Month: June 2024

City Survey on Efficient, Healthy and Resilient Homes

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The City of Eugene invites the community to take a quick survey (available in English or Spanish) to help us meet our community climate goals! 

Homes and buildings are the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. By working together, we can transition to cleaner energy sources, more efficient energy use, healthier living spaces, and more resilience to extreme weather. Your input will help staff develop strategies to reduce emissions from buildings and create a more sustainable future for Eugene. This survey is part of a larger engagement effort to decarbonize buildings and prevent climate change. The survey closes June 12, 2024. Results will be presented to City Council in July 2024. Take the survey in English or Spanish.  Visit the City of Eugene’s survey page to learn more about the project.

May, 2024 Wildfire Response Meeting – Video Available

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Our May 16th, 2024 General Meeting was a Community Conversation at Hilyard Community Center focused on Wildfire Response. The conversation was focused on the following questions:

• What agencies provide what response if Eugene South Hills catches fire this summer?  
• What evacuation routes are designated? 
• Where have fire breaks in the south hills been created? 
• What is involved in maintaining them? 
• What other mitigation work has been done? 
• What can a homeowner do to minimize risk? 

The video of the entire meeting can be found on Youtube here. 

Explaining each agency’s role are panelists from

  • Eugene Springfield Fire
  • Oregon Department of Forestry
  • Eugene Parks and Open Spaces
  • City of Eugene
  • Northwest Youth Corps

A big thank you to John Q of Whole Community News for making the video available. 

The SHiNA Board wants to acknowledge and thank Ian Appow of ECO Solutions for organizing this event. And last but not least, the well-prepared panelists, experts and leaders of their agencies.