SCHEDULE OF SPEAKERS
Each talk lasts 30 minutes. Schedule and topics subject to change.

Starts	Speaker	Topic	Room
10:00 AM	Tacoma Gardens - Kristen McIvor, Alicia Lawver, Sarah Garitone, and Whitney Rhodes	Community Gardens in Tacoma	BHS 104
10:30 AM	Native Plant Salvage Alliance - Anna Thurston	Bringing Nature Home with Salvaged Plants	BHS 106
11:00 AM	Audubon Washington - Lisa Parabello	Help Us Ensure the Evergreen State has Evergreen Cities this Legislative Session	BHS 104
11:30 AM	Pierce Transit - Lind Simonsen	Public Transportation's Contribution to U.S. Greenhouse Gas Reduction	BHS 106
12:00 PM	Green Tacoma Partnership - Krystal Kyer and Leslie Batten	Community Organizing for the Purpose of Restoring Habitat in an Urban Environment	BHS 104
12:30 PM	City of Tacoma - Bill Smith	Tacoma's EnviroHouse: Recycling in Action	BHS 106
1:00 PM	Fort Lewis Public Works - Environmental Division - Paul Steuke, Jr.	Sustainable Fort Lewis: Part of the Solution	BHS 104
1:30 PM	Biointegra Building and Insulation - Adam Martin	Foundations of Healthy Homes: Sustainable Surroundings	BHS 106
2:00 PM	Northwest Earth Institute - Karin Van Vlack	Changing Our World - One Conversation at a Time	BHS 104
2:30 PM	Northwest SEED (Sustainable Energy for Economic Development) - Amy Vavak	Community-Based Energy Solutions	BHS 106

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EXHIBITORS
Scheduled to participate. Subject to change.

• Green Built Cottage on Wheels
  Positive change begins at home. So when Dee Williams decided to change her life, that's right where she started. Four years ago, she sold her BIG house, got rid of most of her stuff, and moved into a teeny, tiny eco-cabin. She now lives in a house that is roughly the size of a parking spot.

• Citizens for a Healthy Bay 
  CHB is a non-profit agency which works to engage citizens in the protection, cleanup, and restoration of Commencement Bay, its waters, and habitat.

• NW Biodiesel Network
  Promotes the use and benefits of biodiesel through awareness campaigns, educational programs and specific initiatives.

• City of Tacoma - Multiple Departments
  Several City of Tacoma departments will combine efforts to create a "one-stop-shopping" display for visitors to learn more about products, services, and practices that promote wise and efficient us of energy, water, and recycling. Will have giveaway items and door prizes as well as interactive displays.

• Best Loved Baby
  Best Loved Baby offers support and sells products that support healthy parenting choices. Products include organic bedding, clothing and cloth diapers, and natural toys for children. Best Loved Baby also teaches classes about the benefits of healthy choices.

• MC Construction Consultants (ASARCO clean up)
  A development design and build company serving Pierce and Thurston Counties; dedicated to Built Green certification standards.

• Washington State Parks
  Washington's 120 state parks and other recreation areas offer opportunities for enjoyment and learning. Take a break for camping, hiking, biking, boating, windsurfing or rock climbing. In winter, venture out for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling. Explore the state on long-distance land and water trails. Learn about the state's rich natural, cultural and historical treasures by visiting interpretive centers and special historic places.

• Tacoma Food Cooperative
  Our mission is to operate a cooperatively owned grocery store for the health and well-being of our members and the greater Tacoma community.

• Washington Dept of Ecology
  To protect, preserve, and enhance Washington's environment and promote the wise management of our air, land, and water for the benefit of current and future citizens

• US Green Building Council (Tacoma/Olympia branch)
  USGBC is the developer of the nation's most widely-used high performance building rating system (leadership in energy and environmental design or LEED)

• Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
  Working to promote environmental health in Pierce County and Tacoma

• Pierce County Coalition for Environmental Health Priorities
  PCCEHP is a grassroots group of community members that are identifying priorities and developing action plants to address them.

• A Child's Right
  Provisions of clean water systems to sites with high concentration of at-risk children (orphanages, schools, street shelters, rescue homes, etc) in developing countries

• Port of Tacoma
  A major gateway to Asia and Alaska, the Port of Tacoma is the 7th largest container port in North America, handling an estimated $35 billion in trade and more than 2 million containers.

• Sound-Gro - Pierce Cty Public Works
  Pierce County Public Works & Utilities has started making a fertilizer at the wastewater treatment plant. SoundGRO is a naturally organic fertilizer that is safe for the environment and closes the loop in recycling.

• Pierce County Solid Waste Division
  The Solid Waste Management Division provide Pierce County residents with efficient waste reduction, recycling, disposal and household hazardous waste management systems which protect public health and safety and the natural human environment of Pierce County.

• Pierce County Solid Waste Division: Earthy Conversations
  Partnership between Chambers Creek Foundation and Pierce County Solid Waste aimed at creating environmental education opportunities at the Chambers Cr. Properties in University Place through appreciative inquiry and youth involvement.

• Fort Lewis Public Works - Environmental Division
  Fort Lewis is an 86,000 acre Army installation that supports 28,000 military, 56,000 family members of active duty military, 127,000 retirees, and 10,000 civilians. Our Installation Sustainability Program was established in 2002 with 12 aggressive 25 year goals. Since that time, we have brought many new innovations to the installation and Fort Lewis has earned the reputation as one of the leading examples of sustainability among Army installations.

• Audubon Washington
  Audubon works to protect our great natural heritage of birds, other wildlife, and their habitat

• Pierce County Shellfish Partners
  The Pierce County Shellfish Partners are a consortium of organizations, agencies, and individuals working to protect and enhance shellfish resources and habitat in Pierce County.

• NW Solar Group
  Non-profit solar educational group

• Northwest Earth Institute
  NWEI inspires people to take responsibility for earth through participation in small group discussion circles. A Portland-based nonprofit, NWEI has active volunteer chapters in Tacoma and Olympia. Efforts in Puget Sound are generously supported by the Russell Family Foundation.

• Pierce Conservation District and  Stream Team
  The Pierce Conservation District, a non-regulatory division of state government, has been working with Pierce County landowners to help manage natural resources since 1949. Stream Team’s goal has always been to educate and involve Pierce County citizens in stream related issues. Through hands-on involvement and educational efforts, Stream Team helps individuals achieve a sense of stewardship for our local streams, forests, and wildlife.

• Green Tacoma Partnership and Cascade Land Conservancy
  GTP is a partnership between city agents, non-profits, metro parks, and grassroots groups focused on building a liveable city by protecting, enhancing, and restoring Tacoma's open spaces, parks, and gulches.

• Washington Native Plant Society/Native Plant Salvage Alliance
  The WNPS promotes the appreciations and conservation of Washington's native plants and their habitats through study, education, and advocacy. The NPSA coordinates the strength of volunteers to did native plants from sites that would be otherwise developed; plants are then donated to habitat restoration projects happening via the Green Tacoma Partnership

• Nisqually Reach Nature Center
  Nisqually Reach Nature Center (NRNC) is a volunteer-run membership-supported non-profit organization that promotes the understanding, appreciation, and preservation of the Nisqually estuarine ecosystem and its integral role in the local environment, history, and culture through interpretation, education, and research.

• Pierce Transit
  Pierce Transit is the public transportation agency for Pierce County, providing the community with local and express bus routes, vanpools, rideshare services, and specialized transportation for people with disabilities. Last year, the agency provided more than 14 million passenger trips. Pierce Transit was the country's first public transportation agency to experiment with clean-burning compressed natural gas to fuel its bus fleet.

• Solar Richard
  Solar scientist and supplier of solar panels and low-cost lighting options.

• Sound Transit
  Regional transit authority

• Tacoma Wheelmen Bicycle Club
  Tacoma Wheelmen is the largest and oldest bicycle club in the area. We promote cucling for health and the environment.

• Northwest SEED (Sustainable Energy for Economic Development)
  Northwest SEED works to establish a clean, diverse, and affordable Northwest energy system based on the efficient use of renewable resources, with maximum local control and ownership of energy assets. Our community-based energy project contributes to a clean, diverse and affordable energy future.

• Vehicle Research Institute at Western Washington University
  The VRI is a research organization performing vehicle design, prototype construction and consulting for government and private industry.

• Ecohaus
  Ecohaus is an environmental building supply store specializing in sustainable materials and healthy finishes.

• Danielle Pierce
  In Fall 2007, Professor Nancy Rottle led a graduate student landscap architecture studio about the growth of UW Tacoma and some future possibilities.

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MORE INFORMATION:
Jim Gawel, University of Washington Tacoma
(253) 692-5815 or jimgawel@u.washington.edu