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
Letter to Editor | When you feel the sanctity of your home being violated
-- from Mindy Kayl -- How do you protect your own sanctity at home on Orcas Island? Mindy Kayl will address the county council on Tuesday June 18th at the Eastsound Fire Hall. She will
A film that fights for the future of fish
Monday, June 24, 6-9 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Frances C. Robertson, PhD., County Marine Resources Committee -- The San Juan County Marine Resources Committee announces the screening of Artifishal, a film about people, rivers, and
Step into other worlds at 2019 Orcas garden tour
Saturday/Sunday, June 29 - 30, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. -- from Helen Huber for Orcas Island Garden Club -- Each garden begins life as a vision in the mind of its gardener. Soil, sun,
Voices will again gather at Lime Kiln State Park to sing to the orca
Saturday, June 22, 7 p.m., Lime Kiln State Park -- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- Orca Sing is an annual event where people gather for an evening of music at
Master Gardeners will again be on hand to diagnose plant problems
Saturday, June 15, Farmers Market & Wednesday, June 19, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Driftwood Nursery -- from Dianne Macondray for San Juan Master Gardeners -- This is just a reminder to all gardeners with
Canada passes bill outlawing captivity of dolphins, whales, porpoises
-- from Washington Post -- Canada has banned the practice of keeping dolphins, whales and porpoises in captivity after a long-fought-for piece of legislation passed resoundingly Monday. The Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins
County asks that you participate in this first step of land capacity analysis
-- from San Juan County Communications -- A draft Gross Developable Lands Inventory (GDLI) web map is available for public comment until June 28, 2019. The GDLI map identifies the parcel type (residential, commercial, etc.)
Whidbey whale watchers watch whale feeding frenzy
-- from KOMO News -- A family of four transient orcas was spotted feeding on a gray whale Saturday in the waters off Whidbey Island as passengers on two nearby whale-watching boats looked on in
Governor Inslee meets with OPALCO to talk broadband, clean energy, electric ferries
-- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- OPALCO and Rock Island leadership update Governor Inslee on their broadband success in San Juan County. From L-R: Alan Smith, Executive Vice President of Rock Island; Rick Christmas,
Land Bank provides update on progress to get Coffelt Farm back in operation
-- from Tanja Williamson for San Juan County Land Bank -- The Land Bank is proceeding with its efforts to take the next step in managing the farm and we wanted to keep you apprised
Newborn calf spotted with JPod off coast of Vancouver Island
-- from CBC News -- A newborn orca calf has been spotted off Tofino swimming with J Pod, an endangered population of southern resident killer whales. John Forde and Jennifer Steven of the Tofino Whale
All burn permits expire today
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The 2018/19 burning season has come to a close. All permits issued this year and last fall are now expired. Commercial and Residential burning is over for the
Library talk: Change your diet, improve our planet
Thursday, June 6, 6 p.m., Orcas Library Reading Room -- from Mary Pugh for Orcas Library -- Join nutrition educator Gigi Carter and learn how changing your diet can improve your health and save our
WSF issues statement on ferry vs. humpback whale in Elliott Bay
-- from Washington State Ferries -- On Tuesday night, the Wenatchee struck a humpback whale around 8:20 p.m., a few minutes after leaving Seattle on its way to Bainbridge Island. The whale breached several feet in front
Canadian garbage on its way from Philippines back to Vancouver
Fights over mislabelled Canadian trash have been going on for 6 years -- from The Canadian Press -- Sixty-nine shipping containers of fetid trash are on their way back to Canada, after being loaded onto a
