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
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
Lecture Series: Garry Oak Prairie, a Unique Habitat
-- from Katherine Dietzman -- What are Garry Oaks and how do Garry Oak habitats support the ecology of the San Juan Islands and the Pacific Northwest? Join experts from San Juan Island and beyond
SJC Planning Commission Begins the Year by Discussing VRs, Agriculture, Pot Growing, and Tourism
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- On February 15 the San Juan County Planning Commission met for the first time in four months and got right to it by extending Tim Blanchard’s position
Calling All Tree-Loving, Bunny-Hugging, Dirt Worshipers
-- from Amy Nesler for San Juan Island Visitors Bureau -- Don’t forget -- it’s award season here in the San Juans! The Oscars have nothing on the Finnies. Know someone who deserves to walk
NEB Says Trans Mountain is in Public Interest, Despite Threat to Resident Orcas
-- from iPolitics.ca -- Although the [Canadian] National Energy Board acknowledges the Trans Mountain expansion project will have “significant adverse environmental effects” on critically endangered Southern resident killer whales and produce considerable greenhouse gas emissions,
Week in Review for Washington Legislative Bills
-- from Office of the Governor -- The governor's 100 percent clean energy bill is now ready for a vote in both chambers after it moved through fiscal committee earlier this week. The bill continues to gain public awareness.
