(Airdate: March 26, 2026 – Hats off to Heads)
Brewocracy Now ~ 3/26/26
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined by East Jefferson Fire and Rescue Community Risk Manager Robert Wittenberg to talk about their planned training burn on Umatilla west of San Juan Ave on the afternoon of Tuesday 3/31/26, We also talked about the availability Home Wildfire Assessments. More information about these may be found here; https://www.ejfr.org/uncategorized/home-wildfire-assessments/
Local News for 3/26/26
#766 Wetland Delineation
(Airdate: March 25, 2026) Please join Nature Now out in the field again on a beautiful Spring afternoon! Host Debaran Kelso speaks about the importance of wetlands with wetland biologist Donna Frostholm, while we wander through the Winona Wetland just west of Port Townsend. Part 1 of a 2 part show.
Local News for 3/25/26
Silk
(Airdate: March 24, 2026) Nowhere else in China are the ruins of Gaochang so accessible, so extensive, or so impressive. Former garrisson Gaochang had soon become the capitol of an independent state, and it flourished as a cultural and political center until it was destroyed by the Mongols in the 13th century. During his excavations here in 1905, German archeologist Le Coq found more than an underground chamber full of corpses and Buddhist art….
Local News for 3/24/26
Buckwheat for the Olympic Peninsula
(Airdate: March 23, 2026) Professor of Plant Breeding Micaela Colley describes the work being done on the Olympic Peninsula to establish the growing of buckwheat as part of the Food from Here movement.
Hops and Native Americans
(Airdate: March 23, 2026 – Hops and Native Americans) – Another boom and bust crop
Visit KPTZ for tours during the Connectivity Summit!
KPTZ is excited to be a part of the Jefferson County Connectivity Summit, hosted by the Production Alliance, from Friday, March 27 to Sunday, March 29. The Connectivity Summit is a multi-day community gathering at Fort Worden State Park. There will be workshops, conversations, and performances. KPTZ will be hosting an open house on Saturday, March 28 from 11am-5pm, but there are many more events to enjoy! There is a live community storytelling event on Friday, March 27 at the Wheeler Theater starting at 7pm. On Saturday, March 28, there will be networking activities and workshops in the Fort Worden Commons from 10am-4:15pm and a Giftmaking Extravaganza from 6-9pm at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Close out the Summit on Sunday, March 29 by participating in the Community Cold Plunge at Fort Worden Beach at 10am, then joining the Sunday Social at the Fort Worden Commons from 10am-12pm. These events are open to all!
