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
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
Anacortes-Lopez Sailings Cancelled
Yakima to make extra Lopez stops -- from Washington State Ferries -- Due to earlier service disruptions, the 6:45 pm sailing from Anacortes to Lopez and the 7:35 pm Lopez return sailing [for Saturday, Aug.
Whale Museum Lecture: Taking Whale Research to New Heights
Friday, September 4, 6:30 p.m., Whale Museum Using a Small Unmanned Hexacopter to Non-invasively Monitor the Health of Resident Killer Whales -- from Jenny Atkinson -- The Whale Museum is pleased to welcome John Durban as part
Orcas Fire and Rescue Sends Unit to Fight Eastern WA Fire
The following letter was written by Acting Fire Chief Mik Preysz to Orcas Fire and Rescue Commissioners on Aug.27: Dear Commissioners: I am writing you to let you know that I authorized the deployment of
San Juan Island’s Scenic Westside Preserve More than Doubles in Size
-- from the San Juan County Land Bank -- Map of Reiss Shoreline property, donated to the county Land Bank The San Juan County Land Bank received a 30-acre donation along Westside Road
