This story was updated 7:45 p.m. on Jan. 8 with new information from the City of Lynnwood Lynnwood’s Fish Hatchery and Environmental Education Center resumed operations earlier this month in time to welcome 30,000 coho salmon eggs. The hatchery, located at Hall Lake, has been owned by the city for four years and partners with…
Sound Transit’s Link light rail system is now running on 100 percent carbon-free electricity, making it the first major light rail system in the country to achieve this milestone. The accomplishment is made possible through an agreement with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to purchase wind energy directly from the utility’s Green Direct program. The agreement…
As you clean up after unwrapping holiday presents, here are some tips from waste hauler Republic Services on what can be recycled, and what should be reused or tossed in the garbage can: Gift bags: Recycle or reuse (if uncoated). Toss or reuse (if embellished). Ribbons and bows: Toss or reuse. Boxes: Recycle or reuse….
Edmonds College’s new Science, Engineering & Technology (SET) building, completed in August 2020, has earned Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES) oversaw the project. LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification that certifies the building was designed and built sustainably. The building met rigorous…
Snohomish County PUD said it has entered into an agreement with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) that will allow both utilities to better serve the small business customers that they share. According to a PUD announcement, while the utility provides programs to help small businesses save energy and reduce their bills, until recently it has not…
King tides, the annual extreme-high tides that occur whenever the moon is closest to Earth, are a dramatic feature of Washington winters – and offer a glimpse of what the future in Western Washington may look like as sea levels rise. This holiday season provides a great opportunity for people to capture these extreme tides…
Snohomish County PUD is helping customers have a little brighter and greener holiday, with a socially distant drive-thru Holiday LED Lighting Exchange from noon to 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20. The event will be outside PUD Headquarters in downtown Everett at 2320 California St. Customers can exchange up to five strands of their working…
With below-average temperatures forecast for this weekend and more workers and students staying home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping energy consumption down is more challenging than usual. Snohomish County PUD offers incentives on energy-efficiency products and easy energy-saving tips to help customers reduce usage and expenses. The PUD is currently giving away energy-saving bundles…
If you have an old or uncertified wood-burning device, you may qualify for cash rewards to recycle it or get a discount on the purchase of new heating equipment. Through the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency’s Wood Stove Program, Snohomish County residents can receive $350 for recycling their old, polluting wood stove. Eligible devices include wood stoves…
The Natural Resources Committee of the League of Women Voters of Snohomish County invites the public to attend Climate Change Emergency: Health and a Million Trees on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The event is free and will be held online. Registration can be accessed at eventbrite.com through the League website lwvsnoho.org. The presentation via Zoom video conferencing…
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The public is invited to attend a free online forum this week aimed at minimizing the risk and impacts of oil spills in the Salish Sea — the shared waters of Washington and British Columbia. The 2020 Forum is the third of a three-year series intended to help advance collective knowledge about current spill prevention…
Lynnwood city staff held a virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this month to celebrate the dedication of the city’s Fish Hatchery and Environmental Education Center boardwalk to the man who built it. Constructed in 2018, the boardwalk located at Hall Lake was dedicated on Sept. 17 to Chris Rodriguez, a crew lead for the Veterans Conservation…
Those interested climate change and reversing global warming are invited to a free online program sponsored Sunday, Sept. 20 by the Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Congregation’s Peace & Justice Committee. “Reversing Global Warming: Introduction to Drawdown” will be held via Zoom starting at 2 p.m. Sept. 20. According to the event announcement, this is a 90…
The Washington Department of Ecology proposes to use the state’s hazardous waste contractor, Clean Harbors, to collect stockpiles of PFAS-containing firefighting foam from fire stations and select state agencies across Washington. Clean Harbors will transport the foam to their Aragonite commercial waste incineration facility located in Tooele County, Utah. PFAS, a class of persistent chemicals…
As part of its Connect & Drive program, Snohomish County PUD is offering customers up to a $500 reward for the purchase and installation of qualifying Level 2 Energy Star EV chargers in their homes. “One of the key strategies of the PUD’s Electric Transportation Plan is to support our customers with the adoption of…
National Public Lands Day is Saturday, Sept. 26, and the City of Lynnwood invites you to celebrate by volunteering for a “physically distant” work party, in conjunction with Earth Corps, to remove ivy and invasive plants at Scriber Lake Park. There are two separate volunteer shifts, from 9-11 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m., to ensure…
The Snohomish County PUD Board of Commissioners this week approved the utility’s Connect Up program, an infrastructure and technology project aimed at delivering benefits to customers and the utility through deployment of new meters and supporting infrastructure, PUD said in a Friday announcement. “The PUD strives to become the utility of the future and I…
Pacific Northwest summers are renowned for plentiful sunshine, warm temperatures, and outdoor activities like gardening. But summer is also peak drought and wildfire season, when rainfall is sparse and water conservation is critical. As a national leader in carbon-free energy, Snohomish County PUD is one of the most environmentally conscious utilities in the nation. That…
Following a 2019 state law aimed at keeping toxic chemicals out of consumer products, the Washington Department of Ecology last week submitted a report to the Legislature outlining 11 consumer products that need further study and potential regulation. These products could be hazardous to human health and the environment. The draft report, made public in…
The WSU Snohomish County Extension is sponsoring Virtual Repair Café and mini DIY workshops Saturday, May 30, from 10 – 11 a.m. via ZOOM.us The workshops are open to any and all that are interested in learning how to fix their broken items. There will be five concurrent 20-minute workshops focused on: – How to Fix…
This is the last week for Lynnwood residents to sign up to request a free rain or vegetable garden installation in their yard front. In partnership with the Snohomish Conservation District, the City of Lynnwood offers residents free rain or vegetable garden installations in residential neighborhoods. Labor and materials are provided by installation crews and…
When boaters get out onto the water this boating season, they will find more pumpout stations to help them keep Washington’s waters clean from sewage spillage. Washington’s two newest pumpout stations can be found at Captain’s Landing on Shaw Island in the San Juans and at Seattle Boat Company’s SkyLaunch Marina on Lake Union. The…
About 6,000 baby salmon were released into Lunds Gulch Creek in Meadowdale Beach Park on Friday for their journey to sea. These chum salmon fry started as eggs in January from the Suquamish Tribe’s Grover Creek Hatchery that were hatched and fed in tanks at upper Lunds Gulch Creek and at St. Thomas More Parish…
“People often thank me when I say I’m a climate activist. I think it’s because people have that nagging feeling that climate change is a looming catastrophe, but they haven’t been able to find a way to address it in their own busy lives,” said Nancy Johnson, Sno-Isle Sierra Club Co-Chair, “But in truth, there…
We thought our readers would enjoy this Earth Day-themed video, made by the Northwest Boychoir. Each participating choir member recently learned the piece at home and sent in their videos to be edited together for a virtual performance. The piece, Little Stream, is by late Northwest composer Hub Miller.
