This Week TLAB Meeting – Mon, Apr 24th *New* 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; Private vehicles for providing services and moving small numbers of people.In person, monthly on the fourth Monday. Contact Richard Dandridge for location or more details. Time: 4:30 – 6:00 pm | Location: Contact Richard for location Forming an Intergenerational Community- Fri, Apr 28th *New* There will be an initial meeting for anyone who is interested in living in an intergenerational community. The idea is create affordable housing, live lighter on the land, shared meals in a common space, with other shared resources and where people care about each other. If this interests you, join them for the discussion. Contact Kate for more information. (Photo – Architecture by The Cohousing Company.) Time: 3 – 4:45 pm | Location: PT Library’s Pink House Dabob Days Stewardship Project – Sat, Apr 29th *New* Support the ongoing restoration and protection of the Tarboo watershed, from the headwaters of Tarboo Creek to Tarboo-Dabob Bay, by volunteering at monthly Dabob Days projects with Northwest Watershed Institute! This month, volunteers will help remove tree protectors from trees and shrubs that are well established on the Tarboo Wildlife Preserve. Tree protectors will be collected, sorted, and reused for future restoration plantings!Please email Megan or call 407-383-0851 to sign-up or learn more. To learn more about NWI, visit their website.Time: 10 AM – 2 PM | Location: Tarboo Wildlife Preserve, QuilceneTrowels & Treasures New/ Re-used/ Re-purposed Garden Art Expo – Sun, Apr 30th *New* First annual Garden Art Expo featuring new / re-used / re-purposed garden art produced by local and regional Makers/ Artists who will vend their work and where their crafts will be highlighted during micro-demonstrations and educational sessions. Proceeds will support the Magic of Christmas 2023 Festival, Sponsored by Smiles Under the Tree, a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide experiential educational opportunities to youth for the purpose of broadening career horizons, second, to provide art experiences and outreach through targeted delivery educational programs for community youth. Free admission, donations are accepted. Contact Ted for more details. Time: 10 am – 4 pm | Location : Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Horticulture Building For the full set of announcements, including Upcoming Events, Recurring Events, Community Notices, Community Resources, and Resilience Readings, see here. |