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Futurewise and local partners appeal Whatcom County’s comprehensive plan
On Sept 30, Futurewise, RE Sources, & Whatcom Environmental Council filed an appeal of Whatcom County’s latest comprehensive plan update. Continue reading
2027 Legislative Kickoff
This is an opportunity to: learn more about the issues affecting, discuss Futurewise’s priorities for the upcoming year, and strategize on how we can work together to make a difference. Add to Calendar Sign Up for Emails In the past few … Continue reading
October Comp Plan Happy Hour
👻Let’s Get Together👻 It’s SpOOky Season! And what’s spookier than car emissions, traffic accidents, and poor sidewalk infrastructure? This month, we’re teaming up with the Nondrivers Alliance and Transportation Choices Coalition to celebrate a Week Without Driving! With fall fully … Continue reading
Spokane County’s growth pattern and the August 2026 wildfires
In the first week of August 2026, three wildfires — Old Trails, Fairview, and Autumn Lane — tore through the unincorporated fringe of Spokane County, burning more than 11,000 acres, destroying or damaging an estimated 850 to 1,000-plus structures, and forcing nearly 67,000 people to evacuate. Continue reading
September Comp Plan Happy Hour
✨Let’s Get Together✨ Is Seattle’s Comp Plan process currently moving forward? Sadly, no, we are yet again, delayed. Are we still hosting monthly happy hours in the meantime? You bet! Our next stop is in Ballard at Old Stove Brewery, … Continue reading
August Comp Plan Happy Hour
With summer trucking through and hopefully more bus service coming soon, let’s talk about what frequent transit means to you! Our friends at Transportation Choices Coalition will be sharing updates on the Seattle Transit Measure and ways we can all get involved to get … Continue reading
Futurewise files a friend of the court brief supporting the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s appeal of the Kitsap County critical areas regulations
Our hot dry summer underscores the need for trees and shrubs to shade rivers and streams to protect the salmon that live in these habitats. The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe appealed Kitsap County’s requirements to retain trees and shrubs and … Continue reading
Futurewise works for strong protection for wetlands, waterways, and water quality
Four drought years in a row has highlighted the need to protect our waterways for drinking water, irrigation, and fish and wildlife habitat. Wetlands clean, store, and slowly infiltrate water into the ground where it seeps into streams, rivers, lakes, … Continue reading
Get Involved: Building Code Reform and Advocacy
In recent years, there has been growing attention to the barriers that existing building codes in the United States pose to goals of building more housing, in more places, for all incomes and household types. In Washington state, we’ve worked … Continue reading