MVCC Open House
2019-01-03 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | MVCC Office, 305 E Methow Valley Highway, Twisp, WA, 98856, United States
Start the year off right by advocating for land, air and water with the Methow Valley Citizens Council!
MVCC was founded in 1976, when a group of citizen activists came together to protect the Methow’s natural environment and rural character. This past fall MVCC moved into a groovy 1970’s A-Frame building in between Windermere Reality and the Twisp Eagles.
To honor our new location and MVCC’s legacy we are holding a 1970’s themed office warming party on Thursday, January 3rd from 4-6pm. Stop on by and join in on the fun! We will provide happy hour snacks and drinks. Be sure to dress up in your best ’70’s garb for the chance to win a prize!

Promenade for Protection!
2019-04-20 17:00 - 21:00 | Winthrop Barn, 51 N Hwy 20, Winthrop, 98862, United States
You’re invited to celebrate the Methow Headwaters Campaign on April 20th!
Come celebrate the passage of the Methow Headwaters Protection Act with us on Saturday, April 20th at the Winthrop Barn! More details to come.

Rise & Shine for the Methow - MVCC's Annual Celebration!
2019-06-01 | WA
You are invited to bring a friend to Rise and Shine for the Methow!
Saturday, June 1
12:30 – 2:30pm
OSB Taproom (Twispworks campus)
Potluck and BBQ with local flavors
Everyone is welcome, kid-friendly!

Plus: Annual Board Election, Updates on MVCC initiatives to protect our land, air and water, and fun ways to get involved in our work.
Bring a friend who is not yet a member of MVCC – together we can plant the seeds of home-grown advocacy for generations to come!
HELP US RAISE A CROWD:
Come to one of our weekly phone banking events at the MVCC office (located at 305 E Hwy 20, Twisp) every Thursday in May from 6-7pm to encourage members to turn out for our Rise and Shine event!
Snacks and drinks are included to make this a festive task.
To attend these phone banking events or help from the comfort of your own home Sign up here.

Screening of Return of the River - Twisp
2019-08-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Methow Valley Community Center, 201 South Highway 20, Twisp, WA, 98856, United States
Return of the River follows a group of strong-minded committed people as they attempt the impossible: to change the public opinion of a town and eventually the nation to bring a dam down. The community comes to a consensus, setting the Elwha River free and showing the way to a more sustainable future. Amid grim environmental news, Return of the River is a film infused with hope.
The film will be followed by a facilitated discussion covering the Similkameen River, Enloe Dam, and the benefits of the restoration of the river.
As a ratepayer of Okanogan Public Utility District and/or a citizen of Okanogan County, we want you to be aware of how we all can assist the Okanogan PUD, federal and state agencies, and the county in taking responsibility for the restoration of the Similkameen River.
There will be coffee, tea, and light refreshments. Donations are welcomed.
This film presentation and discussion is sponsored by Columbiana.

Resilient Methow: Workshop on Adapting to Local Climate Impacts
2019-11-19 17:45 - 21:00 | Methow Valley Community Center, 201 South Highway 20, Twisp, WA, 98856, United States
You’re invited to help develop a Community Climate Action Plan for the Methow Valley!
For the past year a group of concerned community leaders – comprising the health, economic, infrastructure, natural systems, and agriculture sectors of our valley – have joined together to convene a Climate Action Task Force. The Task Force has been evaluating impacts from the changing climate in our valley – and finding potential solutions.
Identifying and prioritizing potential climate impacts and solutions is the first step to developing a Methow Climate Action Plan. Now we need your help to ensure we have identified all potential impacts and start the process of determining what impacts are the most urgent and important to the Methow Valley community. The Task Force invites you to join us on Tuesday, November 19th to start the process of developing a Methow Climate Action Plan.
We will be joined for a short presentation by Dr. Amy Snover, Director of the UW Climate Impacts Group as well as community leaders, elected officials, business owners and more. Dr. Snover’s presentation begins promptly at 6pm, please arrive on time.
Pizza, refreshments and childcare will be available at the event. Please RSVP to reserve your childcare slot.

POSTPONED: Earth Day's 50th Anniversary Kick-Off Celebration
2020-04-17 - 2020-04-18 | WA
The health and safety of our Methow community and all who come to visit is our most important priority. Given the developing Coronavirus news in the last 24 hours, Methow Valley Citizens Council and Methow Arts believe it is no longer appropriate to hold a large public Earth Day celebration in mid-April. Hosting an event that aims to draw hundreds together in close proximity is contrary to the global priority to contain and avoid further spread of the Coronavirus.
On March 11th, the World Health Organization officially announced that Coronavirus is a global pandemic. With Washington State at the epicenter of the national outbreak, Governor Jay Inslee also announced that he is prohibiting gatherings of over 250 people in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. Lastly, Okanogan County is encouraging people to follow the state’s recommendations and voluntarily avoid large gatherings. With the prospect of transmissions growing, and the serious health implications, it is has become clear that if we held the event, we could exacerbate the problem.
With that in mind, we have decided that the responsible decision is to postpone the two-day 50th Anniversary Earth Day celebration to a later date (stay tuned). All planned events on both Friday and Saturday events, including performances by Xiuhtezcatl Martinez and Son Luna y Jóvenes Zapateadores will be postponed.

We wanted to communicate this decision as soon as we made it, even while we are still working through the logistical implications. We will update you with further details as they develop. We are hoping that some of the scheduled programming will still be able to occur during the week of Earth Day – in another format, perhaps as a livestream conference. Please stay tuned on Methow Arts’ Earth Day calendar page to stay up to date on the rescheduled events and activities for Earth Day: http://www.methowarts.org/earth-day2020/.
In the meantime, please accept our sincere apology. We are truly inspired by the spirit and resilience of this community – and the way we can come together for a good cause. We look forward to celebrating our valley – and our Earth – with you when the time is right!

Many thanks,
Jasmine Minbashian, Amanda Jackson Mott
Methow Valley Citizens Council Methow Arts Alliance
