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
71-year-old goes on 17-day hunger strike to save starving orcas
-- from KIRO7.com -- A 71-year-old Snohomish woman is on a hunger strike to raise awareness about starving orcas in Puget Sound. Thursday marks day 11 of Lanni Johnson’s 17-day fast and she’s starting to
Nunez Services builds fence for permaculture project at Christian School
-- from Meredith Griffith -- Islander Juan Nunez has given the Orcas community a labor of love, donating his time to build the 400 linear feet of cedar post orchard fence needed to protect the
Inslee and Ferguson denounce Trump assault on the Clean Water Act
Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson released a statement in response to President Trump's press conference [Tuesday] where he announced an executive order curtailing states' legal authority under Section 401 of the Clean
Dixie Adair Budke, PhD, to speak on “The Gleaner’s Dilemma”
Friday, April 12, 5 - 6 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Jeanne McPherson for Orcas Rotary -- Orcas Rotary invites our community to learn about a new project on Lopez Island that may be
Plants for container-crazy, small gardens
Wednesday, April 17, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Helen Huber for Orcas Garden Club -- The Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Dan Heims, President of Terra Nova Nurseries, freelance writer, and worldwide speaker on
Choose your druthers on EPRC draft lighting, character studies
-- from Colin Maycock for Eastsound Planning Review Committee -- The Lighting subcommittee and the Design standards subcommittee of the Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC), have published drafts of their studies. The subcommittees would appreciate
Understanding orcas’ social networks could be key to helping them survive
-- from Sarah DeWeerdt, Puget Sound Institute (Reprint from Kitsap Sun) -- A boy needs a mother: A universal proposition, but one that’s even truer for some creatures than others. Take the southern resident orcas
San Juan Island National Historical Park seeks “Fox Brigade” volunteers
Open House Thursday, April 11, 10 a.m., American Camp Visitor Center -- from Brandon Cadwell for San Juan Island National Historical Park -- San Juan Island National Historical Park is seeking volunteers for a Fox
2 groups sue Trump administration over orca starvation, deaths
-- from KOMO News -- Federal officials say they may restrict salmon fishing off the West Coast to help the Pacific Northwest's critically endangered killer whales, but two environmental groups are suing anyway to ensure
28 community members graduate, are now Master Gardener interns
-- from Caitie Blethen for Master Gardener Program, WSU Extension -- Congratulations to the 28 community members who completed 60 hours of classroom and online training on vegetable and fruit gardening, use of native plants,
Museum, Kwiaht sponsor heritage scionwood exchange and grafting workshop
Thursday April 11, 3:30-5:30 p.m. -- from Brittney Maruska for Orcas Island Historical Museums -- Interested in island heritage fruit? Orcas Island Historical Museums and Kwiaht are sponsoring a heritage scionwood exchange and grafting workshop
California dreaming? L Pod discovered visiting Monterey Bay
-- from SF Gate -- The "L Pod" of killer whales is typically found in the waters of the Pacific Northwest, in the waterways off the coast of Seattle and Vancouver. Up there, the marine mammals are closely monitored,
Shareholder revolution means green investment
Thursday, April 11, 6:30-8 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Parish -- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- Friends of the San Juans is excited to partner with Orcas Island resident Toby Cooper to
April community meetings on oil spill response in San Juan County
Tuesday April 16, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Orcas School Cafeteria -- from Brendan Cowan, San Juan County Department of Emergency Management -- The Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA) is hosting community meetings in April for
Ailing Orca Spotted Near Haro Strait Has Improved a Bit, Researchers Say
-- from KOMO News -- An orca feared to be in grave condition who might not survive until spring was spotted Friday near the San Juan Islands, whale researchers said. After getting a sighting of
