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
Land Bank to hold monthly meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY CONSERVATION LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold its monthly meeting Friday, September 18. The meeting is scheduled from 8:30am – 11:10am via Zoom. The meeting will
Larsen statement on joint U.S.-Canada oil spill response exercise
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released the following statement: “On September 1, my staff observed a joint
Expert speakers highlight sustainable gardening at October workshop series
The San Juan County WSU Master Gardeners' online Garden Workshop series includes four live lunchtime Zoom presentations this October ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| As climate conditions continue to challenge gardeners across the
Have a garden question? Last Orcas Master Gardener event for 2026
Saturday September 12th at the Market Garden Nursery! Last “Ask a Master Gardener“ for 2026 ||| FROM JULIA TURNEY and JAY LUCAS for ORCAS MASTER GARDENERS ||| Do you have a question about your soil, have
The Island Gardener – September 2026
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Leadership Smoothie Welcome to a brand new season with the garden club! Once again, we are mixing things up! The newsletter will have some familiar favorite series coming
Larsen joins 167 lawmakers demanding Trump administration halt its Roadless Rule rollback
||| FROM U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined a bipartisan coalition of 167 Members of Congress last Friday in urging the Trump administration to abandon its proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule, a longstanding
Community meeting to provide feedback on new facility siting at Odlin County Park
The public is invited to a community meeting to learn more, ask questions, and provide additional feedback on Odlin County Park project direction ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks,
Fall 2026 Great Islands Clean-Up
Caring for our island home ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| We live in a special place and caring for it is part of being an island dweller. This fall, communities across San Juan
A message from Peggy Bill, SJC Conservation Land Bank Commission Chair
SJC Conservation Land Bank Commission Chair, Peggy Bill, issues letter to the community to address questions regarding the Talking Horse Farm Acquisition and sale project located at 652 Halvorson Rd. on San Juan Island |||
Local boy makes good
||| FROM DAN GOTTLIEB for CANOPY JAPAN ||| In 1989, I moved to Orcas because it was, and still is, a climate change refuge. I now live on Okinawa, in Japan for the exact opposite
Free farm and ranch succession workshop offered Oct. 29 in Friday Harbor
The workshop will offer practical information and resources for navigating farm and ranch succession, land transfer and business transition ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Farmers, ranchers and agricultural landowners thinking about the future
San Juan County announces annual road striping maintenance
Work is scheduled to begin on San Juan Island on September 8, with operations moving to Orcas, Shaw, and Lopez over a two to three week period ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San
New tool helps San Juan County emergency agencies respond to wildland fires
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for SJC DEPT. OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Island forests in late summer tell a familiar story: browning maple leaves, dry madrona litter underfoot, and brittle moss. Even with a bit of
CWR encounter with L pod
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 08:05 AM ObservEnd: 01:42 PM Vessel: KCB III Staff: Dave Ellifrit, Michael Weiss Other Observers: Taylor Redmond, Lily King, Aspen Kendrick-Cisneros Pods: L IDsEncountered:
Beaverton Marsh Trail update II open house
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK||| Staff are ready to share the *final* design for the Beaverton Marsh Trail! Please join us for our second project open house at the Mullis Community
