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Crescent Beach Preserve forest work on Orcas Island to begin in July

By Community|2025-06-21T13:34:06-07:00June 21st, 2025|2 Comments

Whale Museum announces new junior marine scientist camp for kids

By Community|2025-06-19T18:02:44-07:00June 20th, 2025|Comments Off

Land Bank June 2025 meeting & agenda

By Community|2025-06-18T11:34:06-07:00June 18th, 2025|Comments Off

California’s massive dam removal hit a key milestone. Now, there’s a problem

By News Source|2025-06-17T14:04:42-07:00June 17th, 2025|Comments Off

The world’s most-visited museum shuts down with staff sounding the alarm on mass tourism

By News Source|2025-06-16T15:17:58-07:00June 16th, 2025|Comments Off

Through the Garden Gate, treasures you will find

By Community|2025-06-16T15:07:30-07:00June 16th, 2025|Comments Off

Justice Department says Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes

By News Source|2025-06-15T15:09:10-07:00June 16th, 2025|Comments Off

New Report | Biofuels policy, a mainstay of American agriculture, has been a failure for the climate

By News Source|2025-06-15T14:53:59-07:00June 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Campaigners mount coordinated protests across Europe against ‘touristification’

By News Source|2025-06-15T13:14:47-07:00June 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Humpback whale bubble rings may be an attempt to communicate with us

By News Source|2025-06-14T12:36:05-07:00June 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Larsen introduces bipartisan ESTUARIES Act to reauthorize EPA’s national estuary program

By Community|2025-06-13T13:29:53-07:00June 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Recycling Reform Act passes—with big impacts for San Juan County

By Community|2025-06-13T11:15:23-07:00June 13th, 2025|Comments Off

Trump cancels landmark Columbia River agreement with tribes, WA, OR

By News Source|2025-06-12T16:12:58-07:00June 12th, 2025|1 Comment

Update from The Exchange

By Community|2025-06-12T12:07:02-07:00June 12th, 2025|Comments Off

‘Ticking timebomb’ | Sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems

By News Source|2025-06-11T14:23:32-07:00June 11th, 2025|1 Comment

On wildlife, Ferguson is no Inslee

By News Source|2025-06-10T14:55:08-07:00June 10th, 2025|Comments Off

Are electric minicars the future of city driving? We put one to the test

By News Source|2025-06-10T10:16:33-07:00June 10th, 2025|Comments Off

Giant turbine sparks outrage in WA orca habitat: ‘Like a 747 in the water’

By News Source|2025-06-10T10:05:54-07:00June 10th, 2025|Comments Off

Have a garden question? Ask an Orcas Master Gardener

By Community|2025-06-08T12:06:13-07:00June 8th, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas Island Garden Club annual picnic, potluck

By Community|2025-06-06T16:26:32-07:00June 6th, 2025|Comments Off

Join The Whale Museum for Orca Sing 2025 at Lime Kiln

By Community|2025-06-06T11:06:45-07:00June 6th, 2025|Comments Off

Retired NOAA scientist speaks out on future of orca recovery

By News Source|2025-06-05T21:01:45-07:00June 6th, 2025|Comments Off

Over 50 federal, state, local first responders prepare for oil spill response

By Community|2025-06-06T10:47:51-07:00June 6th, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | It’s time to push back, end data center incentives in Washington State

By Community|2025-06-06T10:35:54-07:00June 6th, 2025|7 Comments

How do we grow food — and resilience — in an uncertain world?

By Community|2025-06-05T10:54:07-07:00June 5th, 2025|Comments Off

Youths sue Trump to stop anti-climate agenda, arguing it violates right to life

By News Source|2025-06-02T15:50:02-07:00June 2nd, 2025|3 Comments

After Trump administration axes $500 million from Washington dam project, Patty Murray says she won’t let it happen again

By News Source|2025-06-02T15:21:03-07:00June 2nd, 2025|1 Comment

Washington State’s ‘Wenatchee’ becomes largest U.S. ferry to go hybrid

By News Source|2025-06-02T14:54:21-07:00June 2nd, 2025|3 Comments

‘Nothing left’ | Irish whale-watching company closes amid ‘overfishing’

By News Source|2025-06-01T13:54:24-07:00June 1st, 2025|Comments Off

Groundwater is rapidly declining in the Colorado River Basin, satellite data show

By News Source|2025-06-01T13:27:12-07:00June 1st, 2025|Comments Off

‘It’s devastating’ | Skagit River summer-fall Chinook population expected to hit 15-year low

By News Source|2025-05-30T12:07:30-07:00June 1st, 2025|Comments Off

Help stop invasive marine crabs: Join a molt search training

By Community|2025-05-31T16:02:54-07:00May 31st, 2025|Comments Off

New Garden Club member opportunity | Book Club

By Community|2025-05-31T15:01:03-07:00May 31st, 2025|Comments Off

Un-bee-lievable | 250 million bees escape after semi spills load in Whatcom County

By News Source|2025-05-30T11:08:54-07:00May 30th, 2025|4 Comments

OPALCO explores solar expansion on Decatur Island

By Community|2025-05-28T14:32:00-07:00May 28th, 2025|16 Comments

Washington Gov. Ferguson signs packaging EPR law

By News Source|2025-05-28T11:36:30-07:00May 28th, 2025|Comments Off

Hawaiʻi makes history as first state to charge tourists to save environment

By News Source|2025-05-27T16:48:35-07:00May 27th, 2025|6 Comments

Have a garden question? Ask an Orcas Master Gardener

By Community|2025-05-26T11:51:48-07:00May 26th, 2025|Comments Off

How we pushed the Columbia, the great river of the West, to its limit

By News Source|2025-05-27T14:40:21-07:00May 26th, 2025|Comments Off

The Exchange Update | May 2025

By Community|2025-05-24T16:17:35-07:00May 24th, 2025|Comments Off

First humpback whale calf of the summer spotted north of San Juan Island this week

By News Source|2025-05-24T16:09:28-07:00May 24th, 2025|Comments Off

Expensive electricity and bankruptcies | Does Germany need to go back to nuclear power?

By Community|2025-05-24T13:43:11-07:00May 24th, 2025|Comments Off

Wildfire Awareness Month | Tips to prepare

By News Source|2025-05-23T14:05:22-07:00May 23rd, 2025|Comments Off

Stewardship Guide helps visitors and locals protect what we love

By Community|2025-05-22T15:07:25-07:00May 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

County extends permit burning season through June 15

By Community|2025-05-22T13:05:15-07:00May 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

The Northwest’s electric grid deserves an upgrade

By Lin McNulty|2025-05-20T15:00:19-07:00May 20th, 2025|1 Comment

Close To Home author at Darvill’s tomorrow evening

By Lin McNulty|2025-05-20T14:47:49-07:00May 20th, 2025|Comments Off

The joyful and kind gardener

By Lin McNulty|2025-05-20T14:38:21-07:00May 20th, 2025|Comments Off

Video of orcas stranded in algae-infested pools triggers fresh concerns

By Lin McNulty|2025-05-20T13:20:11-07:00May 20th, 2025|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Thinking bigger picture on electricity

By Community|2025-05-24T16:26:10-07:00May 20th, 2025|6 Comments

Escaping the ash | Recalling a volcanic journey

By Lin McNulty|2025-05-18T08:49:14-07:00May 18th, 2025|1 Comment

Master Gardener Spring Plant Sale happening this weekend

By Community|2025-05-16T16:24:59-07:00May 16th, 2025|Comments Off

San Juan County Conservation Land Bank seeks community input

By Community|2025-05-16T13:58:05-07:00May 16th, 2025|Comments Off

On a remote Australian island, the birds are so full of plastic they crunch

By News Source|2025-05-16T13:13:02-07:00May 16th, 2025|Comments Off

Inaugural Orcas Island Paddlers Group gathers at Moran State Park

By Community|2025-05-15T15:25:15-07:00May 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Two orcas ‘at risk of death’ after being kept in abandoned theme park for five months

By News Source|2025-05-14T19:33:20-07:00May 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Hazardous Waste Round-Ups: What Lopez and Orcas residents need to know before drop-off day

By Community|2025-05-14T15:25:21-07:00May 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Emergency maintenance power outage scheduled for tonight, countywide

By Community|2025-05-14T10:54:12-07:00May 13th, 2025|Comments Off

Monthly Land Bank Commission meeting this Friday, May 16

By Community|2025-05-13T11:30:09-07:00May 13th, 2025|Comments Off

Liberal Oregon and Washington vowed to pioneer green energy. Almost every other state is beating them.

By News Source|2025-05-13T11:05:00-07:00May 13th, 2025|1 Comment

Goldilocks Gate 2025 | What we heard; let’s dive deeper

By Community|2025-05-13T11:08:02-07:00May 12th, 2025|Comments Off

Wildfire Awareness Month in the San Juans held community event Saturday

By News Source|2025-05-11T16:54:20-07:00May 11th, 2025|1 Comment

Have a garden question? Ask an Orcas Master Gardener

By Community|2025-05-10T14:39:04-07:00May 11th, 2025|Comments Off

2025 Orcas Island Garden Tour | Orcas beauty, bounty, and sanctuary

By Community|2025-05-11T15:38:23-07:00May 11th, 2025|Comments Off

‘It will ruin the charm of our island’ | Decatur islanders push back on solar grid

By News Source|2025-05-10T12:10:44-07:00May 10th, 2025|1 Comment

Support island youth, sustain island trails | Help fund Orcas Youth Conservation Corps

By Community|2025-05-09T17:27:26-07:00May 10th, 2025|Comments Off

Lawsuit seeks overdue federal decision on ESA protections for Alaskan Chinook salmon in peril

By News Source|2025-05-09T12:50:32-07:00May 9th, 2025|Comments Off

Federal cuts cripple local workforce training program

By Community|2025-05-09T09:33:52-07:00May 9th, 2025|Comments Off

Incident at Henry Island | A day in the life

By Community|2025-05-08T12:25:19-07:00May 8th, 2025|Comments Off

Community comes together for successful 2025 Spring Great Islands Clean-Up

By Community|2025-05-07T12:45:18-07:00May 7th, 2025|Comments Off

Public notice regarding Doe Bay Water Users Association forum

By Community|2025-05-06T13:57:14-07:00May 6th, 2025|1 Comment

‘Grow Your Own Food’ with us

By Community|2025-05-06T13:36:37-07:00May 6th, 2025|Comments Off

Invasive crab with furry, mitten-like claws detected in Pacific Northwest

By News Source|2025-05-05T17:18:44-07:00May 5th, 2025|Comments Off

Middle school student Solomon Ross is Indian Island Youth Steward for 2025

By Community|2025-05-05T14:15:02-07:00May 5th, 2025|Comments Off

Dolphin strandings are taking a toll on LA County’s lifeguards

By News Source|2025-05-05T11:34:08-07:00May 5th, 2025|2 Comments

The Metals Company applied to the U.S. for a deep-sea mining license

By News Source|2025-05-04T14:30:20-07:00May 5th, 2025|Comments Off

Trump takes a major step toward seabed mining in international waters

By News Source|2025-05-04T14:32:01-07:00May 5th, 2025|1 Comment

Orcas Garden Club presents Margaret Payne, joyful gardener

By Community|2025-05-04T13:44:01-07:00May 4th, 2025|Comments Off

Underwater volcano reveals thousands of giant living eggs in breathtaking discovery that terrifies marine scientists

By News Source|2025-05-04T12:46:08-07:00May 4th, 2025|1 Comment

Plastic Free Salish Sea sets sail with San Juan Island Yacht Club, Washington State Parks

By Community|2025-05-04T12:07:49-07:00May 4th, 2025|Comments Off

Collapsing bird numbers in North America prompt fears of ecological crisis – research

By Community|2025-05-03T15:08:03-07:00May 4th, 2025|Comments Off

Hawaiʻi Legislature takes historic step toward a visitor ‘green fee’

By News Source|2025-05-03T11:59:47-07:00May 3rd, 2025|Comments Off

An evening exploring environmental stewardship

By Community|2025-05-02T14:16:02-07:00May 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Conservation Land Bank opening Watmough Head trail on Lopez

By Lin McNulty|2025-05-02T11:01:04-07:00May 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Island Stewards | Thank you for showing up

By Community|2025-05-01T12:25:40-07:00May 1st, 2025|Comments Off

Annual OPALCO member festival a huge success

By Community|2025-04-30T15:06:32-07:00April 30th, 2025|Comments Off

Loyalty to the Earth | Bound

By Elisabeth Robson|2025-04-29T12:05:04-07:00April 30th, 2025|Comments Off

Coming Soon | Master Gardeners spring plant sales on San Juan, Orcas

By Community|2025-04-28T12:51:02-07:00April 28th, 2025|Comments Off

Experiments to dim the Sun will be approved within weeks

By News Source|2025-04-24T15:48:13-07:00April 27th, 2025|3 Comments

The greening of transportation on Orcas Island

By Community|2025-04-24T14:56:03-07:00April 24th, 2025|20 Comments

Wildfire smoke continues to impact local air quality

By News Source|2025-04-24T11:27:14-07:00April 24th, 2025|1 Comment

Let’s honor and celebrate our home planet

By Community|2025-04-23T13:16:41-07:00April 23rd, 2025|Comments Off

Free Wildfire Readiness event – May 10 – 1-3pm

By Community|2025-04-23T10:53:09-07:00April 23rd, 2025|Comments Off

Loyalty to the Earth | There is no room for more

By Elisabeth Robson|2025-04-22T13:02:13-07:00April 23rd, 2025|10 Comments

Conservation Land Bank opens Watmough Head trail on Lopez Island

By Community|2025-04-22T13:11:42-07:00April 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas Island Garden Club awards grants to two local non-profit groups

By Community|2025-04-21T10:36:18-07:00April 21st, 2025|Comments Off

Counting clams kicks off this year’s Indian Island program

By Community|2025-04-21T10:21:46-07:00April 21st, 2025|Comments Off

How the Trump administration’s interpretation of one word—‘Harm’—could gut habitat protections for Endangered Species

By News Source|2025-04-20T12:15:22-07:00April 21st, 2025|3 Comments

Dive into education and plastic pollution at this year’s Great Islands Clean Up

By Community|2025-04-19T15:53:26-07:00April 20th, 2025|Comments Off

The Exchange Update | April 2025

By Community|2025-04-18T13:15:50-07:00April 18th, 2025|Comments Off

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