Join the University Sunrise Rotary Club for a program featuring Sandy Shettler of Tree Action.
The program will be presented in person and on Zoom on Thursday morning. The formal meeting including the program runs from 7:30-8:30 a.m. No registration is required, and the program is free.
- The in-person meeting will be at the Wedgwood Community Church at 8201 30th Ave NE, Seattle. Doors open at 7:00 a.m. and the program begins at 7:30 a.m.
- Click here to join the meeting on Zoom. The line will open shortly after 7:00 a.m.
Tree Action is a volunteer-led organization comprised of Seattlites from all around the city: from South Park to Shoreline, Magnolia to Columbia City. They come from many different backgrounds and are united (and rooted!) in protecting Seattle’s trees and climate resilience.
Sandy and Julia Shettler are a mother-daughter team with Tree Action Seattle, which advocates for Seattle’s trees at the neighborhood level and at City Hall.
Sandy is a medical social worker with a background in public health. She focuses on the physical and mental health benefits of living near trees, and the need to bring these benefits to deforested and underserved urban communities. Julia is an electrical engineer by training and works in climate tech. She is deeply interested in preserving the natural environment as a common-sense solution to climate change.
Tree Action Seattle is a collective effort that was sparked by the City of Seattle’s July 2023 approval of the cutting of a large western red cedar. Nicknamed “Luma”, the Snoqualmie Tribe identified the tree as historic and culturally modified. This singular tree illuminated glaring flaws in Seattle’s tree code.
Thanks to Mike Madden for arranging this program.