| This Week Local 20/20 Beyond Waste Group Meeting – Tues, Dec 12th The Beyond Waste Action Group meets the second Tuesday of each month via zoom. The group looks at a number of issues including food waste composting, plastics reduction and recycling, reduction of garbage on an individual and community level, and various other waste-related topics that spontaneously come up |
| This Week Local 20/20 Climate Group Meeting – Thurs, Dec 7th The Local 20/20 Climate group’s scope includes reducing greenhouse gases, increasing carbon sequestration, and preparing for climate impacts. At this meeting, we’ll continue to work on ongoing projects, review some recent climate papers, and discuss ideas for future actions and activities. Newcomers are most welcome! The group will meet |
| This Week TLab Meeting – Mon, Nov 27 *New* The Transportation Lab is a Local 20/20 Action Group working to promote a transportation system that minimizes the need for personal motor vehicles. Such a transportation system must be safe, convenient, and healthy, and it must be based on walking, the most healthful mode; bicycling, the most efficient mode; mass transit, |
| This Week Port Townsend Marine Science Center Annual Holiday Sale – Fri-Sun, Nov 24-26 *New* It’s the Annual Holiday Sale at PTMSC! Enjoy a discount on all merchandise while supporting the PTMSC. You’ll find unique ornaments made by PTMSC volunteers, locally sourced gifts, jewelry, and more, plus books and PTMSC logo gear for everyone on your holiday list. PTMSC members |
Meaningful Movies Port Townsend Presents: “Disturbing the Peace” – Mon, Nov 13th *New*
“Disturbing the Peace” is about people born into conflict, sworn to be enemies, who challenged their fate. The film follows everyday people who took extraordinary actions by standing for what they believe in, just like those who came before them – Martin Luther King Jr., … Read the rest
As a follow up to their Housing+Sanitation Learning Series (see website), PHLUSH and HSN will hold the Rich Earth Summit. The 2023 theme is Reclaiming Urine as a Resource. Vermont’s hybrid international gathering brings together researchers, practitioners, policy makers, industry … Read the rest
In the latest Local 20/20 column in the Port Townsend/Jefferson County Leader, Eco-dietician Mary Purdy discussions ways we can minimize our impact on the environment with our eating choices.
Saving the Planet with your Fork
By Mary Purdy, MS, RDN
While not everyone always has a choice in what they eat and buy, for those who do, what goes … Read the rest
YMCA Family Fun Night – Fri, Nov 3rd *New*
Kids and families can join for a fun night of crafts and activities for kids in the gymnasium, free swim in Mountain View Pool (subject to capacity limitations), and parents can learn more about the Early Learning and Family Support Center. For more information, see here. Time: 5-7 … Read the rest
Seattle-based, award-winning composer Nelda Swiggett brings her five-piece chamber jazz ensemble to Port Townsend, Sequim and Port Angeles on Dec. 1-2 for a tour of her original work, “The Alaska Suite: a story of beauty, loss and hope.” This concert is a musical reverie on the tenuous beauty of the Arctic. But it is not just a concert. The performance … Read the rest
