Sustainability Archives - Page 6 of 42

West Sound Posse has been cleaning up around their side of the island for years

By Community|2021-05-01T12:57:24-07:00May 1st, 2021|4 Comments

Coffelt Farm CART report now available for viewing, comments

By Community|2021-04-29T12:46:34-07:00April 30th, 2021|3 Comments

OPALCO invites you to this upcoming virtual Solar Town Hall workshop series

By Community|2021-04-27T14:29:14-07:00April 27th, 2021|Comments Off

Climate Eyes | Warmer weather? Greenhouses gasses? Fire danger? What are we in for?

By Steve Bernheim|2021-04-24T17:17:41-07:00April 22nd, 2021|2 Comments

Lummi totem pole journey, Red Road to D.C., will have stopover in San Juans

By Community|2021-04-20T19:27:31-07:00April 21st, 2021|Comments Off

Here’s the San Juan County Land Bank April 2021 meeting agenda

By Community|2021-04-14T10:05:48-07:00April 13th, 2021|4 Comments

Add amateur radio to your disaster preparedness toolkit

By Community|2021-04-13T12:51:27-07:00April 13th, 2021|Comments Off

NAS Whidbey wraps up second sound monitoring period

By News Source|2021-04-07T13:06:38-07:00April 7th, 2021|Comments Off

County takes thoughtful approach to North Beach trees

By Matthew Gilbert|2021-04-08T10:22:15-07:00April 7th, 2021|5 Comments

Huge dam demolition could save salmon on the edge of extinction

By News Source|2021-04-06T11:54:36-07:00April 6th, 2021|Comments Off

Meeting of the Minds to explore Cascade Creek coho salmon & water restoration

By Community|2021-03-12T13:54:34-08:00March 14th, 2021|Comments Off

Workshop being offered to learn lean farming principles to boost production

By News Source|2021-03-10T13:36:03-08:00March 13th, 2021|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Amend the Charter with a “Universal” bill of rights that includes the rights of nature

By Community|2021-03-12T13:18:03-08:00March 12th, 2021|4 Comments

Council approves VR moratorium but limits length/scope

By Matthew Gilbert|2021-03-12T13:22:46-08:00March 11th, 2021|Comments Off

Solid Waste Program is set to discuss our handling of organic materials

By Community|2021-03-10T12:58:55-08:00March 10th, 2021|Comments Off

Salish Sea Science Symposium: Implications of noise from navy aircraft for the Salish Sea and Olympic Region

By Community|2021-03-07T11:32:51-08:00March 8th, 2021|Comments Off

Council will again address moratorium in upcoming public hearing; pre-hearing on Sunday

By Community|2021-03-06T13:51:38-08:00March 5th, 2021|2 Comments

Whale Museum has big day planned with virtual Marine Naturalists

By Community|2021-03-03T12:46:45-08:00March 3rd, 2021|Comments Off

Second public hearing on vacation rental moratorium now scheduled

By Community|2021-03-02T11:33:50-08:00March 2nd, 2021|Comments Off

Can a conservative Idaho Republican bring sockeyes back to the Salmon River?

By News Source|2021-02-27T13:04:04-08:00February 28th, 2021|1 Comment

Larsen votes to protect public lands, rivers in Washington state, nationwide

By News Source|2021-02-26T14:03:15-08:00February 28th, 2021|Comments Off

Community Rights San Juan Islands to host two conversation cafes in March

By Community|2021-02-25T14:40:00-08:00February 26th, 2021|Comments Off

Public hearing on vacation rental moratorium extended by county council

By Matthew Gilbert|2021-02-25T11:05:21-08:00February 25th, 2021|9 Comments

Food System Team forges ahead with work on community food assessment

By Community|2021-02-20T13:57:04-08:00February 22nd, 2021|1 Comment

Salish Sea declared a Hope Spot in celebration of new marine animal hospital

By News Source|2021-02-18T11:55:11-08:00February 18th, 2021|Comments Off

Islands’ Oil Spill Association welcomes new Executive Diretor

By Community|2021-02-11T21:58:57-08:00February 12th, 2021|Comments Off

Air quality monitoring is upcoming Meeting of the Minds topic

By Community|2021-02-10T13:32:03-08:00February 11th, 2021|Comments Off

Finnie Awards | It’s time again to honor our tree-loving, bunny-hugging, dirt worshippers

By Community|2021-02-10T12:52:42-08:00February 10th, 2021|Comments Off

Inslee statement on U.S. Rep. Simpson’s proposed Columbia Basin legislation

By News Source|2021-02-09T13:30:32-08:00February 9th, 2021|1 Comment

Join the treasure hunt! We’re looking for Orange Jelly Fungus on Orcas Island

By Community|2021-02-03T12:01:06-08:00February 3rd, 2021|4 Comments

County Council hears from oil response team

By Steve Bernheim|2021-01-27T11:50:26-08:00January 27th, 2021|1 Comment

Inslee statement on Biden climate plan

By Community|2021-01-27T11:25:35-08:00January 27th, 2021|Comments Off

Kwiaht to receive coastal watershed grant to build shellfish reefs as living breakwaters on Lopez

By Community|2021-01-25T10:31:59-08:00January 25th, 2021|1 Comment

Updated Shoreline Master Program effective February 2, 2021

By Lin McNulty|2021-01-20T15:43:04-08:00January 21st, 2021|Comments Off

Biden expected to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit on first day

By Community|2021-01-18T13:01:02-08:00January 18th, 2021|Comments Off

Is it happening? Planning Commission visions climate change

By Steve Bernheim|2021-01-17T13:20:39-08:00January 18th, 2021|4 Comments

SJC requests proposals for Salmon recovery project

By Community|2021-01-11T14:11:15-08:00January 13th, 2021|Comments Off

Registration open for Whale Museum 2021 virtual workshop: Species in the Spotlight

By Community|2021-01-11T13:41:49-08:00January 12th, 2021|Comments Off

Navy remains committed to environmental stewardship, conducts critical training in PNW

By Community|2023-06-28T15:13:54-07:00January 5th, 2021|Comments Off

Debate over short-term rentals comes to ‘Washington’s playground’ as Chelan County considers limits on Airbnbs

By Community|2020-12-24T12:36:03-08:00December 23rd, 2020|6 Comments

Comp Plan | 2021 annual docket application period: Jan. 1 – Mar. 1, 2021

By Community|2020-12-18T13:14:14-08:00December 18th, 2020|Comments Off

Governor announces bold climate package for 2021–2023 biennium

By Community|2020-12-15T16:25:55-08:00December 16th, 2020|Comments Off

Human-made stuff doubles in mass every 20 years

By Community|2020-12-10T12:57:31-08:00December 13th, 2020|1 Comment

Transition Lopez Island outlines progress toward fossil-free, food secure future

By Steve Bernheim|2020-12-18T15:00:39-08:00December 11th, 2020|1 Comment

UW study: Navy jet noise endangers humans, wildlife on Olympic Peninsula

By Community|2020-12-08T11:42:46-08:00December 8th, 2020|2 Comments

These island businesses are greening up the grid

By Community|2020-12-08T10:14:49-08:00December 8th, 2020|1 Comment

Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee will meet on Wednesday

By Community|2020-12-05T12:48:09-08:00December 7th, 2020|Comments Off

San Juan Preservation Trust acquires Deer Harbor’s Reef Island

By Community|2020-12-04T15:11:30-08:00December 6th, 2020|5 Comments

Protecting the Salish Sea: Washington’s plastic bag ban effective Jan. 1

By Community|2020-11-26T12:05:46-08:00November 30th, 2020|1 Comment

Virtual community conversation: Fossil free by ’33

By Community|2020-11-25T15:35:11-08:00November 27th, 2020|Comments Off

New County Council will start 2021 by voting on a Vacation Rental Permit moratorium

By Matthew Gilbert|2020-11-24T18:21:44-08:00November 24th, 2020|34 Comments

County burn ban has been lifted

By Community|2020-09-23T12:18:06-07:00September 20th, 2020|4 Comments

Record $5.2 million gift expands Turtleback Preserve

By Lin McNulty|2020-07-31T12:39:22-07:00July 31st, 2020|17 Comments

Guest Opinion | Single-use plastic use is up during pandemic; it doesn’t have to be

By Community|2020-09-21T17:58:21-07:00July 28th, 2020|3 Comments

Whale Museum’s summer marine naturalist training is going virtual

By Lin McNulty|2020-08-25T10:24:26-07:00July 8th, 2020|Comments Off

For safety’s sake, Indian Island docent program suspended

By Lin McNulty|2020-07-01T12:25:57-07:00July 1st, 2020|4 Comments

Land Bank, libraries team up to explore, learn more about our public lands

By Lin McNulty|2020-06-12T12:59:23-07:00June 12th, 2020|Comments Off

Islands’ Oil Spill Association is hiring an Executive Director

By Lin McNulty|2020-06-08T11:07:32-07:00June 8th, 2020|Comments Off

Fish & Wildlife welcomes comments to whale-watching Environmental Impact Statement

By Lin McNulty|2020-06-06T18:31:05-07:00June 7th, 2020|Comments Off

Eastsound Water charts commercial, residential water useage during pandemic

By Lin McNulty|2020-06-03T13:32:39-07:00June 3rd, 2020|Comments Off

Be on the lookout: ‘Tis the season of kits, pups and fledglings

By Lin McNulty|2020-06-03T11:08:44-07:00June 3rd, 2020|1 Comment

Land Bank, OPALCO collaborate on Turtleback powerline improvements

By Lin McNulty|2020-06-01T18:15:49-07:00June 1st, 2020|1 Comment

Plans being developed for oil spill response base in Friday Harbor

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-20T15:12:10-07:00May 21st, 2020|1 Comment

Marshall Strawberries are back with sweet gusto on Orcas

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-20T13:32:24-07:00May 20th, 2020|5 Comments

2020 FARM Fund Orcas/Waldron round 1

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-08T15:38:21-07:00May 8th, 2020|Comments Off

Good News! New forage fish spawning beaches discovered

By Lin McNulty|2020-04-30T10:50:18-07:00April 30th, 2020|1 Comment

Food System Team works to grow local food resilience

By Lin McNulty|2020-04-28T11:14:59-07:00April 28th, 2020|Comments Off

2020 FARM Fund: Scaling up production for 2020 growing season, and beyond

By Lin McNulty|2020-04-25T17:39:11-07:00April 25th, 2020|4 Comments

Earth Day message from Ken Balcomb, PLUS new Orca gallery photos

By Lin McNulty|2020-04-22T15:02:56-07:00April 22nd, 2020|1 Comment

Nature Notes | Never underestimate a salmon

By Lin McNulty|2020-04-22T14:34:53-07:00April 22nd, 2020|1 Comment

SeaDoc Society awards science prize to crab team

By Lin McNulty|2020-04-22T12:51:35-07:00April 22nd, 2020|Comments Off

Book Review | The Story of the First Earth Day

By Lin McNulty|2020-04-21T14:53:18-07:00April 22nd, 2020|1 Comment

San Juan County’s Agricultural Resources Committee (ARC) has much to celebrate from 2019

By Steve Bernheim|2020-12-18T15:06:37-08:00April 21st, 2020|Comments Off

OPALCO board election results: Dauciunas, Madsen

By Lin McNulty|2020-04-21T13:56:26-07:00April 21st, 2020|Comments Off

A pandemic paradox: We are closer than it looks

By Community|2020-04-19T17:36:04-07:00April 19th, 2020|4 Comments

Farmers Markets, essential food providers, may operate following safety guidelines

By Lin McNulty|2020-04-18T13:58:00-07:00April 18th, 2020|Comments Off

These bees a good thing

By Lin McNulty|2020-04-16T12:17:57-07:00April 16th, 2020|Comments Off

Great Islands Clean Up becomes month-long individual effort

By Lin McNulty|2020-04-07T14:30:15-07:00April 8th, 2020|Comments Off

We’re in this together – Washington state to send ventilators

By Lin McNulty|2020-04-05T11:39:05-07:00April 5th, 2020|Comments Off

Feds say ‘no’ to removal of 4 Snake River dams in key report

By Lin McNulty|2020-02-29T20:24:24-08:00March 1st, 2020|2 Comments

SJC Tourism Study finally released: Big challenges – tough choices

By Matthew Gilbert|2021-05-07T11:49:34-07:00February 25th, 2020|10 Comments

Senate passes bills to ensure health of natural waters

By Lin McNulty|2020-02-18T20:59:30-08:00February 19th, 2020|Comments Off

Vacation Rental Working Group to listen to San Juan voices

By Lin McNulty|2020-02-17T18:05:26-08:00February 18th, 2020|Comments Off

Long-time conservation director stepping down at San Juan Preservation Trust

By Lin McNulty|2020-02-08T16:49:51-08:00February 11th, 2020|Comments Off

Anyone interested in community-scale composting? Meeting coming up

By Lin McNulty|2020-02-08T16:30:13-08:00February 10th, 2020|Comments Off

Friday Harbor students promote Tardigrade to state legislature

By Lin McNulty|2020-02-08T15:57:22-08:00February 9th, 2020|1 Comment

It’s award season for tree-loving, bunny-hugging, dirt worshipers

By Lin McNulty|2020-02-06T09:46:14-08:00February 6th, 2020|Comments Off

EPRC will meet on Thursday

By Lin McNulty|2020-02-05T11:39:15-08:00February 5th, 2020|Comments Off

Candidates named for OPALCO election

By Lin McNulty|2020-01-30T12:27:17-08:00January 30th, 2020|Comments Off

Recreation over preservation? Residents and Natives worry the San Juan Islands could be ‘loved to death’

By Lin McNulty|2020-01-24T10:54:34-08:00January 24th, 2020|2 Comments

Comp Plan incorporates informative updates on recycling, water, broadband, VRs, and more

By Lin McNulty|2020-01-22T12:40:42-08:00January 22nd, 2020|8 Comments

Islander prepares to paddle the Northwest Passage

By Lin McNulty|2020-01-18T16:07:13-08:00January 18th, 2020|3 Comments

Year-end real estate market summary

By Lin McNulty|2020-01-16T11:30:35-08:00January 17th, 2020|3 Comments

Inslee statement on Clean Air Rule decision

By Lin McNulty|2020-01-16T11:50:43-08:00January 16th, 2020|Comments Off

Petrochemical export project canceled: Deal prevents climate pollution, protects SRKW population

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-30T23:07:10-08:00December 31st, 2019|4 Comments

SJC 2019: Comp Plan, tourism, and vacation rentals

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-30T21:29:55-08:00December 31st, 2019|3 Comments

Update on current status of Vacation Rental Permit moratorium process

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-29T12:51:51-08:00December 30th, 2019|1 Comment

PBS will soon air Hedrick Smith’s ‘Democracy Rebellion’

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-28T11:23:21-08:00December 29th, 2019|3 Comments

Orcas Recycling asks for help to fix recycling

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-20T17:59:51-08:00December 21st, 2019|8 Comments

Winter update from your conservation land bank

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-18T11:19:17-08:00December 18th, 2019|Comments Off