October 2021

This is the sixth in a series of columns prepared by the staff at the award winning West Seattle Nursery. 

The Nursery is open for shopping, following COVID guidelines and they offer an array of trees, shrubs, bedding plants, garden supplies, decor and gift items. They are located at 5275 California Ave SW and you can find them online at https://www.westseattlenursery.com

Yes, we say that every autumn, but in this era of climate change it is more important than ever. Our seasons are changing along with the climate. Summers are longer, hotter, and drier. This summer, we set a record for high temperatures, topping out at 108 degrees. We went 51 days without rain, tying a record set in 1951. 

As a result, a lot of plants installed in late spring died. Even well-established ones struggled to survive. 

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Burien People for Climate Action, a local group focused on local actions cities can take to combat climate change sent the candidates for Burien City Council a survey of 5 questions, to educate voters about their views on climate issues.  They got responses from 5 of the 8 candidates (the other 3 declined to answer) and shared the results with Westside Seattle. Here are those results.

Do you acknowledge that the concentration of heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is increasing rapidly, is the highest it has ever been, and that human Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGs) are the primary cause?

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King County Local Services needs community members in Skyway-West Hill and North Highline to weigh in on its draft subarea plans for these areas.