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OPALCO candidates announced

By Community|2026-03-09T11:41:23-07:00March 9th, 2026|Comments Off

No Place Like Loam | The myth of pruning

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2026-03-09T12:22:55-07:00March 9th, 2026|2 Comments

You’re invited to OPAL’s Annual Meeting

By Community|2026-03-07T12:12:54-08:00March 7th, 2026|Comments Off

OPALCO asks to roll back restrictions on Decatur solar site

By News Source|2026-03-07T11:58:01-08:00March 7th, 2026|5 Comments

Forest Stewardship course for landowners to start March 23

By News Source|2026-03-06T15:22:46-08:00March 6th, 2026|Comments Off

News Brief | The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study finds

By News Source|2026-03-05T14:50:50-08:00March 5th, 2026|2 Comments

Garden Club | Learn from expert farmer, Lori Ann David

By Community|2026-03-05T13:19:38-08:00March 5th, 2026|Comments Off

Center for Whale Research is hiring for a new role

By Community|2026-03-04T13:36:27-08:00March 4th, 2026|Comments Off

Beaverton Marsh Preserve stewardship and management plan draft now open for public comment

By Community|2026-03-04T13:24:57-08:00March 4th, 2026|Comments Off

OPAL announces first new single-family home construction in 16 years

By Community|2026-03-03T10:48:51-08:00March 3rd, 2026|Comments Off

Larsen | My statement on Iran

By News Source|2026-03-02T12:52:09-08:00March 2nd, 2026|7 Comments

No Place Like Loam | Edible landscape design

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2026-03-02T11:02:28-08:00March 2nd, 2026|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | Why we must speak up on deep sea mining in Alaska

By Community|2026-03-01T11:43:47-08:00March 1st, 2026|Comments Off

News Brief | Why orcas don’t kill people

By News Source|2026-02-27T19:20:22-08:00February 28th, 2026|Comments Off

News Brief | Judge orders changes to Columbia and Snake River dam operations

By News Source|2026-02-27T13:28:24-08:00February 27th, 2026|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Local democracy at work

By Community|2026-02-27T10:22:44-08:00February 27th, 2026|Comments Off

Tides of March celebrates 18 years of Indian Island stewardship

By Bethany Marie|2026-02-26T12:59:56-08:00February 26th, 2026|Comments Off

Agriculture speakers series

By Community|2026-02-24T15:43:01-08:00February 24th, 2026|Comments Off

Beaverton Marsh Trail update open house

By Community|2026-02-23T15:30:09-08:00February 23rd, 2026|Comments Off

No Place Like Loam | Four season gardening in the maritime northwest

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2026-02-23T10:00:10-08:00February 23rd, 2026|1 Comment

Letter to Editor | Clark Well & Treatment Plant

By Community|2026-02-22T12:45:47-08:00February 22nd, 2026|1 Comment

SE winds headed our way through Sunday afternoon

By News Source|2026-02-23T10:01:36-08:00February 21st, 2026|Comments Off

Butterflies Event at Odd Fellows Hall

By Community|2026-02-21T12:06:55-08:00February 21st, 2026|Comments Off

Larsen joins entire WA delegation in supporting governor’s request for major disaster declaration to unlock individual assistance for WA flooding victims

By News Source|2026-02-21T11:59:40-08:00February 21st, 2026|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Decatur (who paid?) It’s not outright DECEPTION, but…..

By Community|2026-02-20T16:35:52-08:00February 20th, 2026|34 Comments

Salish Current | Contagious cancer poses possible threat to Salish Sea clams

By Community|2026-02-20T16:22:34-08:00February 20th, 2026|Comments Off

Red foxes on San Juan Island test positive for avian influenza

By Community|2026-02-20T10:23:27-08:00February 20th, 2026|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Root cause of struggles at EWUA

By Community|2026-02-19T10:11:00-08:00February 19th, 2026|12 Comments

Beaverton Marsh Trail open house March 4

By Community|2026-02-19T09:55:32-08:00February 19th, 2026|Comments Off

Land Bank Commission to meet Friday

By Community|2026-02-19T09:04:19-08:00February 19th, 2026|Comments Off

New calf reported in L Pod | Welcome L129

By Community|2026-02-18T13:44:50-08:00February 18th, 2026|Comments Off

News Brief | High severity blazes influence bee species

By News Source|2026-02-18T13:22:32-08:00February 18th, 2026|Comments Off

Orcas Island Garden Club newsletter

By Community|2026-02-18T12:07:08-08:00February 18th, 2026|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Solar power just doesn’t work here; doesn’t make sense

By Community|2026-02-18T11:06:52-08:00February 18th, 2026|17 Comments

News Brief | Marine authorities consider stunning wild orcas to stop yacht attacks

By News Source|2026-02-17T15:38:31-08:00February 17th, 2026|Comments Off

CWR enjoys afternoon with the T69s

By Community|2026-02-15T09:22:44-08:00February 15th, 2026|Comments Off

Larsen condemns Trump administration demolishing key climate regulations

By News Source|2026-02-13T15:26:23-08:00February 13th, 2026|Comments Off

The Exchange Update | February 2026

By Community|2026-02-13T13:11:55-08:00February 13th, 2026|Comments Off

Now Available for Comment | First draft of Critical Areas Ordinance regulations update

By Community|2026-02-13T11:38:33-08:00February 13th, 2026|Comments Off

Trump administration set to revoke basis of US climate regulation

By News Source|2026-02-12T16:37:20-08:00February 12th, 2026|2 Comments

Letter to Editor | Did OPALCO think we wouldn’t read the report?

By Community|2026-02-12T14:46:51-08:00February 12th, 2026|11 Comments

Letter to Editor | New issue before Council: Post-purchase revision of recorded protective covenants

By Community|2026-02-12T13:13:50-08:00February 12th, 2026|6 Comments

Orcas Christian School students give back during Community Service Day

By Community|2026-02-12T12:06:04-08:00February 12th, 2026|1 Comment

HB 2395 Update | Full steam ahead into the season

By News Source|2026-02-11T09:06:30-08:00February 10th, 2026|Comments Off

News Brief | Orcas are drowning in noise

By News Source|2026-02-10T12:17:02-08:00February 10th, 2026|1 Comment

Letter to Editor | Questions for OPALCO Board

By Community|2026-02-10T12:08:21-08:00February 10th, 2026|3 Comments

No Place Like Loam | Defiance as stewardship and self-reliance: Growing perennial vegetables

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2026-02-09T12:08:04-08:00February 9th, 2026|1 Comment

The AI boom is so huge it’s causing shortages everywhere else

By News Source|2026-02-08T14:25:37-08:00February 8th, 2026|3 Comments

News Brief | Are killer whales trying to share food with people?

By News Source|2026-02-08T13:33:15-08:00February 8th, 2026|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | We currently enjoy 90% renewable, 100% carbon free energy – what is OPALCO doing?

By Community|2026-02-08T11:03:57-08:00February 8th, 2026|8 Comments

Letter to Editor | Put a stop to this trash

By Community|2026-02-07T13:18:09-08:00February 7th, 2026|7 Comments

Ditch the screen and connect to birds, to nature, and with each other

By Community|2026-02-06T10:00:08-08:00February 6th, 2026|Comments Off

OPALCO to hold virtual community town hall

By Community|2026-02-06T09:49:23-08:00February 6th, 2026|Comments Off

Learn from scientist/ecologist Peter Guillozet as he speaks about backyard ponds

By Community|2026-02-05T13:09:43-08:00February 5th, 2026|Comments Off

County publishes guide for reviewing OPALCO’s proposed solar project on Decatur Island

By Community|2026-02-05T12:45:35-08:00February 5th, 2026|7 Comments

Mid-Sale Reminder | SJC Master Gardeners native plant sale still open for online orders

By Community|2026-02-02T10:15:33-08:00February 2nd, 2026|Comments Off

Noxious Weeds | Does winter mean ‘time for a break’ or is it an opportunity?

By Community|2026-02-02T10:08:50-08:00February 2nd, 2026|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | OPALCO and the double entendre

By Community|2026-01-31T16:44:53-08:00February 2nd, 2026|3 Comments

CWR | A sunny encounter with Bigg’s

By Community|2026-01-31T11:43:21-08:00January 31st, 2026|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Renewable energy done right

By Community|2026-01-31T11:34:40-08:00January 31st, 2026|8 Comments

Reminder | SJC Master Gardeners native plant sale still open for online orders

By Community|2026-01-30T14:53:28-08:00January 30th, 2026|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | OPALCO bill too high? Here’s why…

By Community|2026-01-30T13:05:27-08:00January 29th, 2026|7 Comments

It’s time for ticks | A message from Kwiaht

By Community|2026-01-28T11:10:25-08:00January 28th, 2026|Comments Off

Honoring four decades of spill response in San Juan County

By Community|2026-01-28T10:15:11-08:00January 28th, 2026|Comments Off

News Brief | Scientists are using drones to sniff out deadly diseases in whales

By News Source|2026-01-27T11:43:36-08:00January 27th, 2026|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | OPALCO is building without consent

By Community|2026-01-26T14:50:24-08:00January 26th, 2026|1 Comment

Final report available for county’s Marine Transport Services pilot project

By Community|2026-01-26T14:41:07-08:00January 26th, 2026|Comments Off

No Place Like Loam | Landscape as orientation: Inheritance

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2026-01-26T10:10:35-08:00January 26th, 2026|1 Comment

Island Stewards | Grounded participation in a time of change

By Community|2026-01-25T14:56:55-08:00January 25th, 2026|Comments Off

Hands Across the Water travels to Salt Spring Island

By Community|2026-01-23T14:46:46-08:00January 23rd, 2026|Comments Off

Larsen joins entire WA delegation in supporting governor’s request for major disaster declaration to unlock individual assistance for WA flooding victims

By News Source|2026-01-23T12:23:22-08:00January 23rd, 2026|Comments Off

Conor Anderson announces OPALCO candidacy

By Community|2026-01-23T11:58:43-08:00January 23rd, 2026|4 Comments

Two male killer whales encountered in the fog

By Community|2026-01-23T10:11:47-08:00January 23rd, 2026|Comments Off

Support Bill HB 2395 — shared moorage

By News Source|2026-01-22T13:10:56-08:00January 22nd, 2026|4 Comments

OPALCO survey results are In

By Community|2026-01-21T09:59:43-08:00January 21st, 2026|14 Comments

Guest Opinion | EWUA Board to consider road maintenance contribution without policy framework

By Community|2026-01-19T14:37:36-08:00January 19th, 2026|4 Comments

Letter to Editor | OPALCO General Manager makes how much per year?

By Community|2026-01-18T12:55:21-08:00January 18th, 2026|21 Comments

The Whale Museum, Alchemy Art Center partner to launch new workshop series

By Community|2026-01-18T09:33:58-08:00January 18th, 2026|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | When a Water Board stops listening, a community loses its voice

By Community|2026-01-17T13:25:59-08:00January 17th, 2026|6 Comments

Action alert for San Juan Islands, Salish Sea

By Community|2026-01-17T12:47:10-08:00January 17th, 2026|3 Comments

Site work to begin at Pea Patch Community Campus

By Community|2026-01-15T11:18:29-08:00January 15th, 2026|Comments Off

The Pebble Ritual | Inside the secret cultural world of British Columbia’s killer whales

By News Source|2026-01-14T17:08:29-08:00January 15th, 2026|Comments Off

The Exchange Update | January 2026

By Community|2026-01-15T10:57:59-08:00January 15th, 2026|Comments Off

CWR Encounter #3 • Bigg’s Killer Whales

By Community|2026-01-14T15:07:23-08:00January 14th, 2026|Comments Off

Decatur Island releases survey results

By Community|2026-01-14T12:41:43-08:00January 14th, 2026|1 Comment

Federal 12-Month Endangered Species Act finding for Olympic Peninsula steelhead

By News Source|2026-01-13T14:54:03-08:00January 13th, 2026|Comments Off

Land Bank to hold monthly meeting on January 16

By Community|2026-01-13T14:38:25-08:00January 13th, 2026|Comments Off

SJC Master Gardeners open 2026 Native Plant Sale for online ordering January 24

By Community|2026-01-13T14:30:38-08:00January 13th, 2026|1 Comment

Seedy Saturday celebrates seed sharing and community traditions

By Community|2026-01-13T11:18:19-08:00January 13th, 2026|Comments Off

CWR logs first encounter with K47

By Community|2026-01-10T12:04:13-08:00January 10th, 2026|Comments Off

Community meeting on Shaw to discuss future of public works road maintenance

By Community|2026-01-09T12:07:14-08:00January 9th, 2026|Comments Off

Center for Whale Research logs first encounter of the new year

By Community|2026-01-08T23:16:39-08:00January 9th, 2026|Comments Off

Beached bird training sessions coming up

By Community|2026-01-08T15:13:45-08:00January 8th, 2026|Comments Off

San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild announces $32,000 available for FARM fund grants

By Community|2026-01-08T14:49:50-08:00January 8th, 2026|Comments Off

County now accepting Salmon Recovery project proposals

By Community|2026-01-08T14:15:52-08:00January 8th, 2026|Comments Off

Early bird registration now open for 2026 San Juans Agricultural Summit

By Community|2026-01-07T15:35:19-08:00January 7th, 2026|Comments Off

Planning for success in your home vegetable garden

By Community|2026-01-07T14:36:36-08:00January 7th, 2026|Comments Off

OPAL purchases Crosswind Apartments

By Community|2026-01-06T13:47:46-08:00January 6th, 2026|2 Comments

Keeping what holds us | An Island Stewards reflection from the week of Solstice

By Community|2026-01-06T13:05:02-08:00January 6th, 2026|Comments Off

Announcement of 2026 Orcas Island Garden Club grant opportunity

By Community|2026-01-05T14:37:42-08:00January 5th, 2026|Comments Off