REGIONAL CHAPTER
West North America
We have a number of programs both through ESRAG
and Rotary International that need your help.
Key Information
Countries Included in Region
USA: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY.
Canada: AB, BC, SK
Leaders of Chapter
Yavuz Atila
Official Regional Links
About Our Chapter
Welcome to the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG)!
ESRAG was formed to empower Rotarian and non-Rotarian members to take actions to sustain our environment, particularly to stabilize our climate. How can ESRAG help you?
ESRAG provides an organizing point and informational resources to share information with clubs and communities about sustainable practices and the global humanitarian crisis of climate change.
Our action model:
Identify environmental leaders within the Rotary world, assist them in initiating environmental service projects that are meaningful to THEM, help where we can, and acknowledge and publicize their awesome work.
We look forward to collaborating with you to bring Rotary’s ‘Service Above Self’ ethic to solving environmental problems.
UN Environment: Rotarians Vital to Climate Solutions
With pollution and climate change wreaking economic havoc, causing more than 7 million premature deaths a year, and fueling the refugee crisis, “we are doing a poor job for our planet and our peoples’ health as we pursue economic development,” warned Dr. Hartwig Kremer, Head of UN Environment’s Global Environment Monitoring Unit, in a speech to ESRAG members in Hamburg. But because we are “in touch with local communities, professionals, and business leaders worldwide,” he added, Rotarians can catalyze solutions.
The UN provides the framework and tracks global progress: “In September 2015, with the backing of 193 world leaders, 17 Sustainable Development Goals were agreed to eradicate extreme poverty and achieve a healthy, sustainable world by the year 2030.
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Featured Events
Attend our Monthly Regional Chapter meetings.
Second Monday of every month at 5:30 pm PDT, Zoom
Contact us to attend today.
Speaker: Nacho Dean, Ralf Hardenberg, and Precious
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Speaker: Dr Pat Armstrong and Clare Caulfield
Topic: Integrating Environment and Climate into Club Planning
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Speaker: Nilam Bedi, Carl Treleaven
Topic: Rotary Action Group on Community Economic Development: How it works and how it can support Rotary's environmental objectives
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Topic: The Eco Expo include 45+ organizations with Eco-Friendly products, services, and focus. The event runs from 10AM to 6PM at the Eden Prairie Center Mall in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
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Speaker: K. Neil Van Dine
Topic: WASH Rotary Action Group links water and sanitation to improved hygiene, better health, and empowerment of the community.
More info
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Featured Projects
A few of the projects our regional chapter is and has been involved in.
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Featured News
What would you pack when you have to evacuate?
What would you do if your local government calls you and says that you have an hour to evacuate your home because of surrounding wildfires?
Miyawaki forest celebrates history and native plants
The Miyawaki Urban Forest History Project aims to create a sustainable urban forest that celebrates the area’s history and promotes environmental awareness.
Teach Your Neighbors to Mine Their Junk Drawers!
ESRAG and Redwood Materials have a new toolkit American Rotarians can use to launch lithium-ion battery recycling in your community. Redwood can recapture about 95% of the critical materials and use them to make new components for rechargeable batteries to meet sharply-rising demand. Read more so you can teach your neighbors to mine their junk drawers.
Form your own committee.
Learn more about how to form your own Club
or District Environmental Sustainability Committee.