Here’s a thought…
“The competition between Nature and the economy is deep and broad.
In the short term, the economy usually wins. In the long term …?”
BILL APPEL
Some whales may live nearly twice as long as believed—if we let them
Study extends lifespan estimate for one whale species and suggests researchers have been underestimating others as well ||| FROM SCIENCE.ORG ||| Among mammals, whales are the longevity champs. Members of several species have lived past
Out-of-control invasive species has met its match: Cute and hungry otters
||| FROM USA TODAY ||| SAN FRANCISCO – A California ecosystem has gotten a big boost from an adorable, fluffy and hungry friend. At Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, a newly-reinvigorated population of native southern sea
Bird flu kills Olympic Peninsula cougars in WA
||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| Two wild cougars on the Olympic Peninsula have been killed by bird flu, as the disease continues to spread to more species. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
China overtakes US in captive orca numbers
Expanding Chinese ocean theme park industry continues to perpetuate conservation and welfare problems ||| FROM MARJORIE FISHMAN for ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE ||| Washington, DC (December 19, 2024)— Investigators have confirmed that, for the first time,
Orcas Island Garden Club prepares to accept grant applications from community
Grant process opens January 1 through March 1 ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Anyone with projects which support the mission of the OIGC may apply, although non-profit organizations are given preference. The mission
SJC Parks and Fair announces new camping software; delaying reservation availability
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks, Recreation, and Fair Department is pleased to announce updates to the camping reservation system that seek to provide an easier user interface, better
‘Murder Hornet’ has been eradicated from the U.S., officials say
||| FROM NEW YORK TIMES ||| The hunt for the “murder hornet” in the northwest corner of Washington State began like a criminal investigation, with bee carcasses creating a crime scene and the public being
County to accept salmon recovery project proposals through January
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Environmental Stewardship Department is eager to accept Salmon Recovery project proposals for the Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) 2025 grant funding cycle. Private residents, non-profit
Shoreline Workshop for Local Contractors
||| FROM TINA WHITMAN for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS Join local and regional shoreline experts from Friends of the San Juans, the Northwest Straits Foundation, Peninsula Environmental, the San Juan County Department of Community
Optimistic gardeners
||| FROM LAURA WALKER for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| It’s often difficult to be optimistic when faced with the current state of the world, but we gardeners are a lucky lot. We have the
Wind, again
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 1251 AM PST Tue Dec 17 2024 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County- Including the cities of Bellingham, Mount
Poetry | ‘Twas December on Orcas
||| BY HELEN HUBER, ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB |||
2024 Bullitt Prize winners weave culture and conservation together for environmental justice
||| FROM WASHINGTON CONSERVATION ACTION ||| SEATTLE, WA – Washington Conservation Action announces Free Borsey and Raven Borsey, of the Lummi Nation, as the winners of its 18th annual $100,000 Bullitt Prize. They dedicate themselves to
First Sounder gray whale of season spotted in Salish Sea, continues early arrival trend
||| FROM KOMO NEWS STAFF ||| The first of many Sounder gray whales returning to Puget Sound was seen in the Salish Sea earlier this week. The whale’s appearance marks the continuance of a recent
Victory! Europe’s largest marine prison will finally close In January 2025
||| FROM WORLD ANIMAL NEWS ||| After years of relentless campaigning by PETA, animal protection groups, and tens of thousands of activists, Marineland d’Antibes (Marineland France) is finally closing its doors in January 2025. This
