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
Parasite alert: Houdini fly threatens island Mason bee populations
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| One of the risks of importing Mason bee tubes from the mainland has been the unwitting introduction of pathogens and parasites that could impact the islands’ native Mason
Do you feel it? Spring is on the way
||| FROM NITA COUCHMAN for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| The month of February has a reputation for being the snowiest, most wintery month, not a favorite time of year for some. It starts off with
County begins work on Orcas Island’s Fish Trap Creek culvert replacement
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The County is beginning a project to replace a culvert and repair a section of Cormorant Bay Road near Deer Harbor. The FEMA-funded project will install a ten-foot-wide
Rights of Nature movement continues to grow in Pacific Northwest
||| FROM KRISS KEVORKIAN for LEGAL RIGHTS FOR THE SALISH SEA ||| Bainbridge Island, WA (February 14, 2023)— The Mayor and City Council Members of the City of Bainbridge Island, signed a Proclamation describing the
County begins planning for Zylstra Lake Trail and answers FAQs
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is eager to begin developing a plan for a multi-use trail connecting the Town of Friday Harbor to the Zylstra Lake Preserve. Recently awarded $5.28
Earthrise | Extreme Rain
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| Buckets of rain Buckets of tears Got all them buckets comin' out of my ears ~ Bob Dylan I woke up to the roar of extreme rain pelting the
February water supply outlook report for Washington
||| FROM NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE ||| After the very encouraging snowstorms in December, January flatlined, receiving only 63% of normal total mountain precipitation for the month. The state received several resuscitative events that represented
County Council proclaims Southern Resident Killer Whales culturally important to San Juans
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| We were not the first in the state of Washington, but San Juan County Council has passed a Proclamation urging our State and Federal governments to deepen their
Center for Whale Research-led study garners hundreds of media reports, reaches millions worldwide
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| A new research study by the Center for Whale Research (CWR) and the United Kingdom universities of Exeter, York, and Cambridge has shown that “providing care to weaned sons
Orca moms pay a high price to feed large adult sons
A maternal preference for sons in a group of killer whales that swim off the Pacific Northwest may contribute to its endangered status ||| FROM NEW YORK TIMES ||| A fully grown male orca is
11th annual SJI Ag Summit in-person on San Juan Island
||| FROM KELSEY GREEN for AGRICULTURAL SUMMIT ||| The 11th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit is taking place in-person on San Juan Island March 3 & 4, 2023. Event highlights include: Friday “Summit Hub”
Lovelett bills to update Growth Management Act heard in Senate committee
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATS ||| OLYMPIA - Two bills sponsored by Sen. Liz Lovelett (D-Anacortes) to reform the Washington state Growth Management Act (GMA) were heard in the Senate Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs Committee
County Council awards five year lease at Coffelt Farm Preserve
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to announce Lum Farm has been awarded a long-term lease at Coffelt Farm on Orcas Island. Eric and Amy Lum have been
Whale Museum has two open houses coming up for prospective volunteers
||| FROM TRACIE MERRELL for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| The Whale Museum is holding two open houses for anyone interested in volunteering with TWM’s Education Department. The open house events will be held on Thursday,
Tik-tok: It’s now time for a Ticks talk
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Warmer weather means that ticks will once again be questing for warm-blooded hosts including pets and people. Some islanders have already collected their first ticks of the new
