effort on the ballot this fall. Read the blog post! <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f4d1ce3c0333a280b3d499e5cbe2a003e6193c4777947033bd18a72ccd6b7649da87e7c7670aeb1edaa431026ad37df8a3a0e41ff49dc6f9> ________________________________ <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f4d1ce3c0333a280f1fd4e32b3b431812be0cd58f2a0bffece5283e997fce3e84075106d41130bdb67b46dc972f708b4506762ff96fc930ed204af672a290fce> The groundbreaking Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) is turning the big 3-0! 🥳 The old growth forests that define our region were once at risk of being entirely lost - but with strong public support from activists such as yourself, the US Forest Service created a first-of-its-kind plan to protect an entire ecosystem. Celebrate this milestone by signing our online birthday card and sharing why the forests of the Northwest matter to you. Your stories are a source of inspiration and a reminder of what we're fighting for. Your signature is a pledge to support forest conservation efforts and to participate in shaping the future of the NWFP. We will be sharing responses with decision makers so they know how important these forests are to people of the region, and to ensure that any amendments to the NWFP retain the original intent and framework. Sign NWFP's B-day card! <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f4d1ce3c0333a28072a4d940cf2542e479a141c7c47d619599faa37a3aa7b7370c4cdaf21cb79bb3495cc1c97db360106e22039527170dbd825f978e8e8f778d> ________________________________ Want to celebrate in person?* Join the Chapter at Ballard Homestead on Saturday, April 13th from 3:30 to 6:30pm for a proper birthday bash to kick off our advocacy on the NWFP with activists and leaders who’ve been working on this plan since day one. Come out, eat cake, and toast our ongoing protection of clean air & drinking water, salmon runs, big trees, and the fight against climate change. Join us at Ballard Homestead - RSVP now! <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f4d1ce3c0333a2808065cc1972f92d024c004cee819d81ed8a4c33947e0a03496b456658a32c65dd8ae0f430dfed7a7464fb9ce9dcdd1cad6f230 7f62d44c2dd> *If you're in Southwest WA check out this event with our friends at the Oregon Chapter <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f4d1ce3c0333a280dbca3701114338dd89c3aaead2dc077884319b1c73a13f3f0902f45 cd0a601fd6e24bcb8596d8d2901b6abceb0e0e42e> also taking place on the 13th! ________________________________ <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f4d1ce3c0333a280846d3c7743fb7dd93e3684360432e41a49e2185032c7b015b8f7a0ae64844fb39e63886f1a86ffccde6119c34aa0fe0e> Some of the PNW’s greatest opponents to a clean, renewable energy future just invited our lawmakers an all-expenses paid trip to Denmark, Copenhagen in an effort to greenwash their dirty business model. Yes. All. Expenses. Paid… In Europe. By Northwest Natural and their friends in the gas industry. Oh, and it's not the first time, either. But the gas industry is desperate to promote false solutions like “renewable” natural gas or RNG as officials become increasingly skeptical about the viability of these “alternative fuels” – even rejecting multiple climate plans from these utilities over the past few months. But of course, that isn’t stopping them - their next trip is scheduled for April 15th. A free trip to Copenhagen sounds pretty great, but not if they hear from their constituents that it's unacceptable to accept a free vacation from a monopoly utility. Tell legislators the PNW deserves better than fossil fuel greenwashing. Sign the petition! <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f4d1ce3c0333a2807511f0e04c82b4a7d712679f121bd3c4fafa59ac44c36ab652fe9ce314ee3ecad8bb98cfeff49f425bf35c9e44c02762> ________________________________ <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f4d1ce3c0333a280c032a77e04a9f6d7936c4ef10d1cda10975bca27b3b3c4dc0af4345f585933066fd78f2fbd97b73eb7ab3e38d24e39f7> Last year marked a milestone agreement between the Biden Administration and regional stakeholders to bolster salmon recovery efforts in the Columbia and Snake rivers. The Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative (CBRI) aims to restore healthy salmon and steelhead populations by focusing on modernizing infrastructure, boosting local economies, and upholding treaty obligations with Tribal Nations. While the CBRI is solid groundwork for reviving the region's salmon and steelhead, to transform these plans into reality, securing critical funding from Congress for fiscal year 2025 is now imperative. Join us in urging Northwest congressional representatives to commit to funding the Columbia River Basin's restoration and the crucial efforts to revive its salmon and steelhead populations. Take action now! <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f4d1ce3c0333a280cdba6499e947e74ca27becaf41fd6b30f0642c8e90e9d5cc8ac17ff8e2cd476d67e83a4933a3ec06827198bb3b81cb0a> ________________________________ <https://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe94137277610c7d76/m/1/ea2d8a76-2a4e-46b6-8396-9f4774ea9329.png> With Spring officially here, we've now entered the PNW's annual outdoor time and events season - and environmental advocates are getting together throughout April to ring in the season (and sunsets after 7pm). Here's a rundown of what's coming up this month: ________________________________ Tulalip Hibulb Cultural Center Visit (Outing) Sunday, April 7 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Hibulb Cultural Center, Marysville, WA Come join us as we tour the Hibulb Cultural Center & Natural History Preserve! Hibulb Cultural Center is a place where visitors can learn about the cultural values and history of the Tulalip Tribes - the successors in interest to the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, and Skykomish tribes, among others – in the first Tribal facility certified by the state. On our self-guided tour through the 23,000 square feet center and 50-acre natural history preserve - we will learn about the traditional Tulalip territories, the importance of the cedar trees, the seven value stories, and seasonal life ways. Check out the event page, learn more about the history of the Tulalip tribe, and register to attend here. <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org /?qs=f4d1ce3c0333a280318ed320ecce8b350f39a54e5ac323070f5ca785ae832f8628a657bf56324d128ac3a664d0562f09a698da07db12ba96> ________________________________ "Raising Awareness Around Climate Resilience" - a Presentation at Sierra Club Washington State Conservation Committee Monday, April 8 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. via Zoom Sea level rise in Washington State will have significant social and ecological impacts. The coastline and estuary ecosystem is critical in supporting the food web and plays an essential role in supporting the recovery of natural origin salmon populations. Already devastated by development, most of what is left will disappear as sea levels rise. RSVP to join the next Conservation Committee to hear more about the proposed Extreme Sea Level Program <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f4d1ce3c0333a2803d7e3d5242d16b91f41a74e7c052ba309daf4da 40fb97be1c1427e8687424cb996f2f1fc42056cbf08f24693cc5b724c> and how to raise awareness around this ecological threat. Presenters will provide links to both science and legislative planning resources, and encourage the adoption of adaptation options that emphasize natural strategies and habitat preservation. Contact Margie Van Cleve (mvanclevesc@gmail.com) to RSVP! <mailto:mvanclevesc @gmail.com> ________________________________ Snake River Dinner Hour webinar series Tuesday, April 9 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. via Zoom Join us for our third installment of the Snake River Dinner Hour as we center the conversation around a federal and state action plan to replace the current energy produced from the dams with clean, reliable, and affordable energy (inline with the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative mentioned above). Register here! <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f4d1ce3c0333a280ee7a 08cc2705da9abadfc0aef67d3c27d9c7cfa23275ec2f8e093fd681c0dca4081f6f5467a3dfc38ba8769bbcf050c5> ________________________________ The International Uranium Film Festival (IUFF) North American Tour Multiple dates in April. Screenings in Seattle, Olympia, Spokane, Portland, and Vancouver, B.C. The IUFF is coming to the Pacific Northwest in April. The world's only film festival on nuclear dangers was founded in 2010 and is dedicated to eye-opening films on nuclear topics and the entire nuclear fuel chain -- from uranium mining to nuclear waste, and from nuclear war to nuclear accidents. Learn more and get locations and dates in your area here! <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f4d1ce3c0333a280664b191c39a324c959fa0eeef71e90f80332b98f17eab9c47fc57b549307cf6b31711e2ab8ea2a77c230 8f68503e2fd4> ________________________________ Thanks for reading the April 2024 edition of the Washington State Evergreen! We appreciate all that you do for the environment! 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