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
Council pre-empts Charter Review Commission with climate re-organization
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| Last month, the Charter Review Committee released the outcomes of its lengthy deliberations, and among its proposed amendments was an independently-elected position to run a new Climate
Climate Eyes | Tennis, anyone?
||| BY STEVE BERNHEIM, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| To limit global warming to 1.5°C / 2.7°F above pre-industrial levels requires rapid transitions in energy and infrastructure (including transport and buildings), and requires deep emissions reductions in
CWR encounters K Pod in Rosario Strait/Haro Strait
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| On June 29th, Jared Towers forwarded a photo to us that he had received of a group of killer whales heading east in Johnstone Strait around 1400. One
Eastsound Water releases annual consumer confidence report
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| It’s the time of the year when water systems send out their annual Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) to their customers, and I wanted to take the opportunity to say
Land Bank partners with local student for community discussion
Discussion participants’ opinions help shape the direction around controversial land conservation topics in real time ||| FROM TANYA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK||| Kaj Litch. Kaj Litch, a Spring Street International
OK. WSF has more to say about this upcoming holiday weekend
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Customers should be prepared if their travels this holiday weekend include riding aboard a ferry. Some routes will be sailing on their holiday sailing schedules. Customers can note specific
Ferry changes ahead of Fourth of July weekend travel
Some schedules modified; COVID-19 guidelines adjusted; San Juans look normal ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| SEATTLE – If your Independence Day weekend travel plans include a Washington State Ferries ride, be prepared for several
Tick Talk | Kwiaht launches two-year study of ticks on island
Specimens? Bag ‘em, and contact Kwiaht for pickup ||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Lopez-based conservation biology laboratory Kwiaht has launched a two-year study of the distribution and hosts of local ticks, and of
Asian giant hornet trapping starts July 1; you are invited to participate
||| FROM CASSIE CICHORZ for STATE AGRICULTURE DEPT. ||| Citizen scientist trapping for Asian giant hornets is starting in just days, and we wanted to invite you to participate in trapping again this year! Detailing
Council approves proclamation designating “Plastic Free July” for San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Council, in today’s regular council meeting, approved a proclamation designating “Plastic Free July” in San Juan County. The proclamation recognizes the pressing issues around
Enroll to explore Salish Sea marine and near shore terrestrial environments by kayak
Skagit Valley College is enrolling now for a unique Sea Kayak Exploration class in the Salish Sea and the San Juan Islands ||| FROM ARDEN AINLEY for SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE ||| If you love the
Use the Whale Warning Flag to protect both whales and boaters
LET YOUR FLAG FLY! ||| FROM ANGELA BRODERICK, SJC ENVIRONMENTAL DEPT. ||| Across the region, homes and businesses will soon be displaying the Stars and Stripes to herald the Fourth of July holiday. Meanwhile, on
Are you or someone you know in heat crisis? Hot tips for hot temps
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| While island temps are considerably lower than on the mainland, it’s hot today and will be again tomorrow. There are a number of common-sense precautions
Study: Local restrictions on Airbnb listings reduce property values in areas popular with tourists
||| FROM SCIENCE DIRECT || Re-posted at request of Orcasonian reader Abstract Online short-term rental (STR) platforms such as Airbnb have grown spectacularly. We study the effects of regulation of these platforms on the housing market using
Ecological Restoration Certificate now available through WWU’s Huxley College of the Environment
||| FROM KAI HOFFMAN-KRULL for SJI CONSERVATION DISTRICT ||| The new Ecological Restoration Certificate in the San Juan Islands is provided in partnership with the San Juan Islands Conservation District (SJICD) and Huxley College of
