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
Feds say ‘no’ to removal of 4 Snake River dams in key report
-- from KOMO News -- A long-awaited federal report out Friday rejected the idea of removing four hydroelectric dams on a major Pacific Northwest river in a last-ditch effort to save more than a dozen
SJC Tourism Study finally released: Big challenges – tough choices
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, REPORTER ||| The second part of an ambitious tourism research project, commissioned in 2015 by the Terrestrial Managers Group of San Juan County and carried out by Confluence Research and Consulting,
SJPT accepting applications for climate leadership scholarships
Deadline is April 1 for $2,000 climate leadership scholarships -- from Craig Canine for San Juan Preservation Trust -- The San Juan Preservation Trust is offering two $2,000 scholarships this spring to graduating high school
Senate passes bills to ensure health of natural waters
-- from Washington State Senate Democrats -- OLYMPIA – A slate of bills passed out of the Washington State Senate this week would work to protect Washington’s beautiful coastlines through varying measures. Two bills sponsored by
EDC, Agricultural Guild offer Value-Added 101 course
Tuesday, March 10, 10-11:30 a.m., Brickworks EDC, San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild offer Value-Added 101 course Whether you grow a lot of food products or a little, value-added food processing is a great way to start –
Vacation Rental Working Group to listen to San Juan voices
Saturday, February 29, Noon to 2 p.m., Friday Harbor Grange -- from Toby Cooper for Vacation Rental Working Group -- On Saturday, February 29, the Vacation Rental Working Group (VRWG) will welcome San Juan Islanders
Long-time conservation director stepping down at San Juan Preservation Trust
-- from Craig Canine for San Juan Preservation Trust -- Debra Clausen, who has served as Conservation Director of the San Juan Preservation Trust since 2006, is retiring at the end of this month. ThePreservation
San Juan County Master Gardeners native plant sale coming up
Online ordering deadline is March 6 Saturday, March 21, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., County Fairgrounds -- from Mo Sloane for San Juan County Master Gardeners -- Interested in using native plants in your landscape?
Anyone interested in community-scale composting? Meeting coming up
Monday, February 17, 6 - 8 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Marta Neilsen for Orcas Recycling Services -- Anyone interested in community scale composting is invited to the February 17 meeting, 6-8 p.m. at the
Friday Harbor students promote Tardigrade to state legislature
Should the Tardigrade be Washington's official micro-animal? -- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- Rep. Ramel meets with students from the 40th LD who visited the Legislature to testify in support
It’s award season for tree-loving, bunny-hugging, dirt worshipers
-- from Amy M. Nesler for San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau -- Don’t forget -- it’s award season here in the San Juans! The Oscars have nothing on the Finnies. Know someone who deserves to
EPRC will meet on Thursday
Thursday, February 6, 3 - 6 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Colin Maycock, Department of Community Development -- The Eastsound Plan Review Committee (EPRC) will meeting tomorrow afternoon to address the following agenda: 3:00
Prominent southern resident killer whale L41 is missing
-- from Center for Whale Research -- L41 recollections: My first acquaintance with the Southern Resident killer whale (SRKW) we designated L41 was in 1977, the year after we began the annual Orca Survey of
Candidates named for OPALCO election
Nominations by petition due February 17 -- from Suzanne Olson for Orcas Power & Light -- The volunteer member Elections & Governance Committee has selected candidates for the OPALCO Board of Directors election in District
Another high wind watch
-- from National Weather Service -- What, South winds 25 to 40 MPH with Gusts Up to 60 MPHPossible. Where, San Juan County, Western Whatcom County, WesternSkagit County, Admiralty Inlet Area, North Coast and CentralCoast.
