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
Gardening for Biodiversity with Native Plants
||| MASTER GARDENERS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| Please join the San Juan county Master Gardeners to learn from Abby Hyde of Satinflower Native Nurseries in coastal British Columbia. Abby will speak about gardening with
Scientists issue warning about increasingly alarming whale behavior due to human activity
'Distinct and concerning changes' ||| FROM THE COOL DOWN ||| The marine communication that whales depend on could soon be under threat as ocean traffic — and the problematic noise pollution it generates — continues to increase, Dr. Stuart
Don’t forget Great Islands Clean-Up this weekend
||| FROM ORCAS RECYCLING/THE EXCHANGE ||| Fall GICU This Saturday, September 21st! Pick-up bags, vests and grabbers tomorrow at the event (9/21) starting at 10am at the Village Green. Collected trash can be dropped off the
League of Women Voters of Washington takes stand against Initiative 2066
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| Seattle—The League of Women Voters of Washington announces its opposition to Initiative 2066, in addition to three other state initiatives that will appear on the November ballot. “Our
Land Bank Commission will meet on Friday
||| FROM SJC CONSERVATION LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold a regular monthly meeting on September 20, 2024 from 8:30am – 11:15am via Zoom. The meeting will also be available
Animal rights group calls for release of Argentina’s last captive orca
||| FROM WJBD RADIO.COM ||| (LONDON) — Animal rights activists are calling for the release of an orca who has been living in Argentina’s largest aquarium for over 30 years. The orca named Kshamenk, pronounced
Letter to Editor | Land Bank is successful; let’s not lose it
||| FROM JANE WENTWORTH ||| I am proud to live in a county with a citizen-founded Land Bank. The forward-thinking citizens of San Juan County voted in 1990 to establish the Land Bank real estate
SJC Tourism at a Crossroads? (Part 2 – Paulsen-Hughes respond)
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| In Part 1 on the future of the SJC Visitors Bureau, I had planned to include the thoughts of each candidate vying to represent Orcas Island on the
New orca calf born to Southern Resident L pod
||| FROM KING-TV ||| A very young orca calf was spotted off the coast of San Juan Island Monday. The calf is the newest member of the L pod subgroup. According to the Center for
Guest Opinion | Energy transition, the bigger picture, Part 3 of 3
||| FROM ED SUIJ ||| Richard Heinberg had seven concurrent steps of what we could do. Here are a couple more. If all happened simultaneously we might have a slim chance. Step 1 It is
Guest Opinion | Energy transition, the bigger picture, Part 2 of 3
||| FROM ED SUIJ ||| Before we continue with Part 2, here is some added information that is useful when we talk about the lifespan of solar panels. The energy payback of solar panels is
Guest Opinion | Energy transition, the bigger picture, Part 1 of 3
||| FROM ED SUIJ ||| A few notes regarding the excellent recent article by Richard Heinberg about energy transition, which was published HERE a couple weeks ago. We will have a closer look at: urgency,
Garden Club DIG IN experience | Far Reaches Farm field trip
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| DIG-IN Member Experience Crevice Garden at the Farm Far Reaches Farm & Botanical Conservancy Off-Island Field Trip Thursday ~ October 17 All Day Trip Far Reaches
SJC tourism at a crossroads? (Part 1)
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| The San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau (SJIVB) contract is up for renewal at the end of this calendar year, and discussion has centered around the question of
Council reviews Visitors Bureau contract to balance destination marketing
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the September 10 meeting, Councilmembers discussed how the County should proceed with its destination marketing efforts – particularly as it pertains to a contract with the San Juan
