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SUMMARY:A HOPE PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:A Hope Project was created by three teens. It is a public art installation that tells a progressive story on yard signs illustrating hope and some actions we can each take to protect planet Earth. The signs are on Lynn Street between Eldridge Ave. and Northwest Ave and will be for approximately six months. The naming of A HOPE PROJECT\, the logo and the images were all made by Sylvia\, Lilly and Raya. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA HOPE PROJECT presents ideas to protect planet Earth. You too can write your ideas or draw a picture of an invention that you think will help to fix the climate crises. Put those ideas & inventions on a postcard and mail it to someone important to you. A grandmother. An uncle. Or a senator! We’ve got postage stamps and a mailbox! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nSigns will be posted on the length of Lynn Street between Eldridge Ave and Northwest Ave (corner of Yeager’s).  \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nFrom A Child’s Point of ViewEmail: fromchildspointofview@gmail.com \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. To obtain the codeword for A HOPE PROJECT\, please email bhamclimateweek@gmail.com.  \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/a-hope-project
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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SUMMARY:Climate Action Book Lists
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the planet through advocacy and good stewardship. Bellingham Public Library has materials available in many formats\, including print\, digital\, audio and video\, to help you take positive climate action: \n\n\n\nThis World We Call Home Book List – best for adultsChildren’s Climate Action Book List – best for childrenConnecting With Our Earth Book List – best for younger children\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nTo check out materials\, please visit the Library in person or place your holds online at bellinghampubliclibrary.org. \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nBellingham Public Library Email: bplhelp@cob.orgPhone: (360) 778-7323 \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. To obtain the codeword for the climate action book lists\, please email bhamclimateweek@gmail.com.  \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/2022-climate-booklist
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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SUMMARY:Harmful Algae Bloom Monitoring in Drayton Harbor
DESCRIPTION:This virtual slide show from the Garden of the Salish Sea Curriculum and Pacific Shellfish Institute describes current Citizen Science monitoring efforts documenting Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) species and other monitoring efforts conducted by the HAB Hunters. Stay tuned for a mystery guest… \n\n\n\nThe virtual slideshow is available below as of September 19 and will be available throughout all of Climate Action Week.  \n\n\n\nView the Slideshow\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nGarden of the Salish Sea Curriculum Email: garden.salishsea@gmail.com  \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. To obtain the codeword for these presentation slides\, please email bhamclimateweek@gmail.com.  \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/hab-monitoring
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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SUMMARY:Climate StoryWalks®
DESCRIPTION:Take a stroll at two of our amazing local parks and enjoy reading a book outside! Cordata Park and Boulevard Park will each have a StoryWalk® up from September 19-25 with books to help community members of all ages think about the role we play in creating the world we want and protecting what we already have. Spanish translation of all text is available on the signs. \n\n\n\nStoryWalk® at Boulevard Park/Taylor Dock featuring the story “I Am One” by Susan Verde.\n\n\n\nStoryWalk® at Cordata Park featuring the story “Be a Good Ancestor” by Leona Prince.\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nCordata Park4510 Cordata ParkwayBellingham\, WA 98226 \n\n\n\nBoulevard Park470 Bayview AveBellingham\, WA 98225 \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nCity of Bellingham Public Works\, Parks and Recreation and Bellingham Public LibraryEmail: all-in@cob.org  \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. To obtain the codeword for the Climate StoryWalks®\, please email bhamclimateweek@gmail.com.  \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/climate-storywalks
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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SUMMARY:Become a Neighborhood Tree Ambassador (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Event Recording: Did you miss the webinar event on September 19? A recording of this event is available to watch!  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDuring this virtual event (and follow-up work-party on Sept. 25)\, Whatcom Million Trees Project shows you how to directly build local climate resilience by protecting mature trees in your neighborhood! Attendees could attend one or both of these events: \n\n\n\nVirtual Webinar/Q&A\n\n\n\nMonday\, September 19\, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.  \n\n\n\nDuring the Sept. 19\, 6:30 p.m. Zoom session\, you’ll learn how to… \n\n\n\nfind the most climate-significant trees in your neighborhood\,recognize and safely\, easily remove silent-killer English ivy from neighborhood tree trunks on private or public property\,organize small neighborhood teams to remove such invasives;become a tree ivy “spotter” and advocate for your neighborhood;find the correct COB tree rules for your property or neighborhood\,report unauthorized tree removals — ideally before they occur\,advocate for stronger big urban tree protections\, and more.\n\n\n\nFollow-up Fun Work Party at Whatcom Falls Park\n\n\n\nSunday\, September 25\, 9 a.m. to noon \n\n\n\nOur free follow-up work party at Whatcom Falls Park on Sunday\, Sept. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon will be hands-on to remove English ivy from trees — without special tools\, skills\, or tree-climbing required. You’ll also learn how to compost the ivy successfully on-site so there are no disposal bottlenecks. Our maximum work party size is 25 attendees\, so please sign up now on the Whatcom Millions Trees Project website.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe hope our Climate Action Week event will raise awareness about how Bellingham’s large\, mature trees are an integral part of needed climate action in our community. Technology and energy system changes alone won’t solve the problem. Responding to climate change means not only reducing our carbon emissions\, but capturing what’s already increasingly in the atmosphere. Trees play a major role in the latter and enhance our climate resilience to floods\, heat waves\, etc. \n\n\n\nWe look forward to seeing and sharing with you — for the trees! \n\n\n\nPlease RSVP for either of these events on the Whatcom Million Trees Project website.  \n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nSept. 19 Webinar: Hosted virtually on Zoom. Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link.  \n\n\n\nSept. 25 Work Party: Whatcom Falls Park1401 Electric Ave Bellingham\, WA 98229 \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nWhatcom Million Trees ProjectEmail: info@whatcommilliontrees.orgPhone: (360) 319-1370 \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. You can obtain the codeword for the Neighborhood Tree Ambassador Webinar during the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/tree-ambassador-webinar
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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SUMMARY:Climate Emotions Fueling Climate Action
DESCRIPTION:Join the Climate Activism Lab for this virtual climate conversation. If you find that you are overwhelmed by the climate crisis\, exhausted by the challenges of our time\, and not sure what steps to take next…this ALL IN for Climate Action Week event is for you!  \n\n\n\nIn our hour together\, you will learn how to navigate climate emotions and sustain climate action through climate wellness.  \n\n\n\nThis event is hosted by Jill MacIntyre Witt\, M.A. Jill is: \n\n\n\nA Climate Wellness Coach\, NBC-HWCFounder of Climate Activism LabAuthor of the Climate Justice Field ManualTEDx Talk presenter: “Climate Justice Now! How?”\n\n\n\nThis is a free virtual event hosted on Zoom. Please register in advance.  \n\n\n\nRegister for Zoom Event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nJill MacIntyre Witt\, Founder of Climate Activism LabEmail: jill@climateactivismlab.com \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for Climate Emotions Fueling Climate Action during the event or emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/climate-emotions-webinar
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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SUMMARY:*CANCELED* Design Review Board (DRB) Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Design Review Board (DRB) advises the Planning and Community Development Director and Staff on proposed development projects  \n\n\n\nMeeting Materials\n\n\n\nVisit the Design Review Meeting Materials webpage to view meeting agendas and supporting materials\, which are posted approximately one week prior to the meeting date. Also viewable\, are the minutes from past meetings. \n\n\n\nAttend Meeting\n\n\n\nAt this time the meetings are being held virtually via Zoom Webinars. Registration via www.cob.org/drb is required to attend the meeting via Zoom or to provide public comment. \n\n\n\n Alternatively\, citizens can listen to the meeting via phone by dialing 1-253-215-8782\, 1-669-900-6833 or 1-929-205-6099. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 967 2017 0011    Password: 9
URL:https://cob.org/event/drb-meetings-2022-09-20
CATEGORIES:Boards and Commissions,Design Review Board
ORGANIZER;CN="Shannon Taysi":MAILTO:staysi@cob.org
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SUMMARY:Forests\, Housing\, & Carbon: An Elegant Climate Solution
DESCRIPTION:Join Carbon Neutral Bellingham and the The Arcology Institute for a presentation\, break-out groups\, and mixer at Black Fern Coffee during Climate Action Week. This event will begin with a two-part presentation and halfway through\, we’ll separate into conversation break-out groups for a short time.  \n\n\n\nAfter the conclusion of the presentation\, there will be a Sunset Social featuring a photo exhibition for both attendees and the general public with wines\, coffee and tea available for purchase from Black Fern Coffee. You can also choose to attend the Sunset Social event separately\, without attending the presentation beforehand. The presentation will explore the role forests play in carbon sequestration and how cities like Bellingham can best make use of this promising solution. \n\n\n\nBased on analysis from NOAA’s Global Monitoring Lab\, global average atmospheric carbon dioxide was 414.72 parts per million in 2021\, setting a new record high despite the continued economic drag from the COVID-19 pandemic. Countless scientists\, climate experts\, and government officials agree that 350 parts per million is the “safe” level of carbon dioxide — a level that has been exceeded for decades. \n\n\n\nSignificantly reducing annual greenhouse gas emissions is the first step to addressing this problem\, but in order to help reverse the damage that has already been done\, efforts must also be made to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and sequester it away. Fortunately there are a number of solutions being implemented\, ranging from improved farming practices to carbon-capture factories.  \n\n\n\nJoin us at the free September 20 event to learn more. Space is limited\, so please RSVP soon! \n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nBlack Fern Coffee1211 Granary AveBellingham\, WA 98225 \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nCarbon Neutral BellinghamEmail: hello@carbonneutralbellingham.com  \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for the Forests\, Housing\, & Carbon event during the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/forests-housing-carbon
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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SUMMARY:Immigration Advisory Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of the board is to review and evaluate existing policies and make specific recommendations to the Mayor and City Council regarding City policy related to immigration matters. This evaluation will include analysis of City data to determine compliance with Washington State law. The board will make recommendations for further data to be compiled in order to facilitate its recommendations. In addition\, the board shall support community involvement in and discussion of regional issues and decisions about our City’s future as it relates to immigration. \n\n\n\nMore information about the board including meeting materials and agendas can be found here:https://cob.org/gov/public/bc/Immigration-Advisory-Board \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll meetings are currently online only through Zoom. Click below after start time. Meeting ID: 933 6340 1118; Password 422 (Phone only: 253-215-8782)
URL:https://cob.org/event/immigration-advisory-board-meeting-2020-09-15/2022-09-20
CATEGORIES:Boards and Commissions,Immigration Advisory Board​
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SUMMARY:Sunset Climate Social on the Waterfront
DESCRIPTION:Join Bellingham’s climate activist community for a casual evening of conversation. Reconnect with old friends and meet new ones while talking about events you’ve attended or plan to attend during Climate Action Week. Wine\, coffee and tea will be available for purchase from Black Fern Coffee. This event is hosted by Carbon Neutral Bellingham and the Arcology Institute. It is free to attend.  \n\n\n\nOptional: Attend a presentation before the Social from 6-7 p.m. The presentation will explore the role forests play in carbon sequestration and how cities like Bellingham can best make use of this promising solution. \n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nBlack Fern Coffee1211 Granary AveBellingham\, WA 98225 \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nCarbon Neutral BellinghamEmail: hello@carbonneutralbellingham.com \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for the Sunset Social during the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/sunset-social
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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SUMMARY:International Day of Peace
DESCRIPTION:For its 20th year anniversary\, the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center is organizing a multi-day celebration of International Day of Peace with a virtual keynote appearance of Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz at the Pickford\, followed by an intergenerational peacemaker awards. You can watch a recording of Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s speech and the Peacemaker Award Celebration during Climate Action Week starting on September 21\, when the content will be uploaded online. Or\, join the event in person prior to Climate Action Week at the Depot Market Square on September 11 (includes ASL interpretation).  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVirtual Premiere on September 21: The pre-recorded content will be posted at 6 p.m. on September 21 on the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.   \n\n\n\nIn-Person Event on September 11:  \n\n\n\n12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Virtual Keynote Speech and Q&A with award-winning author and activist\, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz at the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay Street)4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Peacemaker Award Ceremony with live music\, ASL interpretation and children activities at Depot Market Square (1100 Railroad Ave)\n\n\n\nInternational Day of Peace keynote speech\, Peacemaker Awardees and activities will center discussions and information related to systemic exploitation\, militarism and settler colonialism\, which are deeply connected to climate change. This is connected to the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center’s belief that the promotion of peace and social justice are interwoven elements of sustainability and care for the environment. \n\n\n\nAdditional event partners include the Pickford Film Center and City of Bellingham.  \n\n\n\nEvent Website\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nWhatcom Peace and Justice CenterEmail: office.wpjc@gmail.com  \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for International Day of Peace by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/idop-2022
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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SUMMARY:Embracing Resilience and Igniting Imagination in a Climate Changed and Evolving World
DESCRIPTION:Join this event at Unity of Bellingham for conversations about how we can deepen our capacity for resilience in 2022 and beyond\, including what we can learn from a Holocaust survivor turned activist\, the James Webb Space Telescope\, and each other. \n\n\n\nSpeakers include Rev. Frank Castro-Wehr\, Senior Minister Unity of Bellingham; Linda Conroy\, Stillpoint at Beckside Spirituality Center; Diane Sue\, workshop facilitator and author of Remarkable Resilience: The Life and Legacy of Noémi Ban Beyond the Holocaust.  \n\n\n\nNo registration necessary for this event! \n\n\n\nNoémi Ban\, May 2011\n\n\n\nMore about the speakers: \n\n\n\nReverend Frank Castro-Wehr has served as a scientist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)\, facilitated ecology and spirituality programs\, and worked as an emergency planner in support of climate change mitigation. He is currently the Senior Minister with Unity of Bellingham.    Linda Conroy\, MTh\, is the founder of Stillpoint at Beckside Spirituality Center in Bellingham\, retreat facilitator and spiritual director. She has been involved in Multifaith Network for Climate Justice (MNCJ) since its inception in 2018. Diane M. Sue\, Ph.D.\, an experienced workshop facilitator\, has a background in education and psychology and is the author of Remarkable Resilience: The Life and Legacy of Noémi Ban Beyond the Holocaust.  \n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nUnity of Bellingham (Unity Spiritual Center)1095 Telegraph RoadBellingham\, WA 98228 \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nLinda ConroyEmail: lnd.conroy@gmail.com   \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for the Embracing Resilience event on a poster at the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/unity-event-2022
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220921T203000
DTSTAMP:20231104T085623
CREATED:20210115T190038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221102T202620Z
UID:10000832-1663785000-1663792200@cob.org
SUMMARY:Mayor's Neighborhood Advisory Commission Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The primary purpose of the Mayor’s Neighborhood Advisory Commission is for: \n\n\n\nThe Mayor to communicate with and listen to the representatives of neighborhood associations on topics that may be of interest to neighborhoods;Representatives of neighborhood associations to communicate their interests and concerns to the City administration; andMembers to serve as a conduit for timely\, accurate information about City programs and services through various actions including reporting and/or forwarding to their membership information provided by the City. \n\n\n\nMore information\, including meeting agendas\, on the Mayor’s Neighborhood Advisory Commission page.  \n\n\n\nThe meeting will be “hybrid\,” meaning that it will be held in-person with an option for appointed members and the public to participate remotely through an online web-based meeting platform\, with an option to call in by telephone. Officially appointed alternates are encouraged to attend if primary appointed representatives are unavailable. The meeting is also open to the public.  \n\n\n\nOfficially Appointed MNAC Representatives and Appointed Alternates:• You will receive a personal invitation via email to participate as a panelist using Zoom.• Follow the instructions included in your email invitation.  \n\n\n\nNeighborhood Presidents and Other Members of the Public:• Members of the public can join the meeting as an “attendee” by signing on at: https://www.cob.org/mnac \n\n\n\nTelephone Instructions• For anyone (appointed MNAC representatives and members of the public) who wish to participate by telephone\, dial any of the numbers below to join the meeting: (253) 215-8782 (346) 248-7799 (669) 900-6833 (301) 715-8592 (312) 626-6799 (929) 205-6099 When prompted using Meeting ID: 961-5064-4967 and Password: MNAC (6622)
URL:https://cob.org/event/mayors-neighborhood-advisory-commission-meeting-2021-02-17/2022-09-21
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Bellingham\, Washington\, 98225
CATEGORIES:Boards and Commissions,Mayor's Neighborhood Advisory Commission (MNAC)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220921T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220921T203000
DTSTAMP:20231104T085623
CREATED:20221102T202911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221102T203059Z
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SUMMARY:Mayor's Neighborhood Advisory Commission Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Location to be determined \n\n\n\nThe primary purpose of the Mayor’s Neighborhood Advisory Commission is for: \n\n\n\nThe Mayor to communicate with and listen to the representatives of neighborhood associations on topics that may be of interest to neighborhoods;Representatives of neighborhood associations to communicate their interests and concerns to the City administration; andMembers to serve as a conduit for timely\, accurate information about City programs and services through various actions including reporting and/or forwarding to their membership information provided by the City. \n\n\n\nMore information\, including meeting agendas\, on the Mayor’s Neighborhood Advisory Commission page.  \n\n\n\nThe meeting will be “hybrid\,” meaning that it will be held in-person with an option for appointed members and the public to participate remotely through an online web-based meeting platform\, with an option to call in by telephone. Officially appointed alternates are encouraged to attend if primary appointed representatives are unavailable. The meeting is also open to the public.  \n\n\n\nOfficially Appointed MNAC Representatives and Appointed Alternates: You may attend in person or remotely. You will continue to receive a personal invitation via email to participate as a panelist using Zoom. If you choose to attend remotely\, please follow the instructions included in your email invitation and listed on the agenda when published.  \n\n\n\nNeighborhood Presidents and Other Members of the Public: Members of the public may attend in person or join the remote meeting as “attendees” by signing on at: https://www.cob.org/mnac \n\n\n\nTelephone Instructions• For anyone (appointed MNAC representatives and members of the public) who wish to participate by telephone\, dial any of the numbers below to join the meeting: (253) 215-8782 (346) 248-7799 (669) 900-6833 (301) 715-8592 (312) 626-6799 (929) 205-6099 When prompted using Meeting ID: 961-5064-4967 and Password: MNAC (6622)
URL:https://cob.org/event/mayors-neighborhood-advisory-commission-meeting/2022-09-21
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Bellingham\, Washington\, 98225
CATEGORIES:Boards and Commissions,Mayor's Neighborhood Advisory Commission (MNAC)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220922T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220922T190000
DTSTAMP:20231104T085623
CREATED:20220826T175606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221012T163435Z
UID:10001071-1663867800-1663873200@cob.org
SUMMARY:Heat Pumps: Save Emissions\, Energy\, and Money!
DESCRIPTION:Event Recording: Did you miss the live webinar event on September 22? A recording of this event is available to watch! \n\n\n\nReplacing a gas furnace or water heater can save emissions\, energy\, and money. This webinar hosted by the Whatcom County Climate Impacts Advisory Committee will show you how. After a general introduction by organizer Steve Harrell\, four speakers\, for 8-10 minutes each\, explain the basics of heat pumps and what they can do for you. The event’s speakers include: \n\n\n\nImran Sheikh\, WWU Assistant Professor of Energy Studies and CIAC member\, will explain the science of heat pumps and why they are more efficient than any other kind of heating\, even in cold weather.Eric Wheeler\, Community Energy Challenge\, will show you how to get a home energy audit to determine the best and most economical ways to switch to electric heating and appliances.Hunter Hassig\, PSE will explain the incentives available for electrifying and specifically for heat pumps.Steve Harrell\, retired UW environmental studies professor and CIAC member\, will testify to one homeowner’s experience with saving money and energy by replacing a gas furnace with a heat pump.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nEmail: meiguimuga@gmail.com \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for the Heat Pumps webinar during the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/heat-pump-webinar
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220922T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220922T200000
DTSTAMP:20231104T085623
CREATED:20220913T155400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T030842Z
UID:10001122-1663871400-1663876800@cob.org
SUMMARY:Fall Equinox Wild Church: Listening to Creation
DESCRIPTION:Our world is changing\, and it impacts not just humans but all that we share this planet with. As a part of Bellingham’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week\, Echoes Bellingham is gathering on the land\, to listen to the voice of creation. We’ll welcome the Fall Equinox\, honor the changing of the season and listen deeply to the earth and the sounds of creation who are crying out in the face of constant climate change. All are welcome to this gathering where the bulk of our time will be spent wandering in the wild. Fall is a season that offers so much to us if we take time to honor the transformation is beckons us into.  \n\n\n\nWe are grateful to once again partner with and join on the land of Stillpoint at Beckside!  \n\n\n\nAs a small action of solidarity we will take a free will offering for the Center for Responsible Forestry\, a volunteer run organization that advocates for the conservation of older forests on DNR managed land in Southwest Washington and the greater Puget Sound region. The health and protection of our forests is vital to the flourishing of all.  \n\n\n\nWe encourage wearing layers as well as warm clothing for walking as the weather changes. This is a rain or shine event\, so please dress accordingly to the Northwest weather. We will have chairs to sit in around the fire\, but please bring warm items (blanket\, coats\, gloves\, etc.) to make yourself comfortable for our reflection times.  \n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nStillpoint at Beckside1625 Huntley RoadBellingham\, WA 98226 \n\n\n\nThere is ample parking down by the Stillpoint cabin off of Huntley Road. Look for the Stillpoint parking signs by the metal gate\, that mark the entrance to the driveway lot. There is a short path that you will take up to the fire pit/gathering area. We encourage a handheld light source (flashlight\, headland\, lantern) to help guide your path and walk. \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nPastor EmmaEmail: emma@echoesbellingham.org Phone: (206) 200-3262 \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for the Fall Equinox Wild Church during the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/fall-equinox-service
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220922T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220922T203000
DTSTAMP:20231104T085623
CREATED:20210208T160910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220908T080212Z
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SUMMARY:Lake Whatcom Watershed Advisory Board
DESCRIPTION:The Watershed Advisory Board (WAB) provides citizen advice to the City regarding the protection\, clean-up\, and restoration of the Lake Whatcom reservoir and watershed. The WAB further advises on the acquisition and management of properties in the City’s watershed land acquisition program. \n\n\n\nThe WAB typically meets the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. This meeting will be hosted virtually on Zoom: cob.org/watershedadvisory.
URL:https://cob.org/event/lake-whatcom-watershed-advisory-board-3/2022-09-22
CATEGORIES:Boards and Commissions,Lake Whatcom Watershed Advisory Board
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220922T203000
DTSTAMP:20231104T085623
CREATED:20220816T225850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T030925Z
UID:10001057-1663873200-1663878600@cob.org
SUMMARY:Let's Talk About Electric Vehicles
DESCRIPTION:Join the Climate Reality Project Bellingham Chapter for this virtual event to learn about a new Bloomberg study announcing a tipping point suggesting an increased adoption rate for electric vehicles (EVs). The second part of the presentation will be about dispelling anti-EV myths. After the presentation we will break out into separate conversations with EV owners so you can learn more about their cars. These Q and A conversations will rotate so you have the opportunity to visit each break out room.  \n\n\n\nThere will be a BONUS breakout room to have conversations about Electric Bicycles too! \n\n\n\nOur presenter is Climate Reality Leader\, Bill Trueit. Recently retired as a public-school teacher of history\, geography\, English\, U.S. Government\, and photography\, he now plans to be more involved in the environmental movement. Although a generalist in many areas regarding the climate crisis\, Trueit has specialized in electric vehicles and is a member of the policy team for the Electric Vehicle Association.  \n\n\n\nThis is a free virtual event hosted on Zoom. Please register in advance.  \n\n\n\nRegister for Zoom Event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCheck out the event on Facebook. \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nThe Climate Reality Project Bellingham ChapterEmail: climaterealitybellingham@gmail.com \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for the EV webinar during the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/crp-event-2022
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220922T220000
DTSTAMP:20231104T085623
CREATED:20220819T200007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220915T203844Z
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SUMMARY:Planning Commission
DESCRIPTION:At this time\, all Planning Commission meetings are being held virtually via Zoom Webinars. The meetings are streamed live via the City’s website at meetings.cob.org and on the City’s YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/cityofbhamwa)\, or can be viewed on Comcast channel 10 (HD – channel 321). \n\n\n\nRegistration via www.cob.org/pc is required to attend the meeting via Zoom or to provide public comment. Alternatively\, citizens can listen to the meeting via phone by dialing 1-253-215-8782\, 1-669-900-6833 or 1-929-205-6099. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 951 8356 8029   Password: 21 \n\n\n\nThe following item(s) are anticipated to be considered at this meeting. The full agenda and meeting materials will be posted approximately two weeks in advance of the meeting. Written comments can be sent to planningcommission@cob.org. \n\n\n\nPublic Hearing for the consideration of amendments to Bellingham Municipal Code Titles 20 and 21 for purposes of improving accessory dwelling unit (ADU) standards\, permitting process\, and consistency with state legislation.\n\n\n\nIf you are interested in being informed of Planning Commission meeting details\, please email haven@cob.org and request to be added to the PC Notification List.
URL:https://cob.org/event/planning-commission-3
CATEGORIES:Boards and Commissions,Planning and Development Commission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220923T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220923T150000
DTSTAMP:20231104T085623
CREATED:20220823T195638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T031132Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Action at WWU: A Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join a tour highlighting recent climate action initiatives on Western Washington University’s campus. Come along as we celebrate student leadership\, operational innovations\, curricular offerings\, and bio-regional partnerships. We will end the tour with a short exercise that supports participants in imagining their next climate action steps based on elements that resonated from the tour. \n\n\n\nAccessibility notice: This tour spans about a mile of campus\, part of which includes dirt paths and staircases. For accessibility accommodations\, please contact sustain@wwu.edu. \n\n\n\nThis tour is open to all community members to enjoy. \n\n\n\nThis event is cohosted by WWU’s College of the Environment\, Salish Sea Institute\, Sustainability Engagement Institute\, and Transportation Services. \n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nThe tour will begin at the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Plaza (between the Viking Union & Performing Arts Center)\, on the north side of the Western Washington University campus.Western is located at 516 High Street\, Bellingham\, Washington\, 98225.  \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nEmail: sustain@wwu.edu \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for the WWU Tour during the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/wwu-climate-tour
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220923T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220923T210000
DTSTAMP:20231104T085623
CREATED:20220719T154050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T031302Z
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SUMMARY:Green Building Slam
DESCRIPTION:8 presentations\, 10 slides\, 10 minutes. \n\n\n\nHosted by Sustainable Connections\, the Green Building Slam has been a community favorite for years\, and after a two-year hiatus\, we are bringing it back this fall! The Slam is a fast-paced\, presentation-style event that is known for the incredible networking opportunities with local green building experts and enthusiasts. We will have eight innovative and inspiring presentations focusing on an equitable and just transition in the green building industry. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Slam attracts local architects\, builders\, homeowners\, energy efficiency experts\, real estate professionals\, interior designers\, and green building enthusiasts like yourself. No matter how involved and interested you are in the green building industry\, this event will inspire\, educate\, and spark productive conversations about how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our communities. This event is 21+. To purchase tickets\, please visit Sustainable Connections’ website.  \n\n\n\nBuy tickets!\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nThe Underground Night Club211 E Chestnut StBellingham\, WA 98225 \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nMegan Madamba – Sustainable ConnectionsEmail: meganm@sustainableconnections.org \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for the Green Building Slam during the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/green-building-slam
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220924T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220924T120000
DTSTAMP:20231104T085623
CREATED:20220822T175004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T031354Z
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SUMMARY:Community Work Party at Squalicum Creek Park
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate ALL IN for Climate Action Week with the City of Bellingham Parks Volunteer Program! Take action to improve our climate by caring for native plantings in this impressive restoration area at Willow Spring.All ages and abilities welcome! Participants under age 14 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Tools\, gloves\, and instructions are provided. Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes.This event will follow current health department guidelines and safety protocols. Additional information and reminders will be emailed to registered participants. If you sign up\, please show up!We encourage you to make an even greater impact for climate change by choosing to walk\, bike\, ride the bus\, carpool\, or drive electric to this event. \n\n\n\nSpace is limited! Register early for this free event. \n\n\n\nThis event is Parkscriptions Certified! \n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nWillow Spring at Squalicum Creek Park1001 Squalicum WayBellingham\, WA 98225 \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nBellingham Parks Volunteer Program Email: pkvolunteers@cob.orgPhone: (360) 778-7105 \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for the Squalicum Creek Park Work Party during the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/parks-work-party
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220924T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220924T120000
DTSTAMP:20231104T085623
CREATED:20220908T183105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220908T183250Z
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Opportunity: Community Work Party & ALL IN for Climate Action Week at Squalicum Creek Park
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate ALL IN for Climate Action Week with the City of Bellingham Parks Volunteer Program! Take Action to improve our climate by caring for native plantings in this impressive restoration area at Willow Spring. \n\n\n\nAll ages and abilities welcome! Participants under age 14 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Tools\, gloves\, and instructions are provided. Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes. \n\n\n\nThis event will follow current health department guidelines and Covid-19 safety protocols. Additional information and reminders will be emailed to registered participants. If you sign up\, please show up! \n\n\n\nWe encourage you to make an even greater impact for climate change by choosing to walk\, bike\, ride the bus\, carpool\, or drive electric to this event. \n\n\n\nRegister early. Space is limited!  \n\n\n\nRegister Now!\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact pkvolunteers@cob.org or 360-778-7105.This event is Parkscriptions Certified!
URL:https://cob.org/event/climate-work-party-2022
LOCATION:Squalicum Creek Park\, 1001 Squalicum Way\, Bellingham\, wa\, 98225
CATEGORIES:Parks and Recreation,Squalicum Creek,Volunteer Opportunities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220924T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220924T123000
DTSTAMP:20231104T085623
CREATED:20220823T164712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T031450Z
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SUMMARY:The Magnitude of All Things - Film + Conversation
DESCRIPTION:The Multifaith Network for Climate Justice\, St. James Presbyterian Church\, and Stillpoint at Beckside will host a screening and post-film conversation of Jennifer Abbott’s The Magnitude of All Things. This event will take place in person and concurrently on Zoom. Please RSVP for this free event:  \n\n\n\nIn-Person Attendance: Complete this form to RSVP to attend in person at St. James Presbyterian Church. Zoom Attendance: Complete this form to attend via Zoom. \n\n\n\nLearn more about this film about the “intimate parallels between the experiences of grief—both personal and planetary” and view the trailer. There will be a discussion panel immediately following this 90-minute film. \n\n\n\n\nFilm Synopsis\n“When Jennifer Abbott lost her sister to cancer\, her sorrow opened her up to the profound gravity of climate breakdown. Abbott’s new documentary\, The Magnitude of All Things\, draws intimate parallels between the experiences of grief—both personal and planetary. Stories from the frontlines of climate change merge with recollections from the filmmaker’s childhood on Ontario’s Georgian Bay. What do these stories have in common? The answer\, surprisingly\, is everything. \n\n\n\nFor the people featured\, climate change is not happening in the distant future: it is kicking down the front door. Battles waged\, lamentations of loss and raw testimony coalesce into an extraordinary tapestry\, woven together with raw emotion and staggering beauty that transform darkness into light\, grief into action.”  \n\n\n\nView the trailer here.  \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore About the Panelists:  \n\n\n\nRev. Seth Thomas serves as Pastor of St. James Presbyterian Church in Bellingham\, WA. Seth holds a Masters of Divinity from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology and is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Ministry in Leadership & Spiritual Formation from Portland Seminary. A lifelong Cascadian\, Seth and his family love the beauty of our bioregion\, where they explore by hiking\, trail running\, and neighborhood bike rides.Jill MacIntyre Witt\, M.A. (she\, her): Climate Reality Leader\, Mentor\, Chapter ChairClimate Wellness Coach\, NBC-HWCUN Top 100 Human Rights Defender – 2019TEDx Talk: “Climate Justice Now! How?”Author – Climate Justice Field Manual: climatejusticenow.earth Founder – climateactivismlab.comDr. Kane-Ronning holds a PhD in counseling psychology and is a licensed psychologist in Whatcom County. She is a Certified Family Trauma Professional. Dr. Kane-Ronning is a devoted environmental activist\, serving on the Washington State Chapter of the Sierra Club’s Wildlife and Wolf Committees\, testifying at Wildlife Commission hearings\, and advocating for wildlife connectivity and biodiversity. She was a declarant for the Earth Justice Endangered Species Act wolf de-listing litigation against the federal government. She focuses on therapists’ ethical obligation to treat climate change anxiety and PTSD\, presenting at conferences to promote awareness and action.\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nThis event will take place concurrently in person and on Zoom. \n\n\n\nIn-Person Event (RSVP here)St. James Presbyterian Church910 14th Street \n\n\n\n Zoom Registration Link \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nEmail: rkdelbecq@comcast.netPhone: (360) 319-9967 \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for The Magnitude of All Things event during the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/magnitude-film-showing
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220924T130000
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SUMMARY:Resilient Homes and Neighborhoods Ride
DESCRIPTION:This will be a guided bike tour that highlights homes in the Kulshan Community Land Trust and ends at their newest development project that will be built with climate resilience in mind. At the end location\, the climate resilient features of the homes will be presented and discussed by either the architect or representative board member. Resilient\, permanently affordable homes in our urban core promote climate action not only by consuming fewer resources\, but by allowing occupants to access amenities by foot\, bike\, or public transportation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis ride begins at Harriet Spanel Park and follows a safe route through the York\, Sunnyland\, Lettered Streets\, Columbia\, and Birchwood neighborhoods. Along the way\, up to three KCLT homeowners will share their story of being a KCLT homeowner. One home on the tour that will be highlighted is International Living Future Institute Petal Certified Net Zero. The homes at the Birchwood site will use elements of the International Living Future Institute’s Living Building Challenge\, and those elements will be highlighted at the final stop on the bike tour. \n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nRide begins at Harriet Spanel Park1200 Franklin StBellingham\, WA 98225 \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nKelcy King (Latitude|Regenerative Real Estate brokered by eXp)Email: kelcy@chooselatitude.comPhone: (360) 390-5232More information \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for the Resilient Homes and Neighborhoods Ride during the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/resilient-homes-ride
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220924T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220924T140000
DTSTAMP:20231104T085623
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SUMMARY:WTA Climate Action Kids Art Contest
DESCRIPTION:Join Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) at the Bellingham Farmers Market on Saturday\, September 24 for a Kids Art Contest. Your kid’s art could be featured on the side of an electric bus! All art materials will be provided. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nContest details: \n\n\n\nThe contest is intended for children who live in Whatcom County.All art must be created at the event and submitted aboard the bus.Each participant may only submit one work of art.Markers and templates will be provided. All participants must use the provided materials.Each participant will have at least 15 minutes to create their submission. Depending on the number of participants\, time may be limited to 15 minutes.Participants (or parents) must write the participant’s first and last name\, age\, and contact phone number on the back of their submission.Winning submissions will be chosen by a panel of judges – identities of artists will not be known during judging.Winners will be announced by the end of October.\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nDepot Market Square1100 Railroad Ave. Bellingham\, WA 98225 \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nEmail: genevievec@ridewta.comPhone: (360) 799-9304 \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for the WTA Climate Action Kids Art Contest on a poster at the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/climate-art-contest
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220924T140000
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SUMMARY:E-Bike Demos
DESCRIPTION:E-bikes are an excellent solution for getting cars off the road and reducing emissions\, pollution\, and gas use. Curious about how they work and if they’d be a solution for you and your family? Stop by to see Whatcom Smart Trips in front of Boundary Bay Brewery and take one for a spin down to the cycle track on the waterfront or up the bike lane on Chestnut Street. E-bikes are a great solution for short trips\, longer commutes and hilly streets. Go further\, faster and easier. Helmets provided but bring your own if you choose. Bike buddies will be on hand to bike with you for support if needed. \n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nIn front of Boundary Bay Brewery1107 Railroad Avenue Bellingham\, WA 98225 \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nWhatcom Smart TripsEmail: info@whatcomsmarttrips.org Phone: (360) 756-8747 \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for the E-Bike Demos on a poster at the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/ebike-demos
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220924T134500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220924T160000
DTSTAMP:20231104T085623
CREATED:20220816T183154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T032142Z
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SUMMARY:Pom Poko Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Pickford Film Center presents Pom Poko\, directed by one of the two founders of Studio Ghibli\, Takahata Isao\, who has also directed Only Yesterday\, Grave of the Fireflies\, and The Tale of Princess Kaguya\, among other films. Pom Poko concerns a group of tanuki\, often translated as “raccoon dogs.” These are animals native to Japan who have appeared in folklore and children’s songs for hundreds of years\, in which they are reputed to have shape-shifting powers similar to fox spirits.  \n\n\n\nIn this film\, a group of tanuki near Tokyo decide to combat the encroaching suburbanization of their habitat in some very direct – and fanciful – ways. The result is highly entertaining for young and old while also being one of the strongest environmental parables from an animation studio that has always been concerned with the natural world and our place in it. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\nTickets for this 1:45 p.m. showing of Pom Poko on Saturday\, September 24 can be purchased on the Pickford’s website. \n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nPickford Film Center1318 Bay StreetBellingham\, WA 98225 \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nEmail: info@pickfordfilmcenter.org Phone: (360) 647-1300 \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for the Pom Poko film showing on a poster at the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/pom-poko
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220925T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220925T120000
DTSTAMP:20231104T085623
CREATED:20220817T163312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T032330Z
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SUMMARY:Become a Neighborhood Tree Ambassador (Work Party)
DESCRIPTION:During this fun\, hands-on work party at Whatcom Falls Park\, Whatcom Million Trees Project will show you how to directly build local climate resilience by protecting mature trees in your neighborhood from a tree-killing invasive — English ivy! You can attend one or both of the following events:  \n\n\n\nVirtual Webinar/Q&A\n\n\n\nMonday\, September 19\, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.  \n\n\n\nDuring the Sept. 19\, 6:30 p.m. Zoom session\, you’ll learn how to… \n\n\n\nfind the most climate-significant trees in your neighborhood\,recognize and safely\, easily remove silent-killer English ivy from neighborhood tree trunks on private or public property\,organize small neighborhood teams to remove such invasives;become a tree ivy “spotter” and advocate for your neighborhood;find the correct COB tree rules for your property or neighborhood\,report unauthorized tree removals — ideally before they occur\,advocate for stronger big urban tree protections\, and more.\n\n\n\nFollow-up Fun Work Party at Whatcom Falls Park\n\n\n\nSunday\, September 25\, 9 a.m. to noon \n\n\n\nOur free follow-up work party at Whatcom Falls Park on Sunday\, Sept. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon will be hands-on to remove English ivy from trees — without special tools\, skills\, or tree-climbing required. You’ll also learn how to compost the ivy successfully on-site so there are no disposal bottlenecks. Our maximum work party size is 25 attendees\, so please sign up now on the Whatcom Millions Trees Project website.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe hope our Climate Action Week event will raise awareness about how Bellingham’s large\, mature trees are an integral part of needed climate action in our community. Technology and energy system changes alone won’t solve the problem. Responding to climate change means not only reducing our carbon emissions\, but capturing what’s already increasingly in the atmosphere. Trees play a major role in the latter and enhance our climate resilience to floods\, heat waves\, etc. \n\n\n\nWe look forward to seeing and sharing with you — for the trees! \n\n\n\nPlease RSVP for either of these events on the Whatcom Million Trees Project website.  \n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nSept. 19 Webinar: Hosted virtually on Zoom. Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link.  \n\n\n\nSept. 25 Work Party: Whatcom Falls Park1401 Electric Ave Bellingham\, WA 98229 \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nWhatcom Million Trees ProjectEmail: info@whatcommilliontrees.orgPhone: (360) 319-1370 \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for the work party on a poster at the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/tree-ambassador-work-party
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220925T130000
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SUMMARY:Climate Friendly Cooking Demo
DESCRIPTION:You can cut your carbon footprint with a plant-based diet and we want to help. Come and cook with Bellingham Veg Fest! We will demonstrate how to make meat using plants.  \n\n\n\nThis is a free event. Space is limited\, so please sign up in advance! \n\n\n\nSign Up\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nV GO’s Bellingham1213 Cornwall AvenueBellingham\, WA 98225 \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nBellingham Veg FestEmail: info@bellinghamvegfest.org \n\n\n\nPrize Drawing/Event Feedback\n\n\n\nReceive a prize drawing entry for up to five events you attend during Climate Action Week! Three prize drawing winners will be selected to choose between a solar backpack\, waterproof bike bag\, energy efficiency kit\, or zero waste shopping kit.  \n\n\n\nFor each entry\, you must submit a brief online feedback form for the event you attended and include a unique codeword for that event. Obtain the codeword for the Climate Friendly Cooking Demo during the event or by emailing bhamclimateweek@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.
URL:https://cob.org/event/cooking-demo
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Week
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