No New Jets. No New Flights. – WE FIGHT ON Sound Defense Alliance (SDA) rallied almost 400 Whidbey residents at the Historic Crockett Barn last Friday, April 12, 2019, in response to the Navy’s unprecedented four-fold increase in Growler FCLP Read more…
Plane Truths by Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin The recent expansion of Navy training activities in the Northwest has many local residents concerned. Community members on Whidbey Island, the San Juans, and the Olympic Peninsula are disturbed by an increase Read more…
Sound Defense Alliance (SDA) and its Island County member groups will host a community event, “Fight not Flight,” on Friday, April 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the historic Crockett Barn, 1056 South Crockett Farm Road. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. Program Read more…
Quiet Skies Over San Juan County introduces the Sound Defense Alliance (SDA) to the Lopez community on Monday, April 8 at 7 p.m. at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Two SDA members, Larry Morrell and Maryon Attwood, Read more…
For Immediate Release Contact: Maryon Atwood. Chair, SDA, 360-678-1414, Maryon@whidbey.net sounddefensealliance.org, https://facebook.com/SoundDefenseAlliance Department of Defense and Navy announce massive Growler Flight and Operations expansion decision – dismissing State officials and community opposition. Sound Defense Alliance will continue to fight Read more…
Join us for a training on how you can speak up for Olympic National Park by getting involved in our ‘Hear Our Olympics‘ campaign with the National Parks Conservation Association. Be a part of making the case to our elected Read more…
February 21, 2019 We thank the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation (ACHP) and it’s members for validating our concerns and for their thorough and measured response to our region’s concern for our historic properties and cultural treasures that will be Read more…
For Immediate Release Contact: Maryon Attwood, Chair, Sound Defense Alliance, 360-678-1414, maryon@whidbey.net Navy’s Walkout Leads to Advisory Council Review and Angry Regional Response People from Skagit, Jefferson, Clallam and Island Counties showed up in force one week before Christmas to Read more…
Stand up for Our Region Against the Department of Defense and the Massive Growler Jet Expansion! Our region has been a good partner to the DoD, but the proposed Growler Jet expansion is just too much. By standing together, our Read more…
Monday, December 3, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Coupeville, WA. On Friday, November 30th, the Navy announced that it terminated negotiations with consulting parties of the WA State Historic Preservation Office, government officials, and community leaders on Whidbey Island. Termination of consultation Read more…
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