information from Greenlife Festival

The Greenlife Festival, happening during with the West Seattle Summer Fest and street fair will focus on the issues surrounding the failing Southern Resident Killer Whale population and the health of the Salish Sea. There are many solvable issues connected to the decline of our local waters including the Puget Sound. 

We will examine these issues at the Junction Plaza Park location.

Much of the marine wildlife is in decline like the starfish and also the salmon that our Orcas depend on for survival.  The 3 days of the festival, July 13th, 14th and 15th will be divided into Day 1, What can we as individuals do? Day 2, What is being done with legislation? And Day 3, What solutions are already helping.

This will be very enlightening for the whole family. We will have a virtual reality under water tour of the Puget Sound with 3D headsets presented by Diver Laura James. There will be a mechanical Orca whale ride for the kids. You will hear a lot about what is being done by our local Governments and on Saturday night, July 15th we will be showing the movie Damnation at the West Seattle Senior Center ( Oregon and California Ave.)  The movie is free and starts at 7 pm.  We hope you are concerned about the decline of our native Orcas and will want to learn more about what can be done.  The Greenlife Festival is a project of Sustainable West Seattle.  Sponsors include Verity Credit Union, Alki Bike and Board, West Seattle Nursery, PCC, West Seattle Electric and Solar and Waste Management.

Governor Inslee will stop by July 14

Governor Inslee's task force on the Southern Resident Orca crisis wants to hear from you. Task force director Stephanie Solien will be coming to the Greenlife Festival on Saturday July 14th at 12 noon.  

The objective is to present the task force mission and to hear from the public their concerns ad their comments about the failing status of our iconic Orca population.

Your concern and  your comments can have an impact on what the task force will recommend to the Governor for future action.

SCHEDULE

Friday: What can we do?

1:00pm: Opening Ceremony by the Duwamish Tribe; Discussion: Native American rights
2:00pm: Make your yard a water cleaner to the Salish Sea
3:00pm: The Tox-Ick Monster presentation
4:00pm: Damsense presentation Free the Snake and other wild rivers
5:00pm: Diver Laura; Tox-ick

Music:
7:00 pm on Summerfest and Greenlife singalong

Saturday July 15th – Legislative Action!

12:00pm: Governor Inslee’s Orca Task Force public forum
2:00pm – Liquid Natural Gas, What it means to the Salish Sea with Lily Adams
3:00 pm-.Neighbors for Peace and Justice
4:00 pm-Natural Law with Rebecca Campbell
7:00pm- Free Movie at the Senior Center Damnation, about the removal of the Elwha Dam and the freeing of wild rivers.

Sunday July 16th – Solutions

1:00pm– Liquid Natural Gas, What it means to the Salish Sea with Lily Adams
2:00pm – SR3 whale and marine wildlife rescue.
3:00pm: Diver Laura Tox-ick monster