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Synthesis is a quick read to give you a quick overview of our recent work, to amplify our partners' work, and to share important environmental stories.

Happy New Year! Thanks for being part of Washington Conservation Action in 2024. You played a vital role in our victories last year. The work will continue in 2025. Together, we will tackle even bigger challenges!

Washington’s 2025 legislative session begins January 13 and lasts 105 days. To meet this moment, the Environmental Priorities Coalition’s four priorities for 2025 are: Protect Advanced Clean Trucks and Climate Progress, Invest in Climate Action, Sewage Spill Right-to-Know, and The Recycling Reform Act. Read more about them here [[link removed]] and sign up to get involved! [[link removed]]

Join us for Environmental Lobby Day 2025! Thursday, February 6, in person, in Olympia. Learn how you can take action! Speak up for environmental health and justice. Gain the skills to be a persuasive constituent. Sign up here. [[link removed]]

Effective January 1, 2025, Native Vote Washington (NVW) is officially a program of Washington Conservation Action! Founded in 2008, NVW seeks to increase the political power of Native peoples in Washington. Learn more here [[link removed]].

As you know, initiative I-2066 rolls back climate progress and spikes annual energy bills passed with a slim margin in November. However, the fight is not over. WCA joins a coalition of local governments and environmental, climate, and health advocates from across the state to challenge the constitutionality of I-2066. Read more here. [[link removed]]

Free and Raven Borsey of the Lummi Nation won WCA's 18th annual $100,000 Bullitt Prize! The twin brothers plan to use funds from the prize to revive the Lummi Youth Canoe Family. Read more here. [[link removed]] We’re incredibly moved by their powerful story and their commitment to their community and culture. Thank you to everyone who joined us December 6 for a special ceremony to honor Free and Raven!

WCA staff and board members with Denis Hayes, CEO of the Bullitt Foundation and principal national organizer of the first Earth Day in 1970.

As you know, the $100,000 Bullitt Prize is awarded annually to emerging leaders for conservation and environmental justice. We’re excited to continue awarding this life-changing prize next year, and for years to come. The next Bullitt Prize application opens on March 1, 2025. Stay tuned for more information!

The 9th annual Carbon Friendly Forestry Conference was a huge success! The sold-out, action-packed conference was held in person for the first time since the pandemic. Add your name here [[link removed]] if you are interested in attending the conference in 2025!

In December, the Biden-Harris administration set a new U.S. climate target to achieve 61 to 66% below 2005 levels by 2035 as part of the Paris Agreement. With expected rollbacks in federal climate progress in the next four years, bold state and local climate action remains crucial. We applaud Washington Gov. Inslee as part of the US Climate Alliance Governors for pledging to work collectively with states and local governments to achieve this goal. [[link removed]] We are eager to see governor-elect Bob Ferguson continue this work!

Mark your calendar! Washington Conservation Action Education Fund is holding its annual event—CASCADE, Building Power, Moving Mountains—on Friday, May 2, 2025, at 6 p.m. at The King Street Ballroom in Seattle. Let’s gather together in community and help keep Washington a national leader on climate. Reserve your seat here. [[link removed]]

The winter 2024 issue of Convene, Washington Conservation Action’s biannual magazine, has been published and mailed! This issue is all about perseverance, a meaningful ingredient in the recipe of what we create with the people of Washington to protect people and nature as one. Didn’t receive a physical copy? Read online here. [[link removed]]

Environmental Priorities Coalition (EPC) is now on Bluesky! Follow us here [[link removed]] for real-time updates during Washington's Legislative Session so you don’t miss rapid response action alerts to advance our environmental priorities!

We’re hiring! Join our team to protect people and nature as one. We are currently accepting applications for a Finance Senior Manager and a Comprehensive Plan 6-month Contractor. More info and apply now here. [[link removed]]

Need a gift idea for the outdoorsy person in your life that gives back? Check out Bison Pickle’s newest National Park paddles collection, particularly the Mt. Rainer (Tahoma) Pickleball Paddle Set. 10 percent of every purchase benefits Washington Conservation Action! Buy it here [[link removed]].

STAFF SPOTLIGHT: Robinson Low

Robinson (he/him) is WCA's Habitat Policy Manager on the Puget Sound team. He is Chinese-American and currently lives in Seattle.

Robinson chose to join WCA in 2023 because it was the perfect opportunity to apply what he had learned through grad school.

"WCA appealed to me because they work at the junction of science and policy, and because they have an additional focus on environmental and social justice."

As the Habitat Policy Manager, Robinson works with local governments, state agencies, Tribal Nations, and other NGOs to develop and advocate for more effective policies. Specifically, his role focuses on the restoration and protection of salmon habitats.

"My favorite part of this role is how I’m able to meaningfully engage in spaces where local governments or state agencies are collaborating with Tribes to more effectively co-manage the land."

Outside of work, Robinson enjoys hiking, snowboarding, and finding the nearest source of water to jump in! He is also a big fan of board games.

RACIAL JUSTICE GLOSSARY

Poverty

A level at which someone lacks income, resilience, and access to resources and services.

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