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News Brief | The ocean is no longer pure: Scientists find human chemistry woven into the seas

By News Source|2026-04-11T12:36:10-07:00April 11th, 2026|0 Comments

Larsen welcomes major disaster declaration for NW Washington, urges fast relief for flood-hit families, communities

By News Source|2026-04-11T11:12:16-07:00April 11th, 2026|0 Comments

San Juan Preservation Trust seeks executive assistant to support growing conservation mission

By Community|2026-04-10T14:30:11-07:00April 10th, 2026|Comments Off

SeaDoc Society hires new scientist, expanding its impact

By Community|2026-04-09T13:06:08-07:00April 9th, 2026|Comments Off

Is this the secret bunker being built under the new ballroom?

By News Source|2026-04-08T17:47:11-07:00April 8th, 2026|Comments Off

OPALCO member appreciation event will celebrate local power

By Community|2026-04-08T16:34:11-07:00April 8th, 2026|Comments Off

Earthrise | The Strait of Hormuz and San Juan County’s Energy Moment

By Jay|2026-04-08T17:04:37-07:00April 8th, 2026|8 Comments

OPAL Community Land Trust annual meeting coming up April 23

By Community|2026-04-07T12:04:21-07:00April 7th, 2026|Comments Off

Edge of the Salish Sea | Art, poetry, science walk and workshops

By Community|2026-04-04T15:05:37-07:00April 5th, 2026|1 Comment

Island Allies of Indigenous Lifeways supports tribally managed hunting at North Shore Preserve

By Community|2026-04-03T14:37:46-07:00April 3rd, 2026|2 Comments

Guest Opinion | The solar promise that wasn’t

By Community|2026-04-03T12:34:37-07:00April 3rd, 2026|16 Comments

County receives support from Rep. Larsen for funding repairs at Orcas Landing

By Community|2026-04-02T12:15:09-07:00April 2nd, 2026|Comments Off

Hearing Examiner rejects permit that allowed a major expansion of a Whatcom County LPG terminal 

By Community|2026-04-02T12:05:46-07:00April 2nd, 2026|Comments Off

Let’s talk public transit for Orcas & the San Juan Islands

By Community|2026-04-02T11:35:53-07:00April 2nd, 2026|Comments Off

Don’t forget! Join the community meeting on April 6 to review the Critical Areas Ordinance update

By Community|2026-04-02T11:11:27-07:00April 2nd, 2026|Comments Off

Preparing for when oil meets shore

By Community|2026-03-30T13:22:06-07:00March 30th, 2026|Comments Off

Vote in OPALCO’s election

By Community|2026-03-30T12:50:38-07:00March 30th, 2026|1 Comment

OPALCO Board candidate questionnaire results released

By Community|2026-03-30T12:41:05-07:00March 30th, 2026|1 Comment

County float at Waldron temporarily closed April 5-11 for repairs

By Community|2026-03-30T12:32:58-07:00March 30th, 2026|Comments Off

News Brief | How new fishing tech can reduce bycatch of turtles and other creatures

By Community|2026-04-04T14:11:50-07:00March 29th, 2026|Comments Off

News Brief | Inside a rare sperm whale birth

By News Source|2026-03-28T15:29:07-07:00March 29th, 2026|Comments Off

Larsen demands Trump admin mobilize all options to prepare for upcoming wildfire season

By News Source|2026-03-28T14:04:39-07:00March 28th, 2026|Comments Off

Bringing it Home | Sea level rise impact, response planning for Orcas

By Community|2026-03-27T19:25:59-07:00March 27th, 2026|Comments Off

SJC Dept. of Environmental Stewardship hosts 2026 Hazardous Waste Roundup events across the islands

By Community|2026-03-26T11:28:55-07:00March 26th, 2026|Comments Off

News Brief | Neighbors push back against PSE microgrid on Samish Island

By News Source|2026-03-25T15:04:27-07:00March 25th, 2026|Comments Off

Climate and Sustainability Advisory Committee seeks youth & San Juan Island members

By Community|2026-03-24T14:31:07-07:00March 24th, 2026|1 Comment

Conservation donor fills funding gap on Orcas Island

By Community|2026-03-23T10:09:07-07:00March 23rd, 2026|2 Comments

Something strange in the water and it don’t look good…who ya gonna call? MyCoast!

By Community|2026-03-23T09:33:25-07:00March 23rd, 2026|Comments Off

Eastsound Water cited for repeated safety violations

By Community|2026-03-21T15:45:32-07:00March 21st, 2026|Comments Off

4th Annual Earth Day Month – Update

By Community|2026-03-21T15:06:14-07:00March 21st, 2026|Comments Off

Grow Your Own Food | Free basic gardening class series

By Community|2026-03-20T11:18:58-07:00March 20th, 2026|Comments Off

Let’s talk public transit for Orcas & the San Juans

By Community|2026-03-19T13:31:52-07:00March 19th, 2026|1 Comment

Land Bank meeting coming up on March 20

By Community|2026-03-18T12:31:10-07:00March 18th, 2026|Comments Off

No Place Like Loam | The pruning mistake creating water sprouts

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2026-03-16T15:12:26-07:00March 16th, 2026|1 Comment

Spring 2026 Great Islands Clean-Up | Our power, our planet

By Community|2026-03-16T13:35:01-07:00March 16th, 2026|Comments Off

News Brief | AI and the decline of human agency

By News Source|2026-03-13T14:06:41-07:00March 15th, 2026|5 Comments

Larsen announces $17.5 Million investment in Skagit Transit

By News Source|2026-03-13T12:25:50-07:00March 15th, 2026|2 Comments

The Exchange Update | March 2026

By Community|2026-03-13T11:49:45-07:00March 13th, 2026|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Another Eastsound Water essay

By Community|2026-03-12T14:28:53-07:00March 12th, 2026|3 Comments

As Alaskan Chinook crisis deepens, Federal Court imposes deadline on overdue endangered species act decision

By News Source|2026-03-10T15:36:22-07:00March 11th, 2026|Comments Off

Wind advisory in effect Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning

By News Source|2026-03-10T15:29:12-07:00March 11th, 2026|Comments Off

Public Meeting | Limited deer hunting considered for two Orcas Island preserves

By Community|2026-03-10T09:49:16-07:00March 10th, 2026|5 Comments

OPALCO candidates announced

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

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

Larsen | My statement on Iran

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

Tides of March celebrates 18 years of Indian Island stewardship

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

Beaverton Marsh Trail update open house

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

Letter to Editor | Clark Well & Treatment Plant

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

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

Guest Opinion | Root cause of struggles at EWUA

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

Land Bank Commission to meet Friday

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

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

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

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 | Questions for OPALCO Board

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

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

OPALCO to hold virtual community town hall

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

Guest Opinion | OPALCO and the double entendre

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

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

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

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

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

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

Beached bird training sessions coming up

By Community|2026-01-08T15:13:45-08:00January 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

OPAL purchases Crosswind Apartments

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

Announcement of 2026 Orcas Island Garden Club grant opportunity

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

County Float at MacKaye Harbor on Lopez Island closed due to storm damage

By Community|2025-12-18T15:24:04-08:00December 18th, 2025|Comments Off

Could Mount Baker be tapped for geothermal energy? Salish Current reports

By Community|2025-12-18T15:13:18-08:00December 18th, 2025|9 Comments

Larsen celebrates wins for Washington State in Coast Guard Authorization Act

By News Source|2025-12-18T12:07:25-08:00December 18th, 2025|Comments Off

Whale Museum’s Marine Naturalist Training Program opens registration for 2026

By Community|2025-12-17T15:49:41-08:00December 17th, 2025|Comments Off

News Brief | America by Mid-Century and what climate change will do

By News Source|2025-12-17T14:41:44-08:00December 17th, 2025|Comments Off

News Brief | Food and fossil fuel production causes $5bn of environmental damage every hour

By News Source|2025-12-16T13:25:12-08:00December 16th, 2025|2 Comments

WSF/fire departments coordinate during High Wind event today

By Community|2025-12-15T20:28:47-08:00December 15th, 2025|1 Comment

Monthly Land Bank Commission meeting and annual retreat, Friday, December 19

By Community|2025-12-15T15:07:32-08:00December 15th, 2025|Comments Off

News Brief | Is the Pacific Northwest ready for an influx of climate refugees?

By News Source|2025-12-15T14:25:10-08:00December 15th, 2025|Comments Off

An invitation to our community | Join the conversation on Public Transit

By Community|2025-12-15T14:03:22-08:00December 15th, 2025|2 Comments

Garden Club | Time to think about fire safety

By Community|2025-12-15T13:26:41-08:00December 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Support our EWUA operators

By Community|2025-12-13T22:35:11-08:00December 14th, 2025|1 Comment

Larsen | Washington delegation demands answers on BP pipeline leak

By News Source|2025-12-13T14:22:50-08:00December 13th, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | What’s going on at Eastsound Water Users Association?

By Community|2025-12-12T14:37:49-08:00December 12th, 2025|5 Comments

Gathering our bearings | Island Stewards end-of-year update

By Community|2025-12-12T12:39:56-08:00December 12th, 2025|Comments Off

Heavy rainfall this week increases threat of landslides

By News Source|2025-12-11T16:27:41-08:00December 11th, 2025|Comments Off