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
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!
Upcoming Events
Architecture as a Tool for Action – Sun, Jan 8th
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
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
Housing+Sanitation series: Wrapping up Loose Ends – Tues, Dec 13th *New*
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
Citizens for Healthcare Access Meeting – Mon, Dec 5th
Local 20/20’s Citizens Healthcare Access Group (CHA) is a long running forum of people from the community concerned about healthcare access in Jefferson County. Discussion topics include Charity Care issues at the hospital, Legislative actions supporting local healthcare, public health issues, dental care, mental health and more. There is … Read the rest
Waterwise Homes & Landscapes: Greywater Reuse & Rainwater Harvesting – Tues, Nov 29th The long term drought that threatens the western part of the United States has brought new water-saving technologies. Presenter Laura Allen is a founding member of Greywater Action and has spent the past 20 years exploring simple and ecological water solutions. She is the lead
Skeeter’s Botanical Book Sale for Global Earth Repair – Sun, Nov 27th *New*
Books for sale on farming, agriculture, herbal medicine, ethnobotany, botany, horticulture, social change, ecosystem restoration, etc. Mostly used books, some new. This is a fund-raiser for the Global Earth Repair Foundation. Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Location: Global Earth Repair office. 10644-B Rhody … Read the rest
Meaningful Movies – The Wisdom of Trauma – Mon, Nov 14th Join Meaningful Movies and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Jefferson County for a community discussion about the film The Wisdom of Trauma. One in five Americans are diagnosed with mental illness in any given year. Suicide is the second most common cause of death … Read the rest
Tour the City Compost Facility – Mon, Nov 7th Next up in the Housing+Sanitation learning series is a field visit to the City of Port Townsend’s Compost Facility, which serves residents throughout Jefferson County. The first of its kind in the state of Washington, this award-winning facility combines an underground wastewater treatment plant and an above-ground