| This Week Bringing Tiny-Homes-on-Wheels to Port Townsend – Tues, June 20th, 27th On July 1st, Port Townsend becomes the first city in Washington to allow Tiny-Homes-on-Wheels (THOWs) as affordable housing options. Join Tiny Homes JC for two information-packed webinars that will help you navigate the city’s new zoning requirements for THOWs and provide you the information you need to get your THOW project successfully started. Learn more here. 6/20: THOWs as ADUs 6/27: Tiny Home Communities Time: 6:30 to 8:00 pm | Location: Zoom link here Local 20/20 Council Meeting – Wed, June 21st 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. This month we will be meeting in person. If you’d like more information and/or a virtual orientation, or for meeting location, contact us at info@l2020.org. Time: 4-6:00 PM | Location: Contact us for details Becoming a Backyard Naturalist – Wed, June 21st Enrich your summer by developing your naturalist skills at home this spring. Their virtual program is filled with inspiring activities you can begin enjoying today! Make the most of these cold, rainy months by enhancing your ability to observe and understand our natural world by exploring your backyard and local neighborhood. You will leave with many hands-on activities you can start today and then expand on for years to come. Remember, what we do at home will help our wildlife, environment and our beloved Fort Flagler State Park. Register here. Time: 5:00 PM | Location: Zoom Marketing Your Co-op – Wed, June 21st *New* The Cooperative Enterprise Model creates an advantage in the marketplace through its ownership structure, commitment to values and principles, and engagement with non-member stakeholders in its community. This workshop, facilitated by John McNamara of the Northwest Cooperative Development Center, will explore the cooperative advantage, the value of building relationships with customers, employees, and vendors, and help participants build a co-op centric marketing plan for their cooperative. To register, click here. The workshop will be conducted on Zoom. Advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Questions or more info. Presented by the Northwest Cooperative Development Center in collaboration with the Olympic Cooperative Network. Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm | Location: Zoom Wild Church Port Townsend – Sat, June 24th *New* Sponsored by Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, join Katy Taylor, your guide, to gather in and with creation, with other folks, and with the other beings on this earth. We practice together to move from human being to earth being, in reverence and respect for earth, on the 4th Saturdays of every month. We meet outside, rain, snow, or shine, unless the conditions are severe enough to pose a safety concern. Please dress for the weather! There are 3 mostly equal parts: Greeting/Grounding, Wandering/Wondering, Circling-Up/Sharing. We will meet in circle, share some opening words, songs, and practices, and then wander in silence. We then reconvene to share our experience. Children are welcome, but parents need to help guide them. If wandering is not accessible, remaining in the circle under the Doug Fir is an option, too. Bring a chair! Read more and find directions here, join the Wild Church email list by contacting Katy Taylor. Time: 10-11:30 AM | Location: Fort Townsend |
| Upcoming Events Transportation Lab Meeting – Mon, June 26th *New* The Transportation Lab is a Local 20/20 Action Group working to promote a transportation system that minimizes need for personal motor vehicles. Such a transportation system must be safe, convenient and healthy, and it must be based on: People walking, the most healthful mode; People bicycling, the most efficient mode; Mass transit, the most efficient for moving large numbers of people In person, monthly on the fourth Monday. Time: 4:30-6:00 | Location: In person. Carol McCreary for details at translabpt@gmail.com Cougar and Bear Conflict Management and Prevention – Wed, June 28th Join us to learn about Cougars and Bears. We’ll discuss living and recreating in cougar and bear habitat and how you can protect yourself and your animals. The Department of Fish and Wildlife can be a resource to help protect your animals through education, property review and recommendations. For more information visit: https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/livingRegister hereTime: 6:00 PM | Location: Hospital @ Fort Flagler State Park PRIDE CAMP hosted by The Benji Project – June 26th-29th Join The Benji Project at Pride Camp, open to middle and high school students, held June 26-29 at the Jefferson Teen Center in Chimacum. Explore ways to navigate the ups and downs of life through fun activities in a supportive community. Camp tuition is $150 with full and partial scholarships available and no one turned away for lack of funds. * Free transportation available for south Jefferson County residents–please indicate this need when you register. To register: thebenjiproject.org/camp Questions: info@thebenjiproject.org Local 20/20 Climate Working Group Meeting – Thurs, June 29th After a little break, we are reconvening the Local 20/20 Climate working group, with an in person meeting! We’ll discuss various options for future actions and activities – bring your ideas! And we’ll discuss some ongoing projects as well. Newcomers are most welcome! Contact cag@l2020.org for more information. Time: 5 – 6:30 pm | Location: Port Townsend Library “Pink” house (250 Madison Street Port Townsend, separate small building next to the main library, which is not pink! ) Biotoxins Affecting Shellfish in Jefferson County – Wed, July 5th Join us to learn about the biotoxins that affect our Bivalve molluscan shellfish such as clams, mussels, oysters, geoduck, and scallops. We’ll discuss the what, why, where and how on biotoxins. We’ll also review what we as local residents can do to reduce biotoxins. Michael Dawson is the Water Quality Manager with the Department of Jefferson County Public Health. His principal responsibility is to protect surface water in eastern Jefferson County, Washington, from non-point source pollution. His goal is to keep shellfish beds open for harvest and ensure that outdoor water recreation is safe. Mr. Dawson also assists the state with monitoring marine harmful algae blooms along 200 miles of shoreline. RegisterTime: 5:00 PM | Location: Fort Flagler State Park Hospital River Otter Beach Walk/Talk – Wed, July 30th Join us to learn about these cute and curious creatures that live throughout the Puget Sound. We will be taking a beach walk on East Beach past the Wansboro Battery and discussing the river otter’s life cycle, behavior and where you might find them. If we are lucky, we may even see one! Bring comfortable shoes, warm clothes and a rain jacket. Register Time: 5:00 PM | Location: Fort Flagler State Park Hospital Weaving the Web: Soil, Pollinators and Human Health – Wed, Aug 2nd Join Jill Allison to learn about techniques to create a healthier home garden which include pollinators! Jill will review the effects of pesticides on pollinators, soil and human microbiome and how we as a community can affect change. Presenter: Jill Allison – Jill has a background in science and medicine which adds to her understanding of the interactions (and the biology and chemistry) relating to the interactions between soil health, pollinator health and human health. Jill has a B.S. in biology, graduate studies in bacteriology and public health and a Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Registration. Time: 5pm | Location: Online Creatures of the Sea & Shore: Youth Summer Art Camp with NorthWind Art and PTMSC – Aug 21st – 25th Get immersed in the magic of sea and shore in this nature art camp! In the mornings, students experience the outdoors, museum and aquarium exhibits guided by Port Townsend Marine Science Center educators. And in the afternoon, artist Mikal Robinson leads crafts, stories and games to play as we learn more about the ocean and all it’s delightful creatures. Crafts may include sewn starfishes, woven turtles, needle felted orca whales, and crochet jellyfish Ages 7-9. time:10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Venue address: In Person at Building 306, Fort Worden, Port Townsend Contact information: NorthWind Arts phone: (360) 379-1086 Web links: https://northwindart.org/collections/youth/products/creatures-of-the-sea-shore-art-camp For the full set of announcements, including Recurring Events, Community Notices, Community Resources, and Resilience Readings, see here. |
