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
Latest CWR encounter included the newest addition to J Pod (J59)
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| After being contacted by several people relaying reports of J pod heading down the Strait of Georgia toward Boundary Pass and then President Channel, Dave and Katie met
Inslee statement on new EPA actions on clean transportation
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOV. JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement in response to the Biden administration's announcement of new Environmental Protection Agency regulations and funding to promote cleaner trucks and buses.
Visit a state park during upcoming free days
No Discover Pass is required to park on those three days ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites visitors to enjoy a state park on Wednesday,
Regenerating the San Juan islands | FARM Fund Grants available for 2022
||| FROM LEARNER LIMBACH for SAN JUAN ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL GUILD ||| The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild and FARM Fund partners are excited to announce $50,000 in grants available to farmers for the 2022 season.
Center for Whale Research announces J Pod has a new calf
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| On March 1, we welcomed the meteorological first day of spring and a new calf in J Pod! We received word that J Pod was nearby (off Landbank,
Lolita the orca may be moving, Miami-Dade mayor says
||| FROM LOCAL10.COM ||| MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Lolita, the ailing orca at the Miami Seaquarium, could be on the move soon, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava exclusively told Local 10 News. On Monday morning,
County Home Fund helps create more affordable housing
||| SUBMITTED BY SAN JUAN CO. HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE ||| A local program, the San Juan County Home Fund, is playing a significant role in addressing the County’s severe shortage of affordable housing. In 2018,
Friends of San Juans welcomes new legal director, staff attorney
||| FROM SHANNON DAVIS for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| James McCubbin, an experienced land-use attorney, joins the Friends staff on March 1st. Friends of the San Juans is thrilled to welcome
Peter Fromm to talk about his latest book at Orcas Library
Thursday, March 3rd at 6 pm. Attend in person or by Zoom meeting ||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Please join us for a talk with San Juan Island based author Peter Fromm.
Request for Proposals issued for Coffelt Farm Preserve
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| We invite proposals from skilled farmers and/or farm organizations who wish to move their farm operation and/or agricultural program to Coffelt Farm Preserve on Orcas
Sign up now for this free oil spill response training
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for ISLANDS' OIL SPILL ASSOCIATION ||| The Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA) is offering free oil spill response training for interested islanders in March, April, and May. Sessions will be held
A man’s quest to stop the decline of orcas
||| FROM CBS MORNINGS ||| Orcas are one of the most familiar forms of sea life, but in the wild, they are increasingly rare. For over four decades, a team of researchers has been studying
It’s a fine time to make your Finnie award nominations
May the forest be with you ||| FROM AMY NESLER for STEWARDSHIP NETWORK FOR SAN JUANS ||| Islanders are known for creative resilience and care for the environment. It’s that time of year again…when we
Hundreds of methane bubbles have been discovered rising from Puget Sound seafloor
||| FROM UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON NEWS ||| The release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas responsible for almost a quarter of global warming, is being studied around the world, from Arctic wetlands to livestock feedlots.
Reminder: You’re invited to talk tourism with the SJI Visitors Bureau
||| FROM AMY NESLER for SJI VISITORS BUREAU ||| Don’t miss this opportunity to make your voice heard! If you’ve been curious about how the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau approaches destination marketing and management,
