The club's program series on Washington’s environment has expanded to a four-speaker series. Catherine Endicott presented the January 10 program on the North Cascades Institute's work connecting people, nature, and community through Pacific Northwest natural and cultural history. On January 24, the executive director of Save Our wild Salmon, Joseph Bogaard, will describe how a coalition is restoring abundant, self-sustaining fishable populations of salmon and steelhead, and discuss proposed dam removals. On January 31, Washington State Department of Transportation’s regional lead, Elizabeth McGovern will brief club members on the state’s work to improve fish populations by removing barriers to spawning habitats in the region, including remediation of culverts in the northwest. Finally, on February 7, Thomas Meyer will provide Rotarians an overview of the issues and campaigns on which Food & Water Watch works, from stopping fracking to cleaning up our food system, to protecting water as a human right. Thank you to club president Dave DeBois for generating this program series. For more information on Rotary programs, visit the Speakers page.January Environment Series Expanded
The club's program series on Washington’s environment has expanded to a four-speaker series. Catherine Endicott presented the January 10 program on the North Cascades Institute's work connecting people, nature, and community through Pacific Northwest natural and cultural history. On January 24, the executive director of Save Our wild Salmon, Joseph Bogaard, will describe how a coalition is restoring abundant, self-sustaining fishable populations of salmon and steelhead, and discuss proposed dam removals. On January 31, Washington State Department of Transportation’s regional lead, Elizabeth McGovern will brief club members on the state’s work to improve fish populations by removing barriers to spawning habitats in the region, including remediation of culverts in the northwest. Finally, on February 7, Thomas Meyer will provide Rotarians an overview of the issues and campaigns on which Food & Water Watch works, from stopping fracking to cleaning up our food system, to protecting water as a human right. Thank you to club president Dave DeBois for generating this program series. For more information on Rotary programs, visit the Speakers page.