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
Is B.C.’s precarious resident orca population swimming a path to extinction?
||| FROM PEACE ARCH NEWS ||| The southern resident killer whale known as Tahlequah captured global sympathy in 2018 when she pushed the body of her dead calf for more than two weeks in waters
Guest Opinion | Tourism and us, Part II
||| FROM MICHAEL 'MJ' JOHNSON ||| While the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau continues to weaponize their mailing list by having just sent out their third round of action alerts to the County Council (see below),
The 4 Lower Snake River Dams need to be removed
The Future of Southern Resident Orcas depends on it ||| FROM REMOVE THE DAMS.ORG ||| The Southern Resident Orcas are nearing extinction. While there are a total of 73 Orcas in L, J and K
Life returns to Ukrainian reservoir drained by Russian strike on dam
A year later, animals, birds and saplings are populating a new landscape of ponds and lagoons ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| Standing in a scene of shimmering green, Vadym Maniuk pointed to a young white
Can B.C.’s southern resident orcas be taken off the path to extinction?
||| FROM ST. ALBERT GAZETTE ||| The southern resident killer whale known as Tahlequah captured global sympathy in 2018 when she pushed the body of her dead calf for more than two weeks in waters
Washington secures $28M for salmon habitat restoration projects
||| FROM FOX13 SEATTLE ||| U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) announced on Monday more than $28 million in funding for three projects in Washington state aimed at restoring habitats for threatened salmon species. The grants, awarded by
Guest Opinion | Tourism and us
||| FROM MICHAEL 'MJ' JOHNSON ||| Over the decades the overwhelming concern and the refrain from the people that live here regarding the numbers of tourists that visit our shores (including the number of, size
August Bird Walk
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SJI SCULPTURE PARK ||| Join us at the San Juan Islands Sculpture Park on Wednesday, August 7 from 8-10am for our monthly bird walk with avid birder, Tyler Davis, leading
Island Rec, Conservation Land Bank announce new trail partnership
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Saturday, August 3, Island Rec, the Conservation Land Bank and the San Juan Preservation Trust will celebrate a short and significant new trail connection between John O. Linde
Master Gardeners answer plant questions
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for MASTER GARDENERS ||| Hopefully your garden is providing you a bountiful supply of tasty and nutritious fruits and vegetables! If not, perhaps a visit to the Master Gardeners at the
Ferry captains ask fishermen to give them space on the water
||| FROM KING-TV SEATTLE ||| Captain Russell Fee has spent 20 years at the helm of Washington State Ferries. Puget Sound is his wheelhouse, and fishing season is always an adventure. "He's right where we want
Abbreviated return time of extreme events
How many climate blows before communities start to break? ||| BY BILL MCKIBBEN on SUBSTACK ||| All week, as I’ve helped cut storm-fallen trees, a phrase has been echoing in my brain. It came from
County releases public comment analysis report for Draft Destination Management Plan
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County published a report that concludes the County’s current tourism planning efforts and analyzes the public comments submitted for the Preliminary Draft Destination Management Plan. The draft received
Rating Bureau classification for Orcas Fire protection class reduced
More volunteers needed ||| FROM CHAD KIMPLE, ACTING CHIEF for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| The Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau (WSRB) has completed its evaluation of Orcas Island's fire protection capabilities related to
Calling local businesses and community members for Monthly Beach Cleanups at Jackson’s Beach
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Have you noticed the microplastics at Jackson Beach? These tiny bits of plastic harm our marine ecosystem, affecting forage fish, salmon, seabirds, and even killer whales. That’s why
