Hi friends,

We have a jam packed week coming up for climate events in Seattle, here are a few we’re really looking forward to:

🌿 2023 CleanTech Innovation Showcase: Thu, Jun 22
👗 Meet the Maker: Dan McLean: Thu, Jun 22
🚴‍♀️ Lid I-5 Biking Tour: Sat, Jun 24
🥾 Royal Robbins Summer Conservation Kick Off: Sat, Jun 24
🐝 21 Acres Specialty Farm Tour: Pollinators: Sat, Jun 24

Also, If you’d like to make new climate friends while going on a coffee tour of Seattle, join the ☕️ Climate Tech Coffee Crawl on Saturday. For some family-friendly storytelling on environmental stewardship, head to 🐳 The Whale Child Exhibition on Sunday at the National Nordic Museum in Ballard (the exhibit will be showing through July 9th).

Cheers,
Maya and Alec

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Community Shoutouts

The Seattle Work on Climate team hosted the first Women in Climate event in our city last week!

Community, climate, and picnicking. What more could you ask for.

Four incredible speakers led lightning talks and breakout sessions on their career journeys + what they’re passionate about in the climate world:

Karla Brollier, Investing Partner at Goldenrod Ventures and Director of Operations for Patagonia’s Home Planet Fund
Serene Chen, VP of People & Culture at Carbon Direct and Board Member of The Mountaineers
Ash Glover-Ganapathiraju (she/hers), Founder & CEO at Ojaswe Co.
Alma Cardenas: VP of Business Development and Sustainability for Earth Knowledge

Can’t wait for the next one!

Events This Week

Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events this month

Events This Month

🎙️ Canary Live Seattle: Wed, Jun 28
👋 June 2023 Tacoma Work on Climate Meet Up: Wed, Jun 28

Events This Week

🌊 Teaching Climate Change and Ocean Acidification

When: Tue, Jun 20th at 8:30 AM to Wed, Jun 21st at 4:00 PM

Where: Padilla Bay NERR

A Professional Development workshop for grade 4-8 Teachers. Participants in this workshop will: • Gain knowledge of climate change and ocean acidification in the Pacific Northwest. • Explore sources of local environmental data and work towards incorporating data into inquiry-based science learning experiences. • Receive materials and activities in the Ocean Sciences Sequence (OSS) curriculum on Climate Change developed by UC Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science.

💧 Green-Duwamish Watershed Workshop

When: Wed, Jun 21st from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Where: Tukwila Community Center

As our region is growing and changing, more pressure is being placed on our rivers’ tributaries, which are critical to river health but also to the ecosystems which they support. This workshop’s purpose is to provide new insights and perspectives on tributary management, connections with communities which foster stewardship and in turn support the environmental health of the watershed.

🎬 Kiss the Ground Film Screening

When: Wed, Jun 21st from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Where: Franke Tobey Jones - Bristol Building, 1st Floor Bowditch Room

Join Meaningful Movies Tacoma & Gig Harbor for our free June screening and community discussion, along with special guests and our hosts, Franke Tobey Jones Senior University. As an urgent call to action in addressing the world’s climate crisis, KISS THE GROUND artfully illustrates an accessible, relatively simple solution to humanity’s greatest challenge.

🌱 UW Sustainability Action Plan

When: Wed, Jun 21st from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM

Where: Zoom

The UW Environmental Stewardship Committee provides recommendations for environmental policies at the University of Washington, and oversees progress towards meeting the goals of the UW's Sustainability Action Plan.

🌿 2023 CleanTech Innovation Showcase

When: Thu, Jun 22nd from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Where: CleanTech Alliance

There’s strength in numbers. Join 250+ bold, forward-thinking cleantech decision-makers leading the decarbonization change. We’ll explore key topics impacting the cleantech landscape today, including: Transportation, Energy, The Built Environment, Workforce Development

👗 Meet the Maker: Dan McLean

When: Thu, Jun 22nd from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Where: The Cura Co.

The Remake Seattle Community is joining forces with The Cura Co. again this summer to talk about the impacts of climate change, focusing on the things we love to wear and the people who make them. We will be reading Climate Optimism by Zahra Biabani and, along the way, holding space for intimate conversations with local makers. First up, we will feature Dan McLean. Dan is a sustainable fashion designer whose work showcases the unlimited possibilities of upcycling.

☕️ Climate Tech Coffee Crawl

When: Sat, Jun 24th from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM

Where: Various, Capitol Hill & Volunteer Park, Seattle, WA

It's as simple and fun as it sounds. We drink coffee and roam the neighborhood together to talk about our favorite climate tech projects and topics. There will also be jokes and games 🎯

🚴‍♀️ Lid I-5 Biking Tour

When: Sat, Jun 24th from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Where: Seneca Plaza at Freeway Park

This grassroots urban design effort is gaining momentum in the mission to build a more connected, sustainable, and equitable city. Join the volunteer-led Lid I-5 Steering Committee on a bike tour of the Downtown lid study area and existing lids over Interstate 90. You'll learn about the latest milestones with public policy and funding that are making the project happen.

🌳 Forest Preservation - Why It Is Important to View Trees as Assets

When: Sat, Jun 24th from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Where: Harvey Manning Park

Join the IATC and the City of Issaquah on a guided hike through Cougar Mountain to see firsthand how climate change directly impacts the Issaquah Alps and what our community leaders have done to preserve this vital region.

🥾 Royal Robbins Summer Conservation Kick Off

When: Sat, Jun 24th from 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM

Where: Royal Robbins Seattle

This will be an amazing opportunity for outdoor lovers to hear from and learn more about local organizations that advocate for conservation, upkeep, and stewardship of natural resources and public lands. A store-wide sale during the event will include 25% off all merchandise, all customers will receive a special gift with purchase, and there will be a handful of additional raffle items. We are proud to be hosting this event in partnership with American Whitewater, Washington Trails Association (WTA), and Washington's National Park Fund (WNPF).

🐳 The Whale Child Exhibition

When: Sun, Jun 25th from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (showing through July 9th)

Where: National Nordic Museum

This family-friendly exhibition presents lessons in environmental stewardship through captivating images and text from the story The Whale Child, written and illustrated by Lummi, S'Klallam, Norwegian and Swedish authors Chenoa and Keith Egawa. The Whale Child sends young readers on an adventure with Shiny, a whale child turned into a boy by the ocean’s water spirit. Along with Alex, a young Coast Salish girl, the two travel the earth, confronting the realities of a planet threatened by an uncertain future.

🐝 21 Acres Specialty Farm Tour: Pollinators

When: Sat, Jun 24th from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Where: 21 Acres Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living

Led by 21 Acres Restoration Ecologist Jess Chandler, this special Farm Tour offers an exciting opportunity to learn about the relationships between pollinators, farming, and natural environmental systems. Experience firsthand the crucial role that pollinators play in our ecosystem and gain insights into the plight of bees in a world facing climate change, while exploring ways to protect them for generations to come.

👖No New Clothes Clothing Swap

When: Sun, Jun 25th from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Where: Seattle Restored Market

From June 1st to September 1st, Remake - a global advocacy organization working at the intersection of labor rights and climate justice - challenges people all over the world to press pause on the purchase of new clothing and, instead, reflect on their relationship with fashion. You are invited to join the Remake Seattle Community in collaboration with Seattle Restored Market for a clothing swap that aims to transform the way you engage with the clothes in your closet for the next 90 days...and beyond!

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Climate Tech Cities

We are expanding! We started as an 8-person dinner and now have over 4,000 members in our community. We’ve had people across the world reach out to us to start their own chapters - so we’re launching a new Climate Tech Cities organization this year! If you have friends who are interested in becoming chapter leads, please share the word. Here’s to a global network of local communities making a positive impact!

Seattle Climate Tech: June 19 - June 26