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
Orcas Island Garden Club upcoming fall events
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Upcoming Fall Garden Club Events We hope you all are enjoying your Summer! Here's a sneak peak into all the exciting events coming your way soon so mark
Twice-rescued Humpback calf returns to Salish Sea
||| FROM CONOR AGNEW for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| On July 14 2026, Vancouver Island Whale Watch spotted a young humpback whale CRC-22662, known locally as Starry Knight, whose return to the Salish Sea carried
CWR Encounter #56 | J, K, and L Pod
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 08:32 AM ObservEnd: 09:30 AM Vessel: KCB III Staff: Dave Ellifrit, Michael Weiss Other Observers: Taylor Redmond Pods: J, K, L IDsEncountered: K12, K14,
CWR Encounter #55 | Bigg’s Killer Whales
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 04:22 PM ObservEnd: 04:36 PM Vessel: Mike 1 Staff: Mark Malleson, Joe Zelwietro Pods: Bigg's killer whales IDsEncountered: T069E LocationDescr: Seabird Rocks EncSummary: Upon
CWR Encounter #54 | Bigg’s Killer Whales
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 03:45 PM ObservEnd: 04:11 PM Vessel: Mike 1 Staff: Mark Malleson, Joe Zelwietro Pods: Bigg's killer whales IDsEncountered: T041,T041A,T041A2,T041A3,T041A4 LocationDescr: Pachena Point EncSummary: After
CWR encounter #53 • Northern Resident Killer Whales C and G Pod
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 11:45 AM ObservEnd: 12:55 PM Vessel: Mike 1 Staff: Mark Malleson, Joe Zelwietro Pods: Northern Resident IDsEncountered: C6 matriline: C8, C22, C27 G31 matriline:
Celebrate Chinook Salmon’s homecoming at Glenwood Springs on Orcas Island
||| FROM KEVIN CODY for LONG LIVE THE KINGS ||| On Saturday, September 12, Long Live the Kings (LLTK) is hosting our annual Return of the Kings Celebration to welcome our iconic Chinook salmon back
4H members talk with livestock market auctioneer
||| FROM KATHLEEN MORRIS for SAN JUAN COUNTY 4H ||| Recently members of San Juan County 4H interviewed long time auctioneer for the 4H Livestock Market Auction, Tom Pasma. Aurora Miller (club reporter), Louie Averna
News Brief | The state of whale watching in Washington
||| FROM KOMO-TV ||| When you go out on a whale watching tour and actually spot one, part of it is surely luck, but there is also a lot going on behind the scenes. Every
CWR encounter #53 • Northern Resident Killer Whales C and G Pod
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 11:45 AM ObservEnd: 12:55 PM Vessel: Mike 1 Staff: Mark Malleson, Joe Zelwietro Pods: Northern Resident IDsEncountered: C6 matriline: C8, C22, C27 G31 matriline:
It’s time to fish out those face masks
Smoke from wildfires across the state will threaten air quality in Western Washington this week ||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| Amid harsh winds and hot, dry weather, wildfires sparked across Eastern and Central Washington
Second encounter of CWR 2026 outer coast research trip
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 06:55 AM ObservEnd: 01:34 PM Vessel: KCB III Staff: Dave Ellifrit, Michael Weiss Other Observers: Taylor Redmond, Jess Schultz Pods: J, K, L IDsEncountered:
News Brief | About those Spokane wildfires on Monday
||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| Three wildfires are burning the edges of Spokane, the second-largest city in Washington, after they surged over the weekend. Hundreds of structures have been damaged and tens of thousands
Larsen joins entire WA delegation in requesting expedited emergency declaration for devastating wildfires in Spokane
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined Washington state’s entire Congressional delegation in a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to approve Washington state Governor
OPALCO hosts leadership chats
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| In July the OPALCO leadership team hosted an open house with co-op members. About 20 islanders gathered with some of the OPALCO board and
