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
Americorps Team Picks Up Saw to Assist Camp Orkila
-- from Marlowe Simek for Americorps -- Americorps team coming to Orcas. An Americorps National Community Civilian Corps (NCCC) team, Green 4, is assisting Camp Orkila with forest maintenance on the camp grounds as part of a two month
Comp Plan: How Does San Juan County Define “Quality of Life”?
--by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- The Preamble of the Vision Statement to the San Juan County Comprehensive Plan reads as follows: “WE THE PEOPLE, citizens of San Juan County, value our healthy natural
County Prepares Workshops for Comp Plan Update
-- from Adam Zack, Planner III, Department of San Juan Community Development -- The varied perspectives from the Comp Plan workshops [held between September and November 2018] at Lopez, Orcas, San Juan, Shaw and Waldron
Are Sea Stars Simply Wasting Away?
-- from Russel Barsh, KWIAHT Director -- A recent paper from the Harvell lab at Cornell University has attracted international media attention by claiming that the West Coast population of Sunflower Stars (Pycnopodia helianthoides) has
Washington and B.C. United on Climate Action, Building Sustainable Future, Increased Connectivity
-- from Governor Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee and Premier John Horgan met this week to discuss regional issues and promote opportunities for collaboration between British Columbia and Washington state. The two leaders committed
Orcas Food Co-op Announces $10K Available for this Year’s FARM Fund Grants
-- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Food Co-op -- The Marshall Strawberry Restoration Project, funded in part by the FARM Fund, brought 220 heritage plants to Orcas Island farmers. Pictured is the crew at Orcas Community Participatory Agriculture. The San
Wind, Snow, Bitter Cold in the Forecast
-- from Brendan Cowan, Department of Emergency Management -- There's snow and more cold weather in the forecast. This weather pattern is setting up similarly to what the islands last saw in 2008: extended cold,
Attend This Open House to Review Designs for New Playground-on-the-Green
Monday, February 11, 2:30-4 p.m. OR 6-7:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Margaret Payne -- Over the past few years, as Orcas Island citizens have explored a vision for Eastsound, young parents have repeatedly
Protecting What You Love: Southern Resident Orca Presentations, Discussions
Tuesday, February 12, 12 - 1:30 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- During Valentine’s week Friends of the San Juans will explore the plight of the
Friends of SJs Welcomes New Staff Attorney: Jennifer Barcelos
-- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- Friends of the San Juans is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Barcelos as incoming staff attorney and Director of Law and Policy.
To Help Salmon Migrate, Ecology Issues Proposal Allowing More Water to Spill Over Dams
-- from Colleen Keltz for Washington State Department of Ecology -- The Washington Department of Ecology is issuing a proposal to allow more water to spill over eight federal dams along the lower Columbia and
Climate Change and Community Ag Summit This Weekend
Climate Change and Community and the 7th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit, February 2 & 3, Friday Harbor, WA -- from Kelsey Leigh Green -- The San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit returns to San Juan Island
February’s Ocean Night Focuses on Salish Sea
Wednesday, February 6, 7 - 8 p.m., Sea View Theatre -- from Justin Cox -- On Wednesday, Feb. 6, head out to the Sea View Theatre on Orcas Island, where SeaDoc Society Science Director Joe Gaydos will take the audience on a multimedia journey
Eastsound County Advisors Look Forward to 2019
Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) starts the year with public suggestions, review of 2018 projects and plans for 2019 projects EPRC Committee members present at the Jan. 10 regular meeting of the county advisory committee
Request for Salmon Recovery Project Proposals
-- from Byron Rot for San Juan County Lead Entity for Salmon Recovery -- The San Juan County Lead Entity for Salmon Recovery is requesting salmon recovery project proposals for the Salmon Recovery Funding Board
