Paducah

Paducah has interesting geophysical properties within the Ohio Valley at the confluence of all the rivers. We are located at the confluence of the Tennessee and Ohio Rivers and just downstream from the Cumberland confluence with the Ohio and just upstream from the Ohio's confluence with the mighty Mississippi.

As we ramp down (or are thrown down) from dependence on oil and gasoline, river transport will become exponentially more important. Agriculture and food logistics are a central focus for most transition initiatives and Paducah has immense opportunity to become a leader right here from the core of the confluence region.

Paducah has a growing climate of cooperation and resilience thinking. The Lower Town artist colony is culturally connected with communities on the coasts, larger urban experiences and global contexts. This influx of people, skills and ideas finds Paducah already well into a transition toward self-relience and resilience.

Links to local resources:

• Purchase Area Regional Transit
• West Kentucky AFL-CIO
• 1811-1812 Earthquakes | USGS
• Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau
• KCTCS | Kentucky Community & Technical College System
• Kentucky Permaculture
• RecycleNowPaducah.com | Greater Paducah Sustainability
• FourRivers watershed watch
• Kentucky Waterways Alliance
• Jackson Purchase Foundation
• ...

 Upcoming events:

• ...core team potluck coming soon...talk to me!
• Disaster Preparedness Conference | August 30-31, 2010
• Drum for Global Unity | September 18, 2010
• ...