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
Guest Opinion | In Wildness is the Preservation of the World
-- from Comp Plan Update Team -- Photo of Orcas Island in foreground and Blakely Island in distance taken from Doe Bay Resort The dominant theme quietly residing in the 1994 San Juan
Breaking News: Black Bear Spotted on Orcas
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs -- Black bear spotted Sunday, May 28, 2017 around 1 p.m. Photo from Hilary Canty. At around 4 p.m. this afternoon [Saturday, May 27], a black bear was
Orcas Voices from Orcas History
--by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=52595] Terri Vinson, left, and her grandmother Edrie Vinson, confer at the Orcas Historical Museum's 2015 annual meeting. Photo courtesy Margot Shaw Years of recorded oral history seemed
Letter to the Editor: Support Resistance to Fossil Fuels
-- from Sharon Abreu -- This week, Mike [Hurwicz] and I and a few others from the San Juan Islands will be joining a 4-day walk in British Columbia, through the territories of the Lekwungen
Guest Column | Tar-Sands Threat to Northwest Waters
-- by Michael Riordan for Sightline -- This article is part of the series "The Risk of Northwest Oil Spills" Every week another barge or tanker traverses the narrow straits through the San Juan Islands
County Shellfish Harvesting Areas Show Exceptional Water Quality
-- from San Juan County Communications -- An annual evaluation of water quality found that all eight commercial harvesting areas in San Juan County showed exceptional water quality, resulting in no County closures. In contrast,
Give Orcas 2017 Achieves Full Funding
Thursday, May 25, 3 - 5 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Hilary Canty for Orcas Island Community Foundation -- For the very first time every proposal submitted to the Give Orcas Grant Catalog will be
Special Weather Statement: Strong Winds Expected Tuesday
-- from National Weather Service -- Strong onshore flow will develop Tuesday. West winds will increase during the day Tuesday and peak in the early evening hours. Winds of 20 to 35 mph with gusts
Guidelines: Let Wildlife Be Wild
-- from Raena Parsons for San Juan Island National Historical Park -- San Juan Island National Historical Park provides habitat for many species of animals. When you visit the park, you are visiting their home.
Roadway Excavation and Rock Breaking Underway at Orcas Park & Ride
-- from Jesse Douglas-Seitz for San Juan County Public Works -- Rock breaking is scheduled to continue on site next week with the large hydraulic hammer. Our contractor will continue roadway excavation bringing the surface closer to
10M Gallons of Sewage Diverted from Washington Waters in 2016
-- from Washington Sea Grant -- Work with Sea Grant programs to pump out bilges. Photo courtesy Washington Sea Grant In 2016, the Washington Clean Vessel Act, a joint project of Washington State
Bring Your Plant Questions and Problems
-- from Nancy Forker -- Orcas Master Gardeners will be at Driftwood Nursery on Wed., May 24, 11am-1pm to answer gardening questions. If you have a plant problem or need a plant id, bring a
Guest Opinion | A New Vision
-- from Joe Symons -- Imagine a county whose population of residents and visitors chooses to honor its rural, wild, sustainable, refreshing, slow, nature-dominated, non-exploitive, respectful, in-perpetuity heritage. Imagine stepping off the ferry into a
Orcas Medical Foundation Hosts Q & A with UW Representatives
-- by Dali Cuthbert -- Concerned islanders -- medical patients and practitioners -- packed the Madrona Room at the Orcas Center on Saturday, May 13, for the Annual Meeting of the Orcas Medical Foundation, founded
Free Facebook Marketing Workshop
Wednesday, May 24 at 9:15-10:15 a.m. at Orcas Landing -- from the San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) -- Social media is revolutionizing the way we use the internet, and its low- or no-cost
