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Forest Habitat Stewards Workshop
Posted on August 1, 2025Continue readingSeptember 2025 Forest Habitat Stewards Workshop
Learn about forest health, ecology of plants and animals, and restoration.
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Bremerton Eco Forum – Sept 8
Posted on August 1, 2025Continue readingJoin neighbors, advocates, and local leaders as we start building a Bremerton environmental coalition.
What issues are most important to us?Here are concerns you’ve shared with me:
Stronger protections for streams, wetlands, and forests
Preserve our drinking water’s watershed forest
Move from fossil fuels to renewable energy
Calm streets – walkable and bikeable
Reduce climate crisis impacts
Energy efficiency and conservation
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BOCC Decision: No ReZone Upheld
Posted on June 24, 2025Continue readingWe are very pleased that the Kitsap Board of County Commissioners has voted to Keep Kitsap Green, by protecting rural Kitsap from large-scale residential overdevelopment.
This is not about winning or losing, but an opportunity to come together on our shared goal of a bright future for the generations to come.[…] -
Help Protect Rural Kitsap From Overdevelopment
Posted on June 18, 2025Continue readingSpeak up! Email your comments by the June 20 deadline and tell your county commissioners you support efforts to protect the rural parts of our county from rezoning that would turn it into subdivisions.
On June 9, the county commissioners made a preliminary decision to turn down 14 requests to rezone rural portions of Kitsap County – including 400 acres adjacent to the Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park – for higher-density residential development.
On June 23, they will make a final decision. Developers are pushing the commissioners to reverse that decision. Commissioners need to hear from the public! […]
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Increasing Public Engagement – letter
Posted on June 7, 2025Continue readingDear Planning Commission, Board of Commissioners, and Parks Director,
First, I would like to mention that the recent Planning Commission meetings have been very impressive, with increased engagement, knowledgeable input, and discussion. I am pleased to see the more diverse experience at the Planning Commission table, and it is reflected in the quality of the meetings. I appreciate the addition of new Planning Commissioners to the group!
I was intrigued by the question at the end of the Planning Commission meeting last night, June 3, 2025: how to increase public participation with the County. I applaud the Planning Commission and the Board of Commissioners for exploring the issue of increasing public participation in a future joint work session. […]
Mission
KEC educates and advocates for safe and clean water, air, and soil to support the health of all life. We focus on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington. We envision an Ecological and Just County – where all people along with wildlife thrive and are treated justly. Humans are part of nature, not owners of it.
Kitsap Environmental Coalition is a community of people dedicated to healthy lands, water, and habitat. We focus on Kitsap County, Washington, and we partner with people in other counties as they encounter conflicts similar to ones we face.
We educate ourselves and others through in-depth research, public presentations, speakers, films, flyers, letters to the editor, mainstream media coverage, digital social media, newsletters, tabling at farmers markets, and peaceful picketing. To date, we have created a powerful force in our campaign for safe and sustainable forestry practices.
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