Environmental News for February 2024

Election Campaign Party:                In this month’s newsletter you’ll find information about Jani Hitchen and her re-election campaign.  In the last four years she was a leader on the County Council making a difference on environmental issues and many social issues that were not possible before the Democrats became a majority on the Pierce Council […]

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Growth Management in Florida

Is growth management working in our third-most populated state? by Kirk Kirkland There is a point every winter when the rainstorms and the cold temperatures finally get to me, and I pack up my folding kayak and fly home to Florida. There, daytime temperatures are in the seventies and migrating birds are abundant on the […]

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Welcome to the Coalition

Kirk Kirkland has been an environmental advocate for over 30 years. He has worked with Tahoma Audubon, Sierra Club and Futurewise as an environmental advocate, appearing before such bodies as the Washington State Legislature and the Pierce County Council. He retired from Tahoma Audubon in 2023 when they were considering changing their priorities. While active […]

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County Political Landscape Needs Environmental Advocates

Friends and Advocates For several decades I have worked with Tahoma Audubon, Sierra Club and Futurewise as an environmental advocate before such bodies as the Washington State Legislature and the Pierce County Council. Partnering with these political bodies, the Pierce County environmental community has been able to save wildlife habitat, use the Growth Management Act […]

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