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
Coffelt Farm Preserve draft Stewardship and Management Plan now open for public comment
-- from Tanja Williamson for San Juan County Land Bank -- San Juan County Land Bank is seeking public input on its recently completed Draft Stewardship and Management Plan (SMP) for the Coffelt Farm Preserve
Letter to Editor | With meat production dwindling, consider switching to a plant-based diet
-- from Steve Bernheim and Ingrid Kjalstrup -- According to a May 12, 2020 Tyson Foods, Inc. announcement, only limited production has resumed following a temporary halt at Tyson’s Madison, Nebraska pork plant, where 212
Escaping the ash | Recalling a volcanic journey
-- by Lin McNulty, Orcas Issues Editor -- We awakened that Sunday morning, May 18, 1980 in Portland. We were there celebrating our wedding anniversary and just the day before, my husband and I had
An expert explains what we really need to understand about those ‘murder hornets’
-- from Science Alert -- According to recent press reports, two Asian giant hornets – a species not known to occur in North America – were found in northwest Washington state in late 2019, and a
2020 FARM Fund Orcas/Waldron round 1
-- from Orcas Island Community Foundation and San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild -- The Orcas Island Community Foundation, in collaboration with the San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild (Ag Guild) FARM Fund, is excited to announce
Center for Whale Research photographically captures close encounter of a Stellar sea lion and SKRW
-- from Center for Whale Research -- Photos by Katie Jones and Dave Ellifrit, Center for Whale Research Dave and Katie spent the afternoon at the Reuben Tarte County Park watching the T123s head north
Ag Guild, EDC, WSU, ARC coordinate local farms directory for San Juan Islands farms
-- from Victoria Compton for Economic Development Council -- The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild (Ag Guild), the San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC), WSU San Juan County Extension and the San Juan County
‘Tis the season: Watch out for fawns
-- from Shona Aitken for Wolf Hollow -- This is the time of year when you might come across a tiny fawn curled up in the grass in your yard or in the woods near
Good News! New forage fish spawning beaches discovered
-- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- Lopez Island volunteer team This winter, Friends of the San Juans staff and a team of trained citizen scientists, documented six new Pacific sand lance
In local orca population, who’s whose father?
Genetic testing provides some interesting SRKW paternity results -- from Center for Whale Research -- In 2011, scientists and collaborators from Northwest Marine Fisheries Service, Center for Whale Research, University of Washington, and Cascadia Research
Uh, oh. Scotch Broom is now in bloom
And that's not a good thing -- from Margot Shaw -- It’s time to bring your attention to those pretty yellow blossoms, blooming profusely in plain sight… And while they are in plain sight is
Inslee statement on closing of Intalco smelter in Ferndale
-- from Governor Jay Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement [yesterday] in response to the news that Ferndale Intalco Works smelter will close by the end of July. “We have a long-standing
Food System Team works to grow local food resilience
-- from Caitlin Leck, Food System Team Coordinator -- Like other communities across the country, San Juan County is grappling with disruptions to the food supply chain, a growing level of food insecurity and challenges
2020 FARM Fund: Scaling up production for 2020 growing season, and beyond
-- from Learner Limbach for SJC Food System Team, OICF, Ag Guild, Orcas Food Co-op, WSU Extension, ARC, SJC Health Dept -- SJC FARM Fund and Community Emergency Response Fund through Orcas Island Community Foundation
Earth Day message from Ken Balcomb, PLUS new Orca gallery photos
-- from Center for Whale Research -- First of all, I hope you are all well and hunkering down in caution for whatever this COVID-19 pandemic brings to our species, Homo sapiens. If and when the
