| This Week Local 20/20 Council Meeting – Wed, Jun 15th *Online* The monthly Local 20/20 Steering Council meeting is open to all and welcomes those interested in active involvement in Local 20/20 leadership. Newcomers are always welcome. If you’d like a virtual orientation, please us at info@l2020.org. For online meeting information, contact us at info@l2020.org. Time: 4-6pm | Location: Online All You Wanted To Know About Growing Soil – Wed, Jun 15th On June 15th, Dr. James Cassidy will be at Chimacum Grange via video, and will explain where soil comes from and how to grow it. You will learn some geology, along with very helpful information about cover crops and crop rotation. Dr. Cassidy is a soils professor at Oregon State University. He established a CSA farm to provide his students with hands-on opportunities to learn about crop production as well as the entrepreneurial aspects of farming. Dr. Cassidy is an enthusiastic speaker who entertains as he informs–his presentation will make you fall in love with your soil! Come downstairs at 6:15 pm at the Chimacum Grange hall to visit and share in a simple potluck dinner, soup provided. The video presentation begins upstairs at 7:00 pm, The public is invited; no charge. Time: 6:15 PM (dinner); 7:00 PM (presentation) | Location: Chimacum Grange Secret Garden Tour – Sat, Jun 18th (Tickets on sale now!) For the first time since 2019, the Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation will host the Secret Garden Tour. The event will feature gardens at the Port Townsend Library, three Uptown homes, one tucked away in a quiet neighborhood off Hastings, and two in the Cape George area. A highlight at one of the gardens is a large, beautiful Camperdown Elm tree, said to be 130 years old. TICKETS: Go on sale on May 18: $15 for advance tickets; $20 for day-of tickets WHERE TO BUY: Port Townsend Garden Center, Secret Garden Nursery, Shold Landscape Products and Garden Center, Chimacum Corner Farmstand, and online. HELPFUL DETAILS: Garden maps are available at the nurseries selling tickets. Those purchasing tickets online at Brown Paper Tickets may pick up a map at the Port Townsend Library will-call on the day of the tour. Tour participants should bring water and wear comfortable shoes. For more information, email Jeanne Touger, or visit jcmgf.org. Time: 10 am – 4 pm | Location: Starts at Port Townsend Library, 1220 Lawrence St. Low Tide Walk – Sat, Jun 18th Join Port Townsend Marine Science Center for a guided walk on the beach at low tide and learn how living things survive and thrive in the intertidal zone. Explore tide pools and learn about how marine organisms are adapted for the challenges and daily extremes of living in the intertidal zone. They recommend weather-appropriate clothing and shoes with good traction for moving around on wet slippery rocks. The beach is a .4 mile walk from the Museum; closer parking spots are available near the beach. More information. Contact: Carolyn Woods. Included with admission to PTMSC; $7 for adults and $5 for children over 5. Members are always free! Time: 1- 2:30 pm | Location: Kinzie Beach – meet at Museum portico in Fort Worden State Park |
| Upcoming Events Dungeness Crab in the Salish Sea: A Case Study in Collaborative Research for a Sustainable Fishing Future – Tues, Jun 21 *New* Join the Jefferson County Marine Resource Committee and the Port Townsend Marine Science Center for a virtual talk on current Dungeness crab research efforts! Dungeness crab is one of the iconic marine species of the Pacific Northwest, contributing ecological, economic, and cultural value to our region. In recent years, a collaborative research group (the Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group) formed to investigate lingering questions surrounding this important species and to better connect science to fisheries management. This talk will cover the life history of Dungeness crab, the management of the Dungeness crab fishery, and the goals and mission of the PNW Crab Research Group, before discussing one of the group’s major research projects (the Larval Crab Monitoring Network) and the implications of the new information emerging from this collaborative effort. For more information or to register for the talk, go here. Time: 7:00 – 8:00 PM | Location: Zoom Live Demonstration of Larval Crab Monitoring – Wed, Jun 22 *New* Join the Jefferson County Marine Resource Committee and the Port Townsend Marine Science Center for a live demonstration of larval crab monitoring! Monitoring will be led by Emily Buckner, PCRG Program Coordinator, and Ali Redman, PTMSC Aquarium Curator. Ali and Emily, along with volunteers, will bring up the light trap from under the pier on Wednesday morning. They will demonstrate the protocol used for their research, provide a closer look at what is in the light trap, and answer questions in this unique, informal presentation. For more information or to register for the event, go here. Time: 9:30 – 11:00 AM | Location: Fort Worden State Park Pier at PTMSC Aquarium Overview of Fish Health Research at the USGS – Marrowstone Marine Field Station – Wed, Jun 22 Ever wonder what goes on at the USGS Marrowstone Marine Field Station, the set of red-roofed buildings at the NE tip of Marrowstone Island? Join Friends of Fort Flagler for a rare opportunity to learn about the research conducted at the station and why it’s important to the health of all marine life in the Puget Sound. Dr. Paul Hershberger, the field station’s director, will bring attendees up to speed on our foraging fish, herring, and why they are important to our ecosystem. You’ll learn about the threats to these fish, what can be done to improve the health of wild fish populations and the vitality of all marine life up the food chain. For more information and to register for the event, click here. Time: 6:00 PM | Location: Fort Flagler Lower Campground Picnic Area across from Boat Landing: 1321 Flagler Campground Road, Marrowstone Next Climate on Tap: The CPR Climate Emergency Tour – Wed, Jun 22 Join the Climate Protection and Restoration Initiative Executive Director and General Counsel Dan Galpern for an exciting opportunity to make real change in our nationwide climate policy! Dan has worked with Dr. James Hansen, the climate change pioneer, for over 14 years! Dan and Dr. Hansen have created an initiative to urge President Biden and the EPA to phase out carbon emissions by imposing a revenue-neutral rising user fee on oil, gas, and coal. Dan is taking this initiative literally to the streets on a cross-country bicycle trip. His first stop is Jefferson County on his way to Maine. Learn how you can support this ground-breaking initiative with letters, petitions, and more. Register here: https://cprclimate.org/climate-on-tap/. The event is free but will hit facility capacity, so register early! Each Climate on Tap is co-sponsored by Local 20/20 Climate Action, Jefferson County Public Health, and FinnRiver Cidery. For further information email Laura Tucker or call 360-379-4491. Time: 6 – 8 pm | Location: Finnriver Farm and Cidery Crabbing 101 Workshop – Thu, Jun 23 *New* Want to learn more about crabbing in Washington State? Need advice on how to set up your gear to prevent loss of your crab pot and to catch more crab? Join the Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee and its partners for a free Crabbing 101 workshop with opportunities to ask all your crabbing questions! Find more information and registration here. Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM | Location: WSU Classroom in Port Hadlock (97 Oak Bay Rd) Invasive Plant Species Hike – Sat, Jun 25 Join Friends of Fort Flagler and presenter Christine Heycke for a hike to identify invasive plant species in Fort Flagler State Park. Expect a 1 – 1.5 miles easy hike while learning where these species come from, how to manage and eliminate them and why they’re here in the first place. Meet in front of museum. For more information about Christine Heycke and to register for the event, click here. Time: 10:00 AM | Location: Fort Flagler Historical State Park, 10541 Flagler Road, Nordland Home composting classes – in-person AND online! – Sat, Jun 25 – Wed, Jun 29 *New* Join your fellow Jefferson County citizens for an engaging interactive workshop with instruction on how to create and maintain a healthy compost system with food and yard waste. Create compost to amend your soil, retain moisture, provide essential nutrients for your plants, & MORE! Workshop cost is $25. Participants will receive a $125 Earth Machine compost bin. One per household, please. Participants must attend the full workshop to receive their compost bin. Additional family members and/or friends may attend at no charge with one paid registration. Available to Jefferson County residents only who have not attended a previous compost class. Click on a link to register for one class through Brown Paper Tickets: 1) Saturday, June 25th; 10-11:30AM; in person at FinnRiver Cidery in Chimacum; register for this class HERE 2) Tuesday, June 28th; 7-8:30PM; online via Zoom; register for this class HERE 3) Wednesday, June 29th; 10-11:30AM; online via Zoom; register for this class HERE For more information, email Laura Tucker or call 360-379-4491. Recurring Events COVID-19 Update – Mondays *Online* Join the weekly 9:00 am meeting of the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), including the 9:45 am COVID-19 update with Public Health Officer, Dr. Allison Berry. You can also listen live to Dr. Berry on KPTZ. Additional COVID-19 information is on the County website Styrofoam Recycling – 2nd Mondays & 3rd Saturdays (PT) & some Tuesdays (Port Ludlow) *Updated* The Port Townsend StyroCyclers can only accept pieces that are white, rigid, clean, and dry, with all tape, labels, paper, and cardboard removed. They also accept clean and dry packing peanuts of all colors and types (separated from the styrofoam), as well as white styrofoam food trays that are clean and free of stains and writing. Your materials will be inspected at your vehicle, and disqualified materials will be returned to you. Thanks to the Fort Worden PDA, the styrofoam is packed and stored at the Fort Worden Battery Putnam, then delivered to Kent once per month thanks to OlyCap and Northwest Harvest food bank trucks. At the Kent facility, a densifier machine uses heat and pressure to convert the styrofoam into a toothpaste-like consistency that cools into heavy, glassy blocks, which are then sold to manufacturers of products such as picture frames, construction details, and surfboard blanks. The densified product is in high demand because it is less expensive than virgin plastic. You can check the schedule and/or message them at any time at PTStyroCyclers@gmail.com or through their Facebook page. Port Townsend Styrofoam Recycling pick-up – 2nd Mondays & 3rd Saturdays Note – No pickup on May 28th. It was changed to May 21st. For residents of East Jefferson County only Time: 10:00-noon | Location: Fort Worden’s Battery Putnam, which is near Alexander’s Castle (229 Alexander’s Loop). Park your vehicle in the middle of the street in front of the battery. Port Ludlow Styrofoam Recycling pick up – periodically Tuesdays (no set schedule) No May pickup Time: 9-10:30am | Location: Port Ludlow Marina, Bridge Deck off Harbor Drive Road Cooperative Cafe – 2nd Mondays *Online* An online incubator talking space for emergent cooperatives. Offering supportive mentored environment for new housing linked to grower and work spaces (studios, workshops, etc). Beyond Leasing: Co-develop new right-sized sustainable independent housing and land ownership through producer cooperatives. Opening new investor pools for coop financing in the region. Video Call Link – Free and Open Event: econ4peace.org/econ4peace-video-call/ Questions? Write directly to: salishsea@econ4peace.org Time: 6pm | Location: Online The Groundwork Project – Wednesdays The Groundwork Project – The Institute supports local people in establishing meaningful, place-based indicators of community well-being and ecosystem stewardship. Two-Year, 3 County Pilot Study – Kitsap, Clallam and Jefferson – to establish baseline indicators of community well-being and ecosystem stewardship. Drop in event. Stop by when you can. Limit of 20. Or, choose one circle for ongoing involvement. – Lunch circle : 11am to 1pm (drop in for min of 45 minutes) – Supper circle: 4pm to 6pm (drop in for min of 45 minutes) – Debrief/Analysis: 1:30pm to 3:30pm. (optional) Questions? econ4peace.org/the-groundwork-project. Online options with preregistration. Write salishsea@econ4peace.org for link and password. Research will culminate Earth Day week with evenings online and two sessions of in person time at the Chimacum Grange on Saturday, April 23. You are welcome to join in at any time. Times: see above | Location: Chimacum Grange Ask a Master Gardener! – Thursdays, May-Sept *Online* Do you have a gardening question? Get quick, expert help from a Master Gardener in Jefferson County. Master Gardener volunteers are trained para-professionals who will provide you with information that is research-based and focused on environmentally friendly gardening practices. Schedule a live zoom session on Thursdays, 12:00 – 2:00; May – September! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080e48aca72da1f49-talk OR Submit questions to our online form or Register for Zoom session here: https://extension.wsu.edu/jefferson/gardening-2/plant-clinic/ Time: 12-2pm | Location: Online Birding in the Park – 2nd and 4th Fridays Beverly McNeil, Admiralty Audubon trip leader and photographer, is conducting bird walks at Fort Flagler. Birding and nature tours are on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month. Wear sturdy footwear and dress for changeable weather. Bring binoculars and your own water. Registration: Please send Bev an email, including where and when you’d like to join at Bevybirds53@gmail.com. It is important to include this information as Beverly does walks in multiple locations and dates. Please note this program is dependent on good weather. Beverly’s photographs are displayed at the Port Townsend Gallery. Time: 9 am | Location: Fort Flagler | Dates: 2nd and 4th Fridays Protest Chase Bank’s Climate Crimes – Fridays Join local demonstration at Port Townsend’s JP Morgan Chase on Fridays, 11 am to 1 pm. Their Artful Action will include giant art posters and banners drawing attention to Chase’s continued funding of fossil fuel expansion and undermining indigenous rights. Held in coordination with protests around the world, defund campaign info at Stop The Money Pipeline. RSVP to hold art or help out: communityartworks@gmail.com. Or just show up! Homemade signs welcome. Time: 11am – 1pm | Location: Chase Bank, 419 Kearney Street, Port Townsend Farmers Markets – Saturdays & Sundays Port Townsend Farmers Market on Saturdays –The Port Townsend Farmers Market operates 9-months out of the year from the first Saturday in April through the 3rd Saturday in December. Located in the heart of uptown Port Townsend on the 600 block of Tyler Street between Lawrence and Clay streets, the market offers a wide variety of seasonal produce, pasture-raised meat, hard cider, honey, artisan cheese, bread and pastries, prepared food, as well as fine arts and crafts from Jefferson and neighboring counties. From locally grown food to pottery, the items sold travel no more than 50 miles to reach the market. Some of our vendors even bike their products to market. More information. Time: 9am-2pm | Location: 650 Tyler Street, Port Townsend Chimacum Farmers Market on Sundays, starting in June *New* Want to shop for locally grown food in the heart of our farming community with your dog at your side? Well, the Chimacum Farmers Market is the market for you. Located just a stone’s throw from several participating farms in Jefferson County’s farm country, the Chimacum Farmers Market operates Sundays, June-October. More rustic than its sister market in Port Townsend, this jewel of a market offers a remarkable variety of seasonal produce from neighboring farms as well as artisan food and crafts. Look forward to seeing you! Time: 10am-2pm | Location: 9122 Rhody Drive. Chimacum’s only 4-way stop, in the parking area of Chimacum Corner Farmstand, where Highway 19 meets Chimacum Road and Center Road. Forest/Orchard Bathing Walks – Sundays From Olympic Peninsula Mindfulness. Walk – Sit – Walk: As you cross the ‘threshold’ into the woods and meadows of Fort Worden or the orchards at Finnriver, you can walk comfortably and safely far apart without masks, or as you choose. Walks follow paths linking the woods and meadows in the park. At Finnriver, they will meander around the orchard to quietly observe natures’ progress through the life of apples and pears. Several times they will pause, listen to a nature poem, and sit or stand in silence, andjoin in an occasional guided meditation led by Ellen Falconer, mindfulness teacher. Please wear clothing which will keep you warm and dry, as you may be walking, sitting or standing about in wet, chilly, invigorating seasonal weather. For more information call 360-316-6544 or visit their website. Walks are on Sunday mornings, either at Fort Worden or Finnriver Farm and Cidery. Times and meetup places are described on the website. Registration is encouraged! Community Notices Car Free Day a Success! *New* 91 people across Jefferson County chose a less car-dependent way of getting around and reduced their driving by a total of 1195 miles for Car Free Day on June 1st! Many thanks to all who participated, to the many local businesses that donated prizes, and to the organizations that planned this event: Port Townsend High School Students for Sustainability, Jefferson Transit, Local 20/20, The Chamber of Jefferson County, and Jefferson County Public Health. (A more detailed summary of results will be included in a future edition of these announcements.) Summer Camps for youth at Sunfield Farm and Waldorf School *New* Join Sunfield Farm for a summer of exploring seeds and soil, grains and gardens, and forests and farm animals! Options include week long farm camps as well as American Sign Language for children and families and the return of the Sunfield Shepherds 4-H Program in this year’s Jefferson County Fair. Camps run June-August for youth ages 7-15. For more information and to register please visit Sunfield Farm’s summer program page. LandFest ’22 is coming. Your help is needed! *New* LandFest, Jefferson Land Trust’s annual fundraising farm dinner, will once again be out on the land on Thursday, July 7 at Finnriver Farm & Cidery. We need a number of volunteers to help with the event, from greeters, to servers, parking attendants, and more. You will receive a delicious dinner and camaraderie with lots of fun folks! For more information, contact Ric Brewer at rbrewer@saveland.org. Or if you would like to purchase tickets to attend the event as a guest, visit www.saveland.org/landfest. Housing Solutions Network is hiring an Event Weaver! *New* Are you passionate for affordable housing? Interested in supporting volunteers who want to make a difference for the workforce in our community? Have a knack for coordination and gathering people? If this sounds like you, check out HSN’s Network Weaver position! This 20hr/week contract position will support the network of volunteers who are working on solutions for workforce housing, including community engagement and outreach. More details can be found on the HSN website, including the position details here. Interested folks should send a cover letter and resume to Liz@jcfgives.org. Anderson Lake High in Toxins Elevated levels of the potent nerve toxin anatoxin-a were detected in a water sample taken from Anderson Lake on Monday, April 25th. The toxin level is 1.30 micrograms per liter, which is just above the Washington State recreational criteria of 1 microgram per liter. The bloom of cyanobacteria in the lake contains toxin-producing species of algae, including Dolichospermum (formerly Anabaena) and Aphanizomenon. Anatoxin-a can result in illness and death in people and animals when ingested. Washington State Parks has posted “Danger – Keep Out of Lake” signs at access points to the park alerting visitors of the potential hazards. Recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming are prohibited until the toxins dissipate and the lake is deemed safe for recreation. Anderson Lake State Park remains open for other recreational activities such as horseback riding, hiking, and birdwatching. Learn more. Website Volunteer Opportunity – Local 20/20 Local 20/20 is looking for one or more volunteers to help maintain our website. This is a great opportunity for those who want to grow in their website experience and/or contribute to their community’s sustainability and resilience! The website is based on WordPress, but WordPress experience is not required. We can provide training. Lots of flexibility in the amount of time you choose to contribute. Lots of opportunity to meet and help community members working in the sustainable arena. For more details, contact Cindy. Food Bank Growers hiring AmeriCorps Summer Associate The Food Bank Growers network grows, gathers, and gives organically grown fruits and vegetables to build healthy, vibrant communities, improve food security, and decrease food waste for our Jefferson County neighbors. This AmeriCorps opportunity is a project of Harvest Against Hunger. The AmeriCorps Summer Associate (SA) program will serve an intensive level of summer service for 10 weeks, and will be working with Food Bank Growers to coordinate metrics on what crops are needed and when. Full time, biweekly living allowance. Choice between Education Award ($1,374), or Cash Award ($345). Application deadline: May 31, 2022. More details. Old Alcohol Plant Inn and Restaurant is hiring! We are hiring at the Old Alcohol Plant Inn and Restaurant, a unique social enterprise company that exists to serve the mission of Bayside Housing and Services, a non-profit transitional housing program providing housing, meals, and services to those in need. Located in Port Hadlock on the beautiful waterfront of Port Townsend Bay, our boutique hotel and garden-to-table restaurant are committed to furthering our sustainable hospitality efforts and creating a unique hub of authentic eco-tourism. Join our team and know your work supports housing solutions and sustainable business practices! Positions include: Events and Sales Coordinator, Front Desk Receptionist, Cook, Server, and Housekeeper. Bayside Housing is also in search of a Full Charge Bookkeeper. Learn more about Bayside’s impact in a recent Seattle Times article: A Trauma-Informed Model for Addressing Homelessness. Contact sustainability@oldalcoholplant.com or call 360-390-4017 if you have any questions. Kul Kah Han Native Garden (KKH) – A Call for Volunteers & Educational Opportunities! Their mission is to inspire and guide our regional community toward the appreciation, cultivation and use of native plants in home landscaping. They hold Volunteer Working Days at HJ Carroll Park every Wednesday from 10:30am to 2:30pm (March-October). KKH is seeking new volunteers to join their passionate team. If you are interested, please contact their Volunteer Coordinator, Alan Potter alan.potter25@gmail.com, to arrange an introduction and orientation of the garden. They also sponsor educational presentations on related subjects such as wildlife habitat, beneficial mycorrhizae, wise water use, propagation, ethnobotany, sustainable landscaping and more! Please contact their Outreach Coordinator, Christina Ballew ballewsingh@gmail.com, if you are interested in these educational opportunities. Gardening requires lots of water – most of it in the form of perspiration! They look forward to seeing you at the Garden! WSU Seed Library on JC Library Bookmobile The JCL Bookmobile is partnering with WSU Master Gardeners to bring seeds directly to you! Borrow a variety of seeds from the Seed Library and grow beautiful, healthy plants to eat and for seed saving. At the end of the season, return a portion of your seeds to the Seed Library for the next year’s borrowers. The Seed Library will visit all bookmobile stops (except Paradise Bay) during the last week of each month, March through October. This year they will be offering only seeds grown within Jefferson County—the best seeds grown by your neighbors, friends, and local seed growers. Learn more and get the schedule Summer Job Opportunities with CedarRoot Folk School CedarRoot is looking for enthusiastic instructors for its summer outdoor Nature Studies programs. Instructors will create a safe and fun environment for youth to engage with the natural world through play, nature awareness, wilderness skills and landscape exploration. Several open roles including a new Olympic Exploration Lead Instructor role. See CedarRoot website for more information. Jefferson Transit’s Kingston Express Jefferson Transit is launching a pilot that connects with the Kingston Fast Ferry to Seattle! There will be a morning run and an afternoon run Monday – Saturday (note the fast ferry only runs M – F currently.) The Jefferson County stops are Haines P&R, Four Corners P&R, and the Gateway Visitors Center. Find out more at https://jeffersontransit.com/14kingstonexpress/. You can show your support for this pilot by getting on board, literally! Jefferson County Farmers Market BIPOC Start-Up Business Fund The Black Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) Start-Up Business Fund, now in its second year, accepts applications on an ongoing basis. They are excited to welcome more BIPOC vendors to market with small grants of $500-$1,500. Community Resources Biochar for Farms & Gardens The Olympic Carbon Fund is continuing its mission to increase carbon sequestration in the soils of our region by continuing to give away biochar for food-growing soils. Farms, market gardens and large shared gardens are eligible for a full cubic yard, while home food gardeners may partake of the “Bucket Share”. Other soil regeneration projects may also be eligible for free biochar, if community resilience is enhanced by the project. More information and order. New Public Health Dept E-Newsletter Sign up at https://jeffersoncountypublichealth.org/list.aspx, and allow your mail tool to receive e-mails from listserv@civicplus.com. Free art posters promoting peace and a healthy Earth HELP promote ideas of healthy change NOW! With WAR activities in Europe (risking Nuclear contamination) and the CLIMATE CRISIS growing, these changes are URGENT. Let’s stop destructive practices that are destroying our Earth, while protecting our communities and cultures. Art Posters are now available to download (more will come soon) on a new website www.thegentlerevolution.com. Please download these FREE posters to digitally post or print to post – in community places, storefronts or make into small handbills to give out. Let these ideas grow life with love. New informational Electric Vehicle web tools for Jefferson County Jefferson County’s 2018 Greenhouse Gas Inventory indicates that transportation accounts for 66% of our greenhouse gas emissions. This might be your best excuse yet for buying the most responsive (fast), fun vehicle you’ve ever had! Our community has a new set of web tools that can help you in your EV research: https://jeffersoncan.org/electric-vehicles/ Just Soup on Tuesdays Every Tuesday at 11:30 – 1:30, Just Soup provides free, hot soup lunches at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1020 Jefferson St, on the Tyler St. bus line (by the Bell Tower). Enter the rear church parking lot on Franklin, and whether you are on foot, bike, or car, you will be in line for curbside pickup, with masks, gloves, and safe distancing protocols in place. Pick up a lunch for yourself or your neighbor in need. No questions asked. Many partners and supporters have come together to feed Port Townsend one bowl at a time. Time: Tuesdays, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM | Location: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1020 Jefferson St. Emergency Text Alerts from Jefferson County Sign up to receive Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management’s emergency alerts by text on your mobile phone and/or by email. NIXLE messages provide crucial information in an emergency & are sent directly to your text-enabled device and/or email. The sign up web page also has information about other alert and warning systems, including the tsunami warning system and the WSDOT alert system. NPREP: Prepared Neighborhoods Prepare for emergencies with your neighbors by joining or starting an NPREP neighborhood. There are currently over 100 NPREP neighborhoods organizing here in Jefferson County. Learn if you live in an NPREP trained neighborhood. Learn about NPREP. A Tool for Neighborhood Organization Nextdoor is a private social network for YOUR neighborhood. Use this link to join one of 59 Nextdoor Neighborhoods in Jefferson County. Currently there are 14,864 subscribers, with many new members joining each day. Email Pete Hubbard with questions or comments. Calling Local Photographers Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements invites local photographers to submit images that capture the character of our community and its natural setting. For the opening photo of each weekly email (which is also posted to our website), we seek local color, horizontal (“landscape”) orientation, and jpeg format. Please no children, pets or recognizable faces. Kindly send to events@l2020.org. Please include your name in the jpeg filename. We are an all-volunteer non-profit, so compensation for your talent and generosity is a photo credit and our profound thanks. Resilience Readings Do you have readings, podcasts or videos to share that are aligned with our Local 20/20 mission? Please submit them here. The Story of Glen Canyon *New* As the Pacific Northwest celebrates dam removals on the Elwha and soon on the Klamath, and dream of salmon passage restored with removal of the Snake River dams, the world’s eyes are also on Glen Canyon Dam. The Glen Canyon Institute shows us the re-emergence of the canyons as drought lowers Lake Powell. In the forward of Resurrection: Glen Canyon and a New Vision for the American West (2009), Bill McKibben, writes: Folly is always folly — yet this one is rare in that the mistake of damming Glen Canyon became clear within the lifetimes of the people responsible. But it’s also rare in that, here, we may really get a second chance. If the Glen Canyon Institute and others have their way, we’ll bypass this dam, fill Lake Mead, and designate Glen Canyon a national park…. When that happens, the drained Lake Powell and the resurrected Glen Canyon will be emblematic not of our folly but of the graciousness with which nature is still willing to meet our adolescent species halfway. It will be a monument to the possibility that we haven’t totally screwed up the planet forever, that we might still be able to back off a little and make our peace with the rest of Creation. To learn more about the emergence of Glen Canyon, join Washington Friends of Wild Utah’s podcast by the Glen Canyon Institute on May 25 at 6 pm, The Return of the River: The Story of Glen Canyon. Preregister for the free event. Exploring Jefferson Transit’s New Kingston Express Service from Port Townsend to Seattle Cindy Jayne recently tried out Jefferson Transit’s New Kingston Express Service from Port Townsend to Seattle, and wrote about it in the latest Local 20/20 column in the Port Townsend Leader. In it, she shares how easy it was to use, and how it allowed her and her husband to have a fun day in Seattle without having to deal with parking hassles. It was easy to connect to the Sound Transit light rail and King County Metro buses to get up to the University of Washington, and back down to Pioneer Square for a snack before getting back on the Kingston Fast Ferry back to Kingston, where the Jefferson Transit Kingston Express was waiting. Plus it kept the carbon footprint of the trip low! Read the full article in the link above, or learn more about the Jefferson Transit Kingston Express, including schedule, costs, etc., at https://jeffersontransit.com/14kingstonexpress/. A Better Transportation Future David Thielk shares the TLAB’s vision for a better transportation future in the latest Local 20/20 Port Townsend Leader column. A vibrant Water Street filled with walkers and cyclists, tourists on bikes, and the absence of cars are part of the vision. Learn more about the vision and the road map to getting there in the full column. New IPCC Report Warns Climate Change is Causing Dangerous Disruption in Nature and Affecting Billions of People “Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report…” notes the press release for the the latest IPCC report, “The Summary for Policymakers of the IPCC Working Group II report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability”, which was released on 2/27/2022. The press release also notes that “”There are options to adapt to a changing climate. This report provides new insights into nature’s potential not only to reduce climate risks but also to improve people’s lives.” The report itself states that “Approximately half of the species assessed globally have shifted polewards or, on land, also to higher elevations.” The report also highlights that we need to act now to both reduce emissions and adapt to the changes – “There is a narrowing window of opportunity to shift pathways towards more climate resilient development futures as reflected by the adaptation limits and increasing climate risks, considering the remaining carbon budgets.” A shorter summary of the report can be found in this World Resource Institute article. |
