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KEC Presents: Water as Habitat Forum
FORUM PANEL: Paul Dorn Friends of Miller Bay Board Member Charlie Kratzer Hydrologist, Suquamish Tribe Ben Harrison Water Resources Scientist, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Tom Doty Amphibian Biologist Michael Higgins Habitat Biologist, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe In Part 3 of our 3-part series on Water, our forum panel discusses local water and how it functions […]
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KEC Presents: Rokalu Farm – Composting Workshop
Presenter: Bob Gilbey, Rokalu Farms Farm Visit and Composting Workshop Farm owner Bob Gilbey gives an in-depth workshop on large-scale composting on a working farm that can be applied to small-scale composting. He will describe the basics of composting chemistry and what a composting process needs in order to be successful, and help folks address […]
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KEC Presents: Water and Kitsap’s Future
Speaker: Ben Harrison, Water Resources Scientist, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Poster: Download, print and share In Part 2 of our 3-part series on Water, we take a closer look at the hydrology and sustainability of our local water supply. What is the impact of climate and land use on streamflow and the unique challenges […]
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KEC Presents: Water in Local Nature
Speaker: John Williams, Publisher of Salish Magazine Poster: Download, print and share Food Donation: Please bring a food donation for Fishline and ShareNet (List of most needed items) An exploration of the many facets of our local marine and freshwater – as habitat, a transportation medium, a food delivery system, and an important part of the chemical […]
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KEC Presents: Growing our Local Food Network
Speakers: Diane Fish, Kitsap County Conservation District – History of Ag in Kitsap County Bob Gilby, Rokalu Farm– Composting and Farm Succession Kathy Curry, Farrago Farm – the Giving Garden Kitsap Farmland Preservation Coalition Poster: Download, print, and share Food Donation: Please bring a food donation for Fishline and ShareNet (List of most needed items) […]
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KEC Presents: Preserving Biodiversity on a Swiftly Tilting Planet
Presentation: Preserving Biodiversity on a Swiftly Tilting Planet Speaker: Dylan Mendenhall, Principal Ecologist, Haven Ecology and Research, LLC Dylan Mendenhall draws on over 15 years of experience in the practice and study of ecological restoration, including co-management of a small family forest. His presentation”Preserving Biodiversity on a Swiftly Tilting Planet,” further explores ecological restoration in […]
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KEC Presents: Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity
Presentation: Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Speakers: Glen Kalisz, WSDOT Habitat Connectivity Support Structures Nate Daniel, Great Peninsula Conservancy While roads are so ubiquitous they’re practically invisible to us, wild animals experience them as entirely alien forces of death and disruption. We share the Kitsap peninsula with abundant wildlife, from amphibians and fish to bears […]
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KEC Presents: The Rights of Nature
Films: The Rights of Nature: A Global Movement | Goeckeritz Speakers: Ansu John, College of the Environment Salish Sea Region, WWU Marla Powers, Environmental Planner, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Western views and the legal system tend to view nature as property, and as a resource from which wealth is extracted, a commodity whose only value […]
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KEC Presents: Trees are Cool! Urban Tree Canopies
Music and Films: “If A Tree Falls” Bruce Cockburn “Weathered: The Heat is On” PBS “Establishing Urban Forests Should Be Our Legacy” Kenton Rogers Discussion: How trees help make our growing towns and cities more livable Trees are remarkable organisms that make our towns and cities better places to live. They provide resources for our health, […]
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KEC Presents: Saving Pacific NorthWest Forests
Film: “Last Stand – Saving the Elwha River’s Legacy Forests“ Documentary produced by: EarthLawCenter Watch the inspiring story of how a community stopped a timber sale along the Elwha River – against all odds. Learn about the global importance of Pacific NW temperate rainforests to mitigate climate change and witness the interconnected web of life […]
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