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Get ready for Trashion Fashion Show & design workshops

By Community|2025-08-15T16:42:19-07:00August 13th, 2025|Comments Off

Larsen, Murray lead WA Democrats in urging interior secretary Burgum to restore funding for critical salmon recovery and habitat restoration efforts in WA

By News Source|2025-08-13T15:53:20-07:00August 13th, 2025|Comments Off

Microplastics beach clean-up at Eastsound Waterfront Park

By Community|2025-08-13T14:20:04-07:00August 13th, 2025|Comments Off

Proactive boat recycling saves Washington waterways and resources

By News Source|2025-08-09T16:52:34-07:00August 9th, 2025|Comments Off

San Juan Preservation Trust launches effort to protect 30 acres on San Juan

By Community|2025-08-07T15:39:42-07:00August 7th, 2025|1 Comment

Rhythms and Blooms | Come learn about algal bloom on Orcas

By Community|2025-08-04T16:58:42-07:00August 4th, 2025|Comments Off

Volunteers needed to help monitor vital eelgrass beds around Orcas Island

By Community|2025-08-04T16:49:10-07:00August 4th, 2025|Comments Off

Island Stewards | Late July Dispatch

By Community|2025-08-01T11:58:20-07:00August 1st, 2025|6 Comments

San Juan County community alert | Wildfire danger

By Community|2025-07-30T12:00:39-07:00July 29th, 2025|Comments Off

Effective immediately, San Juan County’s fire danger is upgraded to VERY HIGH

By Community|2025-07-25T12:37:30-07:00July 21st, 2025|3 Comments

Conservation groups sue over aquaculture pollution of Columbia River

By News Source|2025-07-19T16:21:01-07:00July 19th, 2025|Comments Off

San Juan County officially rejoins NWCAA

By News Source|2025-07-16T14:10:34-07:00July 16th, 2025|1 Comment

Could giving this pod of dolphins the same legal rights as humans help keep them safe?

By News Source|2025-07-15T12:44:24-07:00July 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Columbia Basin’s salmon are in hot water, literally, says report from Save Our Wild Salmon

By News Source|2025-07-11T16:22:17-07:00July 13th, 2025|Comments Off

Nantucket’s workers are living on the margins

By News Source|2025-07-11T13:59:39-07:00July 11th, 2025|Comments Off

Scotland’s Tidal Bet | Net zero, net loss

By News Source|2025-07-10T15:44:06-07:00July 10th, 2025|3 Comments

Free Community Beach Walks | Learn about our unique shorelines

By Community|2025-07-10T14:16:47-07:00July 10th, 2025|Comments Off

Penalties undetermined for disturbed cultural site at Rosario

By News Source|2025-07-09T19:21:34-07:00July 9th, 2025|2 Comments

High costs may force WA ferry electrification program off course

By News Source|2025-07-09T14:46:05-07:00July 9th, 2025|1 Comment

Wildland fire still burning, but contained, on Orcas Island

By Community|2025-07-09T14:21:11-07:00July 8th, 2025|9 Comments

The Texas floods were made worse by climate denialism

By Community|2025-07-08T15:41:40-07:00July 8th, 2025|9 Comments

Fires reported to OIFR for first week of July 2025

By Community|2025-07-07T19:18:30-07:00July 8th, 2025|Comments Off

Weedkiller ingredient widely used in US can damage organs and gut bacteria, research shows

By News Source|2025-07-07T13:28:29-07:00July 7th, 2025|Comments Off

Youth Green Boating summer internship

By Community|2025-07-01T14:00:06-07:00July 1st, 2025|Comments Off

What we’ll lose if bird banding ends

By News Source|2025-06-29T15:10:55-07:00June 29th, 2025|Comments Off

Friends welcomes new legal director, Magali Cota

By Community|2025-06-28T16:44:18-07:00June 28th, 2025|Comments Off

Trump’s federal land sell-off proposal includes 5M acres in Washington

By News Source|2025-06-24T14:10:30-07:00June 24th, 2025|Comments Off

Earth’s Secret Hydrogen Jackpot | Enough clean power for 170,000 years

By News Source|2025-06-20T15:09:27-07:00June 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

Whale Museum announces new junior marine scientist camp for kids

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

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

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

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

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘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

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

‘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

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

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

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

The greening of transportation on Orcas Island

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

Rep. Larsen, Senator Murray, Senator Cantwell and Rep. Randall reintroduce legislation to permanently reauthorize Northwest Straits Commission

By News Source|2025-04-11T15:27:32-07:00April 12th, 2025|Comments Off

San Juan County Comp Plan: Get involved!

By Community|2025-04-09T17:59:31-07:00April 9th, 2025|2 Comments

State data center leasing reaches new high amid growth in AI

By News Source|2025-04-05T14:36:58-07:00April 7th, 2025|5 Comments

2025 Comp Plan Update: Transportation Element, Plan Intro, & Administration piece ready for review

By Community|2025-04-06T13:43:26-07:00April 6th, 2025|Comments Off

News on State of the Salish Sea | Science Day Tuesday

By Community|2025-04-05T14:55:46-07:00April 6th, 2025|Comments Off

Community feedback requested on 2025 Community Wildfire Protection Plan

By Community|2025-04-04T15:26:27-07:00April 6th, 2025|1 Comment

Spring 2025 Great Islands Clean-Up | Think global, act local

By Community|2025-04-02T15:36:01-07:00April 3rd, 2025|Comments Off

Public invited to comment on WDFW recommendation to protect rare butterfly species

By News Source|2025-03-30T12:21:30-07:00March 30th, 2025|1 Comment

OPALCO files draft license application with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

By Community|2025-03-29T12:20:31-07:00March 29th, 2025|3 Comments

Microplastics are messing with photosynthesis in plants

By News Source|2025-03-16T15:26:26-07:00March 17th, 2025|2 Comments

Spring cleaning tips for your boat

By Community|2025-03-11T15:09:58-07:00March 11th, 2025|Comments Off

Public meeting on prescribed fire in the San Juan Islands

By Community|2025-03-11T12:28:23-07:00March 11th, 2025|Comments Off

Bellingham taps Orcas glass sand

By News Source|2025-02-27T14:00:38-08:00February 27th, 2025|2 Comments

Updates from The Exchange

By Community|2025-02-27T11:55:14-08:00February 27th, 2025|Comments Off

Forest Service loses billions subsidizing logging, not cleaning outhouses

By News Source|2025-02-26T15:27:39-08:00February 26th, 2025|1 Comment

What does it mean to home harden?

By News Source|2025-02-23T15:02:20-08:00February 23rd, 2025|1 Comment

After 10,000 years, let’s bury the plow

By News Source|2025-02-21T14:59:03-08:00February 22nd, 2025|3 Comments

WWU receives grant to update and expand Health of the Salish Sea Ecosystem Report

By News Source|2025-02-20T12:34:04-08:00February 20th, 2025|Comments Off

A climate ad that reached millions

By News Source|2025-02-19T12:11:55-08:00February 19th, 2025|Comments Off

OPALCO meets with County Council: Energy supply will not meet demand

By Community|2025-02-18T14:55:21-08:00February 18th, 2025|Comments Off

Trump and Musk are playing ‘Russian roulette’ with the Northwest power grid

By News Source|2025-02-16T16:45:35-08:00February 17th, 2025|1 Comment

breaking news | CLIMATE CHANGE IS COMING FOR OUR CHOCOLATE!!

By News Source|2025-02-17T11:28:56-08:00February 16th, 2025|1 Comment

Sweeping US energy department layoffs hit offices of loans, nuclear security, sources say

By News Source|2025-02-14T15:10:05-08:00February 14th, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | When will lights go out?

By Community|2025-02-13T15:37:46-08:00February 13th, 2025|3 Comments

Guest Opinion | OPALCO has rung the bell

By Community|2025-02-13T14:49:23-08:00February 13th, 2025|30 Comments

Legal action targets feds delay on Endangered Species Act protections for Alaska Chinook amid worst returns in history

By News Source|2025-02-07T13:35:56-08:00February 7th, 2025|3 Comments

National monuments under review for drilling, mining potential

By News Source|2025-02-06T15:06:57-08:00February 6th, 2025|Comments Off

Public officials and advocates from across the Sound mobilize for urgent ferry system investment

By News Source|2025-02-04T15:22:25-08:00February 4th, 2025|9 Comments

Meet the woman who lives without money: ‘I feel more secure than when I was earning’

By News Source|2025-02-02T15:34:23-08:00February 3rd, 2025|1 Comment

Everyone has an impact | How to start reducing your environmental footprint

By Community|2025-01-30T14:32:20-08:00January 30th, 2025|Comments Off

What’s next for renewable energy in San Juan County: Part 3 of 3

By Community|2025-01-30T12:03:26-08:00January 30th, 2025|4 Comments

Local contractors gather to foster resilient, vibrant shorelines in San Juan County

By Community|2025-01-28T13:34:07-08:00January 28th, 2025|Comments Off

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