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(Airdate: May 7, 2026) May In the Garden is all about soil. Julia talks about soil microbes and a home activity that you can do to test soil microbes called “Soil your Shorts.” Mary Beth goes into the Wonderful World of Worms. Dianna extols the virtues of mulch mulch mulch. Barbara demystifies the process of soil testing.
Join us In the Garden every Thursday at 6pm on KPTZ.
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined by East Jefferson Fire and Rescue Chief Brett Black and we talked about the wildfire season…which is sort-of starting right now. Fire Danger is up to moderate, and there are restrictions to outdoor burning starting tomorrow. By the way, the air quality resource Taylor likes to check is https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/ and there are others too.
(Airdate: May 6, 2026) In this reprise airing, please join Nature Now host Debaran Kelso as we take up Part 2 of our conversation about seabird conservation with our guest Peter Harrison, this time joined by his wife Shirley Metz. Peter is a world-renowned seabird expert, artist, and conservationist, and his wife Shirley an avid adventurer and conservationist in her own right. This show highlights their remarkable joint conservation efforts.
On alternate weeks—Tuesday at 5:30 and Saturday at Noon, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and co-host Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, explore new developments and paradigms with our vibrant community of creative and innovative citizens who do good work.
Make Music Day celebrates the start of summer on Sunday June 21, 2026 with a day of musical participation and performances, free for all. It’s not only local, but it’s international in scale! Launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, Make Music is celebrated on the same day in more than 2,000 cities in dozens of countries around the world. Completely different from a typical music festival, Make Music is open to anyone who wants to take part–from professional musicians to people who’ve never played an instrument or sung out loud. Music pours onto streets, parks, plazas, and porches to share with friends, neighbors, and strangers.
Make Music Day in East Jefferson County is back! Joining to tell us more of our local plans for June 21 are Songwriting Works founder Judith-Kate Friedman, Board Member Victoria Reddick, Sponsor and Volunteer James Baburek, and Steering Committee Member Cecile Kummerer.
(Airdate: May 4, 2026) Do you know everything that Jefferson County Public Health does? Find out on Monday, May 4 when KPTZ’s Taylor Clark sits down with Apple Martine, Director of our public health department.
This month Dr. Allison Berry said that we are seeing ‘minimal activity” with respiratory illnesses (RSV, Influenza, and COVID-19.) She noted concern about Measles in Washington state and elsewhere. But there are no documented cases in Jefferson, Clallam, or Kitsap Counties. She describes symptoms and best prevention, 97% of cases in the US currently are in unvaccinated individuals. In terms of reproductive health, the Supreme Court stayed an order from a lower court that temporarily stopped shipment of mifepristone.
There were questions from the Commissioners about May being Mental Health Awareness month. Questions from listeners about LONG COVID, tapeworm. wildfire smoke, and increases in violence, and a Port Townsend Free Press article and some potential misinformation, and how to navigate information found in the news media and social media.
Willie Bence said little, because he had no listener questions, and little time. He spoke of warmer than “normal” weather this summer and evacuation and fire safety.
And ALL COUNTY PREPAREDNESS DAY is on June 27 at 10 am at Finn River. The Department of Emergency Management is looking for someone to hire a Program Coordinator. See https://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/950/Dept-of-Emergency-Management and https://www.ejfr.org/.
It was determined by Dr. Berry, Willie Bence, and the Commission, that these reports will continue through the summer.
(Airdate: April 23, 2026) Sonny Flores (friend of the station) performs during Blues Journey as we try out our new performance studio. Excited barking at the start by Sage the Radio Dog.
