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Home My WebLink AboutWSU JC X PowerPoint2023 4-H Youth Development 4-H education programs empower youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. Jan-May; Sept-Dec: Complete 2022-2023 Afterschool Brinnon School (3d/w) Salish Rescue (in partnership with YMCA) Community Boat Project (Chimacum) June-July: Explore 4-H Outreach Classes Fiber Arts, Gardening, Art August: Jefferson County Fair Youth Capstone Event Posters, Public Presentations, Showmanship / Fair Entries, Annual Record Book 2023 4-H Youth Development 4-H education programs empower youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. Ongoing: Monthly 4-H Council Meetings Community Club Programs •Horse •Cat •Livestock (Beef, Goat, Poultry) •Robotics •Metalworking & Jewelry Making •Gardening & Cooking Regional Small Farms Program 2023 Workshops | Classes | Events Crop Production & Soils Cultivating Success Courses •Season Planning & Seed Starting (May) •Agricultural Entrepreneurship(Jan-Mar) •Greenhouse Management (Feb) •Whole Farm Planning (Sept-Dec) •Aquaponics (Jan) Livestock Education •On-Farm Composting (June/Oct) •Basic Goat Care & Nutrition (April) Food Safety •Pasture Mgmt& Kidding (April) •PSA Grower Training (Feb) •A.I. for Beef Production (Mar) •Developing a Food Safety Plan (Feb) •Mobile Meat Classroom (Fall) •Basics of Sanitation & GMPs (Feb) Integrated Pest Management Farmer Wellness & Suicide Prevention •Flea Beetles (July) (Fall) •Mummy berry (Oct) Farm Internships L&I Farm Internships L&I (April)(April) And more!And more! Regional Small Farms Programmatic Focus •Growing/Propagating Sweetpotatoes~ PNW research trial •21st Annual Farm Tour Steering Committee •Jefferson LandWorksCollaborative Coordinator •USDA Farm to School Grant with Port Townsend School District (through September) •One-on-One Technical Assistance from Specialists (ongoing) •Produce Safety •Small Farm Development •Integrated Pest Management •Livestock •Farmers Market SNAP 2023 Master Gardener Program CultivatingPlants,People,andCommunitysince1973. January -December: “Ask A Master Gardener” clinics February –March: •Yard & Garden Lecture Series •Fruit Tree Pruning Workshops March-April: Growing Groceries Class May-October: Lunch-n-Learn at Jefferson County Library June: Pollinator Month July: Container Gardening August: Jefferson County Fair October -November: Growing Groceries class 2023 Master Gardener Program CultivatingPlants,People,andCommunitysince1973. Lecture series at WSU classroom Pop-up clinics Rain gardens Demo park Food Bank and School Gardens Questions via online, phone calls and emails Kul KahHan Gardens Noxious Weed Education Repair Events Monthly articles in Port Townsend Leader Presentations at community events Seed Library February -April: •Weed Surveys: 25-hours of surveys on public lands •Weed Control: Fort Worden, City of PT, Solid Waste Facility •Outreach:Herbicide notice in The Leader and to adjacent homeowners, letters to landowners with noxious Weeds •Presentations: PT Parks & Rec Board, Washington Conservation Corps Conference, Home Show Noxious •Events: Earth Day Poison Hemlock Pull at Blue Heron Middle School Weed Control May-July: •Weed Surveys:Continuing to map weeds around the County and in-County Forest Board Service Roads •Weed Control: Fort Worden, City of PT, PUD •Outreach:Continue sending herbicide and weed notices •Presentations: Farmers Markets, Connecting with Farmers August-September: •Weed Control: Japanese knotweed on City and County Properties On-Going: •Cultivating partnerships with Public Agencies, Neighboring Weed Boards, WSDOT, local conservation orgs, schools •Beginning to institute Weed-Free Certifications for gravel / mulch, etc. •Building better educational material for Jefferson County Residents 2023 Water Programs Programs about local streams, rivers, wetlands, estuaries and marine waters, providing guidance for restoring and protecting our area of the Salish Sea bioregion through education, stewardship, and community science opportunities. Through May: Engaging the Community in Salish Sea Ecosystem Recovery March-April: Stream Stewards Training April-May: Beach Naturalists Training Ongoing: Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee -Olympia oyster restoration -Rain gardens -Bull kelp monitoring -Forage fish spawning surveys -Derelict crab pot removal -Storm surge monitoring -Eelgrass and shellfish protection no-anchor zones -Education events Ongoing: Shore Stewards OtherActivities SeaGrant Snap-Ed Coordinator Food Bank Grower Coordinator Remote Worker’s Certification Broadband Initiative