Environment Archives - Page 5 of 70

We’re under a Flood Watch through Thursday

By News Source|2023-12-03T15:04:14-08:00December 3rd, 2023|Comments Off

Derelict structures removed to make way for wildlife

By Community|2023-12-02T12:55:52-08:00December 2nd, 2023|Comments Off

Another weather advisory; this time for wind gusts

By News Source|2023-12-02T12:29:26-08:00December 1st, 2023|Comments Off

Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible

By News Source|2023-12-02T12:30:28-08:00December 1st, 2023|Comments Off

Larsen: Bipartisan PIPES Act makes Northwest Washington safer

By News Source|2023-11-30T21:38:19-08:00December 1st, 2023|Comments Off

Faroe Islands farmers charge a fee to access beauty spots as visitor numbers soar

By News Source|2023-11-30T13:06:05-08:00November 30th, 2023|4 Comments

Guest Opinion | Why is San Juan County not talking about Ecological Overshoot? Part 2

By Community|2023-11-29T15:51:15-08:00November 29th, 2023|12 Comments

Port of Orcas working to reduce airplane noise

By Community|2023-11-29T14:18:31-08:00November 29th, 2023|20 Comments

Coast Guard partners with local agencies to respond to sinking vessel in West Sound

By News Source|2023-11-28T14:46:26-08:00November 28th, 2023|1 Comment

Check out this Immersive Salish Sea Education program

By Community|2023-11-27T14:31:06-08:00November 27th, 2023|1 Comment

Steller sea lions top list of Alaska marine mammals killed by human activities

By News Source|2023-11-25T20:48:39-08:00November 26th, 2023|Comments Off

Orca sink yet another boat in the Mediterranean

By News Source|2023-11-25T11:19:39-08:00November 25th, 2023|3 Comments

Clearing for Safety: Upcoming OPALCO tree trimming projects

By Community|2023-11-22T15:21:58-08:00November 24th, 2023|1 Comment

Orcas orchards’ hidden treasures

By Community|2023-11-22T14:55:40-08:00November 22nd, 2023|3 Comments

Orcas Island Garden Club presents Preserving your Garden Bounty

By Community|2023-11-21T14:23:41-08:00November 21st, 2023|Comments Off

Rebirth of a beach with big impact

By Community|2023-11-20T14:42:36-08:00November 21st, 2023|1 Comment

San Juan County responds to public’s feedback on Destination Management Plan

By Community|2023-11-20T13:53:18-08:00November 20th, 2023|4 Comments

Guest Opinion | Why is San Juan County not talking about ecological overshoot?

By Community|2023-11-20T13:47:01-08:00November 20th, 2023|5 Comments

Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project is a looming environmental disaster

By Community|2023-11-22T14:40:18-08:00November 20th, 2023|5 Comments

Will Makah Tribal gray whale hunts soon restart?

By News Source|2023-11-18T17:19:09-08:00November 19th, 2023|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Recapping the 2023 annual EWUA members meeting

By Community|2023-11-17T12:43:52-08:00November 17th, 2023|1 Comment

New plant hardiness map, used by gardeners nationwide, is unveiled

By News Source|2023-11-17T10:18:36-08:00November 17th, 2023|1 Comment

BC mega container terminal questions answered

By News Source|2023-11-14T11:30:54-08:00November 14th, 2023|11 Comments

Any weather geeks out there? We have an El Niño winter advisory

By News Source|2023-11-14T10:24:10-08:00November 14th, 2023|Comments Off

Upcoming Meeting of the Minds topic: “Monitoring Wild Salmonid Runs on Orcas Island”

By Community|2023-11-11T15:18:59-08:00November 12th, 2023|Comments Off

Wind gusts up to 50mph in the immediate forecast through Saturday morning

By News Source|2023-11-11T14:09:43-08:00November 9th, 2023|Comments Off

Waters off Vancouver Island being watched for missing orca

By News Source|2023-11-08T18:49:48-08:00November 9th, 2023|Comments Off

Welcome to Wind Warning weather

By News Source|2023-11-04T13:14:59-07:00November 3rd, 2023|Comments Off

Latest from Lekanoff | Update on environmental work taking place

By Community|2023-11-03T11:55:26-07:00November 3rd, 2023|Comments Off

Berry Delicious! Learn best practices for growing tasty strawberries & blueberries in your backyard

By Community|2023-11-01T14:10:09-07:00November 1st, 2023|1 Comment

Managing tourism at core of destination plan controversy

By News Source|2023-10-30T12:23:50-07:00October 30th, 2023|7 Comments

Whale Museum online auction now taking donations

By Community|2023-10-29T14:29:50-07:00October 29th, 2023|Comments Off

San Juan Islands consider annual tourism fee for residents, visitors

By News Source|2023-10-24T12:40:09-07:00October 24th, 2023|29 Comments

Lawsuit launched to stop Bering Sea trawl nets from killing orcas

By News Source|2023-10-23T19:41:27-07:00October 23rd, 2023|Comments Off

Regenerate Cascadia presentations coming up

By Community|2023-10-23T12:30:59-07:00October 23rd, 2023|Comments Off

‘No normal seasons any more’: seed farmers struggle amid the climate crisis

By News Source|2023-10-21T12:10:21-07:00October 22nd, 2023|Comments Off

Creosote pilings removed from Jackson Beach, improving habitat, shoreline

By Community|2023-10-21T12:19:33-07:00October 21st, 2023|Comments Off

County and WSF complete Orcas Ferry Terminal Updates, paving the way for greater accessibility

By Community|2023-10-20T14:17:36-07:00October 20th, 2023|Comments Off

Feds OK natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest

By News Source|2023-10-19T19:56:46-07:00October 20th, 2023|Comments Off

The oldest Puget Sound orca: L25 may be approaching 100

By News Source|2023-10-18T13:31:17-07:00October 18th, 2023|Comments Off

Garden Club reminds us that Fall is definitely here

By Community|2023-10-17T14:33:08-07:00October 17th, 2023|Comments Off

Why won’t Greenpeace admit that wind turbines may be killing whales?

By News Source|2023-10-17T17:53:36-07:00October 16th, 2023|2 Comments

‘They just come, take a nice selfie … and leave.’ Overtourism returns, but cities are fighting back

By News Source|2023-10-15T16:32:39-07:00October 15th, 2023|2 Comments

Partial solar eclipse

By Community|2023-10-14T14:44:15-07:00October 14th, 2023|2 Comments

Killarney becomes first Irish town to ban single-use coffee cups

By News Source|2023-10-14T13:18:01-07:00October 14th, 2023|Comments Off

Large Snake River toxic algal bloom hasn’t happened before

By News Source|2023-10-11T18:03:06-07:00October 11th, 2023|1 Comment

Fall 2023 Great Islands Clean-up successfully removes 1,800lbs of litter

By Community|2023-10-11T13:45:32-07:00October 11th, 2023|Comments Off

Vermont utility plans to end outages by giving customers batteries

By News Source|2023-10-10T14:44:38-07:00October 10th, 2023|3 Comments

Eastsound Water Association updates and annual meeting notice

By Community|2023-10-10T13:53:16-07:00October 10th, 2023|Comments Off

Southern Resident Orca community coffee roundtable

By Community|2023-10-09T14:26:02-07:00October 9th, 2023|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Destination Management Plan is still open for public comment until end of this month

By Community|2023-10-09T13:08:45-07:00October 9th, 2023|10 Comments

Reports of Washington earthquake sparks concerns among residents (to the South of us)

By News Source|2023-10-10T11:56:18-07:00October 8th, 2023|Comments Off

The Crevice Garden and Plant Conservation at Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy

By Community|2023-10-07T15:15:14-07:00October 7th, 2023|Comments Off

Mystery as Orca swallows six Sea Otters whole

By News Source|2023-10-03T20:03:41-07:00October 4th, 2023|Comments Off

Larsen: Highway, bridge and EV funding announcements mean more jobs and better infrastructure coming to NW Washington

By News Source|2023-10-03T12:55:28-07:00October 3rd, 2023|4 Comments

WSU Master Gardeners Gardening Workshop Series

By Community|2023-10-01T11:55:35-07:00October 1st, 2023|Comments Off

WSU Extension SJC Master Gardener volunteer program coming up

By Community|2023-09-29T15:33:11-07:00September 30th, 2023|Comments Off

Live Tomorrow: Climate Heroes Bill McKibben & Gus Speth – Thursday, Sept. 28 at 12pm EDT

By Community|2023-09-27T18:41:21-07:00September 27th, 2023|Comments Off

Join Zero Waste WA at the Fall Great Islands Cleanup event this weekend

By Community|2023-09-26T14:06:19-07:00September 26th, 2023|Comments Off

Climate Eyes | Council grasps at greenhouse gases, gets grant

By Steve Bernheim|2023-09-26T13:24:32-07:00September 26th, 2023|9 Comments

10 killer whales caught this year by trawl vessels off Alaska, according to federal fisheries agency

By News Source|2023-09-24T14:18:22-07:00September 24th, 2023|Comments Off

Ashes of famed orca Tokitae returned to Lummi Nation for private ceremony

By News Source|2023-09-24T13:46:32-07:00September 22nd, 2023|Comments Off

Biden administration promises $200 million to help reintroduce salmon in Columbia River

By News Source|2023-09-24T13:44:48-07:00September 22nd, 2023|1 Comment

Yep, there’s wildfire smoke drifting into/across San Juan County

By Community|2023-09-22T13:24:13-07:00September 22nd, 2023|Comments Off

Larsen: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is working for Northwest Washington and the nation

By News Source|2023-09-20T12:18:46-07:00September 20th, 2023|3 Comments

Master Gardeners host final Q&A at Driftwood Nursery for this season

By Community|2023-09-17T14:32:53-07:00September 17th, 2023|Comments Off

Standing up floating across the roof of the world

By News Source|2023-09-18T13:36:51-07:00September 16th, 2023|Comments Off

A Fall favorite returns with new features: SJ Islands farm tours and dining events

By Community|2023-09-16T14:14:47-07:00September 16th, 2023|Comments Off

2023 SJC WSU Master Gardeners Workshop Series October 17-26

By Community|2023-09-15T15:29:30-07:00September 15th, 2023|Comments Off

Ocean scientists concerned over uptick of whale deaths on Northeast coasts

By News Source|2023-09-13T19:47:31-07:00September 14th, 2023|Comments Off

Leave it to Beavers | Library discussion: Science of making a wetland

By Community|2023-09-13T15:31:24-07:00September 13th, 2023|1 Comment

Emmy Award winning journalist to investigate root causes of critically endangered Southern Resident Orcas continuing decline

By News Source|2023-09-12T15:39:18-07:00September 12th, 2023|2 Comments

Upcoming Whale Museum summer lecture series will also be on Zoom

By Community|2023-09-12T13:59:51-07:00September 12th, 2023|Comments Off

SJC Destination Management Plan seeks “balance”

By Matthew Gilbert|2023-09-11T14:57:57-07:00September 11th, 2023|17 Comments

Upcoming: 2023 Climate Solutions Speaker Series hosted by The Madrona Institute, Friday Harbor Labs

By Community|2023-09-11T11:28:02-07:00September 11th, 2023|Comments Off

Protestors swarm SeaWorld, demand release of captive animals

By News Source|2023-09-07T15:05:55-07:00September 7th, 2023|1 Comment

Learn some creative rewilding with native plants

By Community|2023-09-07T14:13:30-07:00September 7th, 2023|Comments Off

Support this WA pollinator license plate project

By Community|2023-09-02T15:44:51-07:00September 3rd, 2023|1 Comment

Some recreational fires are now allowed

By Community|2023-09-01T16:00:31-07:00September 1st, 2023|2 Comments

Don’t miss this Wormapalooza coming to Orcas Exchange

By Community|2023-09-01T15:19:12-07:00September 1st, 2023|Comments Off

County Parks and Fair Department to break ground on capital projects

By Community|2023-08-31T13:27:42-07:00August 31st, 2023|Comments Off

Marine Resources Committee & County Marine Program remove derelict creosote pier on San Juan Island

By Community|2023-08-31T13:17:20-07:00August 31st, 2023|Comments Off

2023 Fall native wildflower sale to kickoff Sept. 12

By Community|2023-08-30T15:19:45-07:00August 30th, 2023|Comments Off

Art Opening: The art of recycling at Orcas Center

By Community|2023-08-30T11:18:31-07:00August 30th, 2023|Comments Off

Black-tail deer hunting season opens September 1 at Lopez Hill, Mount Grant Preserves

By Community|2023-08-29T12:46:12-07:00August 29th, 2023|Comments Off

Lummi Nation prepares for Sk’aliCh’elh’tenaut’s return home

By News Source|2023-08-28T15:45:18-07:00August 28th, 2023|Comments Off

The Whale Museum Summer Lecture Series: Reducing vessel impacts on Southern Resident Orcas

By Community|2023-08-23T14:32:54-07:00August 28th, 2023|Comments Off

Scientists design a colorful new paint that could cut your electricity bill

By News Source|2023-08-26T15:26:44-07:00August 26th, 2023|1 Comment

A new season begins for Orcas Island Garden Club

By Community|2023-08-26T15:10:09-07:00August 26th, 2023|Comments Off

Wildlife enthusiasts: Bat and snake presentations coming to Moran

By Community|2023-08-25T15:43:19-07:00August 25th, 2023|Comments Off

Conservation Land Bank announces special meeting to discuss Watmough Bay Preserve addition

By Community|2023-08-24T14:06:46-07:00August 24th, 2023|1 Comment

San Juan County Land Bank announces 2023 fall native wildflower sale

By Community|2023-08-24T14:13:59-07:00August 24th, 2023|Comments Off

An open letter to the San Juan County community about wildfire risk and preparedness in the islands

By Community|2023-08-23T16:15:13-07:00August 23rd, 2023|1 Comment

The Whale Museum summer lecture series: Ongoing research to assess SRKW health

By Community|2023-08-23T14:25:04-07:00August 23rd, 2023|Comments Off

In loving memory: Tokitae

By S. C. Watson|2023-08-20T19:11:30-07:00August 20th, 2023|Comments Off

Miami Seaquarium announces death of beloved orca Lolita

By News Source|2023-08-20T14:36:52-07:00August 18th, 2023|3 Comments

Wildfire smoke being forecast in San Juan County

By Community|2023-08-21T15:39:57-07:00August 18th, 2023|1 Comment

Molt Search | Your chance to defend marine waters against a sneaky invader

By Community|2023-08-18T14:00:44-07:00August 18th, 2023|Comments Off

Whale Museum summer lecture series: Reducing vessel impacts on southern resident orca

By Community|2023-08-17T15:42:05-07:00August 17th, 2023|Comments Off

Nonprofit offers wildfire risk assessments in Hawaii County

By News Source|2023-08-16T14:14:34-07:00August 16th, 2023|1 Comment