Environment Archives - Page 16 of 70

SJC 2019: Comp Plan, tourism, and vacation rentals

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-30T21:29:55-08:00December 31st, 2019|3 Comments

Update on current status of Vacation Rental Permit moratorium process

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-29T12:51:51-08:00December 30th, 2019|1 Comment

PBS will soon air Hedrick Smith’s ‘Democracy Rebellion’

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-28T11:23:21-08:00December 29th, 2019|3 Comments

Friends of the San Juans ensures added protections for Southern Resident Killer Whales

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-27T10:04:43-08:00December 26th, 2019|Comments Off

Orcas Recycling asks for help to fix recycling

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-20T17:59:51-08:00December 21st, 2019|8 Comments

Free movie, ‘Dammed to Extinction,’ coming to Sea View

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-19T14:21:34-08:00December 20th, 2019|Comments Off

Winter update from your conservation land bank

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-18T11:19:17-08:00December 18th, 2019|Comments Off

Local weather alert: Heavy rain in the forecast for later this week

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-17T14:56:32-08:00December 17th, 2019|1 Comment

State awards more than $26M for salmon recovery projects statewide

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-16T12:37:30-08:00December 16th, 2019|2 Comments

Want to fight climate change? Experience what we’re fighting for

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-16T11:08:50-08:00December 16th, 2019|5 Comments

It’s the grandmother orcas that help their grand-whales survive, study says

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-11T13:37:34-08:00December 11th, 2019|Comments Off

Whale Museum hosting storykeeper stargazing event to honor SRKW babies

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-12T11:47:29-08:00December 11th, 2019|Comments Off

Learn to create ornaments, gifts from trash

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-10T14:59:02-08:00December 10th, 2019|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Vacationing in a fools’ paradise

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-09T13:33:36-08:00December 9th, 2019|11 Comments

Guest Opinion | Proposed Monument plan threatens fragile ecosystems

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-05T17:00:02-08:00December 5th, 2019|2 Comments

Guest Opinion | A call for rational climate action

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-03T12:35:24-08:00December 3rd, 2019|4 Comments

State’s ocean acidification research is drawing global interest

By Lin McNulty|2019-11-28T14:31:58-08:00November 29th, 2019|Comments Off

Land Bank giving local salmon a fighting chance

By Lin McNulty|2019-11-25T17:13:24-08:00November 27th, 2019|2 Comments

Ocean Night at Sea View | ‘The Salmon Way’ film

By Lin McNulty|2019-11-26T12:06:44-08:00November 26th, 2019|Comments Off

Of course, just in time for Thanksgiving, a seemingly annual wind watch

By Lin McNulty|2019-11-25T15:27:48-08:00November 26th, 2019|Comments Off

Here’s another Master Plan up for review — Shoreline

By Lin McNulty|2019-11-22T12:40:26-08:00November 22nd, 2019|Comments Off

Land Capacity Analysis establishes baseline for managing County growth

By Lin McNulty|2019-11-19T19:31:34-08:00November 19th, 2019|1 Comment

Letter to Editor | A simple step to fight climate change

By Lin McNulty|2019-11-16T16:24:29-08:00November 17th, 2019|8 Comments

DOWL provides an overview of Port plans

By Lin McNulty|2019-11-15T14:34:53-08:00November 15th, 2019|3 Comments

Letter to Editor | There’s some really bad air over the San Juans

By Lin McNulty|2019-11-14T12:18:43-08:00November 14th, 2019|13 Comments

Garden Club guest to present horticultural explorations, contemplations for 21st century

By Lin McNulty|2019-11-05T16:37:40-08:00November 6th, 2019|Comments Off

From Christmas bird hunts to Christmas bird counts -119 years of counting

By Lin McNulty|2019-11-04T23:09:01-08:00November 5th, 2019|Comments Off

State Senator to introduce bill to study putting a salmon hatchery in Bellingham

By Lin McNulty|2019-11-02T14:22:54-07:00November 2nd, 2019|Comments Off

Beachwatchers wanted for coastal observation and seabird survey team

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-29T11:58:27-07:00October 31st, 2019|Comments Off

WSF protects orca through publicly-available app

By Lin McNulty|2019-11-28T23:15:09-08:00October 27th, 2019|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Thanks to all our Orca Recovery Day volunteers

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-24T15:12:25-07:00October 27th, 2019|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Support local agriculture with YES vote on Prop. 2

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-26T14:46:48-07:00October 27th, 2019|Comments Off

Community conversation on zero waste coming up soon

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-26T15:21:43-07:00October 26th, 2019|Comments Off

CNN takes a look at PNW dam problem

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-22T17:15:16-07:00October 22nd, 2019|Comments Off

West Beach construction remains underway, and on schedule

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-21T11:49:08-07:00October 21st, 2019|1 Comment

Center for Whale Research shares summary of latest Orcas encounter

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-16T15:45:43-07:00October 16th, 2019|Comments Off

Port presents status update on Master Plan – Cancelled

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-16T10:21:20-07:00October 16th, 2019|10 Comments

Lummi Nation stands with Yakama Nation in call for removal of dams

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-14T12:04:58-07:00October 14th, 2019|Comments Off

San Juans specialty license plate now available

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-14T10:40:06-07:00October 14th, 2019|Comments Off

Ten different orca families move into Puget Sound

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-14T10:20:58-07:00October 14th, 2019|1 Comment

Celebrate Orca Recovery Day by planting Garry oak acorns

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-13T11:51:01-07:00October 13th, 2019|1 Comment

Invasive European green crabs found near Canadian border

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-13T11:50:21-07:00October 13th, 2019|Comments Off

WA Superior Court requires state to reconsider impacts to orcas in Skagit County refinery expansion project

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-11T17:14:40-07:00October 11th, 2019|Comments Off

Exchange would like to chat with you about composting

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-11T12:23:26-07:00October 11th, 2019|3 Comments

Seed swap, fall potluck usher in the season at Library

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-11T10:21:09-07:00October 11th, 2019|Comments Off

Garden Club presentation: Canning, preserving the autumn harvest

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-08T11:13:22-07:00October 8th, 2019|Comments Off

Lopez Village subarea plan up for Public Hearing

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-01T13:27:10-07:00October 4th, 2019|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Campaign signs or no?

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-03T11:33:46-07:00October 3rd, 2019|4 Comments

Land Bank reports on status of Coffelt Farm Preserve

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-03T11:05:41-07:00October 3rd, 2019|1 Comment

It’s no fluke: WSF implements Whale Report Alert system

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-02T14:16:55-07:00October 2nd, 2019|Comments Off

Hear about global migration from this WWU anthropologist

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-01T12:22:26-07:00October 2nd, 2019|Comments Off

Debra Prinzing highlights upcoming Master Gardener workshop

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-02T11:31:27-07:00October 2nd, 2019|Comments Off

Summing up the vacation rental quandry

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-02T11:22:05-07:00October 2nd, 2019|6 Comments

Inslee, Ferguson issue statement on appeals court net neutrality decision

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-01T13:34:07-07:00October 1st, 2019|1 Comment

An Orcas insurrection? Second VR workshop adds data, clarifies options

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-30T20:47:22-07:00September 30th, 2019|8 Comments

Letter to Editor | My take-aways from VR conversation

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-27T14:59:35-07:00September 27th, 2019|20 Comments

Community conversation to talk “trash” about composting

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-27T12:59:46-07:00September 27th, 2019|Comments Off

Final Saturday for Master Gardener input

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-27T11:58:58-07:00September 27th, 2019|1 Comment

Letter to Editor | One foot on the dock, one in the boat

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-27T10:54:24-07:00September 27th, 2019|1 Comment

Rally on Sunday in support of global youth climate strike

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-26T14:34:55-07:00September 27th, 2019|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | It’s just a question of what we want and what we plan for

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-26T10:39:18-07:00September 26th, 2019|3 Comments

Next community conversation about vacation rentals: Honoring our shared vision

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-24T12:14:14-07:00September 24th, 2019|1 Comment

OPALCO responds: ‘We support the whales and our hydro system’

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-24T11:56:00-07:00September 24th, 2019|7 Comments

SeaDoc free monthly Ocean Night returns October 2 with spectacular film

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-24T10:21:43-07:00September 24th, 2019|Comments Off

What the County might look like in 20 years

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-27T11:59:30-07:00September 24th, 2019|3 Comments

Letter to Editor | OPALCO board votes to oppose removal of Lower Snake River dams

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-23T15:30:06-07:00September 23rd, 2019|14 Comments

Orcas Transfer Station charges to go up in October

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-26T14:39:41-07:00September 23rd, 2019|Comments Off

Larsen shepherds Puget Sound recovery bill to House floor

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-20T13:48:01-07:00September 20th, 2019|Comments Off

Islands’ Oil Spill Association looking for skilled volunteers

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-18T12:31:09-07:00September 18th, 2019|Comments Off

Orcas students will join nationwide strike for the climate

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-17T12:41:43-07:00September 17th, 2019|1 Comment

Moran fish hatchery honored as outstanding volunteer group by State Parks

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-14T15:20:26-07:00September 16th, 2019|Comments Off

Savor the Flavor farm tours for free on three islands in September, October

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-14T15:05:58-07:00September 16th, 2019|Comments Off

Photogrammetry study of SRKWs is Whale Museum’s new lecture series

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-13T15:14:57-07:00September 15th, 2019|Comments Off

Last chance to have your plants diagnosed

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-12T14:27:08-07:00September 12th, 2019|Comments Off

Conservationist, author returns for Orca Tour 2019

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-10T12:28:29-07:00September 10th, 2019|Comments Off

Navy requests re-initiation of consultation with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-06T15:18:59-07:00September 6th, 2019|1 Comment

Bring color to your winter garden

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-04T13:10:15-07:00September 4th, 2019|Comments Off

Sick plants, insects? Master Gardeners to be on hand for diagnoses

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-03T11:11:59-07:00September 3rd, 2019|Comments Off

Unique opportunity to purchase native wildflowers coming up

By Lin McNulty|2019-08-28T14:08:19-07:00August 28th, 2019|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Earth has a solution to humanity’s destruction

By Lin McNulty|2019-08-23T10:30:39-07:00August 23rd, 2019|4 Comments

Camera system tested on Galiano Island could be used to alert ferries of passing whales

By Lin McNulty|2019-08-22T15:39:56-07:00August 22nd, 2019|Comments Off

Trump administration sued for failing to protect endangered West Coast orca

By Lin McNulty|2019-08-20T19:47:35-07:00August 21st, 2019|Comments Off

Center for Whale Research logs orca encounter in Haro Strait

By Lin McNulty|2019-08-19T11:48:50-07:00August 19th, 2019|Comments Off

TWM Lecture Series: Protecting Orca foraging areas

By Lin McNulty|2019-08-19T10:59:13-07:00August 19th, 2019|Comments Off

Master Gardeners await your plant, garden problems

By Lin McNulty|2019-08-15T13:19:52-07:00August 16th, 2019|Comments Off

You may want to jump on this opportunity to learn about invasive American Bullfrog population

By Lin McNulty|2019-08-14T16:26:17-07:00August 14th, 2019|5 Comments

Still time to enjoy Moran State Park’s ‘Walks & Talks’ summer program

By Lin McNulty|2019-08-09T13:38:09-07:00August 9th, 2019|Comments Off

Southern Resident Killer Whale population has dropped to 73

By Lin McNulty|2019-08-06T21:49:22-07:00August 6th, 2019|2 Comments

Whale Museum Summer Lecture highlights sea otter conservation

By Lin McNulty|2019-08-06T14:27:21-07:00August 6th, 2019|Comments Off

Whale Museum lecture series: Oil spills and cetaceans

By Lin McNulty|2019-08-05T14:39:19-07:00August 5th, 2019|Comments Off

Kaleidoscope launches full-time Forest Preschool this fall

By Lin McNulty|2019-08-05T14:24:55-07:00August 5th, 2019|Comments Off

Sick plants? Master Gardeners at Farmers Market, Driftwood Nursery

By Lin McNulty|2019-08-01T12:15:43-07:00August 1st, 2019|Comments Off

New pumpout facility serves recreational boaters in the San Juan Islands

By Lin McNulty|2019-07-31T10:54:21-07:00July 31st, 2019|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Vacation rentals: Wanna do something about it?

By Lin McNulty|2019-07-25T12:26:51-07:00July 25th, 2019|26 Comments

Planning Commission discusses traffic lights, water, VR saturation

By Lin McNulty|2019-07-24T09:55:26-07:00July 24th, 2019|6 Comments

Port of Orcas addresses proposed Aeronautical Services expansion

By Lin McNulty|2019-07-19T12:50:08-07:00July 19th, 2019|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Restoring salmon runs, not politics, will save southern resident killer whales

By Lin McNulty|2019-07-19T11:21:09-07:00July 19th, 2019|1 Comment

Salmon and recovery efforts grow through natural shoreline restoration, land-based whale watching

By Lin McNulty|2019-07-17T16:38:54-07:00July 17th, 2019|Comments Off

Group proposes sanctuary in San Juan Islands to retire captive orcas

By Lin McNulty|2019-07-16T14:41:34-07:00July 16th, 2019|1 Comment

State AG sues Navy over impact of expanded Growler operations

By Lin McNulty|2019-07-16T10:37:30-07:00July 16th, 2019|Comments Off