EVENTS

MEETINGS

Upcoming  Meetings (all on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. in the Quinault Auditorium unless otherwise noted):

  • Tuesday, June 10: Heather Trim, Zero Waste Washington
    via Zoom in Quinault Auditorium, 3 p.m.

    The speaker at our June 10th meeting will be Heather Trim, Executive Director of Zero Waste Washington. As she has done for the past four years, Heather will bring us up to date about legislation that will help move toward the goal of zero waste.

    Bills worked on in the Washington State legislature this year addressed recycling, battery stewardship, plastics, right to repair, compostable products, mercury light bulbs, and more.

    Before joining Zero Waste Washington in 2016, Heather was active in zero waste issues, including helping lead the Seattle bag campaign and helping to ban Styrofoam serviceware products. Previously, Heather was Director of Science and Policy at Futurewise, focusing on habitat, shoreline, storm water and other issues related to land use. Earlier she worked on similar issues including toxic pollution and plastics. Heather earned a BS in geology from Yale University and a PhD from UCLA in geochemistry.

    Zero Waste Washington is a state-wide non-profit, with a goal of making trash obsolete, using three strategies: help pass laws at city, county & state level; conduct research; and do pilot projects. Their focus areas are producer responsibility, excess packaging, reuse/repair, toxic chemicals, recycling, innovation, and plastic pollution.

    Our meeting will take place in the Quinault Auditorium, where Heather will join us via Zoom. Learn more at the Zero Waste Washington website.

    Note – There are no scheduled Green Team meetings in July,  August or December.

  • All Panorama residents are encouraged to attend Green Team meetings and presentations.

OTHER COMING EVENTS

 

  • Thursday, May 22, 2025 –  Sustainability Tours 
    Starts at Pavilion,at 9, 9:30, 10, 10:30, 11 and 11:30 a.m.

    Each walking tour takes about 90 minutes to cover about one mile around the north end of the campus. For details see  Sustainability Tours 2025. Sign up at the Activity Desk, starting on April 29th.

  • Thursday, June 26 – Field Trip to Dancing Goats and Singing Chickens Organic Farm.

    The Dancing Goats and Singing Chickens Organic Farm in Yelm has over 200 acres of lush farmland where they grow a variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables, using sustainable farming practices. The farm also has a variety of animals including chickens, pigs and cows. This field trip offers an opportunity to observe their regenerative agriculture practices. There will be honey tasting and an opportunity to purchase fresh produce, baked goods, honey, free-range chicken and eggs.

    The bus will leave at the main Pan Hall entrance at 9:15 a.m. and return to Panorama around 12:15. Sign up at the Activity Desk starting on May 27. Bus fee is $10.  Learn more at the Dancing Goats and Singing Chickens website.

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  • See Previous Events for summaries of past events of interest to the Panorama Green Team members.

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