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This Week
Tiny Home Communities Meetup – Wed, Aug 14th
Join Tiny Homes JC’s zoom meetup for folks interested in exploring tiny home communities in East Jefferson County – how to permit, build, and bring them together. This peer learning group is an opportunity to make connections with others who are interested in starting or joining a tiny home community. Learn what others have done or are doing to put together a tiny home community (and keep costs down); share information on the hurdles and barriers to starting up tiny home communities, including zoning and permitting rules, and what to do in response; and collaborate on tiny home community projects. Come find out what the tiny home community excitement is all about! Click here for the Zoom link.
Time: 6:30 – 8 pm | Location: Zoom
Foraging Walk and Book Reading – Wed, Aug 14th
Robin Greenfield will be leading a plant walk, introducing participants to the foods and medicines that are growing freely and abundantly all around. He will also be reading from his book, Food Freedom, and this will be the first public reading of this newly published book. This will be a casual gathering, free for all to join. Books will be available on a donation basis. Robin is also walking from Canada to Los Angeles along the Pacific Coast and will be walking through Port Townsend. All are welcome to join. Click here for more information.
Time: 6 – 8 pm | Location: Chetzemoka Park, Intersection of Blaine and Jackson Streets, Port Townsend
Dabob Days Volunteer Project – Fri, Aug 16th
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, join student leaders in NWI’s summer program to remove marine debris and English ivy along Dabob Bay. Questions? Please send an email to Megan or call (407) 383-0851. Sign up here.
Time: 10 am – 2 pm | Location: Tarboo-Dabob Bay, Dabob Post Office Road, Quilcene
Northwest Herbal Fair – Fri – Sun, Aug 16th – 18th *New*
The Northwest Herbal Fair is an educational event focused on herbal education. There will be more than 80 workshops, 50 vendors, and stage music on Friday and Saturday evenings. Day tickets are $60 Friday, $60 Saturday, and $40 Sunday. Contact is Michael Pilarski, who can be reached at (360) 643-9178 or by email. Click here for more information and to register.
Time: 7 am – 8:30 pm | Location: Lake Leland Amphitheater, 260 Munn Rd, Quilcene
Polystyrene & Low-Density Polyethylene (“Styrofoam”) Recycling – Sat, Aug 17th
Port Townsend StyroCyclers, a Local 20/20 Beyond Waste Project, collects white styrofoam (expanded polystyrene, or EPS), all colors of polyethylene (LDPE-4), white EPS food trays, and separated biodegradable (squishy) packing peanuts, but not crispy (EPS) peanuts, and no mixtures. Clean, dry materials only! Materials are inspected at the curb. Please remove tape, labels, etc., before you arrive, and leave plenty of room between vehicles. Please combine your materials with those of your neighbors and friends to help decrease the number of vehicles coming to these events. Email the organizers with questions, and check their Facebook page for weather cancellations and later recycling event dates. Volunteer with Port Townsend StyroCyclers! Volunteers can have flexible schedules.
Time: 10 am – noon | Location: Battery Putnam, near Alexander’s Castle, at 229 Alexander’s Loop, Fort Worden, Port Townsend. (Park your vehicle in the middle of the street in front of the battery.)
All County Picnic at Jefferson County Fairgrounds – Sun, Aug 18th *New*
The All County Picnic is a free community celebration designed to inspire residents of East Jefferson County to learn about resilience and emergency preparedness. Knowing where and how to connect to information and resources before a crisis is key. However, preparedness planning doesn’t have to be cumbersome or intimidating, and what better way to put these philosophies into practice than with a fun, family-friendly, celebration? This year’s event will include a new Emergency Preparedness Passport with prizes, a 2 pm Emergency Simulation, and a delicious Ratatouille prepared by Chef Arran Stark! (You’ll want to pack a picnic too.) Learn more here. Note the change in location this year to the Fairgrounds.
Time: 11 am – 4 pm | Location: Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St., Port Townsend
Guided Low Tide Walk with PTMSC – Sun, Aug 18th
Join the Port Townsend Marine Science Center for a guided walk on the beach at low tide with Center naturalists. Witness the unique adaptations for life to survive and thrive in the intertidal zone. The low tide will be -2.13 ft at 9:31 am. Registration is required. Click here for more information and registration.
Time: 11 am – 12:30 pm | Location: PTMSC Museum in Fort Worden, 502 Harbor Defense Way, Port Townsend
Photo: Switchback Trail near Hurricane Ridge, by Beverly McNeil
For the full set of announcements, including Upcoming Events, Recurring Events, Community Notices, Community Resources, and Resilience Readings, see here.
