• Join the Issaquah PCA chapter

• Learn about the PCA Coalition of 14 regional cities

• Find ways to get involved at a regional level

• Learn about the best ways for cities to address climate change

Issaquah's Climate Action Plan (ICAP) outlines a strategic approach for reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions and preparing the community for climate impacts.

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• Read the Climate Action Plan

• Find meeting agendas, materials, and how to participate here

• Participate in the Climate Action Challenge

• Support the Heat Pump Campaign

• Take the Climate Resilience Vulnerability Assessment

What in the world is Title 18 and what does it have to do with Climate Change? Title 18 is Issaquah’s Land Use regulatory code that guides how we use our precious bit of earth. It covers many areas that affect our carbon emissions. And thanks to Mayor, Mary Lou Pauly, the City of Issaquah is doing a major overhaul of its Title 18 regulations 2021-22 with plenty of opportunities for public input!

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Title 18 regulations reflect the city’s plans including its Climate Action Plan.

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You can influence our Land Use Codes by attending meetings and by providing written or oral public comment. The agenda and materials for each meeting generally come out the Friday before the meeting and can be found on the City’s Website.

Sustainability Ambassadors are youth who do projects to rapidly advance a sustainable future empowering youth to catalyze community sustainability.  They are supported by teachers to integrate rigor with relevance for real-world impact and the community to drive collective impact.

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• Become a Sustainability Ambassador

The Green Issaquah Partnership is a collaborative effort between the City of Issaquah, Forterra, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, community groups, nonprofits, schools, businesses and hundreds of volunteers to restore and maintain our forested parks and open spaces.​

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• Learn more about this fantastic program!

• Link to guide

• Get involved locally and volunteer in their programs

The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust leads and inspires action to conserve and enhance the landscape from Seattle across the Cascade Mountains to Central Washington, ensuring a long-term balance between people and nature.

Weaving together the urban and the wild, the Greenway connects 1.5 million acres surrounding Interstate 90, including the 15th-largest metropolis in the United States. More than 900,000 acres of land are now publicly owned, from city parks to expansive public forests. Another 100,000 acres are conserved as permanent private forests.

• Learn more

• Get involved - be a trailhead ambassador, volunteer, advocate, and more​

Issaquah Alps Trails Club has worked for the last 40 years to engage the public to preserve, protect, and promote the land, wildlife, and trails of the Issaquah Alps for present and future generations.

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The group raises awareness around challenges facing our public lands through guided hikes and community education. We take action to make sure everyone can enjoy the trails, parks, and open spaces of the Issaquah Alps now and into the future.

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• Learn more

• Activities

• Programs

• Advocacy

Climate Solutions works to accelerate clean energy solutions to the climate crisis.

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As a Northwest-based clean energy economy nonprofit, Climate Solutions works to champion transformational policies and market-based innovations; catalyze powerful partnerships and a diverse movement for action and accountability; and communicate a bold vision for solutions at the scale required by climate science.

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• Learn from their webinars

• Connect with their activities