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
More than 1,000 gallons of diesel removed from sunken vessel
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| On Saturday May 4th crews from Global Diving and Salvage pumped all accessible fuel off of the vessel. Initial estimate is that more than 1,000
Orcas Island Garden Club presents edible plants in beautiful gardens
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Please join Orcas Island Garden Club on Wednesday, May 15th when we welcome Allison O’Sullivan to speak about including edible plants in landscapes. Allison O’Sullivan From
Master Gardeners will be answering your questions again this season
||| FROM DIANNE MACCONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Gardeners and pollinators are busy now, but if you have gardening questions be sure and come by the Orcas Island Library on Wednesday May 8 from
State instant rebate program to help more consumers choose electric vehicles
Ready, set, drive electric Combined with federal and dealer incentives, $45 million in state rebates aim to make EVs accessible to lower income drivers ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| OLYMPIA, WA –
Sunken vessel off Henry Island
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Early in the day on Friday May 3rd, a 48-foot commercial fishing vessel ran aground and sank at the south end of Henry Island. The
Storm-battered county road on Lopez target of relocation efforts
||| FROM SALISH CURRENT ||| Near the end of MacKaye Harbor Road on the south shore of Lopez Island is Agate Beach Park and a parking area for those walking in to the Iceberg Point
Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs
||| FROM THE ALASKA BEACON ||| For decades, concerns about automobile pollution have focused on what comes out of the tailpipe. Now, researchers and regulators say, we need to pay more attention to toxic emissions
OPALCO annual member festival a huge success
Hiester and Osterman Win Seats in OPALCO 2024 Board Election ||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| On Thursday April 25, at the OPALCO Business Annual Meeting, Rick Fant of the
Orca Action Month features clean water, healthy futures
||| FROM ROSEMARY CONNELLI for ORCA ACTION MONTH ||| Orca Action Month is almost upon us! This year's Orca Month theme is Clean Water, Healthy Futures. Toxic pollution and contaminants in the environment are one
Book Talk
||| FROM NORTHWEST NATURAL RESOURCE GROUP ||| Book Talks - A Forest of Your Own Orcas Island Library Eastsound, WA | May 30 San Juan Island Library Friday Harbor, WA | June 1 Workshop May 31
Crescent Beach Preserve Stewardship and Management draft now open for public comment
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank is seeking public input on its recently completed Draft Stewardship and Management Plan (SMP) for Crescent Beach Preserve on Orcas Island. The purpose
Over 2 tons of litter collected during Spring 2024 Great Islands Clean-up
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| In a powerful demonstration of unity and environmental responsibility, 282 dedicated volunteers banded together on April 20 for the Spring Great Islands Clean-up spanning Orcas, San Juan, Shaw,
County’s Conservation Land Bank moves forward with long-term agricultural leases on SJI preserves
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| In Fall of 2023 the Land Bank put out a public request for long-term agricultural lease proposals for farmland portions of two San Juan Island preserves: Frazer Homestead
Orca calf that was trapped in B.C. lagoon for weeks swims free
||| FROM CTV NEWS, VANCOUVER ||| An orca calf that was stranded in a remote B.C. lagoon for weeks after her pregnant mother died swam out to freedom early Friday morning. On Thursday, members of
OPALCO annual meeting festival starts today
A NEW member appreciation event celebrating local power ||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS ISLAND POWER & LIGHT COOP ||| Get ready to rev up the excitement at the most electrifying event of the year
