City Manager John Mauro and co-host Taylor Clark were pleased to welcome their guest: State Representative Steve Tharinger.
Brewocracy Now ~ 6/15/23
Podcasts
Nature Now #623 Salish Sea Annual Winter Seabird Survey
(Airdate: June 14, 2023) Jackie Canterbury interviews the local Puget Sound Seabird Survey group represented by Wendy Feltham. They discuss their citizen science project that gathers data on wintering seabird populations at two sites on Marrowstone Island, as well as the challenges they face doing a sea survey in the rain, in winter, with wet clothes and foggy binoculars.
The Loneliness of the Headless Radio Host
(June 12, 2023 – The Loneliness of the Headless Radio Host) Learn what happens when your head explodes.
Wildfires
(Airdate: June 12, 2023) Jim Burke talks to George Geissler, Washington State Forester, of the Washington Department of Natural Resources about wildfires.
Our Working Waterfront – 6/09
Every month, KPTZ’S Chris Bricker, along with co-hosts Port Commissioner Pam Petranek and Port of Port Townsend’s Director Eron Berg, bring you the news, issues, and stories of the people that make up our vibrant maritime community.
This month, our Port’s Capital Project Director and Port Engineer Matt Klontz gives us an ongoing projects update. Pam gives us some historical perspective on Point Hudson – from the S’Klallam peoples, to boatbuilding and the evolution of a seaport, to the present-day boatyard of Sea Marine. Partners Pat Shannon and Chris Bakken, friends since childhood, are shepherding trade, craft and apprenticeship into Point Hudson’s 21st Century.
County Connections
(Airdate: June 9, 2023) KPTZ’s Chris Bricker sits in for host Jim Burke. This week’s co-host, County Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour, emphasizes the importance of forests in Jefferson County and focuses on the history, overview, and legislative updates of Washington’s Trust Land Transfer Program, and introduces two key local conservation projects that have benefited from the Program over the years: the Quimper Wildlife Corridor, and the Dabob Bay Natural Area. Special guests are Carrie Clendaniel, Preserve Manager for the Jefferson Land Trust and the Quimper Wildlife Corridor, and Peter Bahls, Executive Director of Northwest Watershed Institute.
Nature Now #622
Dune Restoration, part 1
(Reprise airdate: June 7, 2023) Join host Debaran Kelso on a field trip to the sandy shores of Fort Worden! Dr. Fred Sharpe is our guest to speak about dune restoration in this area and in other locations on the Olympic Peninsula (Part 1 of a two-part program).
County Public Health Report ~ 6/05/23
The following is a recording of the presentation during the Public Health briefings at this week’s Board of County Commissioners meeting made by Jefferson and Clallam County Public Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry. The summary below was provided by Jim Burke, producer of KPTZ’s Tuesday’s Local News.
On the COVID-19 front, Dr. Berry said there is less and less data available to track the extent to which COVID-19 is still present across the country, in Washington State, and in Jefferson County. Wastewater surveillance is possible in Port Townsend because of the sewer system and water treatment, but other areas of Jefferson County that are on septic systems provide no data. She said that hospitalizations are down across the US by 8%, but oddly deaths are up by 7%. In Washington all indicators are trending downward. There were 3 hospitalizations in Jefferson County over the last month and 2 new deaths to report: One patient was in their 90s and the other in their 50s, but both had underlying health conditions and were unvaccinated. She stressed that the outbreaks which are still occurring are among children, who are the least vaccinated group now, and also have many more opportunities for exposure to COVID-19. She recommends getting kids up to date on the vaccinations and, if your child is sick, to test them for COVID-19 and of course, keep them home. Previous infections are waning as protection from future illness, so she recommends everyone get up to date on vaccinations. In Clallam County there were no new deaths in May and just 2 hospitalizations due to COVID-19. Click here to see the Washington Department of Health COVID-19 data dashboard.
Health Reports to the BOCC will continue once a month, so listeners can send in questions to [email protected] by noon on the last Friday of the month, June 30. (Please note that, as July 3 is a Monday, there might not be a County Commissioners meeting then.)
Dr. Kabodagartz
(June 5, 2023 – Dr. Kabodagartz) The man, the myth, the legend and the lie.
Unearthing the History of Jefferson County Cemetery
(Airdate: June 5, 2023) Reed Barry and Ellie DiPietro of the Jefferson County Historical Society present Reed’s study of the history of the Jefferson County Cemetery from its creation in the late 19th Century to its abandonment in the 1940s. With Host Phil Andrus.
