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By Naghmana Sherazi
To celebrate National Voter Registration Day on September 19th, WA the Voting Rights Restoration Coalition held a Free the Vote Mural Event at the American Indian Community Center. During this event, formerly incarcerated activist and artist, Jacob Johns, unveiled his mural in support. Washington Secretary of State, Steve Hobbs, also attended.
By Naghmana Sherazi
The first 12 days of August saw high temperatures globally that were either at par with previous records or beat them. We really need to consider what we are doing to combat climate change. To make a difference today, please bring 5 canned good items to your nearest foodbank. If you want to talk about what you can do as an individual, or as an organization, please reach out to me at nsherazi@landscouncil.org.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), managing 245 million acers of public land, is proposing a new rule that would balance conservation with other land uses such as mining and grazing.
The BLM has a public comment period open till June 20th and will have a virtual listening session on June 5th 8:30-10:30.
By Adam Gebauer
As we recently celebrated the return of salmon - for ceremony and research - to the Spokane watershed, the fight to save the world’s largest sockeye runs in Bristol Bay continues. Please take action to help permanently protect the fish, wildlife, and people that rely on this pristine watershed. Help finalize the permanent protection for Bristol Bay under section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act.
By Adam Gebauer
Traveling through much of eastern Washington the boisterous sound of the western meadow lark lets you know you are in grassland and sagebrush country.
Grasslands including sage-steppe are home to many of North America’s most iconic wildlife species. Bison, pronghorn, sage and sharp tailed grouse, and meadow larks all rely on grassland habitats. But grasslands are disappearing at unprecedented rates. Over the last ten years, 50 million acres have disappeared - 2.6 million acres were lost between 2018 and 2019 alone.
