| This Week The Challenges and Triumphs of Marine Mammal Rescue – Wed, Oct 4th Join Friends of Fort Flagler as SR3’s Executive Director and Veterinary Nurse, Casey Mclean sheds light on the daunting challenges that marine wildlife face and the unwavering efforts taken to provide them a second chance in the wild. Witness the heartwarming triumphs and success stories that |
How is affordable housing funded? How does broad-based ownership of housing square with the costs of obtaining subsidies and financing (debt requirements)? Which funding strategies are best for our community and best for meeting the need for housing now? Quimper Community Housing Collective (QCHC) will host … Read the rest
This Week
Ukraine Eyewitness Speaks at the Quaker’s – Tues, Sept 19th New
Peter Lumsdaine, member of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) national committee to abolish nuclear weapons will report and discuss his visit to Ukraine & Poland: Where is the war going? What is the answer? What can we do? Lumsdaine is a long-term public-interest educator and organizer, having … Read the rest
| This Week Local 20/20 Beyond Waste Group Meeting – Tues, Sept 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 River Otter Beach Walk/Talk – Wed, Sept 6th Join Friends of Fort Flagler to learn about these cute and curious creatures that live throughout the Puget Sound. FOFF will be taking a beach walk on East Beach past the Wansboro Battery and discussing the river otter’s life cycle, behavior and where you might find them. If we’re |
| This Week Housing Policy Deep Dive – Social Housing – Mon, Aug 28th What is social housing and how is it different than market and nonprofit housing? What would it look like here and can it be scaled to Jefferson County? Each month, Quimper Community Housing Collective (QCHC) will host an open, inclusive discussion on housing policy with an eye |
| This Week Local 20/20 Council Meeting – Wed, Aug 23rd *New* The monthly Local 20/20 Steering Council meeting is open to all and welcomes those interested in involvement in Local 20/20 leadership. Newcomers are always welcome. This month we will be meeting in person. If you’d like more information and/or a virtual orientation, or for meeting location, contact us at |
In the 8/16/23 Local 20/20 Column in the Port Townsend Leader (thank you, PT Leader!), Deb Stinson of Local 20/20’s NPREP group highlights the range of information on emergency preparedness and other activities that are part of this year’s All County Picnic!
By Deborah Stinson
August arrived in East Jefferson County with a wake-up call in the form of rapidly … Read the rest
| This Week Meaningful Movies Presents “Banana Land: Blood, Bullets, and Poison” – Mon, Aug 14th Join Meaningful Movies for their online screening of Banana Land: Blood, Bullets, and Poison. For consumers, bananas are a delicious and nutritious start to the day, a healthy snack and a fixture in our fruit bowls. For millions of residents in the banana lands, the |
In the August 2, 2023 Local 20/20 Column in the Port Townsend Leader (thank you, PT Leader!), Keppie Keplinger of Jefferson County Dept of Emergency Management and Local 20/20’s NPREP action group discuss how the August 20th All County Picnic is an opportunity to learn more about how we as individuals and as a community can prepare for emergencies.
KNOWLEDGE … Read the rest