Environment Archives - Page 9 of 70

Mackaye Harbor shoreline restoration project about to be underway

By Community|2022-07-29T15:27:38-07:00July 29th, 2022|3 Comments

Statement from Inslee regarding agreement on climate package in U.S. Senate

By Community|2022-07-27T18:40:54-07:00July 28th, 2022|Comments Off

Statement on Glenwood Inn acquisition from San Juan Preservation Trust

By Community|2022-07-23T14:15:58-07:00July 23rd, 2022|5 Comments

Glimmers: Some hope for a solution for Northwest dams?

By Community|2022-07-22T17:38:37-07:00July 22nd, 2022|Comments Off

San Juan County celebrates completion of first solar project

By Community|2022-07-18T12:27:52-07:00July 18th, 2022|Comments Off

How are we doing with ‘plastic free’ proclamation?

By Community|2022-07-15T14:08:32-07:00July 15th, 2022|Comments Off

Master Gardeners return to Driftwood for ailing plant advice

By Community|2022-07-15T13:26:56-07:00July 15th, 2022|Comments Off

COASST beached bird and marine debris training coming to Mount Vernon

By Community|2022-07-14T14:22:26-07:00July 14th, 2022|Comments Off

It’s World Orca Day – A celebration of the species

By Community|2022-07-14T12:41:25-07:00July 14th, 2022|Comments Off

We have never ever seen this before — never ever

By News Source|2022-07-11T16:24:55-07:00July 11th, 2022|6 Comments

It’s official: CWR visits, photographs K Pod’s new baby

By Community|2022-07-11T16:22:08-07:00July 10th, 2022|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Open letter on breaching Snake River dams

By Community|2022-07-06T13:37:35-07:00July 6th, 2022|1 Comment

Great White Sharks are being scared from their habitat by just two predators

By News Source|2022-07-05T13:52:31-07:00July 5th, 2022|2 Comments

e-Biking to beautiful gardens on annual tour

By Edee Kulper|2022-06-30T13:15:50-07:00June 30th, 2022|1 Comment

The Whale Museum is looking for volunteers

By Community|2022-06-29T13:32:41-07:00June 29th, 2022|Comments Off

2022 Garden Tour is this weekend

By Community|2022-06-24T13:30:04-07:00June 24th, 2022|Comments Off

Glenwood Inn property secured by Land Bank for permanent conservation

By Community|2022-06-23T13:00:36-07:00June 23rd, 2022|2 Comments

Next OPALCO community solar program to launch Spring of 2023

By Community|2022-06-22T14:47:48-07:00June 22nd, 2022|1 Comment

CWR encounters transient whale activity in Presidents Channel

By Community|2022-06-22T14:37:52-07:00June 22nd, 2022|1 Comment

CWR captures amazing drone video of orca pod

By Community|2022-06-19T13:31:43-07:00June 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Bowhead whales that washed up in Nunavut in 2020 were likely killed by orcas

By News Source|2022-06-18T19:12:23-07:00June 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Island Marble Butterfly recovery plan open for public comment (updated)

By Community|2022-06-17T13:17:08-07:00June 16th, 2022|2 Comments

Larsen votes to protect Washington state’s environment

By News Source|2022-06-15T12:21:34-07:00June 15th, 2022|Comments Off

Climate Leadership Scholarships awarded to two local teens

By Community|2022-06-14T15:19:56-07:00June 14th, 2022|Comments Off

Registration now open for summer marine naturalist training virtual program

By Community|2022-06-13T15:27:19-07:00June 13th, 2022|Comments Off

Paralytic shellfish poisoning illness confirmed in Snohomish Co.

By News Source|2022-06-09T16:02:26-07:00June 11th, 2022|Comments Off

Got visitors? Get your copy of the San Juan Islands Stewardship Guide

By Community|2022-06-10T13:16:20-07:00June 10th, 2022|Comments Off

Larsen secures key wins for NW Washington’s maritime infrastructure in bipartisan Water Resources Development Act

By News Source|2022-06-09T12:42:38-07:00June 9th, 2022|Comments Off

State officials caution against touching sick or dead wild birds

By News Source|2022-06-07T12:10:25-07:00June 7th, 2022|Comments Off

Master Gardeners will be on hand at Driftwood Nursery

By Community|2022-06-06T12:16:35-07:00June 6th, 2022|Comments Off

SJI National Historical Park, SJI Public Library to continue collaborative programming

By Community|2022-06-01T14:41:25-07:00June 1st, 2022|Comments Off

Outdoor burning is now closed; recreational campfires are OK

By Community|2022-05-31T12:43:51-07:00June 1st, 2022|1 Comment

CWR captured some awesome images in latest JPod encounter

By Community|2022-05-31T14:53:00-07:00May 31st, 2022|2 Comments

Sick killer whale stranded in France’s Seine River dies after failed rescue

By News Source|2022-05-31T14:54:04-07:00May 31st, 2022|Comments Off

SJ Ag Guild distributes FARM fund grants to local farms

By Community|2022-05-28T13:56:50-07:00May 29th, 2022|1 Comment

In case you missed it — Garden Club presentation on YouTube

By Community|2022-05-26T15:32:22-07:00May 28th, 2022|Comments Off

Newest J Pod calf is a female

By Community|2022-05-27T11:59:26-07:00May 27th, 2022|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | About those trees at The Longhouse…

By Community|2022-05-25T12:04:46-07:00May 25th, 2022|4 Comments

Letter to Editor | On behalf of Longhouse trees

By Community|2022-05-23T13:48:16-07:00May 23rd, 2022|6 Comments

Hazardous waste round-up just around the corner

By Community|2022-05-21T14:46:05-07:00May 21st, 2022|Comments Off

Corvus Energy to expand, opening new factory at Port of Bellingham

By Community|2022-05-19T13:05:09-07:00May 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Washington launches new website to track recovery efforts for orca population

By Community|2022-05-18T14:25:02-07:00May 18th, 2022|Comments Off

Tips on planting over a septic drainage field

By Community|2022-05-18T12:44:34-07:00May 18th, 2022|Comments Off

Change of leadership at Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA)

By Community|2022-05-18T12:12:22-07:00May 18th, 2022|Comments Off

Nat’l. Weather Service issues an unusual high wind advisory

By Community|2022-05-19T11:41:23-07:00May 17th, 2022|Comments Off

CWR shares some incredible drone footage of our orca

By Community|2022-05-16T12:00:33-07:00May 16th, 2022|Comments Off

Planning Board draft adds bike lanes, subtracts shore roads

By Steve Bernheim|2022-05-16T11:23:27-07:00May 16th, 2022|8 Comments

Land Bank to host forest demonstration project tour of Turtleback Mountain Preserve in June

By Community|2022-05-16T13:31:10-07:00May 16th, 2022|1 Comment

New road signage will remind us all to ‘secure our load’

By Community|2022-05-13T14:45:37-07:00May 16th, 2022|Comments Off

SMRU Consulting receives this year’s Finnie Award for stewardship

By Community|2022-05-13T13:10:41-07:00May 14th, 2022|Comments Off

Master Gardeners to be available rest of season on 3rd Wednesdays for your questions

By Community|2022-05-11T17:30:57-07:00May 12th, 2022|Comments Off

Tomato soup on the waterfront

By Community|2022-05-11T15:15:40-07:00May 11th, 2022|2 Comments

OWC Environmental Action Team calls for breach of four Snake River dams

By Community|2022-05-10T13:01:37-07:00May 10th, 2022|1 Comment

Orcas Garden Club has a warning about Western Tent Caterpillars this year

By Community|2022-05-10T12:40:30-07:00May 10th, 2022|3 Comments

Letter to Editor | Just another walk in the park

By Community|2022-05-09T13:06:21-07:00May 9th, 2022|1 Comment

Natural history, wildflowers, more await your participation in Land Bank’s walks

By Community|2022-05-07T16:24:48-07:00May 9th, 2022|Comments Off

350 volunteers made the spring Great Islands Clean-up a success

By Community|2022-05-07T14:13:04-07:00May 7th, 2022|1 Comment

A reminder to remember how to secure your vehicle load

By Community|2022-05-06T16:42:31-07:00May 7th, 2022|1 Comment

2022 SeaDoc Society awards Salish Sea Science Prize to Tina Whitman

By News Source|2022-05-05T13:33:33-07:00May 6th, 2022|5 Comments

Kwiaht study finds tick population is prevalent on Orcas Island

By Community|2022-05-04T17:49:35-07:00May 5th, 2022|Comments Off

Video shows a new calf in K Pod off Oregon coast, its first calf in more than a decade

By News Source|2022-05-04T20:16:04-07:00May 5th, 2022|Comments Off

Fecal pollution restricts shellfish harvest in some neighboring counties

By News Source|2022-05-04T13:59:05-07:00May 4th, 2022|Comments Off

OCPA expanding Orcas community-grown food network

By Community|2022-05-05T16:10:26-07:00May 3rd, 2022|Comments Off

Youth Conservation Corps readies its kids summer program

By Community|2022-05-02T14:12:17-07:00May 2nd, 2022|Comments Off

SJ Visitors Bureau prepares for annual Travel, Tourism Week

By Community|2022-04-29T14:58:54-07:00May 1st, 2022|Comments Off

Mama deer will no doubt return for that fawn you see

By Community|2022-04-30T14:22:50-07:00April 30th, 2022|1 Comment

State Parks will repair buoys in San Juan Islands, Hood Canal

By News Source|2022-04-29T12:55:03-07:00April 30th, 2022|Comments Off

Draft Turtleback Mountain Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan now open for public comment

By Community|2022-04-29T15:32:37-07:00April 29th, 2022|Comments Off

Oahu, Hawaii’s most populous island, will now limit Airbnbs and short-term vacation rentals in a big way

By News Source|2022-04-28T12:29:53-07:00April 28th, 2022|Comments Off

SJI National Historical Park readies for May 28 opening

By Community|2022-04-26T14:30:45-07:00April 26th, 2022|Comments Off

San Juan Clipper files petition to discontinue services for this year

By Lin McNulty|2022-04-26T14:19:09-07:00April 26th, 2022|Comments Off

Larsen: President’s visit emphasizes critical need to invest in working families, protect Washington’s environment

By News Source|2022-04-25T14:24:28-07:00April 26th, 2022|Comments Off

Recapping Inslee’s Earth Day message, activities

By News Source|2022-04-23T16:41:27-07:00April 24th, 2022|Comments Off

Bullet train study should include other options

By News Source|2022-04-22T15:12:21-07:00April 23rd, 2022|11 Comments

The Whale Museum to hold open house for prospective volunteers

By Community|2022-04-21T13:54:59-07:00April 22nd, 2022|Comments Off

Science & spirit of seaweed author to visit our Library

By Community|2022-04-20T12:06:07-07:00April 20th, 2022|Comments Off

Secure your load for safer roads campaign to begin this week

By Community|2022-04-19T14:22:08-07:00April 20th, 2022|1 Comment

Reminder: Land Bank’s Spring Community Conversation series is in the offing

By Community|2022-04-19T14:02:24-07:00April 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Island Marble Butterfly habitat tour is on the horizon

By Community|2022-04-19T13:45:51-07:00April 19th, 2022|1 Comment

Washington Clean Vessel Act program expands options for boaters

By Community|2022-04-19T13:28:35-07:00April 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Oil spill response training coming up on San Juan Island

By Community|2022-04-19T13:07:42-07:00April 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Georgia’s Tybee Island moves closer to limiting STVRs on the island

By News Source|2022-04-18T13:57:33-07:00April 19th, 2022|3 Comments

OPALCO’s membership meeting is on the horizon

By Community|2022-04-17T14:28:07-07:00April 17th, 2022|Comments Off

Long Live the Kings hatchery receives Robin DiGeorgio Endowment Fund grant from Madrona Club

By Community|2022-04-15T15:03:01-07:00April 16th, 2022|Comments Off

Trouble on the half shell? Scientists have discovered a mystery parasite in WA oysters

By News Source|2022-04-15T12:38:59-07:00April 15th, 2022|Comments Off

Canada ignored warnings of virus infecting farmed and wild salmon

By News Source|2022-04-14T15:46:21-07:00April 14th, 2022|1 Comment

Help shape a sustainable future for tourism in the San Juan Islands

By Community|2022-04-13T14:02:45-07:00April 13th, 2022|Comments Off

Our new best buddy, Big Blue is just crushing it out at the Exchange

By Edee Kulper|2022-04-13T10:44:18-07:00April 13th, 2022|1 Comment

County Council to finally rule on capping vacation rental permits

By Matthew Gilbert|2022-04-13T09:52:51-07:00April 12th, 2022|19 Comments

Washington water supply outlook report for April

By News Source|2022-04-11T20:08:08-07:00April 12th, 2022|Comments Off

Coming up: A four-season cottage garden presentation in the San Juan Islands

By Community|2022-04-13T16:14:29-07:00April 10th, 2022|2 Comments

Local Earth Day Climate Committee to launch on Earth Day eve

By Community|2022-04-09T12:07:43-07:00April 9th, 2022|1 Comment

San Juan, Orcas fire crews remain on the scene of downtown Friday Harbor fire

By News Source|2022-04-08T16:43:17-07:00April 7th, 2022|1 Comment

State Parks Clean Vessel Act Grant Program funds $700,000 in new pumpout and floating restroom projects

By News Source|2022-04-05T15:38:06-07:00April 5th, 2022|Comments Off

High Wind Warning arrives on the scene for tonight, tomorrow

By Community|2022-04-03T15:37:29-07:00April 3rd, 2022|Comments Off

Judge rules against Navy SEAL training at Washington State Parks

By News Source|2022-04-03T12:22:26-07:00April 3rd, 2022|Comments Off

The Great Islands Clean-up is back in person

By Community|2022-04-02T12:07:15-07:00April 2nd, 2022|Comments Off

Council still on deck for climate change

By Community|2022-03-30T17:20:12-07:00April 1st, 2022|2 Comments

Bill to conserve Washington kelp and eelgrass forests signed into law

By News Source|2022-03-30T15:57:02-07:00March 30th, 2022|2 Comments

Save now! Pay later! OPALCO’s Switch It Up program expands

By Community|2022-03-29T16:32:17-07:00March 30th, 2022|11 Comments