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
Public comment period open for Shoreline Master Program
-- from San Juan County Communications -- NOTICE OF A SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE WA DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY (ECOLOGY) TO HEAR TESTIMONY ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS REGARDING THE SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM
Land Bank Nature Notes | A moveable feast
-- from Kayla Seaforth for San Juan County Land Bank -- Island Marble butterfly photo courtesy of WDFS The green and white butterfly known as Island Marble (Euchloe ausonides insulanus) has been on the minds and lips
The North Pacific right whale | Why you should care about the world’s rarest whale
Zoom presentation with Kevin Campion, Thursday, July 23, 6:30 p.m. -- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- Join Friends of the San Juans and Kevin Campion of Deep Green Wilderness on July 23
Did you know there are three types of killer whales?
-- from Center for Whale Research -- Killer whales are second only to humans as the most widely distributed mammal on earth. The species is found in all oceans, but is most commonly found in
Southern Resident Orca – long absences punctuated by sporadic sightings
A closer look at July 4 Encounter #33 with J Pod -- from Katie Jones, CWR Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center Manager -- J31 and J56 during Encounter #33 (Photograph by Dave Ellifrit, Center for
Center for Whale Research posts another encounter with J-pod
-- from Center for Whale Research -- Throughout the late morning and early afternoon, Dave received multiple calls from Jane Cogan, Ken, Katie, and John Durban relaying reports on the progress of J pod as
Fair staff will visit local Food Banks to assist with donations and Fair entries
-- from Adrienne Bourne for San Juan County Fair -- Love to garden? Want to enter in the Fair this year? The Fair's Fruits & Vegetables Department is encouraging gardeners and farmers to donate food
Sea level rise data now available to assist coastal planners
-- from Washington Sea Grant -- A new guide from the Washington Coastal Resilience Project helps coastal planners use the latest sea level rise data. IN BRIEF: The Washington Coastal Resilience Project team – a
Whale Museum’s summer marine naturalist training is going virtual
-- from Tracie Merrill for The Whale Museum -- Due to the pandemic, TWM’s Summer Marine Naturalist Program is going virtual. This dynamic and high quality program will still be 6-sessions and run on the
Sounds of Silence: Is an orca world filled with quiet?
-- from Center for Whale Research - SRKW surfacing blow This article first appeared in the June 2018 issue of the WHALE Report (CWR Member's exclusive quarterly newsletter). This newsletter is full of compelling information
For safety’s sake, Indian Island docent program suspended
-- from Russel Barsh for Kwiaht -- Kwiaht director Russel Barsh announced today the conditional suspension of docent and stewardship activities at Indian Island, one of Eastsound’s most popular tourism attractions with more than 4,000
Wolf Hollow: Help us help young, injured critters
-- from Shona Aitken for Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center -- If you find an injured wild animal, or a young wild creature that seems to be separated from its parents, what should you do?
New killer whale foraging zone to expand fishing restrictions off Vancouver Island
-- from Scott Cunningham, CTV Vancouver Island -- Southern resident orca K25 is seen mid-breach in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. (Dave Ellifrit/Center for Whale Research) VICTORIA -- A killer whale-only dining zone in
Prune Alley makeover seeks final public input
Updated -- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- Although the recent release of the Prune Alley Street Improvement Project “conceptual design” took many Orcas Islanders by surprise – and triggered a torrent of negative
Fatherhood nearly cut off before it got started
Only a few yards separated the two whales from the stern... -- from Center for Whale Research -- L41 - Photo by Dave Ellifrit, Center for Whale Research, 2013 Every whale that passes away is
