This Week
TLAB Meeting – Mon, Mar 24th
The Transportation Lab is a Local 20/20 Action Group working to promote a transportation system that minimizes need for personal motor vehicles. Such a transportation system must be safe, convenient and healthy, and it must be based on: people walking, the most healthful mode; people bicycling, the most efficient mode; mass transit, the most efficient for moving large numbers of people; and private vehicles for providing services and moving small numbers of people.
In person, monthly on the fourth Monday. Contact by email for location or other information.
Time: 4:30 – 6pm | Location: Send email for info.
WSU/NODC Farm Grant Webinar – Tue, Mar 25th *New*
Join WSU Regional Small Farms and North Olympic Development Council for a free webinar: “Farm Grants From Start to Finish: Budgets, Logistics, Reports” on how to approach grant funding for your farm business. Have you wondered if a grant is the answer to all your farm’s needs? Participants will learn about the opportunities and realities of not only finding the right grant fund to match your needs, but also the administrative logistics required to fulfill the grant deliverables. This class is open to farmers in Clallam, Jefferson, and Kitsap Counties. Register for this free class here.
Time: 10am – 12pm | Location: Online, info provided upon registration.
Compassionate Listening Practice Group – Tuesdays, Mar 25th through Jun 27th
Compassionate Listening is a powerful practice for peace building and lasting relationships. During this ten-week session (meets Tuesdays on Zoom 2.5 hours/week beginning March 25) you will explore new ways to listen for understanding, compassion, and connection, improving your relationships and your own self-clarity. These sessions are offered free of charge by Cam Scholey, Certified Compassionate Listening Facilitator, and Lisa Crosby who is currently in the Facilitator Certification Program. For more information email Lisa.
Time: 10:30am -1pm | Location: Zoom, link to be provided
Community Coffee Chat with Jefferson Land Trust’s Executive Director Richard Tucker – Fri, Mar 28th *New*
Join Jefferson Land Trust’s Executive Director Richard Tucker at Chimacum Cafe in Chimacum for an opportunity to chat about the Land Trust’s latest projects, ask questions about their work, and share your perspective over a hot cup of your favorite morning beverage!
Time: 8:30 – 9:30 am | Location: Chimacum Cafe, 9253 Rhody Dr Hwy 19, Chimacum
Film Screening: We Are Guardians – Sat, Mar 29th
Follow Indigenous forest guardians Marçal Guajajara and Puyr Tembé as they protect their territories from deforestation. Through intimate storytelling, the film explores the science, politics, and economics behind deforestation and its global impact, providing a deeply personal look at the fight to preserve the Amazon. See the trailer. This showing is part of the Global Earth Repair Foundation’s series of films on climate solutions. Film screening followed by group discussion. For further info contact Michael Pilarski at 360-643-9178, visit the film festival website, or send email. Note: Local 20/20 is a co-sponsor of the series, stop by our table at the events and say hello!
Time: 6 – 8pm | Location: The Chapel at Fort Worden (or if elsewhere at FW, a notice will be posted on the door)
PTMSC Lecture – Ocean Nomads: The Albatrosses – Sun, Mar 30th
Join PTMSC for this Future of Oceans lecture, presented by Peter Harrison, seabird expert, author, artist and conservationist.
Largest of all flying birds with lifespans that match those of humans, the 22 albatross species are the most itinerant of all life forms, capable of flying more than 1,000 miles a day and over 8.5 million miles in their lifetimes. For more information, visit the website.
Admission is free; donations are welcomed and appreciated.
Time: 3 – 4pm | Location: Wheeler Theater, Fort Worden, Port Townsend
Photo: Chipmunk at Anderson Lake by Beverly McNeil
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