August 2025 – Edmonds Environmental Council

Edmonds Waterfront Center Environmental Series Sept. 11: ‘Caring About Our Roads, Car Tires and Coho Salmon’

August 31, 2025
My Edmonds News

The Edmonds Waterfront Center welcomes Edward P. Kolodziej, internationally recognized environmental chemist and the Allan and Inger Osberg Professor at the University of Washington (Tacoma/Seattle) as the featured speaker in Annie Crawley’s Environmental Speaker Series. The event takes place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, the latest installment in a community-based science and conservation initiative focused on Puget Sound.

Edmonds Environmental Council Update

August 31, 2025

It is time to renew your EEC membership and pay annual dues. Our membership cycle runs from July 1 to June 30 each year. Please follow the prompts on this form. Use the PayPal Giving Fund link to send your donation. If you have questions, please email us. Thanks! This seemed like an opportunity to update you on Project status.

Federal Government Human Health PFAS Research Workshop: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief (2021)

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are human-made substances used in thousands of products, from medical devices to fire-fighting foam to oil- and stain-resistant coatings on carpets and packaging. They help make these products resistant to heat, water, stains, and grease. However, research over the past several decades has found evidence that PFAS persist in the environment for long periods of time, potentially leading to harmful human exposures.

Stream Team volunteers at work at Edmonds Marsh

Posted Thursday, August 21, 2025

By Beacon Staff

From left: Joe Scordino, Seth Zeon, Eric Monroe, Aiden Curran, Bob Seidensticker, Janelle Cass, John Brock, Heather Marks, Dianna Maish, Chris Walton, Belinda Hughes, and Sally Jo Sebring. Not pictured: Nancy Scordino and Mason Hughes. (Photo courtesy Joe Scordino)

Link to Edmonds Beacon article

The Edmonds Marsh restoration volunteers were hard at work last week, spreading wood chips to prevent regrowth of invasive nightshade.

Ecology seeks public input on Paine Field PFAS cleanup agreement

Posted Monday, August 18, 2025

Link to Edmonds Beacon article

The Washington State Department of Ecology is inviting public comment on a proposed legal agreement and community involvement plan for cleaning up chemical contamination at the Paine Field Fire Training Pit, located along the western edge of Paine Field near South Everett.

Perrinville Creek: A sad case of politics and wasted taxpayer money

Posted Friday, August 8, 2025 8:15 am
By Diane Buckshnis
Edmonds Resident, Former City Councilmember, EEC Vice President and Treasurer

Link to Edmonds Beacon article

Perrinville Creek was once a thriving, salmon-bearing stream that flowed through Edmonds and Lynnwood. Community groups like the Edmonds Stream Team used it as a teaching creek; it was a vibrant artery in our region’s watershed and a living example of environmental stewardship.

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