The 2024 Jefferson County Connectivity Fair will include over 80 nonprofits and service groups offering unique ways to volunteer in our vibrant community. This is a free event hosted by local community groups, such as Skillmation, Local 20/20, and many more. This inspiring day will begin in the Chimacum School auditorium with a Chemakum Tribal welcome by Rosalee Walz, … Read the rest
The third showing in the series features a number of short movies from Africa and India about restoration movements that involve millions of people and have successful outcomes. The films show how we can regreen the land, restore the hydrological cycle and feed the people. African short films are: Tony Rinaudo and Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration in Niger and the … Read the rest
FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024 • 9 AM TO 4 PM AMERICAN LEGION • PORT TOWNSEND, WAParticipants will:
➤ INTERACT with community members, elected officials, and staff to define the role of transportation in our comprehensive plans.➤ EXPLORE transportation best practices for a vibrant and healthy community.➤ DEVELOP vision statements to create a safe, equitable, climate-smart, housing-rich, health-promoting, and economically … Read the rest
In the March Local 20/20 column in the Port Townsend Leader, Tracy Grisman shares information about all of the R’s – Repair, restore, reuse, reduce, recycle, rethink, repurpose. The resources mentioned in the article can be found at the bottom.
By Tracy Grisman
I’ve been trying to stay positive about life these days. As things seem to be falling … Read the rest
“The Climate Restorers – Part 1” – Sun, Feb 18th
This will be the first movie of the Climate Solutions Film Festival, sponsored by the Global Earth Repair Foundation, in partnership with United Earth Networks and Local 20/20. Narrated by Peter Coyote. The film directors, John Bowey and Phoebe Barnard, will be there in person to introduce the … Read the rest
In the January Local 20/20 column in the Port Townsend Leader, Cindy Jayne shares information about the new EV carshare program in Port Townsend.
By Cindy Jayne
Have you been wanting to test drive an Electric Vehicle (EV)? Or perhaps you need a car occasionally, either as an individual or for a local business? A new EV Carshare program … Read the rest
The King Tide team documented a 10.65′ observed water level, with a 9.46′ predicted tide, 1′ of predicted storm surge, and a 0.2′ anomaly on 12/19/23. See the photos and analysis below, including wave runup, and how it compares to projected sea level rise as well as current day flooding probabilities.
There was a higher than average predicted tide on December 1st (9.5′ predicted), that gave us another chance to visualize the higher sea levels that will become more often in the future due to global sea level rise, and a few of Local 20/20’s Climate Action Group volunteers were out there early in the morning to capture it. You can … 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
