Sustainable Community Stewards Volunteer Training

Fridays, January 27^th-March 10^th 10am-4pm

McCollum Park 600 128^th St NE, Everett, WA 98208

And various locations around Snohomish County

It’s well known that recycling and composting are environmentally beneficial, but do you know where your trash, recycling, and yard waste once it leaves your curb? Are you curious to learn more about non-toxic cleaning products? How about making your home more energy efficient? In this short seven week training, you’ll learn from expert presenters on recycling, waste reduction, protecting our waters, and energy; as well as have an opportunity to tour a local composting facility, recycling center, and low impact development projects.

After the training is complete, you will join one of several volunteer projects as a knowledgeable, trained WSU Extension Sustainable Community Steward. You’ll be able to share proven alternatives and new information that contributes to a better future.  In exchange for 34 hours of professional-level presentations and field trips, you’ll choose from a variety of interesting projects (or create your own) to volunteer 34 hours over the next year – that’s less than four hours a month!

This training puts you at the forefront of a wave of major changes that are just beginning to affect how we live, work and travel, as well as how and what we eat and buy. Our weather is more erratic, shellfish beds in Puget Sound are shut down regularly due to contamination, and “improved” disposable items are going into our landfills at an exponential rate.

Because this training will only be offered once in 2017 and seating is limited, there is an application process. The deadline to apply is Friday, January 13^th. A $35 fee (to cover materials) will be due after you have been accepted.

For more information, please contact Stephanie Leeper, Sustainable Community Stewards Coordinator, WSU Snohomish County Extension at s.leeper@wsu.edu or 425-357-6027. You can also go to the Sustainable Community Stewards homepage

Make your New Year’s resolution to get your “Sustainable” on!