We’ve spent much of this year finding a balance between competing, but not contradictory, priorities: first, to help more people—whether elected officials or members of the public—learn more about vital ecosystems, the laws that protect them, and their intersections with human issues like economics and housing. Second, to intervene when environmentally-protective laws and policies are broken. 

We are expanding our environmental and civic education programming, including with expanded newsletters and our Action Hour Podcast. We also hold jurisdictions accountable to follow the law, as when we filed suit against the City of Oak Harbor this August for adopting Ordinance 1999 in a process which we believe violated the Washington State Constitution and State Environmental Policy Act. 

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Your donation protects the places that protect us.

Since 1989, WEAN has defended our forests, our prairies, our waters, and our essential right to a livable environment. With your support, we've protected Saratoga Woods, Double Bluff Beach, the Pacific Rim Prairie, Trillium Community Forest, Fakkema Farm, the Classic U old growth stand in South Whidbey State Park, and more. 

Today, we educate and empower people plus work directly with local and state leaders to improve environmentally protective laws, plans, policies, and ordinances. When necessary, we litigate to enforce environmentally protective laws. 

WEAN is seeking to grow and diversify our board with members representative of the identities and backgrounds of our constituents and communities.

Board members are actively involved in organizational governance, and provide strategic and fundraising support to an exceptional, motivated staff.

 Board commitments are flexible but well-defined in order to balance skill and workload distribution among board members.

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