Environment – Page 20 – theOrcasonian.com

Latest CWR encounter included the newest addition to J Pod (J59)

By Community|2022-03-08T11:18:23-08:00March 8th, 2022|Comments Off

Inslee statement on new EPA actions on clean transportation

By News Source|2022-03-07T13:44:34-08:00March 7th, 2022|Comments Off

Visit a state park during upcoming free days

By News Source|2022-03-06T12:35:37-08:00March 6th, 2022|Comments Off

Regenerating the San Juan islands | FARM Fund Grants available for 2022

By Community|2022-03-03T23:04:32-08:00March 4th, 2022|Comments Off

Center for Whale Research announces J Pod has a new calf

By Community|2022-03-04T10:51:22-08:00March 2nd, 2022|3 Comments

Lolita the orca may be moving, Miami-Dade mayor says

By News Source|2022-02-28T20:52:31-08:00March 1st, 2022|4 Comments

County Home Fund helps create more affordable housing

By Community|2022-02-28T16:21:11-08:00February 28th, 2022|1 Comment

Friends of San Juans welcomes new legal director, staff attorney

By Community|2022-02-26T14:36:29-08:00February 28th, 2022|Comments Off

Peter Fromm to talk about his latest book at Orcas Library

By Community|2022-02-26T14:28:16-08:00February 26th, 2022|Comments Off

Request for Proposals issued for Coffelt Farm Preserve

By Community|2022-02-24T12:49:38-08:00February 24th, 2022|Comments Off

Sign up now for this free oil spill response training

By Community|2022-02-23T13:15:14-08:00February 23rd, 2022|Comments Off

A man’s quest to stop the decline of orcas

By News Source|2022-02-20T12:31:49-08:00February 20th, 2022|1 Comment

It’s a fine time to make your Finnie award nominations

By Community|2022-02-17T14:51:56-08:00February 17th, 2022|Comments Off

Hundreds of methane bubbles have been discovered rising from Puget Sound seafloor

By News Source|2022-02-17T12:32:50-08:00February 17th, 2022|1 Comment

Reminder: You’re invited to talk tourism with the SJI Visitors Bureau

By Community|2022-02-16T12:40:06-08:00February 16th, 2022|4 Comments

SJC Land Bank Commission is meeting soon and you’re invited

By Community|2022-02-14T15:54:58-08:00February 15th, 2022|Comments Off

Registration for San Juans Ag Summit is now live

By Community|2022-02-13T13:26:20-08:00February 14th, 2022|Comments Off

Islands Conservation Corps is shining brightly

By Community|2022-02-13T13:01:00-08:00February 14th, 2022|Comments Off

Don’t miss out on SJC Master Gardener’s online plant sale

By Community|2022-02-13T11:44:01-08:00February 13th, 2022|Comments Off

Senate unanimously passes Lovelett bill to conserve and restore kelp forests

By News Source|2022-02-10T15:54:50-08:00February 10th, 2022|1 Comment

Be on the watch: Great Backyard Bird Count will soon celebrate its 25th anniversary

By Community|2022-02-08T17:42:07-08:00February 9th, 2022|Comments Off

WA Legislature reaches deal on multi-year transportation package

By Community|2022-02-08T15:47:02-08:00February 8th, 2022|4 Comments

Garden Club presentation to feature Jennifer Harris

By Community|2022-02-08T15:10:11-08:00February 8th, 2022|Comments Off

Kwiaht to continue Indian Island stewardship with grant from Madrona Club

By Community|2022-02-06T19:45:35-08:00February 7th, 2022|Comments Off

Kelp finds its way onto carbon credit bandwagon

By News Source|2022-02-04T23:28:17-08:00February 6th, 2022|1 Comment

Northern elephant seal born at Deception Pass

By News Source|2022-02-04T12:09:53-08:00February 4th, 2022|Comments Off

San Juan County joins Islands’ Trust in asking Canada for a rescue tug In Sidney

By News Source|2022-02-02T13:02:58-08:00February 2nd, 2022|1 Comment

Draft plan for Maritime Washington NHA open for public comment

By News Source|2022-02-01T15:39:14-08:00February 1st, 2022|1 Comment

Application period now open for new County Climate, Sustainability Advisory Committee

By Community|2022-02-02T13:59:17-08:00February 1st, 2022|1 Comment

10th annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit coming up in March

By Community|2022-02-01T14:16:00-08:00February 1st, 2022|Comments Off

Island Way Workshops: OPALCO wants you (to be prepared)

By Community|2022-01-31T12:49:48-08:00January 31st, 2022|3 Comments

Washington Sea Grant receives funding to support restorative aquaculture

By News Source|2022-01-28T16:07:27-08:00January 30th, 2022|Comments Off

Three separate attacks are the first confirmed blue whale deaths by killer whales

By News Source|2022-01-29T16:17:54-08:00January 29th, 2022|1 Comment

OPALCO answers the question: Why is my OPALCO bill so high this month?

By Community|2022-01-28T16:36:33-08:00January 29th, 2022|Comments Off

Int’l. Year of the Salmon announces official launch of 2022 Pan-Pacific expedition

By News Source|2022-01-26T12:14:47-08:00January 26th, 2022|2 Comments

Take climate change action with OPALCO

By Community|2022-01-25T15:25:34-08:00January 25th, 2022|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | We need to resolve our working community housing crisis

By Community|2022-01-22T15:06:14-08:00January 24th, 2022|7 Comments

Endangered coho salmon spotted returning to CA spawning grounds after well-timed precipitation

By News Source|2022-01-22T15:07:46-08:00January 23rd, 2022|Comments Off

Master Gardener native plants on sale beginning Jan. 28

By Community|2022-01-20T12:26:11-08:00January 20th, 2022|1 Comment

State issues emergency order due to globally-damaging green crab invasion

By News Source|2022-01-19T14:07:47-08:00January 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Master Gardener’s spring plant sale on hiatus for this year

By Community|2022-01-18T11:49:28-08:00January 18th, 2022|Comments Off

CWR encounter #2 for 2022 | J Pod in Swanson Channel

By Community|2022-01-17T13:54:24-08:00January 18th, 2022|Comments Off

Lopezian author’s new novel featuring orca now available

By Community|2022-01-17T13:16:01-08:00January 17th, 2022|1 Comment

Hey, we had a Tsunami Advisory this morning

By Community|2022-01-15T15:16:35-08:00January 15th, 2022|2 Comments

OIFR reports on last week’s Cascade Way structure fire

By Community|2022-01-15T14:56:24-08:00January 15th, 2022|Comments Off

2021 was a record year for orca and humpback sightings in Salish Sea

By News Source|2022-01-12T18:35:00-08:00January 13th, 2022|Comments Off

Upcoming Meeting of the Minds presenter will compare orca, Bigg’s behavior

By Community|2022-01-12T13:55:42-08:00January 12th, 2022|Comments Off

Alaska harvests millions of Canadian salmon while Canadian fishermen tied to the dock

By News Source|2022-01-11T13:14:28-08:00January 11th, 2022|2 Comments

Upcoming Garden Club meet to discuss growing vegetables from seed

By Community|2022-01-08T11:36:18-08:00January 11th, 2022|Comments Off

CWR logs first Orca pod sighting of 2022

By Community|2022-01-10T16:33:21-08:00January 10th, 2022|1 Comment

5-year study: West Coast orca population falls to lowest level in almost 50 years

By News Source|2022-01-07T20:12:03-08:00January 8th, 2022|Comments Off

Emergency declared by governor due to winter weather

By News Source|2022-01-08T12:48:08-08:00January 8th, 2022|Comments Off

County issues request for salmon recovery project proposals

By Community|2022-01-06T14:05:03-08:00January 6th, 2022|Comments Off

Windy weather warning for tonight / tomorrow

By News Source|2022-01-01T14:17:54-08:00January 1st, 2022|Comments Off

KWIAHT releases report on health of Indian Island

By Community|2021-12-29T15:03:27-08:00December 29th, 2021|1 Comment

New WA law will reduce use of single-use utensils, condiments, straws beginning Jan. 1

By News Source|2021-12-28T16:04:26-08:00December 28th, 2021|Comments Off

The rare spots of good news on climate change

By News Source|2021-12-26T17:23:58-08:00December 27th, 2021|1 Comment

Weather Service: Wind chill as low as -25 degrees

By News Source|2021-12-27T15:54:14-08:00December 26th, 2021|Comments Off

Snow on the way? County Public Works will be on top of it

By Community|2021-12-22T12:39:27-08:00December 22nd, 2021|1 Comment

SJC Land Bank has provided a summary of last Friday’s meeting

By Community|2021-12-21T16:22:55-08:00December 21st, 2021|Comments Off

A second court rejects Cooke Aquaculture’s challenge over termination of Port Angeles net pen lease

By News Source|2021-12-17T20:03:37-08:00December 19th, 2021|1 Comment

Melting Arctic ice draws killer whales further north

By News Source|2021-12-18T15:32:35-08:00December 18th, 2021|Comments Off

Milestone for Island Rides and the transition away from fossil fuels on island

By Community|2021-12-16T16:52:51-08:00December 17th, 2021|3 Comments

So, how is the Elwha River salmon recovery doing?

By Community|2021-12-15T14:08:56-08:00December 16th, 2021|6 Comments

Water management has become a top priority for San Juan County

By Community|2021-12-14T16:16:31-08:00December 15th, 2021|Comments Off

SJC Land Bank schedules a couple of meetings on December 17

By Community|2021-12-14T15:57:37-08:00December 14th, 2021|Comments Off

Inslee announces his climate package for 2022

By News Source|2021-12-13T14:50:53-08:00December 13th, 2021|Comments Off

Federal Magistrate declares Navy’s 2019 decision authorizing the EA-18G “Growler” expansion at NAS Whidbey violated National Environmental Policy Act

By News Source|2021-12-13T13:34:21-08:00December 13th, 2021|4 Comments

Be on the lookout today for possible high winds

By News Source|2021-12-09T16:10:32-08:00December 10th, 2021|Comments Off

Turtleback Mountain and Turtlehead Preserves upcoming Zoom presentation on forest health, resiliency

By Community|2021-12-09T16:27:25-08:00December 9th, 2021|2 Comments

Sign up now for Whale Museum’s upcoming Marine Naturalist Program

By Community|2021-12-07T15:58:06-08:00December 8th, 2021|Comments Off

Inslee letter to FEMA requests swift consideration for flood aid

By News Source|2021-12-06T16:06:08-08:00December 6th, 2021|1 Comment

LaPorte Road opens tonight, closes again during day on Tuesday, Wednesday

By Community|2021-12-06T16:02:54-08:00December 6th, 2021|Comments Off

Hawaii housing crisis has Maui pushing to phase out 3,000 short-term rentals

By News Source|2021-12-05T15:58:13-08:00December 6th, 2021|4 Comments

Guest Opinion | Climate resilience actions overdue

By Community|2021-12-05T14:26:04-08:00December 6th, 2021|7 Comments

San Juan County readies its new Department of Environmental Stewardship

By Community|2021-12-05T15:45:36-08:00December 6th, 2021|5 Comments

Letter to Editor | Taking a closer look at solar power in the San Juans

By Community|2021-12-03T15:18:01-08:00December 4th, 2021|Comments Off

Snow possible? All indications point to ‘yes’

By Community|2021-12-03T18:19:32-08:00December 4th, 2021|Comments Off

Swinomish receives funding to build the first modern-day clam garden in U.S.

By News Source|2021-12-02T16:26:42-08:00December 2nd, 2021|1 Comment

Land Bank seeks public input on Coffelt Farm study, proposed ag policy

By Community|2021-12-01T10:49:54-08:00December 1st, 2021|Comments Off

Upcoming Garden Club meet features Emmy Gran and her seasonal wreaths

By Community|2021-11-30T16:26:20-08:00December 1st, 2021|Comments Off

Water build-up has now closed LaPorte Road

By Community|2021-12-01T10:20:19-08:00November 29th, 2021|Comments Off

SJC voters have passed one of the strongest anti-discrimination policies in the country

By Community|2021-11-29T22:12:28-08:00November 29th, 2021|Comments Off

How to save a ski town (or perhaps a small, green island)

By News Source|2021-11-28T15:36:31-08:00November 29th, 2021|Comments Off

Vigil calls for more urgency to save endangered salmon, orca

By News Source|2021-11-26T16:51:53-08:00November 27th, 2021|Comments Off

Celebrating our island farm heroes

By Community|2021-11-23T12:16:42-08:00November 24th, 2021|3 Comments

Pt. Lawrence Road opens at NOON on TUESDAY NOV. 23rd

By Community|2021-11-24T12:11:34-08:00November 23rd, 2021|4 Comments

Prepare your property for the next big rain event

By Community|2021-11-23T10:51:47-08:00November 23rd, 2021|Comments Off

County provides a quick update on Pt. Lawrence Road repairs

By Community|2021-11-22T16:24:42-08:00November 22nd, 2021|Comments Off

Huh. So, what we just experienced is called an atmospheric river

By Community|2021-11-22T16:17:27-08:00November 22nd, 2021|1 Comment

Climate Eyes | Dry wet

By Steve Bernheim|2021-11-20T15:10:25-08:00November 22nd, 2021|2 Comments

A drained lake, a re-routed river, and the rain: the deep roots of the Sumas flood crisis

By News Source|2021-11-20T13:05:15-08:00November 22nd, 2021|1 Comment

New funding available to support private landowners in forest health, reduce wildfire danger in SJC

By Community|2021-11-20T12:16:07-08:00November 21st, 2021|Comments Off

Update from Inslee addresses high-speed rail, Whatcom County flooding

By News Source|2021-11-20T12:14:32-08:00November 20th, 2021|3 Comments

Update on Pt. Lawrence Road closure for this weekend

By Community|2021-11-20T16:02:43-08:00November 19th, 2021|Comments Off

Updated Salish Sea vessel traffic projections released

By Community|2021-11-19T14:23:35-08:00November 19th, 2021|Comments Off

Another step toward zero waste

By Community|2021-11-19T13:08:43-08:00November 19th, 2021|Comments Off

San Juan County Land Bank will meet tomorrow

By Community|2021-11-18T16:13:24-08:00November 18th, 2021|Comments Off

Crow Valley Road will be closed westbound at least a week

By Community|2021-11-18T15:26:10-08:00November 18th, 2021|2 Comments

School Library suffers water damage from our storm

By Community|2021-11-18T15:19:34-08:00November 18th, 2021|Comments Off

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