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
Ramble the Seashore with Dr. Ryan Drum
Friday July 3 from 11 am - 2 pm at Camp Orkila -- from the Orcas Food Co-op -- Dr. Ryan Drum It's that time again! The lowest tides of the year are
Governor Inslee, Legislative Leaders Announce Operating Budget Agreement
-- from the Office of the Governor -- Gov. Jay Inslee and bipartisan legislative leaders said today [June 27] that the proposed 2015–17 state operating budget they agreed to early Saturday is sustainable, responsible and
Funhouse Organizes Summer Packs for Kids
-- from Emilie Gincig for The Funhouse Commons -- The Funhouse Commons is happy to announce that the “Packs for Kids” program will be extended through the summertime in partnership with the Funhouse Commons. The
Breaking News: State Reaches Budget Agreement
-- from Governor Inslee's Communications Office -- The following statement from the Governor and legislative leaders from the House and Senate announces the agreement reached this morning, June 27. The agreement meets the June 30
State Bans all Open Park Fires
-- from Jackie Daigle for Friends of Moran State Park -- Campfires prohibited in all state parks -- Open fires and use of charcoal briquettes prohibited until further notice Washington State Parks announced on Friday,
Governor Warns of Extreme Wildfire Risk
-- from the office of Governor Jay Inslee -- With extraordinary heat and drought conditions across the state — and forecasts for more of the same — Governor Jay Inslee and Commissioner of Public Lands
Household Hazardous Waste Round-up
Orcas Island – Saturday, June 27, from 10 am to 2 pm -- from San Juan County Communications -- Get rid of your hazardous waste this Saturday! San Juan County’s Solid Waste Division
OPAL Affordable Housing Meeting Asks: What Could Go Right? . . . or Wrong?
[metaslider id=37692] -– by Cara Russell-- A sizeable number of the community filled Senior Center for the OPAL Community Land Trust on Tuesday, June 23 to respond to housing survey data and give input to
Share Your Garden Bounty — Gleaners Can Help!
-- from Pegi Groundwater -- Summer has come early this year and the warmth and dryness that we have experienced means that gardens are brimming with fresh produce. If you participated in the Orcas Master
Bats by Moonlight
Thursday, July 2, from 8:30 to 10:30 pm at Judd Cove Preserve, Orcas Island -- from the San Juan County Land Bank -- Mysterious nocturnal bats -- learn about them on this nature walk
School Bond Job in Final Stretch
-- by Margie Doyle -- Believe it or not, we're nearly done! The Orcas School Bond project, managed by Liz LeRoy and contracted by Tiger Construction, has made quick work of the $11.9
Orcas Island Gardens on Tour
Five beautiful gardens at the Orcas Island Garden Club tours this weekend The 2015 Annual Garden Tour Weekend is Saturday and Sunday June 27 and 28, from 11 a.m to 5 p.m. The
Orcas Fire and Rescue Reports on Turtleback Fire
-- from Mik Preysz, OIFR Chief -- OIFR responded to a Wildland Fire, Sunday June 21 at 3:12 p.m. in the area of 1550 Crow Valley Rd. Access was through 350’ of steep terrain covered
Hike, Restore, and Explore Patos Island on July 24
-- from the Friends of the San Juans -- Patos Island, photo by Marcia deChadenedes Take a trip out to beautiful Patos Island with Friends of the San Juans and the Bureau of
Letter to the Editor: Choose Other than Violence
-- by Andy Wickstrand, Olga -- I wept when I heard of the Charleston church shooting. Wept for the senseless loss of life. Wept for how we as a nation have become numb to these
