Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
Islands’ Oil Spill Association to celebrate 40th Anniversary on October 23
||| FROM ISLANDS' OIL SPILL ASSOCIATION ||| For 40 years the Islands' Oil Spill Association (IOSA) has been responding to oil spills large and small across the islands. Help celebrate four decades of local spill response! Join
Rosario Strait tidal energy project update from OPALCO
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| September 30, 2025 was the last day to make public comments on the Rosario Tidal Energy Project as part of the public process with
Test your earthquake preparedness on October 16
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for SAN JUAN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| While earthquakes in the islands are rare, San Juan County is smack in the middle of some of the highest risk quake
ALL ROUTES | Fare changes begin Wednesday, Oct. 1
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Fare changes begin today, Wednesday, Oct. 1 Starting tomorrow Wednesday, Oct. 1, there will be new passenger and vehicle ticket prices. The Washington State Transportation Commission recently approved these
Fall is Here | Let’s check your heat sources and smoke & CO detectors
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| With the changing of the seasons comes an opportunity to check in on our household heating units, wood stoves, and fireplaces. This is a great time to check
All beaches in San Juan County closed to recreational shellfish harvesting
DOH has closed recreational shellfish harvesting at all beaches due to unsafe levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Washington State Department of Health has closed recreational shellfish
Letter to Editor | Will County Council stand by its proclamation on rights of southern residents?
||| FROM ELISABETH ROBSON ||| Dear Council Members, In 2023, this body took a forward-thinking step by passing the Proclamation of the Rights of the Southern Resident Orcas. In it, you recognized that these beings have
News Brief | Marine experts save sea lion from plastic strap around neck
||| FROM KING-5 TV||| "A collaborative effort by marine experts saved this sea lion, but they say this is just one example of a big problem.” ORIGINALLY FROM KING-5 TV "The sea lion was spotted
Ladies of Airhawks Series | Mindy Nunez
||| FROM AIRHAWKS FLYING CLUB ||| As a youngster, Mindy Nunez initially thought of joining the Forest Service as a firefighter in Search and Rescue. She was inspired by her father who worked as a
CWR encounters J and L Pod off San Juan Island
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 09:43 AM ObservEnd: 04:01 PM Vessel: KCB III Staff: Dave Ellifrit, Michael Weiss, Other Observers: Rachel John, Taylor Redmond, Alex Smit Pods: Southern Resident:
Two Orcas Island Land Bank preserves are now re-open
Thank you for your patience during our temporary closures! ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Conservation Land Bank is glad to announce that Crescent Beach and Turtleback Mountain preserves are once again open
Time to Batten Down the Hatches | Preparing your vessel for fall and winter
Have you prepared your boat for fall? ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| “We all want hold onto the last boating days of summer, but in doing so we get caught off guard when
Larsen Op-Ed | Republicans in Congress are doubling down on a health care crisis of their own making
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) published an opinion piece in the Everett Herald about the Republican health care crisis and potential government shutdown. "At a time when
News Brief | Oregon says ‘no’ to troop deployment, files suit
||| FROM SEATTLE TIMES ||| "So far, Hegseth had ordered 200 Oregon National Guard troops to be placed under federal control and mobilized in Portland, according to The Oregonian.” ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE TIMES "Our message
Orcas Center commissions microgrid, securing community resilience
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center has completed commissioning of a landmark solar and battery storage microgrid, establishing the island’s performing arts and community hub as a long-term resilience center
Lopez Island in need of financial health check, community conversation
Heavy reliance on grants and donations leaves Lopez Island’s dozens of nonprofit organizations providing much-needed services vulnerable. ||| BY CHOM GRAECEN, Originally posted by Salish Current ||| The U.S. economy faces growing challenges that impact
