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A startup Is turning houses into corporations; neighbors are fighting back

By News Source|2021-08-29T13:20:33-07:00August 29th, 2021|6 Comments

What’s the deal with Orca and peanut head?

By Community|2021-08-25T14:48:53-07:00August 29th, 2021|Comments Off

Upcoming workshop | Solar opportunities/considerations for NW WA farmland

By Community|2021-08-28T15:27:38-07:00August 29th, 2021|1 Comment

Orcas Island Fire wants to know, is your property “FireWise”?

By Community|2021-08-27T15:30:58-07:00August 28th, 2021|2 Comments

Latest from Lekanoff | COVID-19 Q&A, economic recovery, and the Green Amendment

By News Source|2021-08-27T14:56:02-07:00August 27th, 2021|Comments Off

An open letter to Airbnb: The pitchforks are coming

By News Source|2021-08-26T11:42:56-07:00August 26th, 2021|16 Comments

‘Murder hornet’ nest cut from tree in Washington state; 1,500 developing insects found inside

By News Source|2021-08-26T11:05:09-07:00August 26th, 2021|2 Comments

Master Gardeners on hand Wednesday to answer your pesky plant problems

By Community|2021-08-25T18:11:17-07:00August 26th, 2021|Comments Off

Boaters, you play critical role in protecting endangered whales

By Community|2021-08-25T12:46:59-07:00August 26th, 2021|Comments Off

$465,000 from Clean Energy Fund granted to OPALCO

By News Source|2021-08-25T14:40:13-07:00August 25th, 2021|Comments Off

Are we prepared for fire season? What OPALCO has been up to

By Community|2021-08-23T15:21:42-07:00August 24th, 2021|Comments Off

SJ Grange is holding a County Charter amendment discussion online

By Community|2021-08-23T14:24:46-07:00August 24th, 2021|Comments Off

Climate Eyes | Will salmon return to Orcas Island? Are we too dried out?

By Steve Bernheim|2021-08-23T15:55:44-07:00August 23rd, 2021|4 Comments

Sea World 6-year old orca, Amaya, dies suddenly

By News Source|2021-08-20T17:15:37-07:00August 22nd, 2021|Comments Off

New ‘murder hornet’ nest located in Washington state

By News Source|2021-08-22T11:20:06-07:00August 22nd, 2021|Comments Off

A look back to when captured Orca were sold to the highest bidder

By Community|2021-08-21T12:46:20-07:00August 22nd, 2021|Comments Off

Land Bank Commission meeting tomorrow

By Community|2021-08-19T13:37:01-07:00August 19th, 2021|Comments Off

Navy wraps up fourth sound monitoring period; results to become public later

By News Source|2021-08-16T12:20:25-07:00August 17th, 2021|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | VR proposed caps are data-based? Maybe not

By Community|2021-08-16T11:30:59-07:00August 16th, 2021|24 Comments

Letter to Editor | A good first step

By Community|2021-08-15T17:09:11-07:00August 16th, 2021|9 Comments

First live ‘murder hornet’ of 2021 spotted attacking a wasp nest in Washington

By News Source|2021-08-13T11:49:43-07:00August 14th, 2021|Comments Off

County expected to be impacted by wildfire smoke through the weekend

By Community|2021-08-13T11:21:16-07:00August 13th, 2021|Comments Off

Island Hospital urges precautions due to wildfire smoke & COVID-19

By Community|2021-08-13T10:30:53-07:00August 13th, 2021|Comments Off

State high temperature warnings may not impact San Juans

By News Source|2021-08-12T21:42:22-07:00August 12th, 2021|Comments Off

In Hawaii, talk of reducing tourism is still just talk

By News Source|2021-08-11T16:47:49-07:00August 11th, 2021|3 Comments

Conservation groups call for removal of lower Snake River Dams to save salmon, orca

By News Source|2021-08-07T21:22:52-07:00August 9th, 2021|Comments Off

Washington tribe calls on Seattle City Light to remove the Gorge Dam

By News Source|2021-08-06T16:50:36-07:00August 8th, 2021|Comments Off

Harmful algae blooms found in Washington lakes and rivers

By News Source|2021-08-07T14:26:18-07:00August 7th, 2021|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings | Whales!

By Jackie Bates|2021-08-07T10:50:24-07:00August 7th, 2021|3 Comments

K21 – Although gravely-ill, Southern Resident killer whale death is not confirmed …

By Community|2021-08-06T14:09:01-07:00August 6th, 2021|1 Comment

Inslee statement on suspected death of Southern Resident orca K-21

By News Source|2021-08-05T16:48:56-07:00August 5th, 2021|1 Comment

Will an insightful outreach and education approach help bring back the Southern Resident orcas?

By Community|2021-08-03T22:56:22-07:00August 4th, 2021|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | A proposal to tailor tourism to fit our county

By Community|2021-08-02T14:05:48-07:00August 2nd, 2021|6 Comments

A promise of fun for everyone at OPALCO’s Electrical Vehicle Jamboree

By Community|2021-08-02T13:30:57-07:00August 2nd, 2021|Comments Off

SeaDoc Society to hold virtual ‘Bottoms Up’ event Sept. 9. Register now.

By Community|2021-08-02T14:09:06-07:00August 2nd, 2021|Comments Off

Got gardening questions? Master Gardeners will be at Driftwood to answer them

By Community|2021-07-31T15:16:18-07:00August 1st, 2021|Comments Off

OPALCO has this great Electrical Vehicle Jamboree coming up

By Community|2021-07-29T14:58:10-07:00July 31st, 2021|Comments Off

San Juan County complete burn ban goes into effect tomorrow, 5 p.m.

By Community|2021-07-29T16:24:34-07:00July 29th, 2021|Comments Off

Whatcom County Council vote changes the future of industry at Cherry Point

By News Source|2021-07-28T10:54:52-07:00July 28th, 2021|Comments Off

Tourists | Again, we’re not the only island feeling overrun

By News Source|2021-07-27T15:20:15-07:00July 28th, 2021|Comments Off

COVID, climate, and calamity

By Community|2021-07-27T11:47:19-07:00July 27th, 2021|1 Comment

‘Very saddened’: Toa, the orphaned baby orca that enthralled New Zealand, is buried

By News Source|2021-07-25T22:27:30-07:00July 26th, 2021|Comments Off

Have enough water? San Juan prepares to find out, with USGS study

By News Source|2021-07-25T12:17:11-07:00July 26th, 2021|2 Comments

What would happen if the moon were twice as close to Earth?

By News Source|2021-07-24T13:12:54-07:00July 25th, 2021|Comments Off

MSNBC’S Chris Hayes’ has some things to say about climate

By News Source|2021-07-23T15:31:49-07:00July 25th, 2021|5 Comments

New evidence of menopause in Bigg’s Transient killer whales

By Community|2021-07-23T11:10:04-07:00July 24th, 2021|Comments Off

Everybody’s got a fish story, right? SJC wants to hear, share yours

By Community|2021-07-23T12:10:47-07:00July 23rd, 2021|Comments Off

Calls mount for Marineland to free last surviving orca after ‘heartbreaking’ video surfaces

By News Source|2021-07-21T21:09:50-07:00July 22nd, 2021|Comments Off

Constant threat of humans is turning fawns into heedless burnouts

By News Source|2021-07-21T11:57:09-07:00July 21st, 2021|Comments Off

New pumpout boat services expand this summer in South Puget Sound and San Juans

By Community|2021-07-20T15:04:57-07:00July 21st, 2021|Comments Off

OPALCO to host Electrical Vehicle Jamboree

By Community|2021-07-20T14:42:19-07:00July 20th, 2021|Comments Off

Friends of the San Juans presenting Green Boating Program at Library

By Community|2021-07-19T14:07:37-07:00July 19th, 2021|Comments Off

Orca echolocation ability is upcoming topic at Library

By Community|2021-07-19T12:12:35-07:00July 19th, 2021|Comments Off

Inslee issues emergency drought declaration, other proclamations tied to extreme heat, firefighting

By News Source|2021-07-17T21:04:07-07:00July 18th, 2021|Comments Off

Inslee issues, amends proclamations relating to wildfires, recent extreme temperatures

By News Source|2021-07-16T14:02:04-07:00July 17th, 2021|Comments Off

County, Johnsons settle two lawsuits tied to Orcas Road project

By Community|2021-07-16T18:24:09-07:00July 17th, 2021|2 Comments

Wildfire smoke in the San Juans | Health effects, mitigation measures, and personal monitoring

By News Source|2021-07-17T11:40:19-07:00July 17th, 2021|Comments Off

Cultivating Success™: Is a Small Farm in Your Future?

By Community|2021-07-16T16:43:36-07:00July 17th, 2021|1 Comment

High heat, low tide likely triggering spike in shellfish-linked infections

By News Source|2021-07-16T12:54:59-07:00July 16th, 2021|Comments Off

Reminder: Ecological Restoration Certificate application deadline is July 31

By Lin McNulty|2021-07-16T11:44:45-07:00July 16th, 2021|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Failure to coordinate may have endangered Indian Island Oystercatchers

By Community|2021-07-13T14:49:06-07:00July 13th, 2021|2 Comments

Council extends vacation rental moratorium

By Matthew Gilbert|2021-07-15T10:43:18-07:00July 13th, 2021|11 Comments

State Parks to begin mooring buoy repair project throughout Puget Sound

By News Source|2021-07-12T14:23:52-07:00July 12th, 2021|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings | Plastic

By Jackie Bates|2021-07-11T12:19:05-07:00July 11th, 2021|4 Comments

Council to hear public testimony on vacation rental moratorium Monday

By Community|2021-07-10T13:52:16-07:00July 10th, 2021|7 Comments

Richard Donner honored by PETA for producing Free Willy

By News Source|2021-07-07T19:30:48-07:00July 8th, 2021|Comments Off

Learn how to operate and rent the Conservation District no-till drill

By Community|2021-07-04T17:31:42-07:00July 6th, 2021|1 Comment

Fair winds, farewell | Departing NAS Whidbey commander shares some words about noise complaint system

By Lin McNulty|2021-07-06T13:02:09-07:00July 6th, 2021|Comments Off

Council pre-empts Charter Review Commission with climate re-organization

By Matthew Gilbert|2021-07-08T11:23:18-07:00July 6th, 2021|2 Comments

Climate Eyes | Tennis, anyone?

By Steve Bernheim|2021-07-05T11:47:50-07:00July 6th, 2021|Comments Off

CWR encounters K Pod in Rosario Strait/Haro Strait

By Community|2021-07-04T17:32:32-07:00July 5th, 2021|Comments Off

Eastsound Water releases annual consumer confidence report

By Community|2021-06-30T18:20:30-07:00July 2nd, 2021|Comments Off

Land Bank partners with local student for community discussion

By Community|2021-07-01T16:45:22-07:00July 1st, 2021|1 Comment

OK. WSF has more to say about this upcoming holiday weekend

By News Source|2021-06-30T18:01:16-07:00July 1st, 2021|Comments Off

Ferry changes ahead of Fourth of July weekend travel

By News Source|2021-06-30T14:00:19-07:00July 1st, 2021|Comments Off

Tick Talk | Kwiaht launches two-year study of ticks on island

By Community|2021-06-30T13:14:35-07:00June 30th, 2021|Comments Off

Asian giant hornet trapping starts July 1; you are invited to participate

By News Source|2021-06-29T15:03:20-07:00June 29th, 2021|Comments Off

Council approves proclamation designating “Plastic Free July” for San Juan County

By Community|2021-06-29T14:08:37-07:00June 29th, 2021|1 Comment

Enroll to explore Salish Sea marine and near shore terrestrial environments by kayak

By Community|2021-06-26T10:51:15-07:00June 27th, 2021|Comments Off

Use the Whale Warning Flag to protect both whales and boaters

By Community|2021-06-25T17:41:40-07:00June 27th, 2021|Comments Off

Are you or someone you know in heat crisis? Hot tips for hot temps

By Community|2021-06-29T18:31:36-07:00June 27th, 2021|Comments Off

Study: Local restrictions on Airbnb listings reduce property values in areas popular with tourists

By Community|2021-06-25T17:41:58-07:00June 27th, 2021|15 Comments

Ecological Restoration Certificate now available through WWU’s Huxley College of the Environment

By Community|2021-06-24T13:12:31-07:00June 26th, 2021|1 Comment

As of 4 p.m. Friday, here’s the actual, local forecast for this weekend’s heat wave

By News Source|2021-06-27T12:03:20-07:00June 25th, 2021|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Explosive development drives interest in County’s Comp Plan update

By Community|2021-06-24T19:18:29-07:00June 25th, 2021|10 Comments

This week’s orca survey blog looks back at legendary superpod encounter from 1976

By Community|2021-06-23T14:26:17-07:00June 23rd, 2021|Comments Off

There’s a new location for Garden C on this weekend’s Garden Club tour

By Community|2021-06-23T12:19:40-07:00June 23rd, 2021|Comments Off

Find your totem… What Southern Resident Orca arrived in the San Juans the same year you did?

By News Source|2021-06-21T10:34:10-07:00June 21st, 2021|Comments Off

Napa Valley feud pits real-estate startup against homeowners

By News Source|2021-06-20T20:29:32-07:00June 20th, 2021|7 Comments

CWR revisits a mini-superpod encounter with J pod and L12s from June of 1995

By Community|2021-06-17T16:00:50-07:00June 20th, 2021|Comments Off

Master Gardeners return to Driftwood Nursery to offer gardening help

By Community|2021-06-18T11:33:53-07:00June 20th, 2021|1 Comment

Statewide chlorine supply limited due to equipment failure at manufacturing plant

By News Source|2021-06-19T15:41:32-07:00June 19th, 2021|Comments Off

Observing orca from the air gives a novel look into their social structure

By Community|2021-06-17T16:28:35-07:00June 19th, 2021|Comments Off

State Parks pilot program lets you be your own ‘Agent of Discovery’ with new app

By News Source|2021-06-15T15:55:51-07:00June 19th, 2021|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Really sad the last few days

By Community|2021-06-17T19:47:49-07:00June 18th, 2021|28 Comments

Orcas Garden Club readies Safe Garden Tour as pandemic nears end

By Community|2021-06-16T17:58:09-07:00June 17th, 2021|Comments Off

Navy wraps up third sound monitoring period; no final report yet

By News Source|2021-06-15T15:11:02-07:00June 16th, 2021|Comments Off

Could Portsmouth to Cherbourg in 40 minutes mean Anacortes to Orcas in 11 minutes?

By News Source|2021-06-16T13:39:20-07:00June 16th, 2021|2 Comments

San Juan County Land Bank agenda for June 2021 meeting

By Community|2021-06-15T16:52:32-07:00June 16th, 2021|Comments Off

Schedule some walk & talk time this summer in Moran State Park program

By Community|2021-06-14T17:31:06-07:00June 15th, 2021|Comments Off