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(Airdate: April 13, 2026 – The Wreck of the Clallam) – Offshore tragedy

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(Airdate: April 10, 2026) Co-hosts Jim Burke and County Commissoner Heidi Eisenhour welcome Jeremy Williammee, Director of Jefferson County Department of Community Development (DCD). They talk about the latest iteration of The Comprehensive Plan which is a twenty-year plan required by state law, and is updated every ten years. Learn more: https://co.jefferson.wa.us/1708/2025-Periodic-Update

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KPTZ”s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Tara McCauley, executive director of the Jefferson County Historical Society and we talked about their new exhibit which opened this past weekend. The museum is located in historic Port Townsend City hall and is open Thursday thru Sunday from 11am till 4pm. There is a theme for the current exhibit and that is ‘home’. Tara is full of interesting stories, so listen in!

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Our focus this month will be on South Jefferson County and the communities of Brinnon and Quilcene – and what our youth and young families are up to there. The Quilcene community is located at the head of Quilcene Bay, an arm of the seawater-filled glacial valley of Hood Canal. Brinnon sits south of Quilcene, on the west side of Hood Canal, on the eastern edge of the Olympic National Forest, and near the mouth of the Duckabush River. Our guest today is Anji Scalf, Youth and Family Empowerment Coordinator for 4-H with Washington State University Jefferson Extension – College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Resources. Having been a rural youth and navigating many of the challenges modern kids are facing, youth and South County are a big part of her life.

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(Reprise airdate: April 8, 2026) Please join Nature Now host Debaran Kelso as we welcome our special guest Peter Harrison. Peter is a world renown seabird expert, artist, and conservationist, and this week we will be speaking about writing and illustrating his beautiful new book Seabirds: The New Identification Guide. We end with exploring the world of the albatrosses, in anticipation of his upcoming public lecture sponsored by the Port Townsend Marine Science Center on March 30, 2025. This is Part 1 of a two-part program.

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(Airdate: April 7, 2026) We’ve been visiting the ruins of the ancient city of Gaochang, 42 kilometers southeast of Turfan. On the way back to town we also visited the Astana Tombs, just north of the city. This ancient cemetery served as the burial site for both the elite and commoners from the Gaochang region between the 5th and 10th centuries. The extreme aridity of the area has kept the bodies buried there is a remarkable state of preservation….

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(Airdate: April 6, 2026) Teri Nomura and and Debra Ayers announce the AAUW Home and Kitchen Tour on April 25 and Brian Cullin and Aubrey Rollins invite us to the Blessing of the Fleet, to be held at the Quilcene Marina, also on April 25.

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The first Monday of the month means it’s time for the monthly Public Health Report from Dr. Allison Berry. Listen and learn the latest.

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(Airdate: April 3, 2026) Co-hosts Jim Burke and Commissioner Heather Dudley-Nollette welcome Jessica Lowe, Child Advocacy Center (CAC) Team Director. The CAC, a collaborative effort between the county and Jefferson YMCA. is dedicated to ‘Trauma focused’ care of children who have suffered abuse. The CAC is located at the former home of KPTZ at Mountain View Commons. Learn more here: https://www.olympicpeninsulaymca.org/child-advocacy

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(Airdate: April 2, 2026) In our April episode, Dianna and Mary Beth explore the adventure of growing perennial vegetables, berries, and herbs. They cover how these crops can help suppress weeds, form ground covers, attract pollinators, and provide beauty in the garden — as well as produce long-term nutritious harvests. April is also Native Plant Appreciation Month. Julia and Barbara raise awareness about the connection between native plants and native pollinators in the home garden, and discuss ways to offer nectar and pollen to beneficial wildlife. The show airs Thursday from 6-6:30 pm.

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