http://www.skagitbeattheheat.org Skagit Citizens Working to Slow Climate Change Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:57:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Join Skagit Beat the Heat on March 10, 6:30 PM, upstairs at Village Pizza (801 Commercial, Anacortes) for a special presentation by Ed Knight, Senior Planner for the Swinomish tribe. Knight will discuss a recently published climate impacts report by the Swinomish Climate Change Initiative, U of Washington, and the Skagit ... http://www.skagitbeattheheat.org/public-awareness-slug/special-presentation-on-climate-impacts-report Glass artist and science educator Lin McJunkin from Conway will present "Artful Persuasion" on Thursday, Feb. 25, 7-8:30 PM, at the Anacortes Library. By adding emotional impact to the scientific evidence, artists can help interpret the enormity of the consequences of climate change. McJunkin will show slides of her own and ... http://www.skagitbeattheheat.org/public-awareness-slug/artful-persuasion-helping-scientists-convey-the-realities-of-climate-change Skagit Beat the Heat's "Eat Your Yard" project is putting together a cookbook and we need your help! "Serving the Skagit Harvest" will feature local recipes to help people prepare meals from the  seasonal harvest of vegetables in our county.  It's all about encouraging more localized food production.  Why buy food ... http://www.skagitbeattheheat.org/public-awareness-slug/help-serve-up-the-skagit-harvest  Skagit Beat the Heat and the City of Anacortes will expand our 29th Street Community Garden with the addition of an ADA-accessible garden area for seniors and individuals with physical limitations.  There are already people on a wait list for these special beds. This upgrade will involve extending the current fence line, ... http://www.skagitbeattheheat.org/public-awareness-slug/sponsor-a-community-garden-ada-bed The monthly meeting minutes are posted here January 2010 Minutes http://www.skagitbeattheheat.org/meeting-minutes/january-2010-minutes The monthly meeting minutes for December 2009 are posted here Dec. 2009 Minutes http://www.skagitbeattheheat.org/meeting-minutes/december-2009-minutes After nearly a year of work by county staff and the Climate Action and Sustainability Taskforce, a draft of the proposed 2010 Climate Action Plan is ready for public comment.  Submit comments on the plan to Ryan Walters, Sustainability Administrator,  via e-mail by 5 PM Monday, Dec. 21 (ryanw@co.skagit.wa.us).  The Taskforce ... http://www.skagitbeattheheat.org/political-action/county-climate-plan-ready-for-comment Join us on Saturday, December 12, 7-9 PM, for a candlelight vigil at Pilgrim Congregational Church at 2802 Commercial Ave, Anacortes.  An earlier vigil will be held in front of the schoolhouse at Christianson's Nursery at 5 PM. People around the world will be holding vigils to show solidarity with those who are ... http://www.skagitbeattheheat.org/public-awareness-slug/candlelight-climate-vigil