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
Learn how to develop a sustainable small farm
||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for SAN JUAN COUNTY EXTENSION ||| Interested in farming? Not sure how to begin? Do you dream of beginning or expanding your own small farm? The Cultivating Success™ series of courses
Sharpen your stewardship skills at San Juan Islands forest owners field day
||| FROM ELSA HAHN for WSU EXTENSION FORESTRY ||| Washington State University Extension (WSU) and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are hosting a forestry field day for people who own forested and
County announces 2025 hazardous waste round-up on Stuart Island
Safe Disposal Event Scheduled for September 13 at Stuart Island School ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County will hold a hazardous waste round-up on Stuart Island, Saturday, September 13, 2025, from
SJC Land Bank purchases Dolphin Bay Rd property on Orcas for salmon recovery, public access
The Land Bank adds a sixth preserve with water access on Orcas Island ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank is excited to announce the acquisition of a
Lessons from Decatur | Building trust for countywide energy security
A hopeful start, a hard lesson ||| FROM MEMBERS OF THE DECATUR COMMUNITY* ||| In 2018, Decatur Island became the first place in San Juan County to host a cooperative solar array. People here welcomed
Center for Whale Research | Encounter #51 • Bigg’s Killer Whales, August 10, 2025
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 02:41 PM ObservEnd: 03:22 PM Vessel: Mike 1 Staff: Mark Malleson Pods: Bigg's killer whales IDsEncountered: T046B1, T046B1A, T046B1C, T046C2 LocationDescr: Southwest of Race
Whale Museum participates in humpback whale disentanglement
||| FROM CONOR AGNEW for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| For the second time in just over a month, responders with the Pacific Northwest Large Whale Entanglement Response Network successfully freed an entangled humpback whale in
Last chance to apply for this Marine Resources youth position
||| FROM SONORA TATE for MARINE RESOURCES COMMITTEE ||| There’s just one week left to apply for the Marine Resources Committee’s new Youth Position! Gain hands-on marine conservation experience. Learn about local marine issues, explore
2025 Fall Native Wildflower Sale
Save the Date – the 2025 online sale goes “live” September 14 ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Do you dream of creating wildflower habitat in your backyard? Are you looking for sustainable landscaping
Center for Whale Research reports encounters with Bigg’s Killer Whales
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| ObservBegin: 03:25 PM ObservEnd: 04:19 PM Vessel: KCB III Staff: Dave Ellifrit, Michael Weiss, Katie Jones Other Observers: Taylor Redmond Pods: Bigg's killer whales IDsEncountered: T65B, T65B1, T65B2,
News Briefs | Whale, dolphin strandings being investigated
||| FROM BBC SCOTLAND NEWS ||| "Scientists investigate surge in whale and dolphin strandings" Originally reported by BBC Scotland News There has been an "exponential" increase in marine mammal strandings in waters around Scotland, scientists
News Briefs | NPR takes a look at data centers
||| FROM NPR ||| "Washington's hydropower has created a data center boom. Some are concerned about its future." Originally reported by NPR The first thing visitors approaching Quincy, Washington see is dry rolling hills, cleaved
Return of the Kings comes to Orcas Island this September
Celebrate the Salmon’s Journey ||| FROM LISA TERRY for LONG LIVE THE KINGS ||| Join Long Live the Kings for Return of the Kings, a free community celebration welcoming Chinook salmon home to Glenwood Springs on
Reminder: Construction begins Sept. 2nd for Bayhead Creek culvert project on Killebrew Lake Rd
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Construction on the Bayhead Creek Culvert Repair Project on Killebrew Lake Rd on Orcas Island will begin on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 and is expected to last until
Orca who carried her dead newborn 1,000 miles gives birth to another new calf
Orca who carried her dead newborn 1,000 miles gives birth to another new calf ||| FROM NBC NEWS ||| The killer whale who captured hearts across the world in 2018 for refusing to let go
