Keeping Tabs
Weekly links and other updates from Sierra Club Seattle Group
Articles
‘I can feel your breath’: when COVID-19 and environmental racism collide (The Narwhal)
“Environmental racism is based on this idea that we aren’t human enough to deserve a clean environment. Nobody cares if we get sick and die because we’re just Indigenous people. And industry and government are banking on that.”
King County’s culvert hunters — and a $9 billion plan to save salmon habitat (Seattle Times)
It’s no desk job, being a culvert hunter. These are the field medics looking for the blockages impairing the health of the region’s signature fish in their home waters.
We Need More Campsites (Outside)
When finding a spot to pitch a tent becomes so competitive that it frustrates even experienced campers, newcomers — many of them from communities that have been historically excluded from the outdoors — may be disproportionately turned away.
Events & Actions
Ride Transit Month starts June 1! Our friends at Transportation Choices Coalition have a full month of programming scheduled to celebrate, plus some cool merch you can snag to show your transit love.
Three new Link Light Rail stations open in October! In preparation, Sound Transit is studying parking changes that will improve rider access to the stations. Public feedback on the changes is accepted until June 7.
Miscellany
We’re obsessed with this archive of vintage botanical illustrations on Flickr.
The Vancouver Marine Mammal Rescue Center has an OtterCam that lets you gaze happily at these furry little creatures whenever you like. This + the long weekend might be just what your blood pressure needs.
