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09 / 11
End: 10:00 pm
Start: 09/09/2008 - 8:00am
End: 09/11/2008 - 10:00pm
This specialized course is designed for professionals and students in various design fields including architecture, engineering, landscape, interior design, and industrial design interested in applying biomimicry to their work. Learn to approach the world of solutions inspired by nature to help your company create sustainable, innovative, and life-friendly products and processes. With a new perspective of the natural world, you will be able to introduce the Biomimicry methodology into your design process, enhancing the creativity of your entire team! (all day)
Start: 09/10/2008 - 12:00pm
End: 09/12/2008 - 11:30am
September 10-12, 2008 • Kitsap Conference Center • Bremerton Waterfronts are a key component of many urban cities in the Pacific Northwest. Join the City of Bremerton as they host fellow communities and explore case studies, approaches and solutions from real projects and the pioneers leading the revitalization of these important assets. PROGRAM FOCUS: Start: 9:00 am
Start: 09/11/2008 - 9:00am
End: 09/14/2008 - 6:00pm
You are welcome to attend and participate! Salmon Homecoming is all about the people of the Pacific Northwest, whoever they are and whatever they do. That means we’re here for you, because your health, spirit and even your sustainable economy is most certainly about the salmon. | ||
09 / 12
End: 11:30 am
Start: 09/10/2008 - 12:00pm
End: 09/12/2008 - 11:30am
September 10-12, 2008 • Kitsap Conference Center • Bremerton Waterfronts are a key component of many urban cities in the Pacific Northwest. Join the City of Bremerton as they host fellow communities and explore case studies, approaches and solutions from real projects and the pioneers leading the revitalization of these important assets. PROGRAM FOCUS: (all day)
Start: 09/11/2008 - 9:00am
End: 09/14/2008 - 6:00pm
You are welcome to attend and participate! Salmon Homecoming is all about the people of the Pacific Northwest, whoever they are and whatever they do. That means we’re here for you, because your health, spirit and even your sustainable economy is most certainly about the salmon. | ||
09 / 13
(all day)
Start: 09/11/2008 - 9:00am
End: 09/14/2008 - 6:00pm
You are welcome to attend and participate! Salmon Homecoming is all about the people of the Pacific Northwest, whoever they are and whatever they do. That means we’re here for you, because your health, spirit and even your sustainable economy is most certainly about the salmon. Start: 11:00 am
End: 7:59 pm
Green for Good is bringing the Green Edmonds Festival to the Pacific Northwest. Admission is free!! Start: 11:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Curious about rainscreen siding, solar hot water preheat, recycled cellulose insulation, dual flush toilets, in-floor radiant heat and harvesting rainwater? Join us for a green home tour! Meet at ecohaus for product information and refreshment, then carpool to Case Design’s new Hillman City Area Home for a tour of all of the sustainable features listed above, and more! Please RSVP: gregoryis@greendwellingseattle.com ecohuas Start: 12:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
The Salmon Return Presented in partnership with the Salmon Homecoming celebration on the Seattle Waterfront September 12-14 Celebrate the return of local salmon with Seattle Art Museum. Use an underwater camera to discover what lives in Puget Sound. Get up close with fish scales using a microscope. Create your own fish hat and salmon prints. Explore the stages of the salmon life cycle. Learn what you can do on land to help protect salmon. Hands on art activities, games, and tours for families. | ||
09 / 14
End: 6:00 pm
Start: 09/11/2008 - 9:00am
End: 09/14/2008 - 6:00pm
You are welcome to attend and participate! Salmon Homecoming is all about the people of the Pacific Northwest, whoever they are and whatever they do. That means we’re here for you, because your health, spirit and even your sustainable economy is most certainly about the salmon. | ||
09 / 15
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Second meeting of the newly formed Sustainable Belltown community group. The group is dedicated to raising awareness among Belltown residents regarding environmental issues facing the neighborhood and providing a forum for discussion of smart growth and sustainable living. Meeting is scheduled to start at 7:00 PM on September 15th at 2801 Western Ave (Olympus Apartments conference room). Guest speaker, Vic Opperman, founder of Sustainable Ballard and SCALLOPS will be on hand to discuss what other neighborhoods are doing for sustainability. | ||
09 / 16
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09 / 17
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09 / 18
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09 / 19
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 5:59 pm
National Park(ing) Day is Friday, September 19, 2008. National Park(ing) Day is an opportunity to celebrate parks in cities and promote the need for more parks by creating temporary public parks in public parking spaces. National Park(ing) Day is Friday, September 19, 2008. National Park(ing) Day is an all-volunteer effort. All are welcome to participate. For more information, go to http://www.tpl.org/tier2_kad.cfm?folder_id=3428 How did Park(ing) Day start? | ||
09 / 20
Start: 10:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Cedar Grove Composting is breaking ground for composting companies world-wide. Learn first-hand how their innovative technology works, and discover the science behind the soil. Find out how microorganisms convert proteins into carbon, why temperature is everything, and how a plastic spoon can turn into organic matter in just 80 days. You'll never look at soil the same way again! Registration includes hot drinks, snacks, and transportation from Seattle to Everett. | ||
09 / 21
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09 / 22
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 12:59 pm
Car Free Day is an international event celebrated every September 22nd in which people are encouraged to get around without their car - highlighting transit, bicycling, walking and all alternative modes of transportation. By taking a fair number of cars off the roads people who live and work there are given a chance to consider how their neighborhood might look and work with a lot fewer cars. Resources | ||
09 / 23
Start: 8:00 am
End: 1:30 pm
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Sustainable Business Leaders Networking Forum Tuesday, September 23, 2008 5:30 to 8:00 pm Featured Speaker: Tom Staples founded Cooler Planet The BalMar Please see www.ecotuesday.com for more information about the event, or RSVP Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Other Diesel Alternatives: Hype or Hope? | ||
09 / 24
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09 / 25
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Live in Kirkland? Come to the 1st meeting of Sustainable Kirkland Community, a new SCALLOPS* group. Join us at the Kirkland Library (308 Kirkland Avenue) Neighbors uniting to create a Sustainable Kirkland Community http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sustainablekirkland/ *SCALLOPS: Sustainable Communities ALL Over Puget Sound Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Camp Long is located on 5200 35th Ave. SW. and can be reached by telephone at 206 684-7434. The film will begin at 7:00 and runs an hour and 35 minutes. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm
Seattle Renewable Energy Kicks off their Fall 2008 Meeting Series with Berlin renewable energy consultant Jens Bömer of Ecofys (www.ecofys.com). | ||
09 / 26
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09 / 27
Start: 9:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Sept. 27, 9 AM – 2 PM Seattle Central Community College, Room 1110 Saturday Taking Action Day is public advocacy training for urban design professionals, advocates and anyone interested to learn the skills and hear success stories about what it takes to shape a community. We'll hear from community leaders about current place-making issues and unpack a grassroots organizer’s toolkit that teaches effective grassroots advocacy skills. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Join us for an unforgettable evening! With featured speaker, Ramsey Clark, Former U.S. Attorney General, Hosted Social: 5:00 PM Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility works to create a healthy, peaceful and sustainable world. Through action | ||
09 / 28
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09 / 29
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09 / 30
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The September Net Tuesday will feature two presentations about raising money online. Doors open at 6:30 pm and speakers start at 7:00 pm. Jonathon Colman will present experiences using Facebook to raise awareness and funds for the Nature Conservancy. Using Facebook applications the Nature Conservancy raised over $33,000, recruited over 20,000 new members, and preserved over 29MM square feet of rain forest. | ||
10 / 1
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10 / 2
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10 / 3
Start: 10:00 am
Start: 10/03/2008 - 10:00am
End: 10/05/2008 - 12:00pm
The course provides an introduction to wild mushroom identification. Emphasis is on basic identification skills of wild mushrooms, including edible mushrooms and their poisonous look-alikes. Students will learn what to look for and terminology used to distinguish common mushrooms and relatives. Basic fungal biology and ecology will be discussed. Advanced students are welcome and would also benefit from the class. | ||
10 / 4
(all day)
Start: 10/03/2008 - 10:00am
End: 10/05/2008 - 12:00pm
The course provides an introduction to wild mushroom identification. Emphasis is on basic identification skills of wild mushrooms, including edible mushrooms and their poisonous look-alikes. Students will learn what to look for and terminology used to distinguish common mushrooms and relatives. Basic fungal biology and ecology will be discussed. Advanced students are welcome and would also benefit from the class. Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Thinking about solar? Can't imagine how it could work in a city known for rainy days? Come learn more about how solar works in Seattle and see how your neighbors are using solar to power their homes. As part of the ASES National Solar Homes Tour, Seattle City Light, NWSEED and Solar Washington will be hosting a kick off event including a Solar Works! In Seattle presentation, and solar demonstrations from the Bonneville Environmental Foundation and the International Solar Cookers. Kick-off locations: Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
SPOKESPEOPLE welcomes bicyclists at all levels of experience from first-time urban cyclists through expert commuters to ride in a free, healthy, sustainable monthly city event. SPOKESPEOPLE will ride to adjacent neighborhoods from Wallingford Playfield 4219 Wallingford Ave. N. on the first Saturday of every month from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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10 / 5
End: 12:00 pm
Start: 10/03/2008 - 10:00am
End: 10/05/2008 - 12:00pm
The course provides an introduction to wild mushroom identification. Emphasis is on basic identification skills of wild mushrooms, including edible mushrooms and their poisonous look-alikes. Students will learn what to look for and terminology used to distinguish common mushrooms and relatives. Basic fungal biology and ecology will be discussed. Advanced students are welcome and would also benefit from the class. | ||
10 / 6
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Chapter Kick-Off and Biodiesel Basics | ||
10 / 7
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Thinking about grad school to further your social change career goals? Idealist.org Seattle Graduate Degree Fair for the Public Good | ||
10 / 8
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10 / 9
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Calling all Seattle Greendrinkers who live, work, or attend school in Kirkland. It's the 2nd Tuesday of the month, time for the monthly Sustainable Kirkland meeting. We'll start with a potluck and then work on projects. We decided to start a website, work with the city to "green" existing events, and organize a speaker series at our last meeting. Any of those sound like things you want to get involved in? Got ideas for other things we should work on? Join us! | ||
10 / 10
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10 / 11
Start: 9:30 am
End: 2:00 pm
Vision. Innovation. Action. Go! More Walkable Neighborhoods Saturday, October 11, 2008 Start: 11:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
The home tour this month features one of Seattle’s foremost “green builders”. Jim Barger with Greenleaf Construction will talk to us about his project in Seattle’s Central District. Complementing their great designs is the inclusion of salvaged, reclaimed, and double-use materials which clearly illustrates their holistic approach to urban infill development. The tour starts at ecoHAUS at 11:00and includes a discussion about green building materials and lunch. Then off to the house to meet with the builder. | ||
Upcoming events
- Sustainable Kirkland monthly meeting(Event)(5 hours)
- BIOME - A Choreographic Event by CAPACITOR(Event)(1 day)
- Making the Green Link: Sustainability in our Daily Lives(Event)(2 days)
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