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
No Discover Pass Needed for State Parks’ 104th Birthday
-- from Jacqueline Daigle -- Washington State Parks turns 104 years old on Sunday, Mar. 19, and visitors are invited to help celebrate by enjoying a state park for free that day. With the 2017 spring
Letter to Editor | Thanks to Village Green Rock Pickers
-- from Ashley A. King -- San Juan County Parks would like to thank Greg McKelvey with his students from Orcas Christian School and SJC Parks volunteer Fred Klein for their phenomenal work Friday Mar.
Guest Opinion: Could Orcas Be Nantucket? Never Say Never
-- by Joe Symons -- Anyone who has moved to San Juan County (SJC) since 2000, and many others who already were here, may not know that in 2000 the SJC planning department commissioned a
League of Women Voters to Meet on San Juan
Monday, March 13, Noon - 2 p.m., San Juan Island Grange -- from Margie Doyle, League of Women Voters of the San Juans -- The next League of Women Voters of the San Juans membership
Council Gives, Receives Project Updates
-- by Sam Gailey, updated March 10 at 2 p.m. -- The most recent San Juan County Council meeting was conducted on Tuesday, Mar. 7, on Orcas Island at the Eastsound Fire Station. The public
Village Expansion Discussed at Eastsound Planners Meeting
-- by Maryse Sagewynd -- The Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) met on Mar. 2, 2017, at the Eastsound Fire Station for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. EPRC has a new Facebook site entitled Orcas
Learn How to Start a Garden
Wednesday, March 15, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Vanessa Julian -- Want to plant a garden, but don't know where to begin? Don't think you have enough room in your backyard for a garden?
Larsen Pushes Back Against Proposal to ‘Decimate’ Federal Resources for Puget Sound, NOAA
-- from Douglas Wagoner, Rep. Larsen's Office -- Congressman: ‘I will use every tool at my disposal to oppose these slash and burn cuts’ Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today released the following statement after reports
New Bipartisan Congressional Caucus Formed to Support Nation’s Estuaries
-- from Douglas Wagoner -- Reps. Rick Larsen (D-WA), Bill Posey (R-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) have founded and will serve as co-chairs of the Congressional Estuary Caucus in the 115th Congress.
Marine Lecture Series Highlights “A Sea of Glass”
Tuesday, March 14, 7 - 8:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Jean M Lyle -- Specimen of Blaschka Marine Life. Photo: Corning Museum of Glass Anyone who has ever stood before the
The Housing Puzzle: How We Can Put Together a Solution
Monday, March 13 at noon at the Friday Harbor Grange -- from the League of Women Voters of the San Juans -- The League of Women Voters of the San Juans (LWVSJ) will host an
Letter to Editor | Why Waterfront Development, Not Waterfront Reclamation?
-- from Charles Carver -- On Mar. 6 I attended a meeting of the EPRC, curious about the visioning process for Eastsound that I have heard about. I much appreciated that portion of the meeting,
Trump Plan Would Cut Puget Sound Cleanup Budget by 93 Percent
-- from Joel Connelly, SeattlePI.com Staff -- A draft Trump administration plan, proposing deep cuts in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, would slash the EPA's budget for Puget Sound cleanup by an astounding 93 percent.
Native Plant Sale Expo Coming to Fairgrounds
Saturday, March 11, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., County Fairgrounds -- from Lynne Mercer -- The San Juan Islands Conservation District and Master Gardeners Foundation of San Juan County collaborate to bring you the annual Native
Tombolo Preserve Extended With New Acquisition
-- from San Juan County Land Bank -- The Land Bank is excited to announce an additional 800 feet of public access to beach and tidelands located west of Bayshore Road on the San Juan
