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
Join the Fun in Moran Park Clean Up
Saturday, April 9th 9am to 4pm at Moran State Park -- from Jackie Daigle -- Friends of Moran in 2011 Come lend a hand at the Annual Clean Up Day at Moran State
Guest Opinion: OPALCO Bylaw Change is Straightforward
-- from Rob Thesman -- If you’re an OPALCO member, you’re being asked to vote up or down on a bylaw change contained in the ballots that are being distributed. While opponents are characterizing the
Public Comment Period Open for Tesoro Xylene Project
The public only has until April 15th to weigh in. You can submit comments here. -- from Skagit Valley Herald -- Skagit County will require an environmental review for the Tesoro Anacortes Refinery’s proposed $400
County Council to Meet on Orcas Today
Tuesday, April 5 from 10:30 AM until 3:30 PM at the Eastsound Fire Station -- from Ingrid R. Gabriel, Clerk to the San Juan County Council -- The San Juan County Council is holding a
Guest Editorial: The Creek and The Culvert
-- by Tom Welch -- Cascade Creek has, like most creeks, small beginnings. It’s an ignonimous little tumbler as it scoots over, around, under and through the rocks, logs, sticks, eddies, falls and stillwaters. Suddenly,
Encountering Midway | An Evening with Artist Chris Jordan
Thursday, April 7, 5:30 p.m., Sea View Theatre -- from Michael Riordan -- Remote Midway Island, a thousand miles northwest of Hawaii, lies near the center of the Mid-Pacific Gyre, where much of the plastic detritus entering
Learn How You Can Help Local Wildlife
Saturday April 9, 1.30-3.30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Shona Aitken -- Are you interested in rescuing injured owls or baby squirrels, transporting animals to Wolf Hollow or helping with events? Do you have a boat, plane
Annual Poetry Service at UUF this Sunday
Sunday, April 3 at 11:30 a.m. at Benson Hall - Emmanuel Episcopal Church -- from Suzanne Olson and Susan McBain -- Please join us for our Annual Poetry Service, led by Suzanne Olson. Bring your
Flotsam & Jetsam: Islands to Be Connected by Bridges
With this article, we are starting a semi-regular humor column, written by Orcas High School teacher Maurice Austin from recent events of local interest. Thanks for your humorously imaginative columns, Maurice! What's next? -- by
It’s Official: J54 is Male
J54 has been confirmed male based on recent photographs taken by local Naturalists. -- from Center for Whale Research -- J54 confirmed male- Photo by Heather Macintyre We have suspected that J54 is
Celebrate Volunteering in the San Juans by Volunteering
Come out and Play for Earth Day! -- from Barbara Marrett/San Juan Islands Visitor Bureau -- Did you know that April is National Volunteer Month? Spend a day or more giving back to the Islands’ natural
Larsen Leads Efforts To Invest In Pacific Salmon Recovery
-- from ingrid Stegemoeller -- Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today [March 24 2016] led the call for a minimum of $65 million to support the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, a critical source of investment for
YCC Crews Prepare for Happy Trails This Summer
-- from Mary Gropp -- The trails of Moran State Park will receive some much-needed attention this summer, as a result of a collaborative effort between the three Youth Conservation Corps of the San Juan
Lions’ Easter Eggstravaganza at Cascade Lake
-- from Tony Ghazel for the Orcas Lions -- This young chickling gathered eggs at the Lions' Easter Egg hunt three years ago On Saturday, March 26 at 10 a.m. SHARP the Orcas
Middle School Goes Hands-on at Orcas Transfer Station
-- by Margie Doyle, corrected March 25 at 7:30 p.m. -- [metaslider id=42606] The entire Orcas Island Middle School dug in -- literally -- to the newly constructed bioswales at the Orcas Transfer Station to
