Sustainability – Page 9 – theOrcasonian.com

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

State awards more than $26M for salmon recovery projects statewide

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-16T12:37:30-08:00December 16th, 2019|2 Comments

Want to fight climate change? Experience what we’re fighting for

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-16T11:08:50-08:00December 16th, 2019|5 Comments

It’s the grandmother orcas that help their grand-whales survive, study says

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-11T13:37:34-08:00December 11th, 2019|Comments Off

Learn to create ornaments, gifts from trash

By Lin McNulty|2019-12-10T14:59:02-08:00December 10th, 2019|Comments Off

Land Capacity Analysis establishes baseline for managing County growth

By Lin McNulty|2019-11-19T19:31:34-08:00November 19th, 2019|1 Comment

Letter to Editor | Thanks to all our Orca Recovery Day volunteers

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-24T15:12:25-07:00October 27th, 2019|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Support local agriculture with YES vote on Prop. 2

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-26T14:46:48-07:00October 27th, 2019|Comments Off

Community conversation on zero waste coming up soon

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-26T15:21:43-07:00October 26th, 2019|Comments Off

CNN takes a look at PNW dam problem

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-22T17:15:16-07:00October 22nd, 2019|Comments Off

Lummi Nation stands with Yakama Nation in call for removal of dams

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-14T12:04:58-07:00October 14th, 2019|Comments Off

Exchange would like to chat with you about composting

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-11T12:23:26-07:00October 11th, 2019|3 Comments

Seed swap, fall potluck usher in the season at Library

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-11T10:21:09-07:00October 11th, 2019|Comments Off

Lopez Village subarea plan up for Public Hearing

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-01T13:27:10-07:00October 4th, 2019|Comments Off

It’s no fluke: WSF implements Whale Report Alert system

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-02T14:16:55-07:00October 2nd, 2019|Comments Off

Hear about global migration from this WWU anthropologist

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-01T12:22:26-07:00October 2nd, 2019|Comments Off

Summing up the vacation rental quandry

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-02T11:22:05-07:00October 2nd, 2019|6 Comments

Inslee, Ferguson issue statement on appeals court net neutrality decision

By Lin McNulty|2019-10-01T13:34:07-07:00October 1st, 2019|1 Comment

An Orcas insurrection? Second VR workshop adds data, clarifies options

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-30T20:47:22-07:00September 30th, 2019|8 Comments

Letter to Editor | My take-aways from VR conversation

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-27T14:59:35-07:00September 27th, 2019|20 Comments

Next community conversation about vacation rentals: Honoring our shared vision

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-24T12:14:14-07:00September 24th, 2019|1 Comment

Savor the Flavor farm tours for free on three islands in September, October

By Lin McNulty|2019-09-14T15:05:58-07:00September 16th, 2019|Comments Off

Southern Resident Killer Whale population has dropped to 73

By Lin McNulty|2019-08-06T21:49:22-07:00August 6th, 2019|2 Comments

New pumpout facility serves recreational boaters in the San Juan Islands

By Lin McNulty|2019-07-31T10:54:21-07:00July 31st, 2019|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Vacation rentals: Wanna do something about it?

By Lin McNulty|2019-07-25T12:26:51-07:00July 25th, 2019|26 Comments

Planning Commission discusses traffic lights, water, VR saturation

By Lin McNulty|2019-07-24T09:55:26-07:00July 24th, 2019|6 Comments

Container, cargo, tanker ships from 24 projects in the Salish Sea threaten Southern Resident Orca

By Lin McNulty|2019-06-20T17:12:32-07:00June 21st, 2019|4 Comments

Land Bank to address Coffelt Farm in upcoming meeting

By Lin McNulty|2019-06-20T14:08:16-07:00June 20th, 2019|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | When you feel the sanctity of your home being violated

By Lin McNulty|2019-06-17T13:28:53-07:00June 17th, 2019|2 Comments

A film that fights for the future of fish

By Lin McNulty|2019-06-14T13:06:02-07:00June 17th, 2019|Comments Off

Governor Inslee meets with OPALCO to talk broadband, clean energy, electric ferries

By Lin McNulty|2019-06-01T22:08:40-07:00June 2nd, 2019|1 Comment

Land Bank provides update on progress to get Coffelt Farm back in operation

By Lin McNulty|2019-06-01T08:04:39-07:00June 1st, 2019|Comments Off

Library talk: Change your diet, improve our planet

By Lin McNulty|2019-05-30T13:24:07-07:00May 31st, 2019|Comments Off

OPALCO awarded $5.8M to fund member energy efficiency projects

By Lin McNulty|2019-05-27T21:57:46-07:00May 28th, 2019|3 Comments

Land Bank requests farm lease proposals. Schedule a mandatory tour

By Lin McNulty|2019-05-25T13:20:54-07:00May 25th, 2019|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Dear Planning Commission

By Lin McNulty|2019-05-16T16:55:43-07:00May 16th, 2019|Comments Off

Port approves final chapter of Airport Master Plan

By Lin McNulty|2019-05-15T16:17:42-07:00May 15th, 2019|6 Comments

SJC Tourism 2019: Growing pains, planning for the future

By Lin McNulty|2019-05-13T17:17:46-07:00May 14th, 2019|3 Comments

Inslee signs five orca recovery, protection bills into law

By Lin McNulty|2019-05-08T16:32:25-07:00May 8th, 2019|4 Comments

San Juan County announces 2019 funding for Home Fund Program

By Lin McNulty|2019-05-07T15:45:23-07:00May 8th, 2019|Comments Off

A pod of orcas is starving to death. A tribe has a radical plan to feed them

By Lin McNulty|2019-04-26T14:56:03-07:00April 26th, 2019|Comments Off

April’s Grove construction begins in May; donations still needed

By Lin McNulty|2019-04-25T13:56:44-07:00April 25th, 2019|1 Comment

The future grew up here: OPALCO hires three local apprentices

By Lin McNulty|2019-04-19T12:37:22-07:00April 19th, 2019|Comments Off

Growing Our Impact: Co-op awards $10K for local food projects

By Lin McNulty|2019-04-12T12:55:29-07:00April 13th, 2019|Comments Off

Dixie Adair Budke, PhD, to speak on “The Gleaner’s Dilemma”

By Lin McNulty|2019-04-09T14:44:26-07:00April 10th, 2019|1 Comment

Whale Museum to Host Collaborative Student Presentation

By Lin McNulty|2019-03-22T10:56:14-07:00March 22nd, 2019|1 Comment

Planting Underway as Maple Rock Farm Readies for New Season

By Lin McNulty|2019-03-20T13:28:51-07:00March 20th, 2019|4 Comments

Islands’ Oil Spill Association Works Toward Regrouping

By Lin McNulty|2019-03-19T11:15:31-07:00March 19th, 2019|Comments Off

Coffelt Farms to Begin Dismantling Operations

By Lin McNulty|2019-03-16T11:05:24-07:00March 16th, 2019|10 Comments

Final Harvest for Coffelt Farm?

By Lin McNulty|2019-03-14T12:00:26-07:00March 12th, 2019|18 Comments

Letter to Editor | Coffelt Farm Needs Land Bank to Invest Funds

By Lin McNulty|2019-03-11T12:21:55-07:00March 11th, 2019|9 Comments

Letter to Editor | Orcas Island’s Elephant in the Room…Deer

By Lin McNulty|2019-03-07T12:07:50-08:00March 10th, 2019|13 Comments

Be Ready Orcas – Disaster Preparedness Community Meeting

By Lin McNulty|2019-03-05T14:14:01-08:00March 7th, 2019|Comments Off

Free Movie Screening Highlights Removal of Elwha Dam

By Lin McNulty|2019-03-05T16:18:19-08:00March 6th, 2019|Comments Off

Salish Sea Bill of Rights Edges Closer to Reality

By Lin McNulty|2019-03-05T15:55:18-08:00March 6th, 2019|Comments Off

Oil Spill Volunteers Huddle to Recreate Local Emergency Response Teams

By Lin McNulty|2019-03-03T12:35:57-08:00March 4th, 2019|1 Comment

Grants Available to Conserve Working Farms, Forests and to Build Boating Amenities

By Lin McNulty|2019-02-28T15:47:22-08:00February 28th, 2019|1 Comment

Washington State Ferries recognizes Tillikum’s 60 years in service

By Lin McNulty|2019-02-28T08:19:49-08:00February 28th, 2019|Comments Off

Lecture Series: Garry Oak Prairie, a Unique Habitat

By Lin McNulty|2019-02-26T14:10:19-08:00February 26th, 2019|Comments Off

SJC Planning Commission Begins the Year by Discussing VRs, Agriculture, Pot Growing, and Tourism

By Lin McNulty|2019-02-26T13:47:41-08:00February 26th, 2019|2 Comments

OPALCO Candidate by Petition Disqualified

By Lin McNulty|2019-02-22T13:10:07-08:00February 22nd, 2019|1 Comment

OPALCO Announces Board Candidates for April Election

By Lin McNulty|2019-02-17T17:26:04-08:00February 18th, 2019|Comments Off

Comp Plan: How Does San Juan County Define “Quality of Life”?

By Lin McNulty|2019-02-14T12:45:01-08:00February 11th, 2019|12 Comments

County Prepares Workshops for Comp Plan Update

By Lin McNulty|2019-02-09T11:51:05-08:00February 11th, 2019|Comments Off

Are Sea Stars Simply Wasting Away?

By Lin McNulty|2019-02-09T13:09:44-08:00February 11th, 2019|4 Comments

Orcas Food Co-op Announces $10K Available for this Year’s FARM Fund Grants

By Lin McNulty|2019-02-09T15:13:00-08:00February 10th, 2019|Comments Off

Eastsound County Advisors Look Forward to 2019

By Lin McNulty|2019-01-30T10:19:04-08:00January 27th, 2019|Comments Off

Request for Salmon Recovery Project Proposals

By Lin McNulty|2019-01-23T15:17:47-08:00January 24th, 2019|2 Comments

Letter to the Editor: The Dark Side of Vacation Rentals

By Lin McNulty|2019-01-18T14:42:23-08:00January 16th, 2019|10 Comments

Gov. Inslee Plans Statewide Free College Program

By Lin McNulty|2019-01-14T12:29:36-08:00January 14th, 2019|Comments Off

Texas Charities Help Legal Immigrants and Refugees

By Lin McNulty|2019-01-12T10:52:31-08:00January 13th, 2019|Comments Off

Coaches Keep Park & Rec Programs Going Strong

By Lin McNulty|2019-01-12T09:39:38-08:00January 13th, 2019|Comments Off