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
Land Bank, OPALCO collaborate on Turtleback powerline improvements
Tailgater session June 10 – Come chat -- from Suzanne Olson for Orcas Power & Light Cooperative -- OPALCO will soon be undertaking a project on Turtleback Mountain to remove Douglas fir along the powerline
Commercial, residential burning closes at end of month
-- from San Juan County Communications -- All permits issued for burning commercial or residential burns are expiring as the burn season has come to a close. Campfires, burning charcoal or firewood, remain allowed in
Center for Whale Research back on the water with a new encounter
-- from Center for Whale Research -- Jane Cogan called Dave in the late afternoon to relay a report of a group of whales that was heading west in Spieden Channel. Dave made a couple
Protect what you love: Green boating in the San Juan Islands
-- from Tina Whitman, Friends of the San Juans -- Mark Gardner photo The 2020 boating season is officially upon us, and soon our anchorages will begin to fill with local and visiting private boats.
Plans being developed for oil spill response base in Friday Harbor
In a joint effort between the Port of Friday Harbor, the Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA), and San Juan County, plans are underway for construction of an oil spill response operations base in Friday Harbor,
Marshall Strawberries are back with sweet gusto on Orcas
-- from Madie Murray for Olga Strawberry Council -- A little background - In the Spring of 2017, the Olga Strawberry Council (the non-profit owner and custodian of the historic Olga Strawberry Barreling Plant now
Coffelt Farm Preserve draft Stewardship and Management Plan now open for public comment
-- from Tanja Williamson for San Juan County Land Bank -- San Juan County Land Bank is seeking public input on its recently completed Draft Stewardship and Management Plan (SMP) for the Coffelt Farm Preserve
Letter to Editor | With meat production dwindling, consider switching to a plant-based diet
-- from Steve Bernheim and Ingrid Kjalstrup -- According to a May 12, 2020 Tyson Foods, Inc. announcement, only limited production has resumed following a temporary halt at Tyson’s Madison, Nebraska pork plant, where 212
Escaping the ash | Recalling a volcanic journey
-- by Lin McNulty, Orcas Issues Editor -- We awakened that Sunday morning, May 18, 1980 in Portland. We were there celebrating our wedding anniversary and just the day before, my husband and I had
An expert explains what we really need to understand about those ‘murder hornets’
-- from Science Alert -- According to recent press reports, two Asian giant hornets – a species not known to occur in North America – were found in northwest Washington state in late 2019, and a
2020 FARM Fund Orcas/Waldron round 1
-- from Orcas Island Community Foundation and San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild -- The Orcas Island Community Foundation, in collaboration with the San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild (Ag Guild) FARM Fund, is excited to announce
Center for Whale Research photographically captures close encounter of a Stellar sea lion and SKRW
-- from Center for Whale Research -- Photos by Katie Jones and Dave Ellifrit, Center for Whale Research Dave and Katie spent the afternoon at the Reuben Tarte County Park watching the T123s head north
Ag Guild, EDC, WSU, ARC coordinate local farms directory for San Juan Islands farms
-- from Victoria Compton for Economic Development Council -- The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild (Ag Guild), the San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC), WSU San Juan County Extension and the San Juan County
‘Tis the season: Watch out for fawns
-- from Shona Aitken for Wolf Hollow -- This is the time of year when you might come across a tiny fawn curled up in the grass in your yard or in the woods near
Good News! New forage fish spawning beaches discovered
-- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- Lopez Island volunteer team This winter, Friends of the San Juans staff and a team of trained citizen scientists, documented six new Pacific sand lance
