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
Two opportunities this week for Master Gardeners’ input on your struggling plants
-- from Dianne Macondray for Master Gardeners of San Juan County -- The Master Gardeners of San Juan County will be accepting samples of diseased or poorly thriving plants at Driftwood Nursery on Wednesday May
Orcas Road redux: A fait accompli
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- In this story, we begin with the ending: The fate of those trees on Orcas Road along the west side of the straightaway just south of the
Newest visitor to Orcas Island bears watching
Updated: Olga seems to be preferred area -- by Lin McNulty, Managing Editor -- San Juan County deputies have been in contact with Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) about a black bear spotted
Inslee signs five orca recovery, protection bills into law
-- from Governor Inslee's office -- Gov. Jay Inslee signed five crucial orca recovery bills into law that protect the safety and livelihood of the Southern Resident orca. These unprecedented efforts — three of them governor-requested bills — focus
Field school program offers students a chance to participate in Olympic National Park summer program
July 9-12, 2019, Olympic National Park -- from Sandy Strehlou, Town of Friday Harbor -- Olympic National Park (ONP) as the location for YHP 2019 will provide the opportunity for students to explore the balance
Garden club guest to speak of pest management
Wednesday, May 15, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Helen Huber for Orcas Garden Club -- The Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Carrie Foss, Urban IPM (Integrated Pest Management) Director at WSU Puyallup on Wednesday,
San Juan County announces 2019 funding for Home Fund Program
-- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County Health & Community Services wishes to announce to all interested parties the County’s intention to release a Notice of Funds Available (NOFA) for a 2019
Preliminary agenda released for Thursday Port of Orcas meeting
Thursday, May 9, 4:30 p.m., Port Office -- from Anthony Simpson for Port of Orcas -- The Port of Orcas has announced the following preliminary agenda for a regular meeting on Thursday May 9. REGULAR
EPRC takes on vacation rentals — passes resolution for moratorium
-- from Paul Kamin for Eastsound Planning and Review Committee -- VACATION RENTAL ACTION Over 35 people participated in the May 2 Eastsound Planning and Review Committee (EPRC) meeting. Most were in attendance to participate
Permits for commercial, residential burning season close in May
-- from San Juan County Communications -- It's that time of year again. Burning Season is coming to a close in San Juan County. All Commercial Permits will be closing on May 15th at sundown.
National Tourism Week: Why travel matters to the San Juan Islands
-- from Amy Nesler for San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau -- “The best education I have ever received was through travel.” – Lisa Ling, American journalist and TV host National Travel and Tourism Week, May
Lovelett calls on British Columbia to stop mining in headwaters of Skagit River
-- from Dave Pringle for Senator Lovelett -- Sen. Liz Lovelett (D-Anacortes) sent a letter to the Premier of British Columbia today calling on the provincial government to stop mining activity in the headwaters of
You won’t want to miss the annual Master Gardeners spring plant sale
Saturday, May 11, 9 a.m., Mullis Center -- from Mo Sloane for Master Gardeners -- This year we have over two thousand organic vegetable starts and perennials, all lovingly grown and nurtured by San Juan
Letter to Editor | Forest School closing in the fall, but nature-based education to continue
-- from Orcas Island Forest School Board of Directors -- After three years of serving children and families, Orcas Island Forest School has decided not to reopen in the fall of 2019. The Board of
A pod of orcas is starving to death. A tribe has a radical plan to feed them
The Lummi Nation is dropping live salmon into the sea in a last-ditch rescue effort: ‘We don’t have much time’ -- from Levi Pulkkinen (The Guardian) in San Juan Island, Washington -- Lawrence Solomon; Bill
