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Sharing this post from our friends at Protect Eagle Bluffs Forest. Why does Eagle Bluffs Forest matter? Because this 33-acre forest in Whiffin Spit, Sooke, BC, is unique and irreplaceable!
🌲🌲🌲Please help us protect it! 🌲🌲🌲
https://protecteaglebluffsforest.ca/take-action/
Sign our petition at this link to support the creation of this forest as a permanent park … a legacy for the future! This forest type is only 0.05 percent of BC’s land base. Temperate rainforest is only 1 percent of the planet’s land base. This is the last remaining oceanfront temperate rainforest in Sooke, BC, Canada, “where the rainforest meets the sea.”
https://protecteaglebluffsforest.ca/take-action/

Join Sierra Club BC on June 8 at 6:00 PM for a conversation with Suzanne Simard about her new book ‘When the Forest Breathes’ and what nature can teach us about adaptability, resilience, and community.
Sign up for the free webinar here: https://sierraclub.bc.ca/our-work/re-connecting-with-the-lands-waters/webinars/when-the-forest-breathes-a-conversation-with-suzanne-simard/

Join Sierra Club BC on June 8 at 6:00 PM for a conversation with Suzanne Simard about her new book ‘When the Forest Breathes’ and what nature can teach us about adaptability, resilience, and community.

Sign up for the free webinar here: https://sierraclub.bc.ca/our-work/re-connecting-with-the-lands-waters/webinars/when-the-forest-breathes-a-conversation-with-suzanne-simard/

Sharing this from our friends at Protect Eagle Bluffs Forest. Today is the UN International Day for Biological Diversity.

May 22 is the UN International Day for Biological Diversity. This year's theme "acting locally for global impact" is a very timely reminder, here at the Friends of Eagle Bluffs Forest, that meaningful action on biodiversity loss always begins at the community level. Please sign our petition in support of protecting Eagle Bluffs Forest here in Sooke.
🌲🌲🌲https://protecteaglebluffsforest.ca/take-action/ 🌲🌲🌲

About 40% of open-net salmon farm sites in B.C. have already been removed so progress Is being made. But 60% are still operating.
The federal government made a promise to fully transition all marine factory salmon farms out. It’s time to ensure they finish the job.
Wild salmon support a real economy, from commercial fishing to sport fishing to tourism. Foreign-owned factory salmon farms have threatened these community-lifelines for too long.
You can email our Member of Parliament Stephanie McLean at [email protected].

🔎 A new investigation found Norwegian fish farms are polluting fjords with waste compared to raw sewage from millions of people.

There are Norway-based companies factory farming salmon in B.C. 💩

Do you think the impacts are any different here?
👉Read the full story: https://www.safesalmon.ca/norwegian_fish_farms_polluting_fjords

The right to repair/repair cafe movement is a global shift towards recognizing that we can't keep throwing things away when they no longer work. Many, many common household items can be fixed and our talented fixers are committed to repairing as many items as they can at Zero Waste Sooke popular cafe's (complete with coffee, tea, and goodies) to make it a complete experience! Bring us what you can carry through the doors (i.e., not tractors 😊) and we'll do our best!

Getting ready for our Repair Cafe!
Sunday May 31 from 10:00am to 2:00pm, downstairs at the Community Hall.

A important piece of wisdom from a wise man, Washington state author and climate journalist Dahr Jamal. In 2022, with Stan Rushworth, Jamal edited We Are the Middle of Forever: Indigenous Voices From Turtle Island On the Changing Earth, a collection of interviews and conversations with indigenous people about climate change. Highly recommended.

"The single biggest thing I learned was from an indigenous elder of Cherokee descent, Stan Rushworth, who reminded me of the difference between a Western settler mindset of “I have rights” and an indigenous mindset of “I have obligations.” Instead of thinking that I am born with rights, I choose to think that I am born with obligations to serve past, present, and future generations, and the planet herself." - Dahr Jamail
This quote hit me so hard. 💘
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Nature is vital to our health and well-being in more ways than we often realize. From physical activity and stress reduction to improved mood, focus, sleep, immune function, and even greater microbiome diversity, time spent outdoors supports both mental and physical health. For more details, see the shared post below from the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance. Thanks for the share.

Author and broadcast journalist Carol Off is coming to Royal Roads
on May 28 to talk about the concepts of patriotism and Canada's identity.

True Patriot Love: Canada at a crossroads Purchase Your Tickets Today!

Sharing this post from the Good Grief Network, full of good resources for these time…

You are not alone. In a time of ongoing socio-political upheaval and increasing climate impacts, staying resourced is an act of resistance. If these resources resonate with you, we invite you to join us in community soon for more.
Access resources and upcoming offerings via the newsletter link in bio or here: https://bit.ly/3QwoT9C

Sharing this post from our Friends at Protect Eagle Bluffs Forest:

Why does Eagle Bluffs Forest matter? Because this 33-acre forest in Whiffin Spit is unique and irreplaceable!
🌲🌲🌲Please help us protect it! 🌲🌲🌲
https://protecteaglebluffsforest.ca/take-action/
Sign our petition at this link to support the creation of this forest as a permanent park … a legacy for the future! This forest type is only 0.05 percent of BC’s land base. Temperate rainforest is only 1 percent of the planet’s land base. This is the last remaining oceanfront temperate rainforest in Sooke, BC, Canada, “where the rainforest meets the sea.”