This week, Siobhan and Chris speak with Bex Berryhill, who is not only Centrum’s Program Manager for Creative Youth Development, but she’s also one of the seven Cooperative directors of the Gray Coast Guild Hall in Quilcene. We learn about the building’s history, the mission of the cooperative, who gathers there, and the inclusive impact its range of activities can have on the local community.
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Today on Brewocracy Now KPTZ host Tim Quackenbush and City Manager John Mauro were joined by Dr. Philip Higuera, Professor of Fire Ecology with the University of Montana, and East Jefferson Fire and Rescue Chief Bret Black. The discussion covered the science and consequences of increased wildfire activity due to climate change, and its impacts on public health and public policy.
(Airdate: September 2, 2021) Sitting in for Missy Nielson, Everybody Can guest host Cliff Moore had the opportunity to visit with Wendy Bart, Chief Executive Officer of the Olympic Peninsula YMCA. Their conversation touched on the past, present and future of the YMCA here in Jefferson County. In particular, it focused on programmatic opportunities for our residents. Wendy also highlights some volunteer opportunities for community members who would like to support the Y’s efforts. A wide-ranging, energetic, and fun conversation.
(Airdate: September 1, 2021) A seafood treat in their native Europe, the Green Crab poses an ecological and economic threat to the Pacific Coast. Catch up with the latest in a 6-year effort to create a baseline database of our nearshore ecosystems and to monitor for expansion of the Green Crab territory into the Salish Sea. Nan Evans talks with Chris Jones and Eileen Cooney, members of the Washington Sea Grant’s citizen science team working at the lagoon at Kala Point.
(Airdate: September 1, 2021) Washington State boasts 3,000 miles of coastline that protects communities from ocean storms and provides important resources for local economies. Shoreline monitoring is a critical tool for assessing the health of our shorelines and for evaluating the success of restoration projects along the shore. And anyone can do it! Host MaryAnn Wagner talks with Jason Toft, a principal research scientist at the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, who developed a Shoreline Monitoring Toolbox anyone can use and whose work focuses on Puget Sound shorelines.
The 175 additional cases in August are more than twice the number in any previous month (there were 82 in January 2021 and 79 in November 2020). In just one month, these 175 new cases account for 25 percent of all 695 cases recorded in Jefferson County. It is believed that the actual number is higher, but many people who use home testing kits do not report the results to the local health department.
Also note that nearly 100% of new cases in Washington and the U.S. are the Delta variant. Delta results in a higher number of cases requiring hospitalization and is significantly more contagious than all other variants to date.
(Airdate: August 30, 2021) Officer Bill Corrigan of the Port Townsend Police Department discusses with Attention Please! host Phil Andrus strategies for more safe cycling and walking about in our community.
