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It's never been more important to pass critical state climate and energy policy.  For this legislative session, 350 Eugene's State Policy Team has created a special email list where you can receive clear action alerts for you to submit timely and effective public comments on relevant Oregon Senate and House bills. (This is apart from the regular 350EUG newsletter / blast.)
If you do not wish to receive these legislative alerts, no action is necessary. If you DO wish to receive alerts, respond to Roger Knudson at [email protected] with a one-line response: "Yes, send me legislative alerts." Please reply promptly as the legislative session is well under way. If at any time you wish to unsubscribe, email Roger and he will remove you from the list. The list will become inactive on the last day of the legislative session and your contact information will not be shared. Note: Please add [email protected] to your contacts list so the alerts don't end up in Spam. Progressive grassroots groups like 350 Eugene are amping up efforts to affect the vital changes that the accelerating climate and biodiversity crises demand. Join the fight! We'll make it easy for you to take these important steps! Stronger together! Thank you.
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 There are cracks forming in the wall of the administration’s cruel & chaotic shredding of our federal agencies and workforce. People are shaking off bewilderment and are taking to the streets! (50501 Protest at Eugene City Hall March 4, 2025. Photos courtesy of Robert Scherle.) 350 Eugene pushes for strong climate policy & action at the local and state level. Our campaigns focus on clean energy for buildings and forest protection. But we also need Democracy. So we’re carving out time to hit the streets to grow Big Tent Resistance! We know you are too. You can find local pop-up protests on the Mobilize Us website, which includes events organized by Indivisible Eugene-Springfield. (Bookmark it!) We’ll see you there! Action The Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP), first landscape scale conservation plan of its kind in the world, is under review by the US Forest Service. They are accepting public comments through March 17th. The three alternative proposals in their Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) are poised to double or triple logging on our public lands. The “trade off” is that their proposals will now include long overdue Tribal Knowledge and good fire. This is a bad deal. Here’s a one minute video to see what’s at stake. We’re joining Climate-Forest campaigners across the nation to submit MASSIVE NUMBERS of public comments right up through March 17th. The climate emergency calls for urgently protecting our national forests right now. Natural forests are the best natural climate solution we have! DID YOU KNOW? Forest-lovers can submit more than one comment, making different points. Use the US Forest Service NWFP Public Comment portal here to express your disapproval of ANY INCREASED LOGGING ON PUBLIC LANDS and to retain Tribal Sovereignty aspects. If you’d like to get fired up before writing, check out the excellent talking points in the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance toolkit. It’s kind of amazing that the administration is allowing the public process to proceed… but since they are… LET'S BLOW THEIR MINDS WITH MASSIVE COMMENTS! Go to the USFS comment portal now and give them a piece of your mind! Thanks for Showing Up The turnout for our Northwest Forest Plan Commenting Workshop last week exceeded expectations! Thanks to our presenters, our host at Drop Bear Brewery and ALL OF YOU who came and listened and submitted heartfelt, personal comments. The Raging Grannies (here’s their NWFP song) and Mardi Gras King Cakes were a big hit too! Great photos from Robert Scherle.  (Photos credit to Robert Scherle) WHO WILL SPEAK FOR THE FORESTS? WE WILL! STREET MESSAGING FOR THE PEOPLE When: Thursday, March 13th and Friday the 21st, 2:00-3:30 pm (March 21st is International Day of Forests) Where: Along West 18th Ave, east of the Bi-Mart parking lot next to Westmoreland Park We’ll animate the beautiful tree signs and other banners & props we painted with forest climate messages and engage passersby. Meet up on the south side of 18th at the corner of the Bi-Mart parking lot just before 2 pm. Bring a lawn chair if you like to sit down. Everything is provided. Fresh air & friendly conversation. We hope you can join us! (On Friday, March 21st, we’ll adjourn to Hey Neighbor! Pizza at 19th & Jefferson. The pizza is on us!) NORTHWEST FOREST PLAN - PUBLIC COMMENTS DUE BY MARCH 17TH STATE POLICY There is a lot happening in the Oregon legislature this session. With super majorities in both our House and the Senate now is the time for action! We are so fortunate to be able to live in a state that is working to make real change to protect our environment and move us into a safe future. In our last newsletter we offered links to easily submit public testimony. Here are a few of the bills we feel are very important right now:
Please get on Oregon Legislative Information System, where you can choose the Citizen Engagement tab and find out when to take action! Thank you. Watch this space for future Special Legislation Action Alerts. April is Earth Month |
