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
Letter to Editor | Support local agriculture with YES vote on Prop. 2
-- from Lerner Limbach -- As a long-time islander, and a current property owner, I strongly support Proposition 2, which provides much needed stability to many important island programs. I cannot imagine San Juan County
Community conversation on zero waste coming up soon
Hosted by Orcas Food Co-op and the Exchange/ORS Sunday, November 3, 1 - 4 p.m.Odd Fellows Hall -- from Sarah Benson for Orcas Food Co-op -- Join the Orcas Food Co-op and ORS/Exchange for a
CNN takes a look at PNW dam problem
-- from CNN -- Fewer and fewer salmon are able to navigate the waters leading inland from the Pacific Ocean due to dams and higher water temperatures. CNN's Bill Weir reports. https://youtu.be/CnQ1SBLbtBI
West Beach construction remains underway, and on schedule
-- from Jacob Heinen for San Juan County Public Works -- The MSE (mechanically-stabilized earth) wall has been built up from elevation 22 to 37—only seven feet to go! The wall has now bridged the
Center for Whale Research shares summary of latest Orcas encounter
-- from Center for Whale Research -- Encounter #81 - October 3, 2019 Mark left Victoria harbour on Mike 1 at 1220 to survey the Juan de Fuca Strait to the west of Race Rocks. At
Port presents status update on Master Plan – Cancelled
Monday, October 28, 5 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Dwight Guss for Port of Orcas -- The Port Master Plan meeting that was scheduled for Monday October 28 has been canceled due to a
Lummi Nation stands with Yakama Nation in call for removal of dams
-- from Kurt Russo for Lummi Nation -- Today, on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, at the traditional fishing site of Celilo Falls on the Columbia River, the Lummi Nation stood with Yakama Nation as Yakama Chairman
San Juans specialty license plate now available
-- from The Madrona Institute -- Washington's new San Juan Islands vehicle license plate will be ready for order October 1, 2019. The art for the special plate is adapted from an original pastel submitted
Ten different orca families move into Puget Sound
Including Tl'uk, the "little white whale” -- from KOMO News -- Well, hello there, orcas! October is proving to be quite the “orcas month".... Nearly 20 Southern Resident orcas were spotted in Puget Sound since
Celebrate Orca Recovery Day by planting Garry oak acorns
Saturday, October 19, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., South Turtleback Trailhead -- from San Juan County Land Bank -- Got gloves? Join us next Saturday, October 19, to celebrate Orca Recovery Day 2019 by planting
Invasive European green crabs found near Canadian border
-- from MaryAnn Wagner for Washington Sea Grant -- As part of an early-detection partnership, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the Washington Sea Grant (WSG) Crab Team found evidence of European
WA Superior Court requires state to reconsider impacts to orcas in Skagit County refinery expansion project
Thurston County Superior Court rules on decision from Shoreline Hearings Board related to Marathon Oil’s Anacortes Refinery; environmental groups appealed for failing to consider vessel traffic impacts -- from Oliver Stiefel, Crag Law Center, for
Exchange would like to chat with you about composting
Tuesday, October 15, 6 p.m., Deer Harbor Community Club -- from Pete Moe for ORS/The Exchange -- Join ORS/The Exchange for the final of three community “Talking Trash” conversations, “Way Beyond Worms: Solutions for Community
Seed swap, fall potluck usher in the season at Library
Saturday, October 19, 6-8 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Katie Wilkins for Orcas Island Library -- Celebrate the close of another growing season by coming to the library for a fall potluck and seed swap,
Garden Club presentation: Canning, preserving the autumn harvest
Wednesday, October 16, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Nita Couchman -- The Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Caitlin Herlihy Leck, anchor farmer in the Orcas Community Participatory Agriculture (OCPA) project, on Wednesday, October 16
