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Author Bill McKibben Coming to Bellingham

3/29/2014

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Three events - I'm likely to go to all three

Chuckanut Radio Hour, Friday 16th 6:30 PM (with Dana Lyons)http://www.villagebooks.com/event/bill-mckibben-5/16/14
Re Sources fundraiser luncheon with Bill details forthcoming, Noon Saturday 17th(As both Gib and I are both on the board, if you sign up through one of us then we likely get points of some kind)
Western, 3 PM Saturday 17thhttp://www.wwu.edu/westernreads/events/spring.shtml

~James Wells
Author of
The Great Symmetry
JamesWells98226@gmail.com
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Twitter @JamesWells98226
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Chuckanut Radio Hour: Bill McKibben
Friday 16th 6:30 PM
This month's special guest is Bill McKibben, author of a dozen books about the environment, beginning with The End of Nature in 1989, regarded as the first book for a general audience on climate change, and most recently, Oil and Honey, as well as a memoir, Wandering Home. He is a founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org, which has coordinated 15,000 rallies in 189 countries since 2009. Time Magazine called him "the planet's best green journalist," and the Boston Globe said in 2010 that he was "probably the country's most important environmentalist." Tonight's musical guest is local singer-songwriter Dana Lyons.
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Western Reads Presents: Bill McKibben

Saturday, May 17th, 2014
3 p.m., PAC Main Stage


350: The Most Important Number in the World

In the summer of 2007, Arctic ice began to melt far more rapidly than scientists had expected. Before the season was out, they'd begun to conclude that the earth was already moving past tipping points -- that indicators, from the thawing of glaciers to the spread of droughts, showed global warming was a present crisis, not a future threat. Our leading climatologists even gave us a number for the red line: 350 parts per million CO2 in the atmosphere. That's a tough number, since we're already past it.
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Skagit County Historical Museum's Historical Home Tour in Downtown Edison - April 5th!

3/28/2014

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On April 5th from 10 AM to 5 PM Skagit County Historical Museum presents its 4th Historic Home Tour. This year features an eclectic mix of homes and structures in the historic town of Edison. Edison was established in 1869 and has a long and storied history. Join us as we visit Victorian homes, a church that is now a private residence, a Telephone Exchange Building that is now a gallery – and many more! Eleven stops in all. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of event, and are available at The Farmhouse, Gretchen’s and Christianson’s Nursery in Mount Vernon; Stowe’s in Burlington and Smith & Vallee Gallery in Edison, or at the Museum. You can also download a ticket order from the Museum website.

Special discounts are being offered the day of the tour by restaurants in Edison. Stay in town for the evening Skagit Art Escape gallery walk from 5 to 8 PM. If you are spending the night – stay in convenient Burlington.

Thank you to our Home Tour sponsor Coldwell Banker Bain of Anacortes!

The family friendly Skagit County Historical Museum is located at 501 S. 4th Street, at the top of the hill in La Conner.

For more information, call 360.466.3365 or www.skagitcounty.net/museum.


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Conference on Horsekeeping & Climage Change: Managing the Uncertainty

3/26/2014

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To register or to get more information about the live streaming please go to the event website.  
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Bow Little Market Garden Swap & Sale, April 12th

3/12/2014

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Oil Spill Response and Preparedness Workshop for Citizens in Skagit County - A Free Public Event

3/8/2014

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Please find attached a flier regarding the free oil spill and preparedness workshop on March 15, 2014, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Reserve. Please see the flier for RSVP information.
The following organizations are sponsoring the workshop:
  • Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation
  • Skagit Marine Resources Committee (MRC)
  • Department of Ecology, State of Washington
  • Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources
  • Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency 

Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Mount Vernon, WA 98273-9668http://www.padillabay.gov/aboutlocationhours.asp 
If you have questions, please contact~
Robyn du Pre'Executive DirectorNorthwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation1155 North State Street, suite 402Bellingham, WA 98225360-671-0904 office360-715-3828 cellwww.nwstraits.org

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Energy Efficiency Workshop at Padilla Bay March 15

3/8/2014

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The Community Energy Challenge and Sustainable Whidbey Coalition will present on energy efficiency at Padilla Bay Interpretive Preserve on Saturday, March 15, from 1-2pm. Skagit County residents are invited to discover opportunities to improve your home's comfort and energy efficiency, and lower your energy bills.

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Affluenza - How overconsumption is killing us - and how to fight back...Regaining Balance Starts with Identifying the Problem

3/5/2014

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Hi there, 

You are invited to join author John de Graaf for an important discussion about AFFLUENZA, a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste.

The appetite that drives us to spend most waking hours dedicated to getting and spending has broken our connection to what it means to be creators rather than consumers, driven our fossil fuel demand to unsustainable heights, and alienated us from our communities.  But Affluenza's impact on our planet and our lives can be turned around.  
Join us next Thursday, March 13th at YWCA to discuss how we can work together to overcome affluenza in our community and regain our creativity, control, and time.

This event is FREE and open to all!

John de Graaf is author of Affluenza: How Overconsumption is Killing Us and How to Fight Back,  Take Back Your Time: Fighting Overwork and Time Poverty in America,  What's the Economy For, Anyway?: Why It's Time to Stop Chasing Growth and Start Pursuing Happiness.   


Co-hosted by Village Books, Community Food Co-op, Mount Baker Sierra Club,
and RE Sources.

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Community Meeting on Planning for Hazards: Oil train explosions, floods, earthquakes, volcanoes, wild fire and other natural disasters

3/4/2014

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Margaret Fleek, Planning, City of Burlington, shares the attached flier regarding a community meeting on March 12, 2014, that will address Skagit County's Five-Year Update of the Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazard Mitigation Plan.  Discussion topics will include the following:
  • Train Explosions
  • Floods
  • Volcanoes
  • Earthquakes
  • Wild Fires
  • Other Natural Disasters
Skagit County Community MeetingWed., March 127 p.m.Burlington City Hall833 S. Spruce St., Burlington, WA
Please note today's Skagit Valley Herald's article, The Bakken oil trains are coming . . . IS SKAGIT READY?  See the following segments:
  • Bakken crude oil deliveries raise questions of safety at http://www.goskagit.com/all_access/bakken-crude-oil-deliveries-raise-safety-questions/article_db885f9d-901a-599d-9e75-2e67a64a7612.html
  • With little info, officials can only prepare for worst at http://www.goskagit.com/all_access/with-little-information-county-officials-can-only-prepare-for-the/article_6f4a3fd2-5248-554e-8cae-d7cec5c07af7.html
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Transition Fidalgo & Friends Events for the month of March

3/3/2014

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from Transition Fidalgo & Friends
Growing a resilient community with a reduced reliance on fossil fuels
transitionfidalgo.org
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Saturday, March 1: Registration opens for the 3rd Annual Fidalgo Shoreline Academy, which will be held Saturday, April 5,  8:30a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the Fidalgo Bay Resort.  Keynote speaker will be Dr. Deborah Kelley, professor at the UW School of Oceanography, who will present "Deep Ocean Vents." Sponsored by Friends of Skagit Beaches. For more about the Academy visit: http://skagitbeaches.org. Register at www.fidalgoacademy2014.eventbrite.com.

Saturdays, March 1-29: "Beekeeping Made Easy." Sixth-generation beekeepers Brian Bray and brothers cover all you need to know about beekeeping, from the basics to the harvest. 12:30-3:30 pm, Anacortes Library. Free.

Tuesday, March 4:
 
Eat Your Yard's "Veggie U 2014" continues with "Growing Vegetables Year-Round in the Maritime Northwest."  Learn how to prepare a garden site for year-round growing, maximize production with season extenders, select the hardiest varieties, and more. Instructor Binda Colebrook is a lifelong gardener whose book Winter Gardening in the Maritime Northwest is widely recognized as the authoritative reference on the subject.  6:45pm, at the Anacortes Library. EYY classes are a special project of Transition Fidalgo & Friends to grow local resilience. All EYY workshops are free and require no registration but donations are needed and appreciated.

Saturday, March 8: Winter Farmer's Market at the Depot, 9am - 2pm

Saturday, March 8:  Crude Awakening: The Oil Train Tour. Singer-songwriter Dana Lyons, with Matt Krogh of Forest Ethics, presents music information about the push to receive crude oil by rail in Washington and Oregon, what it means for us locally, and what you can do about it.  7 to 9 pm at Mt. Vernon's Lincoln Theatre. Suggested donation $10.

Tuesday, March 11:  Anna Torgersen will teach an Eat Your Yard class about "Keeping Good Garden Notes."  Notes on each gardening season are valuable to track crop rotations and other info, such as what plants grew well, what amendments were used, what pests popped up, what the harvest was like, and more. Anna has written gardening columns for the Corvallis Gazette Times and The Oregonian, and also had a daily "Northwest Gardens" radio show.  She now raises vegetables in Anacortes and enjoys trying out different varieties and gardening techniques. Free, no registration required but donations appreciated.  6:45 pm at the Anacortes Library.

Wednesday, March 12: Trail Tales Guided Walk. Join Trail Tales docents and Audubon birders to enjoy a last glimpse of the birds who winter in Fidalgo Bay before they leave for the breeding season. We'll also observe some of the year-round residents. Bring binoculars or scopes if you have them; extras available to share. Dress for the weather! For more info, visit http://www.skagitbeaches.org/trail-tales-home.html  8:30 - 10:00 am at the Fidalgo Bay RV Resort.

Wednesday, March 14: Salish Sea Oceanography and Marine Ecosystem Stressors: Partners in a Changing Marine
Landscape. Chemical, physical and geological processes in the Salish Sea create a biologically rich and productive ecosystem. These processes combine with environmental stressors such as ocean acidification and low oxygen levels to make the Salish Sea a bellwether for climate change. Presented by Dr. M. Brady Olson, Marine Scientist at WWU, Shannon Pt. Marine Center. 7-8:30 p.m. at the Northwest Educational Service District Building, 1601 R Ave.  Free; sponsored by Friends of Skagit Beaches.

Saturday, March 15: Community Energy Challenge presentation. An energy-efficiency workshop that will help you learn how to improve your home's energy efficiency and lower your energy bills. Discover how a CEC home energy assessment can benefit you; discuss rebates, incentives and energy-saving tips with local utility companies; and explore the possibility of adding solar to your home.  For more info, contact Sustainable Whidbey Coalition Coordinator, Melody Kuschnereit at melody@sustainablewhidbey.org   1:00-2:00 at Padilla Bay Interpretive Center.

Tuesday, March 18:
Veggie U 2014 winds up with "Increase Your Soil's Micro-Nutrients for Higher Yields and Nutrition." w Instructor Julianne Ash will take a new look at soil health. She'll discuss new methods to amend your soil, and how to change its pH to create healthy plants, discourage insects, eliminate disease and build nutrient-dense vegetables, fruit and herbs.  Julianne is an RN with experience in clinicial practice and alternative and complementary health practices. She has a passion for growing healthy and whole food. Free, no registration required but donations appreciated.  6:45 pm at the Anacortes Library.

Tuesday, March 25:  Seventh Generation Supper.  Join TF&F for our monthly community supper meeting. Dr. Daniel Najera will present  "Lessons Learned from the Honeybees," which encourages us to look at how bees model sustainability. Daniel has his PhD in entomology and currently teaches at Green River Community College.  Suggested dinner donation: $5/adult, $3/children 10 and under. Please bring your own place settings! Doors open 5:45 pm at the Anacortes Senior Center; supper is at 6 pm.

Wednesday, March 26:  Backyard Conservation Stewardship Short Course begins March 26th  and will continue every Wednesday eve through April 30th (6 weeks). Two Saturday field days are also scheduled (April 12th and 26th). The program is free and provides a great opportunity for local residents to learn from local experts about a variety of sustainable gardening practices that can add beauty to yards while helping protect our precious natural resources...one backyard at a time. 6:00-8:30 pm at the Padilla Bay Research Reserve.  Pre-registration is required (by March 20th).For more information or to register, contact Kristi Carpenter: (360) 428-4313 or email: kristi@skagitcd.org

Sunday, March 30: Pre-register by Mar. 30 for the 2014 Marine Biotoxin Volunteer Monitoring program, which is sponsored by the Skagit Conservation District and Skagit County Public Health. If you enjoy spending time at the beach, digging clams, learning new skills, and contributing your time to an important community project, then help monitor local recreational shellfish harvesting beaches for paralytic and diarrhetic shellfish poisoning for the 2014 season. Approx 4-6 hours/month during daytime low tides from mid-April through Sept. after completing the training. Training is Monday, April 7, 1-4 PM at the Padilla bay Reserve and Thursday, April 17, at the beach on March's Pt. Pre-registration required. Contact Kristi Carpenter: (360) 428-4313 or email: kristi@skagitcd.org

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