A sustainability workshop series hosted by the city of North Bend takes a look at local resources like energy and water, and their future.

The first workshop, “Energy, Fossil Fuel and Water Use and Conservation,” originally scheduled for next week, has been moved to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 8, at North Bend City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N.

North Bend is developing an Energy and Sustainability Element in the City’s Comprehensive Plan to address topics including energy and water conservation, fossil fuel use, greenhouse gas emissions, waste reduction, and green building practices, with the aim of making fiscally responsible decisions.

This first workshop will look at broad trends relating to electrical energy use, fossil fuel use, and water use and conservation in North Bend and the larger community.Examples of what other cities are doing regarding these issues will be discussed, and draft policies addressing these issues will be presented.

For more information, including the schedule of upcoming workshops and a draft of the Energy and Sustainability Element, see the City’s website at www.northbendwa.gov, following the link to “Sustainability Initiatives.”