| Dr. Locke’s COVID-19 Update – Mon March 30th – 9:45 a.m. *Online* Weekly COVID-19 weekly update with Jefferson County Public Health Officer, Dr. Thomas Locke at today’s meeting of the County Commission. To watch live or recorded videos of the entire 9am Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting including go to the website for videos of meetings. You can choose “Streaming Live” or, if viewing later, “Recorded.” PTMSC Auction Ending! – Mon March 30th – 10 p.m. – *Online* Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s “You, Me & the Salish Sea” Online Auction ends today at 10p.m. This annual benefit auction has been made available online in order to keep everyone safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, while still joyfully raising funds for the Center’s critical mission of conserving the Salish Sea. Here’s the link to the auction https://salishsea.maxgiving.bid/about-us Bidding ends at 10 p.m. PDT For further information email Brian Kay or call him on (360) 385-5582 x104. Library Services Online – Tues, March 31st – *Online* Jefferson County Library’s popular Tech Tuesdays classes continue at the same time online. Get the most out of your library right from home! Learn how to access free eBook and eAudiobooks, how to watch free streaming video, how to explore our research and learning databases, and the best tips and tricks for searching the library catalog. Time: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Join the class on Zoom by clicking here. Garden Notes live video series begins! Thurs April 2nd . *New* “Garden Notes”, WSU Master Gardeners’ new weekly live video program, launches with “Plant these Vegetable Seeds Today” For relevant local gardening information you can use immediately, join on Zoom at 3:00 p.m. every Thursday afternoon in April. Don’t be late – the Zoom room can only hold 100 participants. Recorded sessions will be posted on the WSU Jefferson County Extension website the following Tuesday. Local Master Gardeners have put together this great lineup: 4/2: Plant these Vegetable Seeds Today ~ https://wsu.zoom.us/j/154069057 4/9: Landscape Choices to Reduce Fire Risk ~ https://wsu.zoom.us/j/318986590 4/16: DIY Coddling Moth Traps ~ https://wsu.zoom.us/j/638040636 4/23: What’s Blooming Now ~ https://wsu.zoom.us/j/705202928 4/31: To be announced Online Coffee with City Manager Mauro – Thurs April 3rd – noon *KPTZ 91.9FM* Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro has moved his weekly coffee meetings with the public onto KPTZ’s Discovery Road, hosted by Tim Quackenbush. The half-hour conversation at noon Thursday airs again on Saturday, March 28 at noon. It will also be posted on KPTZ’s homepage here. Climate Change, Mental Health & Eco-Anxiety Fri, April 10th *Online* Dr. David Pollack presents “Climate Change, Mental Health and Eco-Anxiety: How the Global Pandemic can Help Us Prepare” at 2:00 p.m. Register for the webinar here. Dr. Pollock is co-founder of the US Climate Psychiatry Alliance and Professor Emeritus at Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU). The webinar is sponsored by OHSU’s PHD Sustainability Team to commemorate Public Health Week. This is an opportunity to come together to learn about our rapidly changing world and how we can navigate these changes together. Permaculture Homesteading Internship – June 18th-August 31st Join The Dirt Rich School for a three-month Permaculture Homesteading Internship! If you are exploring the idea of farming or gardening as a vocation or lifestyle, or just looking for a skills-based education, this is the program for you! Check out the website for more information. Email Kateen with questions about the application and sign-up process. Duration is June 18 – August 31 at The Dirt Rich School at Compass Rose Farms, 1463 W Uncas Rd, Port Townsend. |
| The Local 20/20 COVID-19 Resources Page – *What’s New* Click here to see some of what is new this week: N95 Mask information, Free WiFi locations, a visual map of local food sources, Jefferson County Library Resources, mental health resources, new assistance resources, and more! The page is the result of an amazing collaboration of a number of local organizations. It is updated daily with information on assistance programs, COVID-19 information pages, restaurants with take out, grocery stores, food banks, community meals and more. Check frequently to see the latest. Many thanks to all the contributing organizations: The Community Wellness Project, Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management, Jefferson County Emergency Operations Center, Jefferson Community Foundation, Jefferson Healthcare, Jefferson County Food Bank Association, Food Bank Farm and Gardens of Jefferson County, Jefferson County Farmers Market Association, Washington State University Extension Small Farms Program, and Local 20/20. We are now looking for good news stories to add to the page. This could be a landlord that lowered rent or a neighbor who helps an in-home senior or anything else which demonstrates how people in our community help one another in a time of crisis. Send your stories to INFO@L2020.org. Thanks! The COVID-19 Emergency Fund Jefferson Community Foundation – along with our partners United Good Neighbors and the Housing Solutions Network – launched the COVID-19 Emergency Fund. This emergency funding campaign will support local nonprofits and community-serving government agencies that help meet basic human needs and are facing an increased demand for services or are dealing with their own organization’s financial hardship. Anyone can make a donation by clicking here. People can give to a general fund or directly to one of the local organizations who has registered with the campaign. The list of organizations will grow in the upcoming days and weeks to come as more response efforts are rolled out. Organizations that want to have needs posted – ones that help meet basic human needs and are facing an increased demand for services or are dealing with their own organization’s financial hardship – can email Jen Kingfisher or call her 360.385.1729. LION Emergency Loan Program LION, the Local Investing Opportunities Network, has established a new loan program for Jefferson County businesses and non-profits needing funding to deal with the COVID-19 emergency. The loan application and instructions are downloadable here. Since 2006 LION’s 60 local investors have invested in over 75 Jefferson County businesses and non-profits. LION members opted to initiate a new fast track application route to provide emergency loans to as many non-profits and business as their members can afford. LION welcomes inquires from people who would like to become a member and increase the resiliency of our local community. LION is affiliated with Local 20/20 and EDC Team Jefferson. Information is on the LION COVID-19 Emergency Loan Program website. Email Brian Kuh or call him at (360) 379-4693 for further info. Looking for Additional IT Team Members *NEW* If you are you interested in getting more involved with Local 20/20 and have some website experience, Local 20/20’s IT team is looking for additional team members to help maintain our website. The site is based on WordPress, but WordPress experience is not required. For more details, contact Cindy. 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, we seek local color, horizontal (“landscape”) orientation, and jpeg format. Please no children, pets or recognizable faces. Kindly send to events@l2020.org with “Photos” in the subject line. Please include your name in the jpeg filename. We are an all-volunteer non-profit, so the compensation for your talent and generosity will be a photo credit and our profound thanks. Take a walk! Local 20/20 Transportation Lab’s popular walking times map is downloadable here. Walking is healthy, social, fun, costs nothing, keeps your carbon footprint small and allows you to maintain social distance. Emergency Text Alerts from Jefferson County DEM Local 20/20 has an emergency preparedness action group, and we recognize that communication is key to successfully coping with disasters and emergencies. The Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management participates in the “NIXLE” system which can send text alerts to your cell phone. Visit their web page here for further information and to get signed up. There you will also find information about other alert and warning systems including the tsunami warning system and the WASDOT alert system. A Tool for Neighborhood Organization Nextdoor is a private social network for neighborhoods. Use this link to join one of 51 Nextdoor Neighborhoods (NDN) in Jefferson County. Currently there are 10,575 subscribers, with many new members joining each day. Email Pete Hubbard with questions or comments. March King Tide Info & Photos The tide waits for no man, and not even COVID-19 can stop it! There was a higher than average predicted tide on March 13th (9.0′ predicted), that gave us another chance to visualize the higher sea levels along local shore. The Local 20/20 Climate Action group regularly monitors king tides in Port Townsend. Photos and the analysis of the recent king tide are at the link above. Solstice Family Farm Internships Available Now Solstice Family Farm is a 33-acre homestead farm on Beaver Valley Road in Chimacum. They grow produce, eggs and animals for market, and much of what they need for their table. They seek two enthusiastic interns to work now through November, to learn growing techniques for vegetables, fruit, meat and eggs, orcharding, pasture management, animal husbandry and other sustainable agriculture skills. In exchange for 21 hours of labor and 4 to 8 hours of feeding and chores per week, interns receive lodging, a row in the vegetable garden and the opportunity to enjoy surplus produce and eggs. For details, visit the farm website or call Jennifer White 360-215-0786 For Resilience Readings, see full announcements here. Sign up for the weekly announcements here. |
