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
News Briefs | NPR takes a look at data centers
||| FROM NPR ||| "Washington's hydropower has created a data center boom. Some are concerned about its future." Originally reported by NPR The first thing visitors approaching Quincy, Washington see is dry rolling hills, cleaved
Return of the Kings comes to Orcas Island this September
Celebrate the Salmon’s Journey ||| FROM LISA TERRY for LONG LIVE THE KINGS ||| Join Long Live the Kings for Return of the Kings, a free community celebration welcoming Chinook salmon home to Glenwood Springs on
Reminder: Construction begins Sept. 2nd for Bayhead Creek culvert project on Killebrew Lake Rd
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Construction on the Bayhead Creek Culvert Repair Project on Killebrew Lake Rd on Orcas Island will begin on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 and is expected to last until
Orca who carried her dead newborn 1,000 miles gives birth to another new calf
Orca who carried her dead newborn 1,000 miles gives birth to another new calf ||| FROM NBC NEWS ||| The killer whale who captured hearts across the world in 2018 for refusing to let go
Fire danger level remains downgraded to ‘HIGH’
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Fire Marshal, in coordination with local fire districts and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, has announced that fire danger will be downgraded
Garden Club ‘dig in’ member event at Indralaya coming up
Visit to Indralaya, Monday, September 15th at 2 pm ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Come join the Orcas Island Garden Club when we visit Indralaya! If you’ve seen and wondered about the Indralaya sign off
Fire danger downgraded to HIGH in San Juan County
Effective Friday, August 15 at Noon ||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| San Juan County, WA – The San Juan County Fire Marshal, in coordination with local fire districts and
The Exchange Update | August 2025
||| FROM ORCAS RECYCLING/THE EXCHANGE ||| Microplastics Beach Cleanup at Eastsound Waterfront Park Join us on Saturday, August 23, from 11am to 1pm at the Eastsound Waterfront Park for a hands-on effort
At the Speed of Island Life | Why transit is about more than transit
||| FROM ISLAND STEWARDS ||| It’s not about buses. It’s about belonging. We’ve always known living here asks more of us—more intention, more interdependence, more care. That’s the tradeoff for waking up to clean air
Get ready for Trashion Fashion Show & design workshops
||| FROM JESSICA ARDIS for TRASHION FASHION SHOW ||| Get front row ready for an evening of recycled style, clever construction, and earth-first elegance! The Exchange is bringing you the 2025 Trashion Fashion Show on Saturday,
Larsen, Murray lead WA Democrats in urging interior secretary Burgum to restore funding for critical salmon recovery and habitat restoration efforts in WA
Bicameral group of Members urge Trump administration to restore funding for Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups, abrupt cancelation of $1.285 million for WA state jeopardizes dozens of active habitat restoration projects across the state ||| FROM
Microplastics beach clean-up at Eastsound Waterfront Park
Locals and visitors welcome ||| FROM JESSICA ARDIS ||| Join The Exchange on Saturday, August 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Eastsound Waterfront Park for a hands-on effort to tackle microplastics pollution. Volunteers
What if you’re aboard a ferry when a tsunami watch is in effect?
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| When a recent tsunami alert, following an 8.7 earthquake in Russia, began to show up on our screens on July 29, we were afforded the opportunity to view
Proactive boat recycling saves Washington waterways and resources
||| FROM KGW-TV PORTLAND ||| Twenty-nine vessels were recently removed from the Salish Sea and brought to a Bellingham recycling facility to be broken down as part of a state program aimed at preventing a
Have a garden question? Ask an Orcas Master Gardener
Now at the Market Garden Nursery ||| FROM JULIA TURNEY and JAY LUCAS for MASTER GARDENERS ||| Do you have a question about your soil, have a problem with your fruit tree, or are thinking
