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Client: Whatcom County Case Study: While at Western Washington University (Western), Sarah Parker served as project manager for a WA Department of Commerce-funded project facilitated through a partnership between Western and Whatcom County. During the project, Sarah coordinated the efforts of Western students and faculty as they developed climate measure recommendations for small cities in…

Client: Town of Coupeville, WA Case Study: Peak is currently leading a Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment for the Town of Coupeville. Our team is managing the project, leading communications surrounding the effort, and planning and facilitating community and stakeholder engagement efforts. Public engagement will include a community survey, stakeholder meetings, and an open house….

Client: North Cascades Institute Case Study: Peak analyzed the North Cascades Institute’s carbon footprint, which included Scope 1 and Scope 2 data as well as employee commuting, participant transportation, and business travel data. This effort supports the Institute’s operational goal of evaluating and setting methods for long-term carbon footprint tracking. Peak developed recommendations for future improvements…

Client: Bellingham Public Schools Case Study: In affiliation with Peak, Rachel Myers is currently facilitating a 30-member Sustainability Task Force for Bellingham’s only school district. As the facilitator, Rachel is partnering with the Sustainability Manager and other district staff to ensure an inclusive and creative process resulting in recommendations for a vision and mission on…

Client: Port of Bellingham Case Study: The Port of Bellingham published a Climate Action Roadmap in 2019. Peak is partnering with Veda Environmental to facilitate the next steps for the Port to evaluate climate change impacts to port operations as well as identify mitigation and adaptation goals. This process will set a course for the…

Client: City of Bellingham Case Study: Peak helped the City update its City’s Climate Action Plan with new emissions inventories to track progress, and new emissions forecasts and planning scenarios to meet climate goals for both the city government and the community. The City Council reviewed the draft plan in December 2017. The City of…