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
All Together Now: March Turtleback March Returns
Sunday, March 17, 1 p.m., Turtleback Mountain Preserve -- from Tanja Williamson for San Juan County Land Bank -- The San Juan County Land Bank and San Juan Preservation Trust invite you to welcome spring
Letter to Editor | Orcas Island’s Elephant in the Room…Deer
-- from Robin Hirsch -- There is some serious degradation of the under-story in our woods due to the rising, unchecked, inestimable deer population. The biodiversity of life that exists in the forest ground canopy is seriously
Senate Passes Legislation to Protect Southern Resident Orca
-- from Dave Pringle for Senate Democratic Caucus -- The state Senate passed bipartisan legislation today to protect Washington's most iconic animal —the southern resident orca. "The decline of orcas in Puget Sound requires our
Paddleboarder to Preview Solo NW Passage Journey
Monday March 11, 6 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Mary Pugh for Orcas Island Library -- Karl Kruger near Salt Spring Island on the Race to Alaska Monday March 11 at 6 p.m. local stand
Be Ready Orcas – Disaster Preparedness Community Meeting
Topic for this Meeting : Your Emergency Food Supply Wednesday, March 13, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Eastsound Fire Station -- from Natalie Menacho -- Nothing gets our tummies rumbling more than the thought of a food shortage.
Free Movie Screening Highlights Removal of Elwha Dam
"Hell-raising documentary film-making at its best." -Sound on Sight Wednesday, March 13, 7 - 8 p.m., Sea View Theatre -- from Justin Cox for SeaDoc Society -- Return of the River, official trailer www.elwhafilm.com from
Salish Sea Bill of Rights Edges Closer to Reality
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- The campaign to put a measure on the 2020 county ballot giving “rights” to the Salish Sea, first reported here, continues to evolve and move forward as
Guest Opinion | Canadian Energy Board’s Flawed Decision
-- from Janet Alderton and Michael Riordan -- Photo by John Durban/NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center Despite overwhelming opposition from British Columbia, Washington state, and tribes, cities and counties on both sides of the border,
School Board Approves Montessori Program, Talks Traffic Safety
-- by Kimberley Kimple, Orcas Issues reporter -- Orcas Island School District Board members passed a new Montessori Policy at the regular monthly meeting in February. The policy ensures a pathway to continue housing a
‘Plastic Ocean’ Film Reveals Truths, Offers Solutions
Help create a wave of change Wednesday, March 6, 7 p.m., Sea View Theatre -- from Donna Laslo for Orcas Island Film Festival -- A free screening of the awarding winning documentary A Plastic Ocean will take place
Oil Spill Volunteers Huddle to Recreate Local Emergency Response Teams
-- by Deborah Sparks, Orcas Issues reporter -- The Islands Oil Spill Association (IOSA) held a meeting of volunteer Action Team Members, who give their time to responding to emergency oil spills in the waters
Gather Up Your Hazardous Waste for Friday Pick-up
Friday, March 8, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Orcas Transfer Station -- from Orcas Recycling Services & The Exchange -- Orcas Recycling Services and San Juan County Public Works will host a Household Hazardous Waste
Grants Available to Conserve Working Farms, Forests and to Build Boating Amenities
-- from State Recreation and Conservation Office -- The state Recreation and Conservation Office is accepting grant applications now in three different programs: 1) to conserve working farms; 2) to conserve working forests; and 3)
Washington State Ferries recognizes Tillikum’s 60 years in service
-- by Ian Sterling, Washington State Ferries' communications -- The word Tillikum means “friends and relatives” in Chinook dialect, and on Wednesday, Feb. 27, friends of the ferry Tillikum, including crew, engineers and maintenance workers,
Big Weekend Planned by Whale Museum: Gear Up Workshop, Hazwoper Training
“Gear Up” Workshop for Marine Naturalists on March 15, 2019 and a 2-Day (24 hour) Hazwoper Training on March 16 and 17, 2019 -- from The Whale Museum -- You are invited to join The
