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
Support local renewable energy projects
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OP ||| Earlier this year OPALCO requested changes to the Comprehensive Plan regarding land use designations and now those changes are being reviewed by the San
After nearly 25 years, federal officials approve a limited Makah whale hunt
||| FROM KNKX NPR ||| The long wait is over. A federal official has given the green light for members of the Makah tribe to resume exercising their treaty right to whaling, based on a
Scientists uncover lasting impact of monumental dam removal project
'You can change the marine ecosystem' ||| FROM THE COOL DOWN ||| Scientists studying a dam removal project in Washington state have discovered positive impacts on coastal ecosystems a decade downstream from the project's beginning.
Welcome to summer season in the garden
||| FROM LAURA WALKER for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| June just might be my favorite month. No more chilly surprises for foliage or fauna. I can’t wait to wake up on a sunny morning,
Whale Museum Summer Lecture Series opens
||| FROM TATE THOMSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| The Whale Museum is starting its Summer Lecture Series with A Picture of Health: Southern Resident Killer Whale Photogrammetry Research. Join us on June 20 at 7
Earthrise | We need your help!
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| Want to be part of something big? Looking for ways to help the planet? Thinking globally but wanting to act locally? Good news: The county has an online climate
FDA: Shellfish from Oregon, Washington may have paralytic toxin
||| FROM UPI NEWS ||| Seafood lovers should steer clear of shellfish from Oregon and Washington state because of possible contamination with a paralyzing toxin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned. In an advisory,
OPALCO members may be eligible for a $200 bill credit from Washington State
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT ||| Through the Washington Families Clean Energy Credits Grant program, OPALCO residential customers could be eligible for a $200 Bill Credit. This program is supported with
Shaw Island community meeting recap
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County held a community meeting on Shaw Island June 3, 2024 to discuss a possible property purchase for the Public Works Department. The meeting was attended
Seed to Sprout Program
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| If you’re looking for a fun activity for your youngster this summer, look no further than our Seed to Sprout program! This program is for children ages 3
Heart of San Juan Island opens for public access June 15
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Saturday, June 15, the heart of San Juan Island officially opens for day-use public access. Over nearly 20 years, the Land Bank has endeavored to conserve portions of
Giant 4.5 metre shark eats dolphin in four bites before an even bigger beast rips it apart
||| FROM NEWS.COM.AU ||| Spine-chilling photos reveal how a giant 4.5 metre great white shark was mauled to death by an even bigger beast. The largest predatory fish in the world had just devoured a
Marine speed limits in B.C. aim to protect endangered orcas
||| FROM THE CANADIAN PRESS ||| The federal government has announced salmon fishery closures and mandatory speed limits in areas where southern resident killer whales forage and travel in the ongoing effort to protect the endangered species.
Let’s combat invasive European green crab
Community, Plus Science, Equals Action! ||| FROM JESS NEWLEY for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Friends of the San Juans invites the public to assist in WSU Extension and Washington Sea Grant’s “Molt Search”
Getting the most out of your irrigation system this season
||| FROM JAMES MOST for ORCHARDS, GARDENS & IRRIGATION ||| With the dry season in the PNW seeming to get longer and hotter, maintaining the efficiency of irrigation systems is becoming more and more important
