||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR |||


We were not the first in the state of Washington, but San Juan County Council has passed a Proclamation urging our State and Federal governments to deepen their commitment to restoring the bounty of the Salish Sea.

The proclamation was unanimously approved near the beginning of last Tuesday’s County Council meeting.  

PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Southern Resident Killer Whales are culturally, spiritually, and economically important to the people of San Juan County, the Salish Sea, the State of Washington and the world; and
WHEREAS, the survival of the Southern Resident Killer Whales is dependent on healthy and functioning ecosystems; and
WHEREAS, we value the ability of the Southern Resident Killer Whales to have the right to life, culture, free and safe passage, adequate food supply, and freedom from conditions causing physical, emotional, or mental harm, including a habitat degraded by noise, pollution, and contamination;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that we, the San Juan County Council do hereby proclaim on this 7th day of February 2023: San Juan County urges our State and Federal governments to deepen their commitment to restoring the bounty of the Salish Sea and gratefully supports actions taken by State, Federal and Tribal governments that secure and effectuate the rights of the Southern Resident Killer Whales and of the ecosystems upon which they depend.
Cindy Wolf, Chair, District 2
Jane Fuller, Vice Chair, District 3
Chair
Christine Minney, Member, District 1
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