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
A new season begins for Orcas Island Garden Club
Sign up or renew your membership today ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| We hope you are having a wonderful summer filled with fun, family, friends, and activities to enjoy, maybe even some travel.
Wildlife enthusiasts: Bat and snake presentations coming to Moran
||| FROM CHRISTIAN OLDHAM for KWIAHT ||| Kwiaht invites all wildlife enthusiasts to Moran State Park for two (free) upcoming programs! Sunday, August 27: Snakes for All Ages 1pm - 3pm at Cascade Lake Day
Conservation Land Bank announces special meeting to discuss Watmough Bay Preserve addition
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission seeks input regarding future plans for the Watmough Bay Preserve Addition (formerly the Higgins property) located on Lopez Island. The
San Juan County Land Bank announces 2023 fall native wildflower sale
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Salish Seeds Project announces its annual Fall Native Wildflower Sale, with more plants to choose from than ever. Buyers can reserve plants online September 12 – 17
An open letter to the San Juan County community about wildfire risk and preparedness in the islands
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN, et. al, for SJC DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Fellow islanders, Following the catastrophic Maui fires earlier this month, there has been an understandably heightened level of concern about fire risk
The Whale Museum summer lecture series: Ongoing research to assess SRKW health
||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Join us at The Whale Museum on September 7 at 7 p.m. for a lecture presented by Brad Hanson of NOAA Fisheries. The talk is FREE
In loving memory: Tokitae
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Miami Seaquarium announces death of beloved orca Lolita
||| FROM WSVN, KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA ||| Lolita, the beloved orca who has spent over 50 years at the Miami Seaquarium, has died. The killer whale, also known as Toki, died following a battle with
Wildfire smoke being forecast in San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia and Eastern Washington is predicted to make its way to Western Washington this weekend, based on forecasted overnight shifts in wind patterns.
Molt Search | Your chance to defend marine waters against a sneaky invader
||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Calling all nature enthusiasts, community scientists, volunteers, and beachgoers! Help combat the growing concern and spread of a destructive menace to the islands and
Whale Museum summer lecture series: Reducing vessel impacts on southern resident orca
||| FROM TATE THOMSON 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
Nonprofit offers wildfire risk assessments in Hawaii County
||| FROM WEST HAWAII TODAY at Request of Orcasonian Reader ||| In the wake of the deadly Maui wildfires and the blazes that damaged properties in West Hawaii, a Waimea-based nonprofit organization is conducting community
Collaborative research aims to uncover causes of eelgrass decline in the San Juan Islands
||| FROM TINA WHITMAN for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Eelgrass, a flowering plant that grows in shallow marine waters, supports marine food webs including Dungeness crabs, spawning habitat for Pacific herring, and feeding
Master Gardeners will be at Driftwood this week to answer your questions
||| FROM DIANNA MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Wednesday August 16th from 11:00 - 1:00 the San Juan County Master Gardeners will be answering garden questions and collecting plant problem samples for analysis at
Burn ban on recreational fires in San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Fire Marshal has declared a ban on all recreational fires effective 12 p.m. Noon on August 14, 2023. Due to current atmospheric and field
