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
The future grew up here: OPALCO hires three local apprentices
-- from Krista Bouchey for Orcas Power and Light -- OPALCO Apprentices at the 2019 Annual Meeting aboard the Tilikum (l-r: Ken Bair-Lopez, Kyle Hofmann-Orcas and Rio Black-San Juan Island). OPALCO has hired three new
Let it flow: Restoring Orcas Island’s native fish presentation
Tuesday, May 7, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Sandi Friel for Orcas Woman's Coalition -- Come learn about six streams in our community that support Coastal Cutthroat Trout and Salmon. Byron
Scientists discover the one thing that great white sharks are afraid of: The ocean’s top predator — almost
-- from Inverse.com -- Great white sharks don’t need much introduction. They have a firm hold on human imaginations and have been around for much longer: For 400 million years these intelligent behemoths have cruised through the ocean practically undeterred
Growing Our Impact: Co-op awards $10K for local food projects
-- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Food Co-op -- Orcas Food Co-op and the San Juan County FARM Fund Advisory Committee are proud to announce the following 2019 FARM Fund grant recipients: Orcas Island Farm
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
