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
Garden Club: Preserve walk and backyard bird count
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| DIG IN Member Event: Preserve Walk and Backyard Bird Count Friday, February 14th, 9 a.m. North Short Preserve (located near the northwest corner of Orcas Island) Spend your
Winter storm watch in effect, Saturday evening through Monday morning
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seaatle WA 133 PM PST Thu Jan 30 2025 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County- Including the cities of Friday Harbor and
Everyone has an impact | How to start reducing your environmental footprint
As fires tear through California and Trump sets back efforts to curb the rise of global temperatures, what can individuals do to make a difference? ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| 2024 was the hottest year
What’s next for renewable energy in San Juan County: Part 3 of 3
The Bailer Hill Microgrid project on San Juan Island is a future Community Solar and battery storage site ||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| In “Part 1: Why Local, Renewable
Canada sued over delay in protecting endangered killer whales
An 'imminent threat' assessment in November 2024 set a ticking legal clock that requires two ministers to recommend an emergency order to Cabinet — but they have yet to do so. ||| FROM BURNABY NOW
Local contractors gather to foster resilient, vibrant shorelines in San Juan County
||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| On Friday, January 17, 38 contractors—excavators, general contractors, arborists, landscapers, and gardeners—from five different islands came together at the Mullis Center on San Juan
Where’s Tahlequah?
And how do we clear the glass? ||| FROM THE CLIMATE ACCORDING TO LIFE ||| In my last post I shared the tragic story of Tahlequah, the bereaved mother Orca who, for a second time,
Lawsuit filed over delay of federal protections for Olympic Peninsula Steelhead
||| FROM EMMA HALVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| Edmonds, WA – On January 17, 2025, The Conservation Angler and Wild Fish Conservancy sued the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) for delaying Endangered Species Act
Should Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission be dissolved?
It’s one of the possibilities raised in a new report that describes the citizen-led panel as “dysfunctional.” Lawmakers and commissioners are weighing next steps. ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD ||| The Washington Fish and Wildlife
Global economy could face 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks, say actuaries
Exclusive: Report by risk experts says previous assessments ignored severe effects of climate crisis ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| The global economy could face 50% loss in gross domestic product (GDP) between 2070 and 2090
Climate change, overshoot and the demise of large cities
||| FROM BUILDINGS & CITIES.ORG ||| Cities as fossil-dependent emergent phenomena Modern cities and mega-cities exist because they can. No one planned for a metro London of 15 million people, a Shanghai of 29 million
Whale Museum announces workshop on Pacific Northwest Sharks
||| FROM CONOR AGNEW for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Roses are red, violets are blue, spend Valentine’s Day learning about sharks, and maybe ratfish too! This Valentine’s Day, February 14, The Whale Museum is hosting
Why Native Plants?
||| FROM VICKI LEIMBACH for SAN JUAN COUNTY GARDNERS ||| Remember what drew you to the San Juans? Maybe you were moved by the lushness and beauty of the vegetation in our landscape. Maybe you
Brrrrr! Community Church will open severe weather shelter tonight
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| This was a last minute decision, but the Severe Weather Shelter is open tonight at the Community Church. Check in is 7pm.
Upcoming Tidal Town Hall has a new location
||| FROM JOHANNA LANGE for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| The OPALCO Tidal Town Hall meeting scheduled for January 23, 2025 on Lopez Island has changed to a new location. The meeting will now
