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
SJC Destination Management Plan seeks “balance”
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| At long last, the county has put the finishing touches on the “San Juan Islands Destination Management Plan” (DMP), an ambitious effort to make “sustainable tourism” a
Upcoming: 2023 Climate Solutions Speaker Series hosted by The Madrona Institute, Friday Harbor Labs
||| FROM THE MADRONA INSTITUTE & FRIDAY HARBOR LABS ||| Join us for the Madrona Institute's exciting four-part Climate Solutions Speaker Series in collaboration with Friday Harbor Labs, taking place on September 14 & 28,
Protestors swarm SeaWorld, demand release of captive animals
||| FROM INSIDETHEMAGIC.NET ||| Protestors swarmed SeaWorld on Monday (September 4) to demand the freedom of its captive creatures. Keeping animals in captivity is always a controversial topic – especially when it comes to killer
Learn some creative rewilding with native plants
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Please join the Orcas Island Garden Club on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 when we welcome Eliza Habegger to present Creative Rewilding with Native Plants. Eliza Habegger is talking
Support this WA pollinator license plate project
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION ||| WASBA has decided to petition the state for a vehicle license plate that recognizes honey bees and pollinators and their importance to our food supply. In order to
Some recreational fires are now allowed
||| FROM CHAD KIMPLE, SJC FIRE MARSHAL ||| The San Juan County Fire Marshal in conjunction with the San Juan County Fire Chiefs are allowing Recreational Campfires as of September 1st at Noon (12pm). Recreational
Don’t miss this Wormapalooza coming to Orcas Exchange
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB |||
County Parks and Fair Department to break ground on capital projects
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks and Fair Department has several capital improvement projects slated to begin in September and be completed by late fall. New Shark Reef Sanctuary
Marine Resources Committee & County Marine Program remove derelict creosote pier on San Juan Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) is working with the County’s Environmental Stewardship Marine Program to remove the derelict pier at Jackson Beach this fall. Construction is
2023 Fall native wildflower sale to kickoff Sept. 12
||| FROM THE SALISH SEEDS PROJECT ||| 2023 Fall Native Wildflower Sale Salish Seeds Project ONLINE KICKOFF -- September 12 @ 9:00 A.M. The Salish Seeds Project announces its annual Fall Native Wildflower Sale, with
Art Opening: The art of recycling at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) of Orcas Center and The Exchange are coming together to celebrate creative recycling on Orcas Island! Join us for a community art
Black-tail deer hunting season opens September 1 at Lopez Hill, Mount Grant Preserves
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Deer hunting is open for a limited season at Lopez Hill and Mount Grant Preserves. Specific dates for 2023 are as follows: Archery
Lummi Nation prepares for Sk’aliCh’elh’tenaut’s return home
Chairman Hillaire: ‘She needs to rest where her family and her ancestors come from.’ ||| FROM THE SALISH CURRENT ||| She spent 53 years in captivity, performing in a Florida amusement park under the stage
The Whale Museum Summer Lecture Series: Reducing vessel impacts on Southern Resident Orcas
||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Join us on September 14 at 7 p.m. for a virtual lecture presented by Julie Watson. FREE and open to the public. The critically endangered Southern
Scientists design a colorful new paint that could cut your electricity bill
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| Scientists at Stanford University have designed a new paint that could help reduce our growing reliance on air conditioners and heaters. It comes in an array of colors, and if used properly, it
