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
Fabled yacht Norwester goes adrift in Salish Sea
||| FROM SAN JUAN ISLANDER.COM ||| The demise of the 89-year-old 70-ft wooden hulled Norwester is still playing out three weeks after she was grounded on a reef in the San Juan Islands. The yacht went
WA governor, senators say ‘not so fast’ to Snake River dams removal plan
||| FROM SEATTLE TIMES ||| Washington state’s U.S. senators and its governor have joined forces against a proposal from U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Lower Snake River and
Next Meeting of the Minds: Forage fishes and the beach
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Meeting of the Minds – “Forage Fishes and the Beach: The Role of Local Shorelines in Marine Ecosystem Recovery” brought to you on Zoom by Orcas
Enroute to DC, Lummi totem pole makes a stop at Madrona Point
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN ||| Over a hundred islanders came to Madrona Point (known to the Lummi as Ts’el-xwi-sen) Tuesday afternoon, May 11, to view and bless the Red Road to DC Totem Pole carved
Oil Spill Association offering no-cost training for oil spill response volunteers
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN ||| The Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA) is hosting a no-cost training for local oil spill response volunteers. Anyone interested in becoming an IOSA volunteer is welcome to attend, in addition
Registration now open for Whale Museum’s marine naturalist training
||| 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
Upcoming Garden Club presentation will be all about insects in your garden
Identifying and protecting your best garden friends ||| FROM HELEN HUBER for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Kate Yturri who will present Insects in Your Garden: Identifying and Protecting
Sheriff’s Office investigation indicates Spring Point deer died from common fertilizers
||| FROM ZAC REIMER, SAN JUAN COUNTY UNDERSHERIFF ||| On Sunday, May 9, 2021 a Deputy on Orcas island responded to a report of several deceased deer in the area of Spring Point Rd. It
Spring is here! Master Gardeners will be at Driftwood to answer your gardening problems
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for MASTER GARDENERS OF SJC ||| Spring has arrived and with a new gardening season you perhaps have questions or problems related to your plants. The Master Gardeners of San Juan
Climate Eyes | Taking an inventory of where we are in this climate crisis
||| CLIMATE EYES BY STEVE BERNHEIM ||| “How can we work with the Comprehensive Plan … to create a culture that lives harmoniously with … Nature?” Last week twenty local residents hooked up on a
It’s time to be on the lookout for newborn fawns
||| FROM SHONA AITKEN for WOLF HOLLOW ||| In the past week Wolf Hollow has received several calls about newborn fawns, so we know spring fawn season has arrived. May is when most local Black-tailed
Presentation of findings from recent Vessel Drift and Response Analysis coming up
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County, in partnership with Nuka Research & Planning Group LLC and the UW Puget Sound Institute Salish Sea Modeling Center, has completed the Vessel Drift and
Stand.earth hails stunning new ICCT ship dumping report as a wake up call to U.S., Canada
Oceans face a massive fossil fuel combustion wastewater problem from ships, and world leaders must act now to stop further pollution ||| FROM STAND.EARTH ||| Unceded Coast Salish Territories (VANCOUVER, BC) and Traditional Lummi and
West Sound Posse has been cleaning up around their side of the island for years
||| FROM WEST SOUND POSSE ||| Several years ago, when the Great Islands Clean Up began, our neighborhood community responded by forming the West Sound Posse. We are now 30+ members strong, made up of
Coffelt Farm CART report now available for viewing, comments
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| San Juan County Land Bank has received the requested Conservation Agriculture Resource Team’s (CART) Coffelt Farm Report, a review, analysis, and recommendations for agriculture
