GET OUT AND HEAL: November
Volunteer + community engagement opportunities
Looking for ways you can get more involved in your community? From neighborhood cleanups and festivals to supporting local businesses and organizations, here are 10+ ideas you can use to give back to our community this month.
Community Engagement + Volunteer
Submit Comment For US Magnesium 401 Permit
November 14 | 5:00 PM
144870, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4870 or by email at: wqcomments@utah.gov.
Bipartisan Clean Air Caucus
Organizer: Utah State Legislature
November 15 | 6:30- 8:00 PM
Senate Building Room 210
Natalie R. v. State of Utah Hearing & Solidarity Rally
Organizer: Our Children’s Trust
November 4 | 9:00 AM
Third District Courthouse, 450 S State St, SLC, UT. Located on the Fourth Floor, Room N-41
Your Input Is Needed To Support the Future of Great Salt Lake
Organizer: Utah State University
NOW – January 31st, 2023
Survey Length: 20-30 minutes.
Interim Session
Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | 1:15 PM
Room 20 House Building
Business and Labor Interim Committee
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | 1:15 PM
210 Senate Building
Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | 8:30 AM
110 Senate Building
Transportation Interim Committee
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | 8:00 AM
210 Senate Building
National Native American Heritage Month
This year for National Native American Heritage Month, we celebrate Indigenous people’s past and present leadership + contributions to the environmental and social justice movement. We encourage you to follow and support the following organizations and take time to learn about Native American History beyond November.
- Utah Pandos: Advocating for Indigenous sovereignty across Turtle Island
- Restoring Ancestral Winds:Great Basin Native Coalition | Educating Indigenous communities on issues around stalking, domestic, sexual, family and dating violence.
- Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake: UICSL’s mission is to serve The People by honoring Native cultures, strengthening health and wellness programs and cultivating community.
- Utah Diné Bikéyah: UDB, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to healing of people and the Earth through supporting Indigenous communities and protecting their culturally significant, ancestral lands.
What does this have to do with Environmental Policy?
We are strong believers in collaboration and ensuring that our policy decisions and writing are created with the best intentions to support communities. We will continue to listen, collaborate and find community-based solutions to solve the biggest environmental threats that Utah faces.