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
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.
Agricultural community to get together for Hoedown
Friday, February 7, 6 - 9:30 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Rhys Hansen for San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit -- Those who love local food (and farmers) are invited to join the agricultural community
OPALCO Board rescinds dam resolution in favor of collaboration with membership
-- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- At the January 23 board meeting on Lopez Island, the OPALCO Board voted unanimously to rescind Resolution 2-2019, which was enacted in September 2019 in support of the
Recreation over preservation? Residents and Natives worry the San Juan Islands could be ‘loved to death’
-- from Crosscut.com -- Rising from the heart of the Salish Sea, the San Juan Islands have always been a gathering place. For at least 10,000 years, this cluster of 450 green-on-gray islands has drawn
Comp Plan incorporates informative updates on recycling, water, broadband, VRs, and more
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- It was business as usual at the Planning Commission’s first meeting of the new year – reviewing updates of various Comp Plan elements courtesy of the tireless
San Juans Tempestry Project at SJIMA
-- from Diane Martindale for San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- Valarie Keaton, President of the San Juan County Textile Guild says of the Tempestry Project, “Our exhibit reflects 100 years (every 4th year
Islander prepares to paddle the Northwest Passage
-- from Uphere Magazine -- Karl Kruger is on a mission to become the first person to stand-up paddle-board the Northwest Passage. Last July, he turned back before hitting the water. This summer, he’ll be
Year-end real estate market summary
-- from Merri Ann Simonson for Coldwell Banker San Juan Island -- In reviewing the year-end results for 2019, the sales dollar volume for the real estate market in San Juan County per the Northwest
Inslee statement on Clean Air Rule decision
-- from the Office of Governor Jay Inslee -- Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement in response to the Washington State Supreme Court’s partial invalidation of the Department of Ecology’s 2016 Clean Air Rule. "This
