Climate Prep Action Group – Local 20/20 – Mon Feb 24th:
Interested in learning more about how climate change will impact Jefferson County, and what we can do as a community to prepare? Attend our meeting to learn about current projects and how to get involved. The new year brings a busy agenda.
Contact Cindy for more details, and learn more here. Please park in the back or side of the bank, or better yet, walk/bike/carpool/take transit!
Time: 2:00 – 4:00p.m. Location: First Federal Bank, 1321 Sims Way, Port Townsend.
Repair Cafe Coming to Port Townsend – Sat Feb 29th:
A Repair Cafe is an innovative and fun community event where you can bring in up to two broken items and a community volunteer specialist will fix it for free. You can learn how to mend, fix, and stitch your belongings back together. Sponsored by: Beyond Waste, Local 20/20; the Food Co-op and Henery’s Hardware.
Want to volunteer? Need more information? Email Tracy or visit here.
Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: Jefferson County Recreational Center, 620 Tyler st. Port Townsend.
Climate on Tap – Mon March 2nd:
Climate on Tap meets the first Monday of the month to present information and actions you can take to combat global warming on the local level. The series, co-sponsored by Local 20/20 Climate Action and Jefferson County Public Health, is free and open to all. It is a discussion meeting, facilitated by community climate educators; it covers topics important to Jefferson County residents. Each session starts with information then opens up for discussion. For further information email Laura Tucker or call 360-379-4491. Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Location: Finnriver Farm and Cidery, 124 Center Rd, Chimacum.
Beyond Waste Action Group – Tues March 10th:
The Beyond Waste Action Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at either 10:30 am to 12 noon or 7 to 8:30 pm, depending on the month. The group looks at many 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 during the meeting. Newcomers are always welcome. Email Lisa for info on monthly agenda and venue. It will be 10:30 am to 12 noon in March. Location: Uptown PT. For address contact Lisa.
Above is a short excerpt (shamelessly focused on Local 20/20 events 😉), see the full set of announcements, which include the events from a variety of Jefferson County organizations here.
