Planning for Heat in the Puget Sound Region
Join the Puget Sound Climate Preparedness Collaborative on August 12 from 2:00 - 3:30 PM PST for a webinar with presenters from the Washington State Climate Office, Washington State Department of Health, Pierce County Aging and Disability Resources, and King County Executive Climate Office (ECO) who will cover topics including:
🔹 a new synthesis of studies related to the meteorology of the June 2021 heat wave,
🔹information on how climate change is projected to affect extreme heat in Washington state and the Puget Sound region,
🔹heat planning priorities at state and local agencies,
🔹examples of heat action at the local level,
🔹and various tools/resources communities can use to plan for heat.
This webinar is open to all!
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: lwbinder@kingcounty.gov. Event Types: Meetings.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Online (Zoom).
For more info visit us02web.zoom.us. Too Hot to Handle? Managing the Ecological Impacts of Extreme Heat in the Northwest
As consortium host of the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC), the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group will kick off its new webinar series by highlighting the findings from NW CASC's recent Deep Dive process focused on Managing the Ecological Impacts of Extreme Heat in the Northwest.
n this webinar, the NW CASC's Deep Dive team will present a review of current knowledge and practice around climate-driven extreme heat events and their impacts on Northwest species and ecosystems, focused on the 2021 Pacific Northwest heatwave. This synthesis is the result of the NW CASC’s 2025 Deep Dive workshop, which convened natural resource managers and scientists from Northwest Tribes, universities, non-profit and private sectors, and federal and state governments to review what is currently known (and unknown) about managing Northwest species and ecosystems in the face of future extreme heat events.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: cig@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online (Zoom).
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Climate Resources Roundup: Taking stock of available resources for understanding and responding to climate risks in Washington and the Northwest
Given concerns about the continued availability of federal climate information, tools and technical support, this webinar will review the range of reliable, regional resources for supporting climate preparedness in Washington and the Northwest.
Speakers:
- Meade Krosby, Senior Scientist with the UW Climate Impacts Group and University Director of the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
- Guillaume Mauger, Washington State Climatologist and Research Scientist, UW Climate Impacts Group
This webinar is part of the Climate Impacts Group "Our Climate Future" webinar series.
RSVP below.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: cig@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online (Zoom).
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Nature and Health Community Dinner featuring Sarah Brandt
From students to community organizers, our dinners welcome anyone with an interest in advancing equitable engagement with green space. Our community dinners unite people from different disciplines to explore new ideas, discuss policies and programs, and strengthen partnerships in the field of nature and health.
Nature and Health Community Dinners include: A plant-based dinner , Drinks , Networking , Short talks from a wide variety of professionals, including researchers, community leaders, policy-makers, program managers, etc. The October 14 dinner features a speed talk from Sarah Brandt, Environmental Policy and Initiatives Lead with King County Parks.
Registration, Register by October 4, 2025. There will be no on-site registration.
$10 for professionals, $6 for students. Email us if the cost is a barrier to your attendance.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: natureandhealth@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Academics.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Fremont Brewing's Urban Beer Garden.
For more info visit events.uw.edu.