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Camano Action for a Rural Environment
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Written by Allison Warner
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Friday, 02 July 2010 08:33 |
News from Transition WhidbeyOur Transition Initiative (TI) started in August of 2007 after a group of about 25 people came together to hear about what was happening in a small town in the UK called Totnes. From our overseas visitor, we learned about Totnes’ plans to “relocalize” and thought, “We’ve got an island with clearly defined boundaries, an engaged population that cares about our community, lots of potential for rural farming, and a supportive local government. Let’s give it a try!” 
Two years later, we’re still going strong…and gaining traction all the time! We now have over 340 members signed on to our online social forum; since August 2008, each month we’ve held community “Potlucks With a Purpose” with around 100 people showing up consistently where we discuss as a community how to become more resilient and self-reliant; we’ve just launched an already thriving, 160+ member LETS (Local Exchange Trading System) of our own design called the Whidbey Community exchange; we’ve been making progress on our Whidbey Island Food Asset Mapping Project; we offer a “Re-Skilling Digest” of many self-reliance classes, workshops and tours offered on the island; and each month new action groups are proposed at the potlucks which serve to attract and catalyze members of our community on specific tasks like fruit tree pruning and gleaning, health and sustainability, community energy cooperative and more! Talk about unleashing the collective genius!! |
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Backyard Wildlife July 21 Meeting |
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Written by Allison Warner CARE President
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010 14:35 |
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Wednesday, July 21, 7 pm — Camano Multipurpose Center
Wildlife Habitat Program: How to Create a Backyard Wildlife Habitat You've seen the "WOW" gardens on the Wildlife Habitat Garden Tour, now learn how to use some of those concepts in your own backyard. At 7 p.m. Wed., July 21, at the Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 East Camano Drive, Habitat Stewards will demonstrate simple ways to include the basic elements for attracting birds and butterflies — |
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CAMANO HONORS EARTH! 9-11-10 SAVE THE DATE |
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Written by Allison Warner
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Tuesday, 13 April 2010 08:42 |
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 Camano Honors Earth, Sat, Sept. 11, 2010 is a daylong event of learning, sharing, community and inspiration.
This educational and inspirational event will be held at Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden where the art gallery, sculpture and grounds are a gorgeous community gathering place that exemplifies taking good care of our island. http://www.matzkefineart.com/ On this Day of National Service, we feel the best thing we can be doing for the future security of our Nation and our local community is through promoting the integrity of our natural habitats, encouraging good stewardship, promoting responsible land use, and protecting our water. 12-4 pm
-Short interactive presentations about ways island dwellers can take action to reduce non-point pollution and preserve resources
-Inspirational poetry, music, drumming
-View original art and sculpture in a park-like setting that inspires people to appreciate and preserve the land, trees, resources
-Contribute your response to the question " what does honoring earth mean to you?"
-View others' responses on video 4-7 pm - Fundraising reception for CARE with featured speaker to be announced
Ticket price is CARE membership fee, renew or join for $20 per person or $30 per family See: www.camanohonorsearth.org |
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Written by Allison Warner
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Friday, 28 May 2010 19:58 |
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C.A.R.E. is looking for poets and poetry lovers, for a Nature Poetry reading at Camano Honors Earth. We would like to assemble a judging committee to select poetry submissions to be read at the day of the event. Please contact Allison 425-344-7829 if you are interested in submitting poetry or serving as a judge. |
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State of the Sound Report Released |
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Written by Allison Warner
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 17:09 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
02-02-2010 2009 State of the Sound Report Available Now OLYMPIA – The Puget Sound Partnership has issued its first State of the Sound report noting the current condition of Puget Sound, funding allocated to clean up efforts, and accomplishments and challenges in the effort to clean up the Sound for the 2007-2009 biennium. For the full text of the report, go to http://www.psp.wa.gov/sos2009.php
“We're pleased to present the 2009 State of the Sound report,” said David Dicks, executive director of the Puget Sound Partnership. ”The good news is we are making progress in our efforts to protect and restore Puget Sound. We have challenges ahead to meet our goal of achieving a clean Sound by 2020, but this report documents substantial improvements in the ecosystem.” |
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