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
Probably everything you wanted to know about killer whale reproduction
-- from Michael Weiss, CWR Field Biologist/PhD Candidate -- L103 and L123 (Photograph by Dave Ellifrit, CWR) With the latest announcement from the SR3 drone photogrammetry team that several Southern Residents are pregnant, we thought it
Multiple wildfires prompt statewide emergency proclamation
-- from Governor Jay Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statewide emergency proclamation today to ensure immediate response to multiple wildfires in Central and Eastern Washington, as well as the Olympic Peninsula. "Wildfires are threatening
Social Circles | Who is that killer whale?
Four levels of social structure have been identified among Resident killer whales -- from Center for Whale Research -- The basic and most important social unit is the matriline, composed of a female, her sons
Respond to this Coffelt Farm Preserve public input survey by Monday
-- from San Juan County Land Bank -- The Conservation Agriculture Resource Team (CART-Coffelt) was formed at the request of the San Juan County Land Bank Commission to assess and develop recommendations for future farm
Conservation Corps recruiting for Orcas Island certificate program
-- from Kai Hoffman-Krull for San Juan Islands Conservation District -- The San Juan Islands Conservation District is partnering with the Northwest Indian College and Western Washington University to launch the Civilian Conservation Corps certificate
Don’t be fooled by a little rain
-- from Jeff Bossler -- Don’t be fooled by a little rain! A little rain sure makes plants look better overnight, and seeing the mists graze the forested slopes can solicit the feeling that things
EPRC explains its Prune Alley decision
-- from Leith Templin for Eastsound Plan Review Committee -- In response to the many comments about the Prune Alley Street Project, the EPRC would like to clarify some misunderstandings that some community members have
About that killer whale named “Mike”
-- from Katie Jones, Center for Whale Research-- As an educator, I am always looking for ways to relay good stories to people while also delivering facts about this very special, very critically endangered population
Record $5.2 million gift expands Turtleback Preserve
Precedent-setting donation also returns land to the Lummi Nation -- from Tanja Williamson for San Juan County Land Bank -- The San Juan County Land Bank and San Juan Preservation Trust today announced the acquisition
Public input requested for Coffelt Farm Preserve survey
-- from San Juan County Land Bank -- Coffelt Farm Preserve Public Input Survey : The Conservation Agriculture Resource Team (CART-Coffelt) was formed at the request of the San Juan County Land Bank Commission to
Guest Opinion | Single-use plastic use is up during pandemic; it doesn’t have to be
-- from Kaia, Friends of the San Juans’ Summer Intern -- My name is Kaia and I’m a high school sophomore currently interning at Friends of the San Juans. My grandpa, San Olson, is a longtime resident
Happy 30th birthday, L83!
-- from Center for Whale Research -- Thirty years ago today, the Center for Whale Research was fortunate to see and document L83 on the day she was born. The encounter with Southern Residents on
Amazing Grandmothers of the Southern Resident orca community
-- from Center for Whale Research -- These matriarchs teach the other orcas how to fish and where to find Chinook salmon; they also give up to 90% of the salmon they catch to the
Public comment period open for Shoreline Master Program
-- from San Juan County Communications -- NOTICE OF A SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE WA DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY (ECOLOGY) TO HEAR TESTIMONY ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS REGARDING THE SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM
Land Bank Nature Notes | A moveable feast
-- from Kayla Seaforth for San Juan County Land Bank -- Island Marble butterfly photo courtesy of WDFS The green and white butterfly known as Island Marble (Euchloe ausonides insulanus) has been on the minds and lips
