This Week
Clallam Community Wildfire Resilience Workshop – Mon, May 11th *New*
OCA, Clallam County Emergency Management, and multiple partners invite you to an informative workshop focused on wildfire impacts on the Olympic Peninsula—and the steps you can take to protect yourself, your family, and your home. This event marks the public rollout of the newly-completed Clallam County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), a community-driven effort developed in collaboration with multiple agencies and local residents. Handouts will be available, along with general disaster preparedness materials. Find the full agenda here.
Time: 5:30 – 8:30pm | Location: Raymond Carver Room, Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody Street, Port Angeles
Ergonomics and Body Care for Gardeners – Tue, May 12th
Join Erica Mack, RPT for this practical workshop designed to teach you how to care for your most important gardening tool—your body. Led by a physical therapist, you’ll learn essential ergonomic strategies, body mechanics, and self-care techniques that will help you avoid inconvenient aches and injuries while gardening. Whether you’re planting, weeding, pruning, bending, or lifting, discover how to move with ease, improve posture, and keep muscles and joints healthy. Walk away with simple yet effective strategies to enjoy gardening with less aches and pains.
Time: 6pm | Location Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St, Port Townsend
Friends of the East Jefferson County Trails Connections Public Meeting – Thu, May 14th *Updated*
PS2P funds have been released to WSDOT. Get ready for trail gap activities to increase! Steve Durrant, project director for Puget Sound to Pacific Collaborative, will provide an update on the status of the 2023 RAISE grant for trail gap planning, about route options between the Hood Canal Bridge and the ODT, and about a potential new alignment connecting Quilcene to the ODT at Discovery Bay.
Time: 9am | Location: Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Chimacum
Lemurs and Wolves and Bats, Oh My! – Thu, May 14th *New*
Welcome to the wild and wonderful world of pollinators. Think that only bees and butterflies are pollinators? Judy Conlow, a Master Gardener and retired Naval attorney will share secrets she’s learned about pollinators, including their identities. Spoiler alert: pollinators aren’t just bees and butterflies. Enjoy an around-the world tour with Judy at the helm. This presentation, sponsored by the Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation and WSU Extension, is free and open to the public. Please note that this event will be at a new location.
Time: 3 – 4pm | Location: Chimacum Grange, 9572 Rhody Drive, Chimacum.
Nordland Garden Club Plant Sale – Sat, May 16th
Calling all gardeners! It is time for the Nordland Garden Club plant sale! Great opportunity to stock up on your favorite outdoor and indoor plants. Lots of perennials, annuals, shrubs, herbs, succulents and veggie starts with varieties and large sizes not found in nurseries.
Terrific selection of plants, garden treasures, yard art, containers, cloches, a raffle and much more. Proceeds help fund our local and community service projects.
Time: 9am – 3pm | Location: 320 Garden Club Road, Marrowstone Island
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 email your photos, including your name in the jpeg filename. If you’re sending multiple images, please send one per email. We are an all-volunteer non-profit, so compensation for your talent and generosity is a photo credit and our profound thanks.
Photo: Male Hairy Woodpecker by Beverly McNeil
For the full set of announcements, including Upcoming Events, Recurring Events, Community Notices, Community Resources, and Resilience Readings, see here.
