ORGANIZE COMMUNITIES Launched our Tribal Nations program, including hosting an exciting training series on working with Tribal Nations, attended by over 350 partners. Led a Spanish-language webinar with Latino Community Fund to connect with outdoor workers on the health impacts of wildfire smoke in their communities. Partnered with LGBTQIA+ collaborators on various Pride activities to promote inclusivity outdoors—including a community hike with QPOC Hikers and Patagonia and Earth Gay events in Tacoma, Seattle, and Burien. Stood with the Yakama Nation in opposition to the proposed Goldendale Pumped Storage project, which threatens a sacred cultural site for the Tribe. Organized more than 260 virtual activists for 2023 Environmental Lobby Days, including people from almost all 49 legislative districts, and facilitated Tribal and BIPOC breakout sessions. Co-hosted a multi-lingual webinar with Duwamish River Community Coalition, RE Sources, and Communities for a Healthy Bay focused on the Model Toxics Control Act rulemaking, increasing community understanding and involvement in the process. Housed the We Are Puget Sound exhibit at the Burke Museum, and gathered over 3,000 pledges to take 10 actions to support the Salish Sea. Collaborated with Stand Up To Oil to organize neighbors and pass Vancouver’s 2022 ban on new fossil fuel terminals and the city’s Climate Action Framework, which sets a goal of carbon neutrality by 2040. Co-hosted six Orca Action Month events in June 2023 across the Puget Sound region.
STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY Worked in coalition to pass four policies to strengthen democracy and improve access to voting—eliminating confusing advisory votes, updating automatic registration, and more. Established a formal partnership with Native Vote Washington, and organizers canvassed at Summer pow wows and cultural events, growing their distribution list by 200 percent. Provided digital training to help candidates maximize their online presence and build engagement with broader audiences. Hosted three successful Political Action Committee events, raising needed resources that will go directly to supporting candidates. Honored our 20th annual Legislator of the Year, Senator Christine Rolfes, in 2023, and Representative Davina Duerr in 2022, for advancing bold environmental progress. Played a lead role in the Washington Voting Justice Coalition to promote fair voting systems, improve community representation, empower voters, and increase voter turnout. Joined the Yakima County Civic Engagement Coalition to host five ballot parties, including three in Spanish.
All Washingtonians deserve clean air and water, healthy forests, a thriving democracy, and environmental champions in office—no matter your age, race, gender identity, income, or zip code. We advocate for strong environmental policies and elect the leaders who will pass and enforce them.
In January 2023, Washington Environmental Council and Washington Conservation Voters unified under one name, Washington Conservation Action, giving us more powerful leverage in advancing environmental progress and in our ability to protect people and nature as one. We still operate legal 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) entities.
“Our organization works closely alongside partners and allies toward our environmental justice goals because the only way we make an impact is together. With a board of directors who are now majority people of color, we are positioned to enter our next chapter better representing the people and communities whose voices we work to amplify. With a rich history of success built into our DNA from Washington Environmental Council and Washington Conservation Voters, Washington Conservation Action is poised for transformational change that will be felt for generations to come.” – Alyssa Macy, Washington Conservation Action CEO