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
Collaborative Restoration Project Improves Local Beach for People and Fish
-- by Tina Whitman, Science Director, Friends of the San Juans -- The beach on Brown Island A barge arrived on Brown Island in a recent downpour to unload heavy equipment and the
Guest Column: Cost Recovery Helps with Increasing EMT Calls
-- by Barbara G. Bedell, Chair, Board of Fire Commissioners, San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 -- Emergency response Cost Recovery is not a new concept nor is it unique to Orcas Island. Over
Guest Column: Electric Vehicles, Summing It All Up
-- by Tom Owens -- In this article, I would like to summarize the pluses and minuses of buying a new electric vehicle, the Nissan Leaf in particular. The Leaf does not run pollution-free unless
Burn Ban Modified to Moderate
-- from the County Fire Marshal's Office -- Due to the increase in fuel moisture levels the Fire Marshal’s Office will modify the burn restriction as of September 1, 2015 for the unincorporated areas of
Eastsound Water Users Update: Rain! Follows “Abnormal” Summer
-- by Paul Kamin, General Manager for Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA)-- RAIN! EWUA has recorded 0.8” of rain over the last weekend of August Tracking Summer Water Demand August Water Use was Up. During
Picnic for Salmon in the Classroom
-- from Fiona Norris for San Juan Nature Institute -- Releasing salmon fingerlings On Sunday, September 20 San Juan Nature Institute will hold a fund-raising picnic for their Salmon in the Classroom program
Swim, Bike, Run the Steve Braun Triathalon
Sunday, Sept. 6 at Moran State Park Cascade Lake Day Use Area. Registration 7:30 am – 8:30 am 9:00 AM Start -- from the Friends of Moran State Park -- The swimmers at the
Mount Grant’s Popularity Surges as Fundraising Passes Halfway Mark
-- from Barbara Courtney for the San Juan Preservation Trust -- Visiting the Mount Grant summit (left to right) are Julie Gralow, Val Gorder, Sally Jewell (U.S. Secretary of the Interior), Warren Jewell, and
Meet Theresa Mayr, New Elementary Principal
-- by Cara Russell -- Theresa Mayr, Orcas Island School District Elementary Principal In the midst of the completion of the school bond remodel project and the elementary flood repair reconstruction, new Orcas
Sign Up to Volunteer for Fall Park & Rec Programs
Pre-register now -- from Kim Ihlenfeldt for Orcas Park and Rec -- Orcas Park and Rec is looking for sports coordinators, volunteers and coaches for soccer, flag football, running club, wrestling, basketball, and more for
The Eastsound Subarea Plan Update at the 11th Hour
-- by Margie Doyle -- After years of hashing out what the intention and goals of the Eastsound Subarea Plan (ESAP) was, and how well Orcas Island's only Urban Growth Area (UGA) has adhered to
Campfire Ban Lifted
CAMPFIRE BAN LIFTED AT ALL SAN JUAN COUNTY PARKS CAMPGROUNDS -- from San Juan County Communications -- Due to recent precipitation and cooler temperatures, the burn ban has been lifted for all San Juan County
Doe Bay Thursdays to Benefit the Funhouse
-- from the Funhouse Commons -- Help us grow strong & healthy kids by "chowing for children" at Doe Bay Café every Thursday night during September in support of a new playground at the Funhouse
We Did It! and Orcas School District Begins a New Era
-- by Margie Doyle -- This is the reality, not an architect's rendering -- the Orcas Schools campus. An Orcas Issues photo. The Orcas Community came out en masse to the ribbon cutting
Eagle Food Needed!
-- from Shona Aitken for Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center -- Please feed me. Thank you Wolf Hollow has three young Bald Eagles in care right now and they will be with us
