Seattle Climate Tech: Sept 30 - Oct 6

Think and act local this week with a book reading 📖 to connect with our world "Close to Home," then help the Magnuson Park micro-climate by planting some trees! 🌲🌲

Sep 30, 2025

Hi Climate Community,

While things might be tough on the federal level and further from home, look for the local opportunities we can control to invest in and sustain our local communities—people, plants, and animals alike! 💪💪💪😊

As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.

Cheers,

~ Jason and the Climate Tech Cities Team

📖 Thor Hanson Presents Book ‘Close to Home’: Wed, Oct 1
🥳 9Zero Birthday Party!: Thur, Oct 2
⚖️Climate Justice town hall with WA Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen: Thur, Oct 2
🌲Earth Runs Fall Planting Party: Sat, Oct 4

Upcoming Events

🔋 New Battery Technologies: Exploring Alternatives to Lithium-Ion: Wed, Oct 8
🍾Harvest of the Future: Soapbox Inaugural Gala: Fri, Oct 17
🐋 Sound Check: A Quiet Sound for Killer Whales: Mon, Oct 20
🌲UW College of the Environment: Nature Heals: Wed, Oct 22
🚃Future of Transportation in the Region Panel: Thurs, Oct 30

This Week in Depth

📖 Thor Hanson Presents Book ‘Close to Home’

When: Wed, Oct 1st, 7:00pm-8:30pm
Where: Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way Northeast #A101 Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

Third Place Books welcomes conservation biologist Thor Hanson for a conversation about his new book, Close to Home: The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door, a blend of storytelling and science that opens our eyes to the nature that thrives in our yards, gardens, and parks.

🥳 9Zero Birthday Party!

When: Thurs, Oct 2nd, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, 1215 4th Ave 15th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101

You’re invited to celebrate our 1-Year Anniversary!
It’s been an incredible year of climate action, community building, and collaboration — and none of it would be possible without you. Join us as we mark this milestone with food, drinks, music, and plenty of good vibes.
We’ll look back on the highlights of our first year, share what’s ahead for Year 2, and most importantly, celebrate you, the amazing community that makes 9Zero what it is.
✨ Come raise a glass, connect with fellow members, and let’s toast to another year of climate innovation and impact together!
This is a members + 1 event!

⚖️Climate Justice town hall with WA Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen

When: Thurs, Oct 2nd, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Where: Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Did you know that the UW has a gas plant on campus and is one of the largest polluters in Seattle? There are plans to get UW off fossil fuels, bring cooling to everyone on campus and create hundred of green union jobs - but without funding, these plans are stuck on paper.
Our Climate & Worker cohort is tackling this problem head on. After surveying campus workers and students, we learned that heat waves and buildings without cooling are making people sick, disrupting learning, reducing staff productivity, and ruining research experiments. Now, we’re bringing those stories to key politicians and putting them in the hot seat.
Join us for a community assembly with WA Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, who represents UW’s district and will play a key role in determining if this critical project becomes a reality. Few people in Washington have more influence over how state funds are spent!

🌲Earth Runs Fall Planting Party

When: Sat, Oct 4th, 10:00am-12:30pm
Where: Magnuson Park on Sports Field Dr. Seattle, WA 98115

Fall Planting Party—you can come for part of the event or stay the entire time.
We will have some native trees and plants to install as well as some bark spreading to do.
Planting in this area will have a cooling effect on the micro-climate, it will help retain water and prevent excess water from flooding to the fields below, provide habitat for wildlife as well as take in and store over 5000 lbs. of Carbon! Not to mention naturally purifying the air and water that get filtered through the trees and plants.

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