(Airdate: August 22, 2024) The Friends of Fort Worden (FFW) is one of twenty-one Friends Groups supporting
Washington State Parks and properties statewide. This non-profit group works closely with park management to identify key projects, from benches to trail restoration and more. Join us as we discuss with Volunteer Coordinator, Vicki Legman and board member Mitch Freeman the accomplishments and upcoming efforts of the FFW.
(Reprise airdate: August 21, 2024) Brenda Johnson is the leader of the East Jefferson Pigeon Guillemot Breeding Survey which is part of the Salish Sea Guillemot Network. The network is a community science project that monitors breeding colonies across our region to understand their role in healthy coastal ecosystems. Join Jackie Canterbury as she discusses the project with Dr. Brenda Johnson and volunteer Karin Ertl, who both make this project happen in the field. Both guests provide a portrait of the Pigeon Guillemot, a fascinating seabird that shares both our land and water ecosystems.
(Airdate: August 20, 2024) Maryanne interviews Ellen Falconer, massage therapist and mindfulness coach. Ellen hopped through several careers before ending up here. She worked in radio for a while then studied marine technology and became an “ordinary seaman” for Arco Marine. Those four-months-long voyages at sea became rather long and somewhat tedious. She was then an EMT, worked in bakeries, and vet’s offices. She spent years as a sail maker culminating in a stint as director of the Wooden Boat Festival. She studied massage and became licensed. But along the way she discovered mindfulness training. She now teaches “mindfulness-based stress reduction” through Olympic Peninsula Mindfulness (olympicpeninsulamindulness.com). One lesson: “zebras don’t get ulcers.”
(August 20, 2024) We’ve been visiting the sites around the town of Tianshui, including the Buddhist Caves of Maijishan and the tomb of the Han Dynasty general Li Guong. Before we continue our journey on the train heading west, we should note that Tianshui has one more site that most visitors overlook….
(Airdate: August 19, 2024) Taylor Clark talks with Connor Zaft, director of the Saltfire Theater production of The Sneeze. Also we hear a short scene from the production with Genevieve Barlow and Judd Farris. The final weekend for this production is August 23-25 at Fort Worden on Littlefield Green. More info is available at https://saltfiretheatre.org.
(Airdate: August 19, 2024 – Jumping Trout)
(Airdate: August 16, 2024) This week on County Connections co-hosts Jim Burke and County Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour speak with Matt Tyler, a forester with County Public Works & Parks, and Malloree Weinheimer, a forester and principal of Chickadee Forestry, who has worked with Matt and others in the county to make county forests and parks healthier and more sustainable. Also, there is a five-minute interview with Brinnon Fire Chief Tim Manly about the Road 2620 wildfire that is burning on Mount Jupiter as of the airing of this program.
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark was joined via zoom by Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro, calling in from the WCMA Conference (Washington City/County Management Association) where John and City Communications Director Shelly Leavens as well as Cynthia Shaffer, Director of People and Development were facilitating a conversation about public
engagement practices that build trust and help our communities bridge differences. Following that, Taylor spoke with Gage Pacifera about the Soundcheck festival, which starts today with free events all over town running through the weekend. More information is available at https://www.ptsoundcheck.com/.
(Airdate: August 15, 2024 – You’re Having a Birthday – Turning 70 Revisited)
(Reprise airdate: August 14, 2024) Brenda Johnson is the leader of the East Jefferson Pigeon Guillemot Breeding Survey which is part of the Salish Sea Guillemot Network. The network is a community science project that monitors breeding colonies across our region to understand their role in healthy coastal ecosystems. Join Jackie Canterbury as she discusses the project with Dr. Brenda Johnson and volunteer Karin Ertl, who both make this project happen in the field. Both guests provide a portrait of the Pigeon Guillemot, a fascinating seabird that shares both our land and water ecosystems.
