For more than a month now, indigenous-led Protectors of the Salish Sea have been maintaining a daily presence at the Olympia State Capitol as they call on Governor Jay Inslee to declare a statewide Climate Emergency, terminate fossil fuel expansion in the state, convene a special legislative council on climate that includes indigenous and youth voices, and honor treaty rights by ensuring a livable planet for future generations. Since they began their 46-mile walk from the proposed LNG site in Tacoma over a month ago, they have faced down riot police after occupying the Capitol steps, came back even stronger with a gathering of several hundred people on October 5th, confronted Inslee at public and private events, and hosted prayer circles and jam sessions at the Capitol steps when they're not organizing at their resistance camp nearby.

Olympia held a Climate Strike on the steps of the Capitol Building on September 20, 2019 to raise awareness of the climate crisis. Locals shared reasons why they showed up in support of the strike. The event was just one of many strikes across the world in unity with Greta Thunberg and Fridays for Future, a movement that began in August 2018 after 15-year-old Greta sat in front of the Swedish parliament every school day for three weeks to protest against the lack of action on the climate crisis.

South Sound Solar provides a solar powered duck dash at Olympia Harbor Days for kids to enjoy some solar powered fun!

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The Northwest Green Home Tour is happening this Saturday & Sunday (May 4th & 5th 2019) in Olympia and Seattle! Thanks to ERINA for their beautiful song, "Pessimist," and thanks to NW EcoBuilding Guild for adding me as a sponsor! Free tickets are available for the Tour at www.nwgreenhometour.org

The Amphibian Monitoring Program allows Citizen Science volunteers to explore the park, learn about rare amphibians like the Western Toad, and participate in on-going research to monitor amphibian populations in Mount Rainier National Park. https://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/photosmultimedia/citizen-science.htm

Volunteer Peggy McNamara shares her experiences as a trail counting citizen science volunteer at Mount Rainier National Park. https://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/photosmultimedia/citizen-science.htm

Thurston County contains a community of climate-concerned groups and organizations that are coming together to make change at the government level and beyond through outreach, events, volunteering, and important conversations. Thurston Climate Action Team (TCAT) is a local non-profit dedicated to creating a healthy and sustainable future for Thurston County by encouraging action, coordinating action and taking action on climate change. Speakers featured: Tom Crawford, President of TCAT Barb Scavezze, Outreach Coordinator of TCAT Candace Penn, Climate Ecologist of Squaxin Island Tribe Carrie Ziegler, Artist and founder of Earth Art Aji Piper, Youth Spokesperson on behalf of Earth Guardians and Our Children's Trust Jill MacIntyre Witt, Author and Spokesperson Denny Heck, Congressman Abby Ruskey, Educator and Sustainability Specialist Visit thurstonclimateaction.org for more information! Music provided by freeplaymusic.com

05/05/2017 The WashPIRG Evergreen Chapter and Go Solar Campaign hosted a solar panel cleaning party to gather volunteers to help remove pollen, dirt, and other build-up for Evergreen's library array. The panels should be cleaned twice a year, but that has been a little difficult to upkeep. Let's make this happen again at the end of Summer 2017! It's super easy and quick with extra hands!