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Class of 2021 receives training on Thursdays via zoom. Additionally, trainees participate in 

• online reading and videos
• small group field trips
• Slack sharing of photos, articles, ideas
• small group projects

Training is 9 am to 2:30 pm each Thursday. Spring Session starts April 8 for 7 weeks and September 9 for 7 weeks. 

Many Stewards are involved in the putting on the training. 

 

Agenda forthcoming - please save the date to meet with Eric, USGS and Callie, WWU

In Sept 2021, this meeting is moved to Tues, Aug 31 at 9:30
In July 2021, this meeting is moved to Tues, July 13 at 9:30 am

Camano Steering Committee meets monthly one week prior to the all-members meetings. Camano Steering is on the first Monday of the month at 9:30 am via Zoom. Contact Camano Coordinator (Joan Schrammeck) for the zoom link and the agenda, or to put something onto the agenda. All members are invited and welcome to attend.

Monthly all member meetings are the second Monday monthly at 10 am, except July when we hold a summer picnic. 

Office of the Insurance Commissioner for WA presents Climate Summit 2021

Washington state is a leader in the Pacific Northwest, the United States – and the world – in climate change research, policy, and regulation

Join Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler for the Office of the Insurance Commissioner’s Climate Summit 2021. 

Climate Summit 2021 is virtual, free, and open to the public.

Powerful speakers will highlight the latest climate science, private sector best practices, and regulatory environments related to climate change.

The Washington state Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) and Commissioner Kreidler drive significant efforts to recognize climate change risks and inspire positive action. Beyond overseeing insurers’ ability to mitigate the financial risk to consumers, Commissioner Kreidler has encouraged them to invest responsibly and follow global financial reporting standards from the Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures (TCFD).

With Climate Summit 2021, we’re bringing together a national audience of climate, insurance industry, government, and private sector professionals to understand and explore how climate change impacts our communities, regulatory efforts, and businesses.

Our goal is to further efforts focused on what we can do to mitigate and adapt. We want our participants to have a window into the significant, current climate change work - from international institutions, federal efforts, and Washington-based companies.

You’ll hear from our nation’s foremost experts in climate change, resiliency, mitigation, and adaptation, including:

• Jodi Hanson Bond, President, DevryBV
• Reuven Carlyle, WA State Senator
• Joe Fitzgibbon, WA State Representative
• Ekhosuehi Iyahen, Secretary General, Insurance Development Forum      
• Rob Johnson, VP of Sustainability & Transportation, Seattle Kraken & Climate Pledge Arena
• Yoon Kim, PhD, Head of Global Client Services, Moody’s ESG Solutions
• Michelle Lancaster, Director, Sustainability Stakeholder Engagement, Microsoft Corporation
• Anthony Leiserowitz, PhD, Director, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication 
• Thomas Leonardi, Board of Directors, The Travelers Companies, Inc. & Athene Life and Annuity affiliate ACRA.
• Rena Priest, WA State Poet Laureate 
• Ana Pinheiro Privette, Lead, Sustainability Data Initiative, Amazon
• Amy Snover, PhD, Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington
• Steven Stichter, Director, Resilient America program, National Academy of Sciences

Register here: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/waoicclimatesummit

Class of 2021 receives training on Thursdays via zoom. Additionally, trainees participate in 

• online reading and videos
• small group field trips
• Slack sharing of photos, articles, ideas
• small group projects

Training is 9 am to 2:30 pm each Thursday. Spring Session starts April 8 for 7 weeks and September 9 for 7 weeks. 

Many Stewards are involved in the putting on the training. 

 

Second Monday each Month via Zoom - zoom link and agenda to be provided via email to Stewards. 

The usual schedule is:
10 am to 10:30: Organizational Announcements
10:30 am: Speaker Presentation
11:30 am: Breakout Rooms for Camano (definitely) and Whidbey (occasionally)

In October, our guest speaker is Aquaculture and Marine Water Quality Specialist Teri King of Washington SeaGrant at University of Washington. Teri will share initial assessments of the shellfish die-off after the June 2021 record heatwave that coincided with extraordinarily low tides that exposed shellfish and other marine life to extreme high water temperatures, air temperatures and hours of direct sun under clear skies. Learn more about Teri King who also manages Sound Toxins for which Sound Water Stewards collect water samples to identify and count plankton.

virtual meeting via Joan's zoom

AGENDA:

Programs:                            

Beach Cleanup: 

• Updates

New Program Development:

• NOAA Litter Assessment Protocol
• “Pitch In” program development

 Miscellaneous Items: Vests for all SWS volunteers:  Kelly Webb is working with Allie Hudec and Kelly Zupich

Next Meeting: October 12, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Class of 2021 receives training on Thursdays via zoom. Additionally, trainees participate in 

• online reading and videos
• small group field trips
• Slack sharing of photos, articles, ideas
• small group projects

Training is 9 am to 2:30 pm each Thursday. Spring Session starts April 8 for 7 weeks and September 9 for 7 weeks. 

Many Stewards are involved in the putting on the training. 

 

Please try to get pictures and articles to Joan by 15th of each month for publication on or before 23rd of each month in SWS monthly e-newsletter.

Numerous groups are planning events for this day/week.

Enjoy this photo by Jill Hein

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Two Shifts: 8 am to noon, 12:30 to 4:30 pm.
We need as many Stewards as possible.

Held at Penn Cove Mussel Farm - details about parking and/or shuttle will be available closer to the dates. 

The bagged mussels are subsequently distributed to nearly 100 sites across the Puget Sound region and used as part of the stormwater action monitoring. 

Two Shifts: 8 am to noon, 12:30 to 4:30 pm.
We need as many Stewards as possible.

Held at Penn Cove Mussel Farm - details about parking and/or shuttle will be available closer to the dates. 

The bagged mussels are subsequently distributed to nearly 100 sites across the Puget Sound region and used as part of the stormwater action monitoring. 

Two Shifts: 8 am to noon, 12:30 to 4:30 pm.
We need as many Stewards as possible.

Held at Penn Cove Mussel Farm - details about parking and/or shuttle will be available closer to the dates. 

The bagged mussels are subsequently distributed to nearly 100 sites across the Puget Sound region and used as part of the stormwater action monitoring. 

Third Wednesday monthly, 10:30 am to 11:30 am.
Jan-May and Sept-Dec annually.

Contact Allie Hudec, Education Coordinator at mailto:education@soundwaterstewards.org for zoom link to attend a meeting. 

Two Shifts: 8 am to noon, 12:30 to 4:30 pm.
We need as many Stewards as possible.

Held at Penn Cove Mussel Farm - details about parking and/or shuttle will be available closer to the dates. 

The bagged mussels are subsequently distributed to nearly 100 sites across the Puget Sound region and used as part of the stormwater action monitoring. 

Class of 2021 receives training on Thursdays via zoom. Additionally, trainees participate in 

• online reading and videos
• small group field trips
• Slack sharing of photos, articles, ideas
• small group projects

Training is 9 am to 2:30 pm each Thursday. Spring Session starts April 8 for 7 weeks and September 9 for 7 weeks. 

Many Stewards are involved in the putting on the training. 

 

SWS monthly e-newsletter, Sound Waves, is published in Feb, Mar, May, June, Aug, Sep, Nov, Dec focusing on connecting Stewards with volunteer opportunities and organizational events.

SWS quarterly e-newsletter, Beach Log, is published in January, April, July and October and features articles that showcase SWS contributions to the greater community.

Newsletters are published/distributed on or before the 23rd of each month.  

Please try to get pictures and articles to Joan by the 15th of each month for publication on or before the 23rd of each month in SWS monthly e-newsletter.

In Sept 2021, this meeting is moved to Tues, Aug 31 at 9:30
In July 2021, this meeting is moved to Tues, July 13 at 9:30 am

Camano Steering Committee meets monthly one week prior to the all-members meetings. Camano Steering is on the first Monday of the month at 9:30 am via Zoom. Contact Camano Coordinator (Joan Schrammeck) for the zoom link and the agenda, or to put something onto the agenda. All members are invited and welcome to attend.

Monthly all member meetings are the second Monday monthly at 10 am, except July when we hold a summer picnic.