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
Resource Center highlights community health worker services
||| FROM RESOURCE CENTER COMMUNICATION TEAM ||| The Orcas Community Resource Center is proud to participate in the OICF GiveOrcas campaign, running now through May 15th, with a special focus on sustaining their vital Community
Public notice regarding Doe Bay Water Users Association forum
||| FROM JUDY WHITING for DOE BAY WATER USERS ASSOCIATION ||| Doe Bay Water Users Association (DBWUA) and the Washington Department of Health (DOH) invite you to attend a Water Use Efficiency Goal Setting Public
Club Rosario: Which tier will you choose?
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED WRITER ||| Rumors have been swirling about the fate of Rosario Resort, and indeed there has been a rapid series of events that have thrown both the present and
‘Grow Your Own Food’ with us
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Do you want to learn to ‘Grow Your’ Own Food’? San Juan County Health & Community Services (HCS) and WSU Extension San Juan County Master Gardeners are pleased
Spring GiveOrcas campaign launches today
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The spirit of giving is alive and well on Orcas Island! The 2025 Spring GiveOrcas Campaign kicks off today, May 6, and runs through Thursday,
State budget includes $5M for Pea Patch community campus
Site work can begin after permits are issued ||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for PEA PATCH COMMUNITY CAMPUS ||| The Washington State Legislature adopted a capital budget on Sunday, April 27 that includes $3M of Local
Sex education at The Lower?
||| FROM JULIA SOES ||| How to educate folks about sex begins with talking about sex, but how do you get a table full of friends, family, strangers, to sit down and talk about sex
Orcas Center summer concert series announced
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| What started out as a means to gather safely during COVID has now turned into an annual Orcas tradition. Join us this summer as Orcas Center presents
Spring GiveOrcas Campaign launches
May 6 - 15, 2025 ||| FROM LYNN SHARPLESS WHITE for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The spirit of giving is alive and well on Orcas Island! The 2025 Spring GiveOrcas Campaign kicks off Tuesday, May
Middle school student Solomon Ross is Indian Island Youth Steward for 2025
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Orcas Middle School student Solomon Ross has been selected as this year’s Indian Island Youth Steward! Solomon is enthusiastic about marine biology, but he says that his
Dolphin strandings are taking a toll on LA County’s lifeguards
Experts say there's no end in sight ||| FROM PHYS.ORG ||| Spencer Parker has never seen so many dolphin strandings in his more than 20 years as an L.A. County lifeguard. Since he started in
The Metals Company applied to the U.S. for a deep-sea mining license
||| FROM MONGABAY ||| Mere days after the Trump administration rolled out a controversial executive order directing the U.S. government to expedite the launch of deep-sea mining, The Metals Company (TMC) announced that it had
Trump takes a major step toward seabed mining in international waters
A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral resources in shared waters. ||| FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ||| President Trump
Orcas Garden Club presents Margaret Payne, joyful gardener
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Please join us on Wednesday, May 21, at the Orcas Center when Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Margaret Payne to describe helpful principles and practices to find joy
Underwater volcano reveals thousands of giant living eggs in breathtaking discovery that terrifies marine scientists
Beneath the ocean's surface, an astonishing discovery off the coast of Vancouver Island reveals thousands of giant, vibrant eggs nestled within an active underwater volcano, shedding light on the mysterious life cycles of deep-sea creatures
Plastic Free Salish Sea sets sail with San Juan Island Yacht Club, Washington State Parks
A fleet of volunteer boaters will cruise to Stuart, Sucia, and Jones Islands to remove marine debris and microplastics from state park shorelines that are otherwise difficult to access without private watercraft. ||| FROM SAN
