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
A North Pacific right whale off the coast of Northern California
Fewer than 500 of these whales are thought to be alive today, and only about 30 swim with the whale's eastern population. Viewing one off the coast of California is a rare sight indeed. |||
Book Reading
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Throughout Oregon and Washington there are several hundred thousand family forest owners, in addition to millions of forest acres under the care of community forests, municipalities,
Planetary Alignment
[Even if it's cloudy in the PNW, it still happens] ||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| Six of the planets of the Solar System are about to line up for a rare sight in Earth's sky.
Homes on billionaire hot spot Nantucket are falling into the ocean at an alarming rate — but the wealthy won’t stop buying
In Nantucket, Massachusetts, erosion is intensifying and sea levels are rising. Demand for multimillion-dollar homes, though, has remained sky-high. ||| FROM BUSINESS INSIDER ||| This month, residents of the island of Nantucket, a storybook New England
Little Farm on Olga Road: Your invitation
||| FROM CAROL WETZEL for THE LITTLE FARM ON OLGA ROAD || I want to invite you to come by The Little Farm on Olga Road to see our nursery and flower farm. Below is
Master Gardener insect consultations
||| FROM DIANNA MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Insects can help or hinder your garden. Find out more from your San Juan County Master Gardeners, who will be at the front entrance of the
Island Ways | Vessel speed restrictions gaining traction in Washington DC
Orcas and Nantucket Islands are each roughly the same size and the same distance off their respective coasts. We share the same concerns about the high cost of living, lack of affordable housing, tourist management,
After chronic decline, feds agree Alaskan Chinook may require protection under Endangered Species Act
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| Anchorage, AK— Today, NOAA Fisheries (NOAA) announced a somber, yet significant milestone in the effort to protect dwindling Alaskan Chinook, also known as ‘king’ salmon. After
Orcas residents create an internship for a greener future
New environmental communications endowment equips students to tell stories for the Earth ||| FROM WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ||| The Salish Sea Institute Tahlequah Communication Internship, funded by Frank Greer and Stephanie Solien, prepares students
Clean water, healthy futures: Orca Month targets toxics
||| FROM ROSEMARY CONNELLI for ORCA ACTION MONTH ||| Volunteers and advocates across Washington will speak out against toxic pollutants that harm orcas, salmon and people during Orca Action Month. This year’s theme is Clean
San Juan County files lawsuit against Town of Friday Harbor to protect access to water
County has a 21-day window to appeal Town’s decision before forfeiting right to engage in further action. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County made the difficult decision Tuesday, May 21, to file
Reminder: Community Preparedness Forum tomorrow
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for SJC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| REMINDER: The San Juan County Department of Emergency Management is hosting a community preparedness forum on Wednesday May 22nd from 5:30 – 7:00pm at Orcas Center. Partnering
Sculpture Park birdwalk
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SJ SCULPTURE PARK ||| Join us Wednesday, June 5 from 8-10am at the Sculpture Park for our monthly bird walk with avid birder Tyler Davis. “One of our summer breeding
After orcas sink another yacht, researcher says they’re probably just playing
||| FROM YAHOO NEWS ||| Following news of the latest boat sunk by orcas in the waters near the Strait of Gibraltar, a killer whale researcher is warning that the incidents may be misunderstood. News outlets (including
OPALCO proposes to harness tidal power for San Juans
||| FROM TOBY COOPER for SALISH SEA CURRENT ||| Orcas Power and Light Cooperative (OPALCO) has quietly launched an ambitious five-year campaign to bring tidal-power-generating capabilities to San Juan County waters. Foster Hildreth, OPALCO’s managing
