Chester Square Mural Installation Celebration
Saturday, March 9th, 3 – 4:30pm
Come celebrate history at the Uptown Courtyard! A mixed-media mural will be installed on Saturday, March 9th at 1033 Lawrence Street. This collaborative artwork centers on a theme of beauty growing through community creativity. Adrianna Santiago and Suzanne Jones initiated this volunteer project through their cooperative organizing of the local Intergenerational Art Movement
Resilience Review Column – Communication: Keeping our Community Strong
Here is Local 20/20’s latest Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend Leader by Suzanne Jones and Judith Alexander.
Resiliency is a word that is increasingly on people’s minds. Over the last decade authors such as Charles Eisenstein, David Korten, and Margaret Wheatley have pointed to community resiliency as the best route to a stable future.
One element of resiliency … Read the rest
Resilience Review Column – Climate Emergency: Call to Action
Here is Local 20/20’s latest Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend Leader (thank you, PT Leader!). It is copied below. Also note that you can find Local 20/20’s summary of the recent IPCC and 4th National Climate Assessment report here.
By David Seabrook.
Two significant reports from climate researchers were recently released outlining in detail the difficult challenge … Read the rest
Resilience Review Column – More than Six Tons of Fruit Given Away
Here is Local 20/20’s latest Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend Leader (thank you, PT Leader!). It is copied below.
By Mary Hunt
Reach. Twist. Pick. Box. Repeat.
To put that in perspective, this year’s volunteer gleaners did that to approximately 9345 plums, 2055 pears, 2784 Asian pears, and 28,014 apples… there was a whole lot of picking going … Read the rest
King Tide – Dec 26, 2018
‘Tis the season for king tides. Here is the latest one, from December 26th. Not quite as impressive as the Dec 20 one, even though the predicted tide level was higher, as the winds and low pressure were not quite as strong this time.
King Tides offer a chance to visualize the effects of a rising sea level, and Local … Read the rest
King Tide – Dec 20, 2018
The combination of high winds, low pressure and a high tide created quite the king tide on December 20. King Tides offer a chance to visualize the effects of a rising sea level, and Local 20/20’s Climate Action Group regularly monitors these tides. You can learn more about the project in this post. The photos from the project are … Read the rest
King Tide – Nov 26, 2018
Port Townsend experienced a higher than usual tide, or King Tide, on November 26. King Tides offer a chance to visualize the effects of a rising sea level, and Local 20/20’s Climate Action Group regularly monitors these tides. You can learn more about the project in this post. The photos from the project are shared on a website set … Read the rest
Resilience Review Column – Time to Prepare for a Changing Winter Climate
Here is Local 20/20’s latest Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend Leader (thank you, PT Leader!). It is copied below.
By Cindy Jayne
After a hot, dry summer with wildfire smoke a new normal for Jefferson County, let’s consider climate change projections for our area that might affect the coming winter, and how we can prepare.
Projections from … Read the rest
New IPCC Report on Climate Change at 1.5’C and You
You have probably seen the news on the new report from the International Panel on Climate Change that summarizes the need to limit global temperatures to 1.5’C (2.7’F), and the urgent need to act to limit temperatures to that level. What does that mean to you? Here are a few good articles. The Guardian has a summary of personal actions… Read the rest