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 Issues Presents: “Democracy Futures” with Lori Benjamin
Climate Resilience for All of Us When I think about climate change, earthquakes, and the end of civilization as we know it, I find myself pining over the small but significant comforts I’ll miss: Floss.
Connecting on Climate Educator Workshop
August 3-4 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. An Educators Workshop, "Connecting on Climate" will be held next week on San Juan Island. The two-day workshop is sponsored by the National Park Service, U.S. Department
Calendula Workshop A “Salvy” Success
Colleen Stewart, Orcas school gardenkeeper, works with students and visitors to make calendula salve The first workshop held in our Public School Garden was on July 23. Those who came made calendula salve
Gov. Jay Inslee Talks Reading
-- by Valerie Easton for Crosscut.com -- Jay Inslee is a home-grown governor. His Dad was a biology teacher at Garfield and Sealth high schools, and Inslee’s first foray into public service was when he
OIYCC Eradicates Scotch Broom
-- by Sklar Dalusio and Maia Lewis-Shunk, with Mary Gropp -- The Orcas Island Youth Conservation Corps spent two days last week working with the San Juan Preservation Trust on easement property surrounding a large
Beachwatchers and Birders Wanted
Saturday, July 25, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m, Lopez Island Public Library Sunday, July 26, 11 a.m.to 3:30 p.m., Orcas Island Public Library -- from Hannah Spohn -- Dr. Julia Parrish, found of COASST—the
The Whale Museum Lecture Series: “The Sea Floor Around Us”
Thursday, July 30 at 6:30 p.m., Whale Museum -- from Jenny Atkinson -- The Whale Museum and San Juan Nature Institute are pleased to host Gary Greene for a lecture on July 30. Professor Greene
July Count: 81 Orcas, Including 4 Babies
-- from KOMONews.com -- In this Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014 photo provided by the Center for Whale Research, a new baby orca whale swims near its mother near Vancouver Island in the Canadian Gulf
Guest Opinion: Is OPALCO Mismanaged?
-- by Alex MacLeod -- A day after the OPALCO board approved an emergency 10% increase in our electric rates, effective at the start of this month, its management issued a press release announcing the
Guest Opinion: Rental Housing and “Families”
-- by Fred Klein -- First off, OPAL is to be congratulated for thinking big and initiating the first large, affordable rental housing initiative that Eastsound’s seen since Wally and Gretchen Gudgell’s creation of Lavender
Membership Drive is ON at Orcas Senior Center
No age requirement to get Senior Center Benefits! -- from Jami Mitchell, Senior Center Manager -- The annual membership drive for the Orcas Island Senior Center is in full swing! Member perks have been added,
OPAL Drafts of Rental Plans Shown at Design Charrette
-- by Margie Doyle -- One suggestion for housing clusters in the OPAL property for rental units OPAL Community Land Trust held an Open House -- Design Charrette -- on Tuesday, July 14
Meet the Whale Museum Storm Drain Muralist
Tuesday, July 21, 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m., The Whale Museum -- from Jenny Atkinson -- Urban runoff is one of the largest forms of pollutants to ocean life... Urban runoff is trash, pesticides, and
EWUA Thanks Members Who Reduced Water Use
-- from Paul Kamin -- Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA) would like to thank those members who have made efforts to reduce water use after our July 11 appeal to reduce outdoor water use. There was
Building Climate Resilience in SJ County
Monday, July 20th, 6 to 8 p.m. at the San Juan Island Grange -- from the San Juan Conservation District -- County wide climate discussion, timed to take ferries back to Orcas, Shaw and
