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
Community comes together for successful 2025 Spring Great Islands Clean-Up
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Over 300 volunteers joined forces this April for the 2025 Spring Great Islands Clean-Up, showing the true power of community action. From local families and school groups to
Public notice regarding Doe Bay Water Users Association forum
||| FROM JUDY WHITING for DOE BAY WATER USERS ASSOCIATION ||| Doe Bay Water Users Association (DBWUA) and the Washington Department of Health (DOH) invite you to attend a Water Use Efficiency Goal Setting Public
‘Grow Your Own Food’ with us
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Do you want to learn to ‘Grow Your’ Own Food’? San Juan County Health & Community Services (HCS) and WSU Extension San Juan County Master Gardeners are pleased
Invasive crab with furry, mitten-like claws detected in Pacific Northwest
||| FROM SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE ||| A Chinese mitten crab has been caught in the Pacific Northwest for the first time, raising concerns about the spread of the highly invasive species. According to an alert from
Middle school student Solomon Ross is Indian Island Youth Steward for 2025
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Orcas Middle School student Solomon Ross has been selected as this year’s Indian Island Youth Steward! Solomon is enthusiastic about marine biology, but he says that his
Dolphin strandings are taking a toll on LA County’s lifeguards
Experts say there's no end in sight ||| FROM PHYS.ORG ||| Spencer Parker has never seen so many dolphin strandings in his more than 20 years as an L.A. County lifeguard. Since he started in
The Metals Company applied to the U.S. for a deep-sea mining license
||| FROM MONGABAY ||| Mere days after the Trump administration rolled out a controversial executive order directing the U.S. government to expedite the launch of deep-sea mining, The Metals Company (TMC) announced that it had
Trump takes a major step toward seabed mining in international waters
A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral resources in shared waters. ||| FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ||| President Trump
Orcas Garden Club presents Margaret Payne, joyful gardener
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Please join us on Wednesday, May 21, at the Orcas Center when Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Margaret Payne to describe helpful principles and practices to find joy
Underwater volcano reveals thousands of giant living eggs in breathtaking discovery that terrifies marine scientists
Beneath the ocean's surface, an astonishing discovery off the coast of Vancouver Island reveals thousands of giant, vibrant eggs nestled within an active underwater volcano, shedding light on the mysterious life cycles of deep-sea creatures
Plastic Free Salish Sea sets sail with San Juan Island Yacht Club, Washington State Parks
A fleet of volunteer boaters will cruise to Stuart, Sucia, and Jones Islands to remove marine debris and microplastics from state park shorelines that are otherwise difficult to access without private watercraft. ||| FROM SAN
Collapsing bird numbers in North America prompt fears of ecological crisis – research
Study using citizen data finds three-quarters of nearly 500 species in decline, with steepest trend in areas where they once thrived ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| Bird populations across North America are falling most quickly
Hawaiʻi Legislature takes historic step toward a visitor ‘green fee’
If passed, the first-of-its-kind fee would raise millions of dollars annually to protect the state’s natural resources and make it more resilient to climate change. ||| FROM HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT ||| In a major win
An evening exploring environmental stewardship
||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Friends of the San Juans and Salish Current are proud to co-host a special evening with journalist and author Lynda V. Mapes to celebrate
Conservation Land Bank opening Watmough Head trail on Lopez
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Saturday, May 3, join commissioners and staff from the Land Bank and Bureau of Land Management as we celebrate opening the new trail from Watmough Bay to Watmough
