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
Farmers Markets, essential food providers, may operate following safety guidelines
-- from Brendan Cowan, Department of Emergency Management -- Farmers markets in San Juan County are essential providers of locally grown, healthy foods. Our farmers markets have an important role in sustaining the local food
Why are our conifers dying? Master Gardeners schedule online workshop
-- from San Juan Master Gardeners -- Dead and dying conifers have proliferated throughout the Salish Sea area, especially with cedars and hemlocks, causing concern for many property owners. This webinar will talk about why
These bees a good thing
-- from Dianne Macondray for Master Gardeners -- Screenshot Mason bees are now emerging at the Orcas School and will soon be emerging at the Friday Harbor Middle School, and on Shaw Island, thanks to
COVID-19 crisis increases gratitude for greenspace and highlights need to leash dogs
-- from Tanja Williamson for San Juan County Land Bank -- Land Bank Preserves remain open despite other public land closures because we believe people need access to nature close to home, especially when nothing
Great Islands Clean Up becomes month-long individual effort
-- from Pete Moe for Orcas Island Recycling Services -- In honor of Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary this April, Islanders areencouraged to use the whole month to help clean up roads and beaches during wellness
We’re in this together – Washington state to send ventilators
-- Governor Jay Inslee's Office-- Gov. Jay Inslee today, recognizing the dire situation in other states, announced the state of Washington will return more than 400 ventilators received from the Strategic National Stockpile to the
Canadian review panel finds shipping terminal would endanger SRKW
-- from CTV News -- VANCOUVER -- A federally appointed panel has found the development of a new shipping container terminal south of Vancouver would result in “significant adverse” effects on endangered southern resident killer
A reminder: Our planet will be fine
Anybody need a giggle? -- from Associated Press -- LONDON (AP) — Un-baaaaa-lievable: This wild bunch is completely ignoring rules on social distancing. With humans sheltering indoors to escape the new coronavirus, mountain goats are taking
Have a gardening question? WSU Master Gardeners available to help
-- from Caitlin Blethen, Master Gardener Program Coordinator -- Dear San Juan County community, San Juan County has over 70 WSU Master Gardener volunteers who are trained as horticulture educators. Due to COVID-19 and related Stay Home, Stay Healthy
Center for Whale Research makes WoW! photos available for community perusal
-- from Center for Whale Research -- Everyone needs a little WOW in their life these days. So we sorted through our Encounter photos and have selected some of our favorite images to showcase. We think this gallery
Garden Club suspends remaining activities for the season
A garden is a friend you can visit any time -- from Nita Couchman for Orcas Garden Club -- For the safety of everyone in this uncertain and ever changing time with the COVID-19 virus,
Letter to Editor | Nettles: Find ’em, cultivate ’em, enjoy ’em
-- from Susan Shannon -- Nettles! Now is good time to love the Island-and let it love you! A great antidote to the anxiety, fear and stress caused by the threat of COVID-19 and the
Wolf Hollow to offer guided tours of facility
Saturday, March 28, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Wolf Hollow -- from Shona Aitken for Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center -- Have you ever wondered how big an enclosure you need to get a Bald
If we build it right, will the Orca endure?
-- from InvestigateWest.org -- In a move promoted by environmentalists and others as key to staving off the extinction of Puget Sound orcas, but opposed by the building industry, Washington may soon take a first, small
Leadership change at Friends of the San Juans
-- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- Friends of the San Juans announces that Executive Director Stephanie Buffum has submitted her letter of resignation and retired as of March 1, 2020.
