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
OPALCO awarded $5.8M to fund member energy efficiency projects
Switch it Up! puts thousands back in members’ pockets -- from Krista Bouchey for Orcas Power & Light Cooperative -- OPALCO is now offering on-bill financing for members who want to Switch it Up! and
Learn about SJC Orca Protection Initiative in upcoming meeting
Tuesday, May 28, 5:30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Natalie Menacho for Our Revolution San Juan County -- Our Revolution San Juan County has endorsed the San Juan County Orca Protection Initiative 2019-9. Please join
Learn how US Army divers will extract derelict fishing nets from SJC waters
Tuesday, June 25, 7 p.m., The Whale Museum -- from Tracie Merrill for The Whale Museum -- On June 25, Joan Drinkwin, Natural Resources Consultants, and Monica Shoemaker, Washington Department of Natural Resources, will present
“One of the most unusual events I can recall with a killer whale”: Orca pod preys on gray whale in Puget Sound
-- from Q13 FOX -- A pod of orcas apparently preyed on a gray whale near Whidbey Island Saturday, and experts are calling this an extremely “unusual event.” Passengers aboard a Puget Sound Express ship
Land Bank requests farm lease proposals. Schedule a mandatory tour
-- from Tanja Williamson for San Juan County Land Bank -- The San Juan County Land Bank is requesting proposals from anyone interested in a short-term agricultural lease of its Coffelt Farm Property. Acquired from
53 gray whales have washed ashore on West Coast this spring
-- from Finger Lake Times -- At least 53 dead or dying gray whales have washed up on West Coast beaches this spring, a death rate that's only been seen once before. The great mammals
Bear went over to San Juan, to see what he could see
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs -- The black bear that was last seen on Orcas Island, has now been spotted in the Hillview Terrace area of San Juan Island. The Department of Fish and Wildlife
Letter to Editor | Join me in supporting the work of Friends of the San Juans
-- from San Olson for Friends of the San Juans -- Friends of the San Juans has been committed to protecting our environment since 1979. Throughout those forty years, Friends’ dedication to that mission has
Are nestlings and fledglings occupying your yard?
-- from Shona Aitken for Wolf Hollow -- Sometimes it’s obvious that songbirds are nesting nearby. You see the adults flying back and forth with mouthfuls of food and hear the youngsters chirping to be
Letter to Editor | Dear Planning Commission
-- from Paula Treneer -- Dear San Juan County Planning Commission: I am writing in support of Docket 19-0002 because of its vital importance to the SJC planning process and the future of our habitat.
Raising awareness for Lolita, SROs: Early bird tickets through tomorrow for Eastsound cruise
Saturday, May 25, 1:15 p.m., Eastsound county dock -- from Lili Hein -- All are welcome aboard a one-hour cruise of Eastsound on Saturday, May 25 at 1:15 p.m. from the Eastsound county dock at
Port approves final chapter of Airport Master Plan
-- by Katie Wilkins, Orcas Issues reporter -- Members of the public filled the airport conference room to overflowing on May 9 for the port's regular meeting and a final opportunity for public comment before
Reminder | A Photographic Journey: Climate and Antarctica
Wednesday, May 15, 7 p.m., Sea View Theatre -- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- Cavangah-Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Photographer, filmmaker, former NASA researcher, bird expert, and Lopezian Peter Cavanagh will
SJC Tourism 2019: Growing pains, planning for the future
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- As part of National Travel & Tourism Week, the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau teamed up with the Chamber of Commerce to host the Bureau’s 20th Annual
State budget invests in local volunteer projects to improve health of Salish Sea
-- from Dave Pringle for Senate Democratic Caucus -- The 2019-21 Washington state operating budget invests $910,000 to NW Straits Commission for continued project support for Marine Resources Committees around Puget Sound. The 2019-21 Washington
