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
Burn permits will go on sale October 5th
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Fall is here and the time has come for burn permits to go on sale. Please follow the link below to purchase a burn permit through our online
State to provide $300K in emergency grants to Washington shellfish growers
Departments of Commerce and Agriculture partner with Impact Washington to create Shellfish Seed Bank, offering up to $5,000 to shellfish growers severely impacted by COVID-19 ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| OLYMPIA, WA --
Inslee on climate crisis: ‘We cannot give in to defeat and pessimism’
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Rolling Stone published an op-ed this week from the governor in recognition of Climate Week and the many challenges that lay ahead in guaranteeing a sustainable future for
A second brand new calf born just yesterday into J-pod
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| The Center for Whale Research confirms that another calf has been born into the Southern Resident killer whale community, and the mother is J41. CWR will eagerly await
Guest Opinion | These five trees will be cut down during Prune Alley Phase One improvement project
||| FROM FRED KLEIN ||| Among the first consequences of the implementation of Phase One of the present plan for the improvements on Prune Alley will be the cutting down of the five trees which
Big day planned by Whale Museum: Virtual “gear down” workshop
||| FROM TRACIE MERRILL FOR THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| The Whale Museum (TWM) is holding an exciting virtual Gear Down Workshop for Marine Naturalists this fall on Saturday, November 14. This workshop will be held
Tahlequah’s new baby, J57, is a boy
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Updating our recent announcement concerning J35's new calf, J57: we can confirm that it is male (see top photograph). This feisty young boy was seen last evening, September
Center for Whale Research logs encounter #51 for the year
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Mark left Victoria Harbour at 0705 with plans to head out the Juan de Fuca with hopes to find killer whales. The conditions were ideal with no fog
Zylstra Lake Preserve opens for public access
||| FROM TANYA WILLIAMSON FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The timing couldn’t be more perfect: This Saturday, on National Public Lands Day, Zylstra Lake Preserve officially opens for day-use public access. National Public
Now time for annual Salish Seeds Project fall native wildflower sale
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Land Bank is offering a once-a-year opportunity to purchase locally grown wildflowers native to San Juan County. Reserve your plants
County burn ban has been lifted
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| As of today, Sunday, September 20, the Burn Ban in San Juan County is lifted. Please be safe when enjoying recreational campfires.
Curious? Here’s what’s happening at Fowler’s Pond
||| from Tanja Williamson for San Juan County Land Bank ||| Work is underway at Fowler’s Pond Preserve to repair the existing fencing along Orcas Road. The fence is old and has been damaged repeatedly
Navy updates 2015 environmental impact statement
||| from Julianne Stanford for Navy Region Northwest ||| SILVERDALE, Wash — The U.S. Navy has completed a final supplement to the 2015 Northwest Training and Testing (NWTT) Final Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS)
OPALCO is prepared for wildfire prevention – are you?
||| from Orcas Power and Light ||| Safety is the primary objective at the core of everything OPALCO does. OPALCO continues to use an aggressive Right-of-Way Program (tree and brush trimming along power lines) and
State Health Dept. releases initial case investigation and contact tracing performance metrics
||| from State Health Department ||| OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) today published new data related to COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing efforts in Washington state. These data will now be
