Advocacy

This page gives advocacy updates on the projects referenced in the songs.  It has not been updated for 10 years and will be updated at some point.

Elwha: Here are some links concerning dam removal on the Elwha and how this can help salmon facing dams in other rivers.  As of Sept. 13, 2011, TODAY’S BLOG post from Save Our Wild Salmon’s executive director, Pat Ford, The Elwha Project: Lessons for the Lower Snake River.
http://sows.convio.net/site/R?i=6T4xdDgqljxyHuqqI0yFYw

2022 update: the dams were removed around 2014.  Word is the 4 Klamath River dams will be removed.

“Regenerate, Heal, Cool” contrasts chemical monocultures with biodiverse real organic farming.  You can support biodiversity by knowing where your food comes from and support the best regenerative practices, as well as practice same in your own landscapes.  Less lawn, more food especially perennial crops (fennel, rheubarb, sweet cicely, asparagus, and fruit and nut shrubs and trees, berries, etc.), AND more pollinator plantings and limiting mowing in area and frequency to allow blooming to happen.

Normalizing Evil addresses authoritarianism.  Getting active in supporting democracy and human rights, both on personal and larger levels are antidotes.

Of the Woods: deforestation and elimination of the roadless rule in wilderness areas are expanded threats under the present US administration as well as worldwide deforestation,  Avoiding palm oil, eating only regeneratively raised meat (pasture raised, farms you know moving their animals frequently), and commenting on USDA and open space policies are a few ways to act.

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