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 based on: 1. People walking – the most healthful mode. 2. People bicycling – the most efficient mode. … Read the rest
Pull beachgrass to save moths! The sand verbena moth only lives in a few places in the world, including Fort Worden State Park. This moth is dependent on the sand verbena wildflower, which is being pushed out by invasive beachgrass. Bring work gloves if you want them, and make … Read the rest
| This Week Forestry Lunch Breaks: Birds of Washington – Jan 9th-13th Washington State and the greater Pacific Northwest are home to many species of birds. Private timberland can serve as critical habitat for many of theses species, partly because these forests tend to be more diverse in species composition in structure. In this series they will discuss multiple types and |
A low pressure system and south wind that occurred along with a high astronomical tide (9.74′) resulted in a 12.06′ tide (preliminary) in Port Townsend on 12/27/22, which would be a new highest tide for Port Townsend. (It takes NOAA a few weeks to verify the readings.) Read below to see the details of the weather system, historical tides, and … Read the rest
Master Gardener Volunteers are here to assist you with your gardening questions. They will work in partnership with you topics including right plant for your environment, composing, insect infestations, unknown pathogen destroying your beloved plants, and everything in-between!
If you’d like to bring in a sample, please follow the … Read the rest
No events this week, wishing all a peaceful week and Happy New Year!
In this presentation architect Mark Johnson will talk about current initiatives, strategies, and opportunities that we can strive for as a global community. We know that buildings contribute up to 40% of global carbon emissions. Our … Read the rest
December is shaping up to be quite the month for higher tides, as is common. We had a second one on 12/10, and another one is scheduled for Christmas Day (we’ll see how the weather elements shape up.) On Dec 10th the tide was 9.55′ predicted, 11.00′ observed, and that gave us another chance to visualize the higher sea levels … Read the rest
Join Meaningful Movies and special guest Director Melinda Raebyne on Monday, December 19 at 6:30 PM for an online screening of Stories of Us: Camp Second Chance.
In this powerful award winning film, director Melinda Raebyne embeds herself one winter at one of Seattle’s homeless camps, Camp Second … Read the rest
Local sanitation professionals Janet Welsh and Amanda Christofferson will lead the final session of the HSN-PHLUSH learning series. Welch was recruited from the Health Department in Olympia to start the Jefferson County Water Quality Program and to identify the sources of bacterial pollution in Quilcene Bay. After … Read the rest
‘Tis the season of higher tides, and there was another higher than average predicted tide on Dec 2nd (9.2′ predicted), that gave us another chance to visualize the higher sea levels that will become more often in the future due to global sea level rise, and a few of Local 20/20’s Climate Action Group volunteers were out there early in … Read the rest