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Kirkland Named “Tree City” 7th Year Running

March 26th, 2009

Kirkland, Washington has been named a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor the City’s commitment to community forestry. It is the seventh year Kirkland has received this national recognition. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service. Kirkland has met the four standards to become a Tree City USA community: having a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, a community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita, and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. More info click link or contact the City of Kirkland.

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September 2008

• Green Tips/Kirkland Council Meeting

  September 2, 2008 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm

  Where: Kirkland

• Kirkland Wednesday Market

  September 3, 2008 2:00 pm — 7:00 pm

  The best in fresh produce from area farmers and food purveyors of cheese, honey, hazelnuts and fresh roasted coffee beans. Flowers overflow from the tents and crafters add their own touches. Entertainment, cooking demos, and artists in action.

  Where: Kirkland

• Concours d'Elegance at Carillon Point, Kirkland

  September 7, 2008 All day

  A celebration of the classic art of vintage automobile, motorcycle, and wooden boat design, the Kirkland Concours is patterned after early twentieth century Concours held in Europe. Held on the shores of Lake Washington in Kirkland, with the majestic Olympic Mountain range as a backdrop, the Kirkland Concours d'Elegance is hosted on the lavish grounds of Carillon Point, home of the luxurious Woodmark Hotel, Yacht Club & Spa.

  Where: Kirkland

• Faces of Sustainable Business Breakfast

  September 9, 2008 7:30 am — 9:30 am

  Eastside Green Keepers, Faces of Sustainable Business Our kick-off breakfast showcases leadership in the green business arena from various industry sectors. A moderator and panel discussion followed by a question and answer session. This event offers a great professional learning and networking opportunity to a broad spectrum of professionals. Moderator: Jim Hutchinson, Government & Community Relations Manager, Puget Sound Energy Regional industry panelists: 1) Trina Carlstrom, Sr. Manager, Environmental Sustainability, Microsoft, Redmond 2) R. Preston Feight, Chief Engineer, Kenworth Truck Company, Kirkland 3) Kevin Kalberg, President, Mold Solutions, North Bend 4) Grey Lundberg, President, Grey Lundberg Inc, Bellevue 5) Kari Magill, President, Rowley Properties, Issaquah 6) Amee Quiriconi, President, Squak Mountain Stone, Woodinville Fee: $35/pp and Corporate tables (8 seats) available @ $350/table includes priority, reserved seating, and corporate table recognition. TO REGISTER contact Judi Meeks, Kirkland Chamber at 425 822-7066 or click on the Title link above for more information. Walk-ins also welcomed!

  Where: Bellevue

• Kirkland Wednesday Market

  September 10, 2008 2:00 pm — 9:00 pm

• Sustainable Building Tour Presented by the MBA

  September 10, 2008 9:00 am — 1:00 pm

  SEE how innovation is changing the housing industry LEARN how providing builder incentives will help meet your sustainability goals HEAR about the Built Green program and with Light breakfast and lunch provided by MBA.

  Where: Bellevue

• Second Thursday Artwalk and Jazz

  September 11, 2008 6:00 pm — 10:00 pm

  Downtown galleries feature new artists. Original art includes glass, painting, sculpture, mixed media, bronze, wood, fiber, ceramics, and collectible prints.

  Where: Kirkland

• Green Kirkland/Day of Caring

  September 12, 2008 9:00 am — 3:00 pm

  We’ll be helping to restore the forest by removing invasive plant species and planting with native plants. Please join us for the whole day or for the morning or afternoon. What to bring: work clothes, gloves, sturdy shoes/boots, rain gear (if necessary), water bottle. Also useful: pruning shears or clippers, shovel, rake. Refreshments and lunch provided by the Watershed Company.

  Where: Kirkland

• Friday Night Market at Juanita Beach Park

  September 12, 2008 3:00 pm — 7:00 pm

  Open air, fresh produce and flowers, arts and crafts.

  Where: Kirkland

• Kirkland Sustainable Saturdays

  September 13, 2008 10:30 am — 12:30 am

  10:30 AM Greening your Home Remodel, Lesa McIntyre, CEO, GREENWORKS ARCHITECTURE, www.greenworksarchitecture.com, 425.787.1000 11:30 AM Ecological Landscape Design for the Homeowner, Tristan Heberlein, Landscape Designer, SOLSTICE LANDSCAPES NORTHWEST, www.solsticlandscapesnorthwest.com, 206.898.2850 Please RSVP for Sustainable Saturday Classes by providing us with your Contact Information and include which class you will be attending in the Comments section. More details? Click on the Event Title and download a Flyer

  Where: Kirkland

• Juanita Bay Bird Walk

  September 16, 2008 9:00 am — 11:00 am

  Join Mary Frances Mathis of the Audubon Society and the Juanita Bay Park Rangers for a relaxed morning walk and birdwatching.

  Where: Kirkland

• Downtown Kirkland's GREEN Festival

  September 17, 2008 2:00 pm — 9:00 pm

  Super Sensational and Sustainable September - Downtown Kirkland's first-ever Green Festival! LEARN - Community outreach and local leaders presentations on green regional initiatives SHOP - Outdoor EcoMarket, exhibit booths with green products and services as well as local vendors PLAY - Lively Evening Street Dance - come show off your moves and dance to music of the Not Easily Broken and the Big Luv Bands! Emcee - Andy Wappler, Sr. Public Relations Mgr, PSE Enjoy the Wednesday Market, too with their Annual Harvest Dinner and Grape Stomp...Park Lane is where you will want to be! Bring your family, friends, co-workers and business associates - they will thank you!!

  Where: Kirkland

• Kirkland Wednesday Market

  September 17, 2008 2:00 pm — 8:00 pm

  First Annual Harvest Dinner Grape Choice Grape Stomp Fresh produce/fresh flowers/great food/local crafts Fun for the whole family!! Don't miss it - Park Lane is where you will want to be on September 17th!!

  Where: Kirkland

• Professional Education/Energy Efficient Mortgages

  September 17, 2008 9:00 am — 12:00 am

  Just like Bell Bottoms and Tie Dye T-Shirts the EEM (Energy Efficient Mortgage) program is back. Find out how to use this program to increase sales. Good for both new and existing homes, the EEM allows you to add energy efficient features to your home. The EEM is good with conventional, FHA and VA loans. The energy savings are added to the borrowers income for more buyer power. Find out all the details and market best practices. You will learn about how the home is evaluated by a Home Energy Rater. The borrowers may be eligible for a lower rate. 3 clock hours (9a - 12p) Instructor - Dave Porter, SVP, Division Builder Mgr, Countrywide Bank, FSB REGISTER, contact JUDI MEEKS, KIRKLAND CHAMBER, judim@kirklandchamber.org or 425 822 7066 More info? Click on the Title above and download a Class Flyer

  Where: Kirkland

• Eastside Greendrinks/Pure Home

  September 18, 2008 5:00 pm — 8:00 pm

  Join Eastside Greendrinks co-hosted by Sustainable September and the beautiful, new and expanded location of the Pure Home Store on Central Way in downtown Kirkland. Refreshments generously provided by Sierra Nevada. Bring your own mug...donations always accepted. Collected donations benefit Cascade Land Conservancy. Click Event title for details

  Where: Kirkland

• Kirkland Business Recycling Collection Event

  September 18, 2008 11:00 am — 4:00 pm

  Business Recycling Collection Event (BRCE) at Totem Lake Mall where we recycle E-waste; electronics, phones, etc. More Information? Contact John MacGillivray, Solid Waste Coordinator, Public Works, City of Kirkland

  Where: Kirkland

• Friday Night Market at Juanita Beach Park

  September 19, 2008 3:00 pm — 7:00 pm

  Open air, fresh produce and flowers, arts and crafts.

  Where: Kirkland

• Kirkland Sustainable Saturdays

  September 20, 2008 10:30 am — 12:30 pm

  10:30 AM City of Kirkland Green Remodeling and Building Program presented by the Green Building Team, CITY OF KIRKLAND 11:30 AM Saving Money and the Planet with a Home Energy Audit, presented by PUGET SOUND ENERGY Please RSVP for Sustainable Saturday Classes by providing us with your Contact Information and include which class you will be attending in the Comments section. More details? Click on the Event Title and download a Flyer

  Where: Kirkland

• Green from the Ground Up Biz Luncheon

  September 23, 2008 11:30 am — 1:30 pm

  Co-hosts, SMPS Seattle and Sustainable September, the premier Green business and community program in and around East King County, present a panel of green experts discussing integrated green design and new jobs and roles in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. Come and join us as our panel of AEC industry green experts share how sustainable design has changed the way they do business, select teaming and business partners, structure project teams and participate in other business arrangements. Get advice from sustainably-savvy experts on how your companies can position themselves to grow in this new era. Find out about resources out there to help you increase your knowledge and commitment to green. This luncheon immediately follows Sustainable September's 2008 Green Collar Jobs Symposium. MODERATOR Katie Zemtseff, Environmental Reporter, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce PANELISTS Eric L. Anderson, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Associate, MulvannyG2 Architecture, Jeffrey L. Cox, ASLA, Vice President, Director, Site Design Landscape Architecture, Triad Associates, Rae Anne Rushing, PE, LEED AP, President, Rushing, and Yancy Wright, LEED AP, Sustainable Initiatives Manager, Sellen Construction Co. Great learning and networking opportunity with an emphasis on marketing and business development professionals. Click on the Event Title above for more details.

  Where: Bellevue

• Green Jobs Symposium

  September 23, 2008 7:00 am — 11:00 am

  Come be an active participant in helping to build a greener future and healthy Eastside economy. Join Governor Gregoire and forward thinkers from business, education and government as they open the timely discussion on preparations for current and future green jobs for the Eastside. Learn what higher education professionals and leaders in the construction, information technology, energy, and transportation industries are saying and doing to train, educate, prepare and hire a green workforce ready to grow a more sustainable Eastside economy. Help build an Eastside action agenda for green job creation including: building a pipeline at the K-12 level, developing higher ed green collar curricula, influencing current climate change legislation State and federal levels, supporting partnerships between private companies and public universities. Breakfast, Jobs Symposium includes choice of 2 panels - $70/pp, Educators - $45/pp SMPS luncheon - $40/pp Symposium & SMPS luncheon - $100/pp combined Register: judim@kirklandchamber.org or 425 822 7066 1. Building and Site Development RAYMOND NADOLNY, PhD, Vice President, Lake Washington Technical College 2. Energy and Utilities TODD STARNES, Puget Sound Energy 3. Green Technology BRENDA COOPER, Chief Information Officer, City of Kirkland 4. Transportation Industry KEVIN O'NEILL, City of Bellevue Transportation Department Click on the Event Title above for more details including list of panel moderators and speakers

  Where: Bellevue

• Kirkland Wednesday Market

  September 24, 2008 2:00 pm — 7:00 pm

  Where: Kirkland

• Professional Education/SKCAR presents Green Cities

  September 25, 2008 9:00 am — 1:00 pm

  Green Cities/Neighborhoods & Housing Seminar - 4 clock hours. Our cities are green and housing is becoming more energy efficient. Expanded housing choices include more energy efficient and lower carbon options. The selling of these housing units requires more knowledge of these features – both the benefits and costs. There are continuing efforts to add new concepts and requirements. This class brings these elements together offering a focused view of our cities and housing and how agents can better understand these changes to benefit their clients. Instructor: John Spangenberg Cost: Members $65 & Non-Members $90 Pre-registration required. Only Pre-Paid registrants will guarantee reservation. (Cancellations must be made 24 hours in advance of scheduled class for a refund)

  Where: Bellevue

• Professional Ed/Low Impact Development (3CEUs)

  September 25, 2008 9:00 am — 1:00 pm

  Low Impact Development: Strategies, Solutions, and Case Studies in Sustainable Site Development. 3-hour continuing education class followed by light casual networking luncheon. Co-hosted by the MBAU/Bellevue. Presented by a team leading experts o Linda A. Pruitt, Co-founder, The Cottage Company o David Hilgers, ASLA, LEED-AP, Triad Associates o Michael Moody, PE, Triad Associates o Matthew A. Miller, PE, AESI o Brenda Nunes, CSBA, AESI More info? Click on the Title above and download a Class Flyer

  Where: Bellevue

• Sustainable Kirkland Community Meeting

  September 25, 2008 6:30 pm — 8:30 pm

  Neighbors uniting to create a sustainable Kirkland Community! We are the new Kirkland chapter of Sustainable Communities ALL Over Puget Sound (SCALLOPS) group. Come to our first meeting September 25 and bring your ideas about how to make Kirkland more sustainable. Make plans with your neighbors and fellow green community members about how to bring those ideas to life. Join the Sustainable Kirkland Community listserve to receive an agenda prior to the September meeting and announcements for future events. To find out more about what other Puget Sound SCALLOPS groups have done check out http://www.scallopswa.org/ Join the Sustainable Kirkland Community listserve

  Where: Kirkland

• Friday Night Market at Juanita Beach Park

  September 26, 2008 3:00 pm — 7:00 pm

  Open air, fresh produce and flowers, arts and crafts.

  Where: Kirkland

• Sustainable Saturdays Green Education Classes

  September 27, 2008 10:30 am — 12:30 am

  10:30A - Designing and Building a new Green Home, instructor, Lesa McIntyre, Green Works Architecture 11:30A - How to Build a Rain Garden, instructor, David Hilger, TRIAD

  Where: Kirkland

• Remodeled Green Home Tour/MBA

  September 27, 2008 10:00 am — 5:00 pm

  Hand-hewn log structure built from site harvested trees. Remodeled in phases from light to deeper green. Meet the owner/remodeler, Mike Vowels, who will share is prize labor of love stories with you. A great experience for the whole family so take an afternoon trip to a greener Duvall.

  Where: Duvall

• Kirkland Sustainable Saturdays

  September 27, 2008 10:30 am — 12:30 pm

  10:30A DESIGNING AND BUILDING A NEW GREEN HOME - LESA MCINTYRE, CEO, GREENWORKS ARCHITECTURE, www.greenworksarchitecture.com, 425.787.1000 11:30A HOW TO BUILD A RAIN GARDEN - DAVID HILGER, LEED AP, TRIAD AND ASSOCIATES Please RSVP for Sustainable Saturday Classes by providing us with your Contact Information and include which class you will be attending in the Comments section. More details? Click on the Event Title and download a Flyer

  Where: kirkland