I'm looking for volunteers who own property in King County to complete a survey about green infrastructure. The purpose of this research survey is to find out how green infrastructure incentives offered by local governments influence the willingness of King County residents to install things like rain gardens, rain barrels, and other stormwater handling solutions on their properties. We would also like to find out how King County residents who own property feel about the different types of infrastructure that could help reduce stormwater pollution in Puget Sound. Respondents must be over 18 years of age and own property in King County to participate.

After acknowledgment of the informed consent page, the main survey takes about 5 minutes. No personally identifying information such as name or address will be requested. There will be no compensation or cost to you; you may stop the survey at any time; all responses will be kept confidential.

The study title is Effectiveness of Green Infrastructure Incentive Mechanisms: A Case Study in King County, Washington. Its IRB number is STUDY001207. Please contact the Primary Investigator, Oluwa Jackson, at oluwajackson@usf.edu if you would like more information about this study.

The results of this survey will be made available to local governments to help them better understand your preferences and perspectives. Make your voice heard today! Click the link below to begin.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/StormwaterZBH9DZJ

If anyone is looking to make friends and chat about a wide range of topics, my friends made a discord server that everyone is welcome to join and come chat at :)

Figured it would be a good way to social with everyone locked away inside =)

https://discord.gg/5JnumfX

And I'm starving for leftovers 🙃 la conner

In a recent weekend BBQ with Family, we discussed this article/map and the underlying conditions it would impose on the region. Having given this a lot of thought, I feel adequately prepared with supplies, shelter, consumables, etc. My family is very much NOT prepared. During the conversation, I supplied a few easy steps how they could easily go from the current state of unprepared to prepared, but consistently ran up against the sentiment of "We will just come to your house."

Anyone else find that family, friends, etc simply expect you to help them weather disasters, and refuse to provide for themselves?

We should start arranging more meet ups. Perhaps a monthly one?

Are any of you involved with a local Sustainability/Transition group? It looks like there are several transition network initiatives in the area and I know of several others such as Sustainable West Seattle and Sustainable Burien.

What groups have you heard about or are you part of?

Do you think these groups will be effective in preparing our region for the various collapse scenarios?

A lot of preppers are living in places where they feel that, under certain circumstances, they will have to leave where they live and head out to some other place.

• Would you stay in the Puget Sound area or head east or west?
• What sorts of circumstances would cause you to leave where you are now?
• Do you think that this area is better off than other areas of the country or worse off?

here is a link to my "I might not be coming back" bag
Bug out Bag(keep the link, I'm always editing)

since I live in the pacific northwest where there is an over abundance of water there for filtration/purification are more important to me than storage.
Also many of the items in this bag could be upgraded. I'm just going off of what i already have.

feel free to add any input and it may end up in my list

Don't forget to add your flair.

So Meet ups.

Where?

How often do we meet? And when?

Field trips/day trips?

What do you think?

I have quite a few books which would be helpful (I believe) in the post collapse world. Here is a List and a short description.

A Family creative workshop#21

-Knitting

-Treehouses

-Treen (making wooden spoons/knifes)

-Trellises

-Tying Flies/Fly fishing

-Vegetable Dyes

A Family Creative workshop #2

-Belts and buckles

-Bicycles Basics

-Book Binding

-Bottle Cutting

Home Repair and Improvement

-Outdoor structures

-Small Engines (repairs and workings)

From the Shepherds Pouch

-Medical and edible plants and preparations

The Homesteaders Handbook

-A reprint of a 1800's book that walks you through a month by month work that needs to be done on a homestead. (how to make fences, animal husbandry, skinning and cutting meat, ect.)

Depression Era Recipes (Includes Raccoon Roasts)

A Slice of Organic Life (gardening, planning, solar/wind power set ups)

The Forager's Harvests Edible wild Plants (what's safe/recipes/uses)

Mutiple Gardeing books

-The organic way to plant production

-how to grow vegetables and fruits by organic methods

-magic of herbs

-the new american garden book

-herb gardening

-the squarefoot garden

Science books

-Botany

-Prairie plants

-A feild guide to rocks and minerals

-book of birds

-Stars and Planets

-Handbook of the insect world

Architecture

-A dictionary of Architecture

-Audels Carpenters and building guide (Tools, steel square, sawfilling, joining, furniture)

If you want to learn more about any books just ask.

(edit: Spacing)

My favorite place is The Grainery down in Burien. Some Fred Meyers also seem to have a decent selection. Please list any other places that you like to go to.