Campaigning for clean water and a healthy environment for humans and wildlife
April 30, 2025
By Lynda V. Mapes
Seattle Times environment reporter
Who knew that baby salmon were such explorers?
The long-held understanding that baby salmon emerge from the streams where they hatched to head out to sea actually is missing a far more complex story — and a far more interesting one, scientists explain in a new paper.
Continue reading “Baby salmon head out to sea. Then they do something unexpected, new research shows”Posted: April 29, 2025
Larry Williamson
on behalf of Alliance of Citizens for Edmonds
Link to My Edmonds News article and comments:
Editor:
The hearing concerning Residential Zoning (4/23/25) drew a full house with 18 diverse, longtime residents who spoke passionately about the negative residential impacts (increased building heights, lot coverages and density) of the proposed code update. The first, Kim Bayer-Augustavo, chair of the Architectural Design Board, became a de facto keynote for the hearing. Sixteen presenters, including former Planning Board and Housing Commission members, strongly endorsed her comments.
Continue reading “Letter to the editor: Citizen’s Planning Board public hearing – are you listening?”Posted: April 29, 2025
Link to My Edmonds News Article
Note – There are several excellent comments in the article.
Editor:
Last week’s Planning Board meeting was a packed house, with speakers requesting that the board and staff only implement the state’s minimum requirements to comply with housing legislation due June 25. Citizens clearly voiced they want to prevent negative environmental impacts and overdevelopment of our neighborhoods.
Continue reading “Letter to the editor: Stop planned overdevelopment of our neighborhoods”Posted: April 13, 2025
My Edmonds News
On Saturday, April 12th, Megan Moran from Sound Salmon Solutions and Joe Scordino released several thousand Coho fry with the help of volunteers and local residents. These “baby” salmon were released in Yost Park near Olympic Avenue and near Holy Rosary parish in Edmonds.
It was great fun.
Here are a few photos:
Posted Sunday, April 13, 2025
By Joe Scordino, Stream Team Project Leader
A large crowd gathered at Yost Park to help release several salmon at a time. They used clear cups so everyone could see the baby salmon. (Photo courtesy Joe Scordino)
Continue reading “Yost Park: Volunteers help save Shell Creek salmon”by Joe Scordino
April 7th, 2025
Posted: April 3, 2025
By Chelsea Rudd
Edmonds
Link to My Edmonds News Article
Editor:
At Tuesday’s city council meeting, 250 Edmonds residents filled the chambers, with over 60 pleading with the council to remove Hummingbird Hill Park and Frances Anderson Center from consideration for rezoning, sale and commercial development. However, the next day it was reported by King 5, “Multiple city leaders say the public is misinformed.”
Continue reading “Letter to the editor: Hummingbird Hill Park supporters not ‘misinformed’”After a two-and-a-half hour public comment session, the council tabled its votes for the two comprehensive plan amendments.
By Jenna Peterson
Wednesday, April 2
Link to Everett Herald Article
Richie Gabriel, 1, jumps off the bottom of the slide as Matthew Gabriel looks down at him from the play structure at Hummingbird Hill Park on Monday, March 31, 2025, in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Continue reading “Edmonds residents show up for Hummingbird Hill Park, Frances Anderson Center”by Teresa Wippel
Posted: April 2, 2025
Link to My Edmonds News Article
An estimated crowd of 250 people packed the Edmonds City Council chambers Tuesday, spilling out into the foyer. Some were fearful that a cherished neighborhood park and community center could eventually be sold to help offset the City of Edmonds’ $20 million budget deficit. Still others mourned the removal of a historic 100-foot redwood tree. And yet another group expressed concerns about how future zoning changes could impact their neighborhood.
Continue reading “Parks, trees, zoning: 250 fill Edmonds Council chambers Tuesday to have their say”The examiner revoked the city’s Determination of Non-Significance, forcing Edmonds to address infrastructure issues on the creek
By by Eliza Aronson
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Link to Everett Herald article
EDMONDS — The city of Edmonds has work to do on Perrinville Creek.
On Friday, City Hearing Examiner Phil Olbrechts decided city staff must address safety issues about a corroded pipe that connects the last few hundred feet of stream to Puget Sound, and consequently restore fish passage along the lower portion of the creek.
Continue reading “Edmonds Hearing Examiner decides on Perrinville Creek saga”Posted: March 30, 2025
Link to My Edmonds News Article
The Edmonds City Council is scheduled at its Tuesday, April 1 business meeting to review its priorities for 2025 Comprehensive Plan amendments and vote on which ones to pursue for further study.
Continue reading “Council April 1 set to review priorities for Comprehensive Plan amendments”By William Alexander
March 30, 2025
My Edmonds News
Editor’s note: This letter to Mayor Mike Rosen is being republished here at the author’s request. We did ask the city last week if they had a response but so far have not received one.
Dear Mayor Rosen:
Continue reading “Letter to the editor: A request to continue Edmonds Marsh work”March 28, 2025 at 6:00 am
By Amanda Zhou
Seattle Times staff reporter
For decades, toxic tire dust has choked coho salmon before they can spawn in their natal streams. Now, King County scientists say they have made a “potential breakthrough” in how to save them.
by Nick Ng
Posted: March 27, 2025
Link to My Edmonds News Article
Speeding, unsafe sidewalks and lack of crosswalks along 100th Avenue West were some of the concerns Edmonds residents voiced during the first day of the Edmonds Walk & Talk tour Thursday morning at the Westgate neighborhood center.
Continue reading “Walk & Talk tours begin — starting with Westgate neighborhood center”