August 2 - 3, 2008
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Who knew learning how to live a sustainable lifestyle could be this much fun?
Program Partners
Environment
American Red Cross
Watch demonstrations and get first aid on site.
Bainbridge Graduate Institute
Interested in starting your own sustainable company? Check out the MBA program in Sustainable Business and Social Justice at the Bainbridge Graduate Institute.
http://www.bgiedu.org/
Cascade Land Conservancy
Find out how to protect our quality of life- by protecting working forests and treasured recreation land. Take your children here to learn hands on about nature and the importance of land conservation.
http://www.cascadeland.org/
Climate Solutions
They will provide information on how to engage in a statewide effort to climate change solutions. Be part of the sustainability dialogue.
http://www.climatesolutions.org/
Dinkleman Worm Farm
Ready for this? These people will demonstrate vermicompost (worm castings), sell compost worms (worms to go) and have a worm bin for a hands on experience for the kid in all of us.
Great Peninsula Conservancy
See displays showing the Clear Creek trail, Hansville Greenway and Cowlery Creek Forest Preserve. How do we insure these legacies for future generations? Find out here.
http://www.greatpeninsula.org/
Hood Canal Coalition
What is the "pit to pier" project and why do we need to be concerned
http://www.hoodcanalcoalition.org/
Hood Canal Environmental Council
See maps of the Hood Canal watershed, find out what a watershed is, locate your own watershed, and learn about monitoring procedures.Then take a look through a microscope and see all the different organisms that live in the mud. Next see what a backyard wildlife habitat looks like and get information on xeroscaping. Finally see a Beaver Deceiver and find out how important Beavers are to a healthy system.
http://hoodcanalenvironmentalcouncil.org/
Jose Technologies
Effective green products for home, water, air, etc. Everything from FreshAir, the number one most sought after air purifier in the world, to Powerworx, a surge protector, energy minimizer for home electronics.
http://www.josetechnologies.com/
Kistap County Parks
Find out about the 77 different parks and many events the Kitsap County Parks Department has to offer! Volunteer to support your local venue, or book a location for your next event.
Kitsap Audubon Society
Learn about the joys of bird watching. What is a bird friendly yard? All you need to know to get started.
http://www.kitsapaudubon.org/
Kitsap Conservation District
Check out Kitsap Conservation District, a grass-roots organization that works with private landowners to reduce soil erosion and impacts to water quality. Through voluntary cooperation with individual landowners, the Kitsap Conservation District promotes Best Management Practices that achieve protection for water quality and soil erosion.
http://www.kitsapcd.org/
Kitsap Conservation Voters
Working with allies in the community, Kitsap Conservation Voters advocates for strong environmental policies and holds our elected officials accountable during the legislative session. Through political work they strengthen laws that safeguard the health of our communities, the beauty of our state and our economic future.
http://www.wcvoters.org/counties/kitsap/kitsap-conservation-voters
Kitsap County Democratic Women
Women, bring about a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable Washington with your buying power! Learn about household and cosmetic products that help the environment.
Kitsap County Noxious Weed Department
Interactive displays about the Noxious Weed program in Washington State and Kitsap County.
http://kitsap.wsu.edu/noxious_weed/
Kitsap County Stream Team
Kitsap County Stream Team will provide technical assistance, monitoring and support for watersheds and their communities. They will present work done in riparian restoration, stream monitoring for water quality and in using biological chemical and physical indicators. Are you interested in training as a stream steward? Sign up here.
http://www.kitsapgov.com/dcd/nr/stream_team/default.htm
Kitsap Public Works - Solid Waste and Surface and Storm Water Management
See low impact design information and an enviro-scape water shed model.
http://www.kitsapgov.com/sw/default.htm
Kitsap Regional Library
Participate in the ultimate green activity- borrow a book! Find material on green resources, health and wellness, entertainment, and lifelong learning.
http://www.krl.org/
North Kitsap Trails Association
The North Kitsap Trails Association believes that you promote wellness by walking and they want to tell you about the wonderful trails in North Kitsap
People for Puget Sound
We can protect and restore the Sound to health for future generations. Working together to make this happen is what People for Puget Sound is all about.
http://www.pugetsound.org/
Pollen Collection and Sales
Fennel pollen enhances the flavors of seafood to beef, poultry to pork to vegetables - a bit like curry. Hand collected from wild fennel growing on the coastal and inland fields of sun-drenched California, fennel pollen will add another flavor dimension to your food.
Poulsbo Community Wildlife and Habitat Project
Learn how to create habitat in your yard and garden for wildlife.
Puget Sound Partnership
Our goal is to make Puget Sound healthy again, and create a roadmap for how to get it done. If we work together, we can have both a thriving Puget Sound economy and a clean and healthy Puget Sound ecosystem.
http://www.psp.wa.gov/
SCALLOPS
(Sustainable Communities all over Puget Sound) The Great Peninsula Future Festival welcomes the SCALLOPS Commons Café. The Commons café utilizes small group dialogue to support and inspire community building, information sharing, education and skill building. Join us for a series of focused, moderated, one hour dialogues with the many participating non-profit and sustainable business groups at the Future Festival and in the community.
http://scallops.sustainableballard.org/
Stillwaters Environmental Center
Their mission is to teach inspire and support individuals and organizations to achieve sustainability in the use of Earth's resources. The Great Peninsula Future festival is a project in conjunction with Stillwaters. These important community leaders will showcase some of the many projects they are working on.
http://www.stillwatersenvironmentalcenter.org/
The Sierra Club
Discover basic but creative ways to live green. Find out how to campaign for better fuel options, climate sensitive choices, and land use.
http://www.sierraclub.org/
Treez Inc.
An exciting teacher. Talk about restoration, mitigation, hazard tree evaluation, habitat enhancement. Come with your questions. Do you need natural resource consulting? Purchase a wonderful DVD called "Forest Trails and Critter Tales". Jim Trainer will take you on a trail tour of Port Gamble. Then buy trees, shrubs and leaf pictures.
http://www.treezinc.com/
Washington Environmental Council
Washington Environmental Council is working to make sure that climate change is a key issue in state and local elections. How do we get involved and how can we make our voices heard.
http://www.wecprotects.org/home/index.cfm
Water Pak
Grab a free reusable water bottle while learning about water conservation.
WSU Extension Master Gardeners, Native Plant Advisors and Shoreline Management
Solve your gardening mysteries! Consult on planting strategies! Discuss the value of native plants in our gardens and public places. How do we manage healthy shorelines.
http://mastergardener.wsu.edu/
WSU Extension Program
Solve your gardening mysteries! Consult on planting strategies! Discuss the value of native plants in our gardens and public places.
http://kitsap.wsu.edu/
Energy
Olympic Energy Systems
Here are experts who can design your energy efficient systems, from solar, wind and hydropower.
http://www.olympicenergysystems.com/
Port of Bremerton
The Port of Bremerton and its “Kitsap SEED” initiative are pleased to be co-sponsors of this festival. The Port understands the opportunities presented to our nation to conserve and acquire new-energy and clean technologies for our future. The Port’s chosen role, through the “Sustainable Energy and Economic Development” project, “Kitsap SEED”, is to provide a sustainable environment, land and buildings, where private enterprise can develop the products and services we all need to address our nation’s energy challenge.
http://www.portofbremerton.org/
Port of Bremerton/Kitsap SEED
The Port of Bremerton's Kitsap SEED campaign seeks to provide a sustainable environment, land and buildings, where private enterprise can develop the products and services we all need to address our nation’s energy challenge.
http://www.kitsapseed.org/
Power Trip Energy
Take a good look at a working model of a ground mounted tilted photovoltaic array solar collector. Come talk about the financial incentives and benefits of solar energy generation. Should you go solar?
http://www.powertripenergy.com/
Puget Sound Energy
Let's talk about time of day electric pricing and energy efficient appliances. What are they doing about green power energy generation?
http://www.pse.com/Pages/default.aspx
West Sound Utility
West Sound Utility will discuss energy saving programs.
http://www.karchercreek.org/
Green Building
Barefoot Backyards
Build your own sustainable greenhouse, complete with rain water collection, solar collection and windpower technology.
http://www.barefootbackyards.com/
Greenway Environmental Services
Learn about green roofing and storm water management systems that will increase the sustainability of your home.
Home Builders of Kitsap
Home Builders of Kitsap are regional leaders in Built Green programs. Want to know about low impact development and other green programs. Find participating builders to help with your built green project.
http://www.kitsaphba.com/
Kingston Lumber
Local owner Tom Waggoner celebrates 55 years in Kingston with the addition of a new store and website.
http://www.kingstonlumber.com/
Natural Floors
See and talk about sustainable wood flooring options and low voc finishes. Also interactive activities for kids and adults.
Natural Landscapes Project
Want to learn about pesticide free lawn and garden care? Still trying to master the art of compost? Washington State Department of Ecology is here to help.
http://www.naturallandscapes.org/
Navy Region Northwest Command
Visit the Navy’s interactive building program.