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
CWR encounters transient whale activity in Presidents Channel
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH |||
CWR captures amazing drone video of orca pod
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| We've been on the water again with whales compiling video and data for our Aerial Observation study (UAV/drone). Here is a beautiful four-minute video with J Pod.
Bowhead whales that washed up in Nunavut in 2020 were likely killed by orcas
||| FROM CBC NEWS ||| Killer whales were likely responsible for the deaths of 11 bowhead whales found washed up in 2020 by the Gulf of Boothia in central Nunavut. "We never know for sure
Island Marble Butterfly recovery plan open for public comment (updated)
||| FROM CYRUS FORMAN for SJI NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ||| The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the availability of a draft recovery plan for the island marble butterfly (Euchloe ausonides insulanus) and a
Larsen votes to protect Washington state’s environment
Secures $21+ Million to Support Washington’s State Wildlife Action Plan ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) supported the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA),
Climate Leadership Scholarships awarded to two local teens
||| FROM JACK RUSSILLO for SAN JUAN PRESERVATION TRUST ||| For the third consecutive year, the San Juan Preservation Trust is pleased to announce the winners of its board-sponsored Climate Leadership Scholarships, awarded to two
Registration now open for summer marine naturalist training virtual program
||| FROM TRACIE MERRELL for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Registration is now open for a summer virtual session of TWM’s Marine Naturalist Program. This dynamic and high quality program will be 6-sessions and run on
Paralytic shellfish poisoning illness confirmed in Snohomish Co.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and Snohomish County Health District have identified a confirmed case of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) in a Snohomish County resident. The
Got visitors? Get your copy of the San Juan Islands Stewardship Guide
||| FROM AMY NESLER for SJ VISITORS BUREAU ||| Do you care about how our visitors treat the San Juan Islands? Then you’ll love the colorful Stewardship Guides from San Juan County Public Works! Jam-packed
Larsen secures key wins for NW Washington’s maritime infrastructure in bipartisan Water Resources Development Act
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) applauded House-passage of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022), legislation to authorize critical investments in Northwest Washington ports,
State officials caution against touching sick or dead wild birds
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) are asking the public to avoid contact with wild birds, especially
Master Gardeners will be on hand at Driftwood Nursery
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| The purpose of the WSU Extension Master Gardeners is to provide gardening information based on research generated by WSU and other University systems. On June 15,
SJI National Historical Park, SJI Public Library to continue collaborative programming
||| FROM CYRUS FORMAN for SJI NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ||| San Juan Island National Historical Park and the San Juan Island Public Library are pleased to announce the return of our popular collaborative “Nature Matters”
Outdoor burning is now closed; recreational campfires are OK
||| FROM CHAD KIMPLE, SAN JUAN COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL ||| Residential and Commercial burning closes for the season effective June 1. Permits will become available again in October. Recreational campfires remain open at this time
CWR captured some awesome images in latest JPod encounter
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| After receiving reports of J pod being back on the westside of San Juan Island, the team met at Snug Harbor and left in the boat at 0907.
