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
Bitumen Chip Brownies a Big Hit at the Fair
-- from Shaun Hubbard -- The San Juan Islanders for Safe Shipping booth at the County Fair was a hit! We sold 444 brownies and gathered 322 signatures to attach to the comment letter that
Bridge at Mountain Lake Dam Closed
-- from Kate Korus, Moran State Park -- Due to structural deterioration the bridge at the Mountain Lake dam has been closed to hikers. There are no established alternate routes around the bridge. Park staff have
Guest Opinion: Orcas Island Hatchery Needs You
-- from Rollie Sauer, Volunteer, Glenwood Springs Hatchery -- Dear Friends and Fellow Residents of Orcas Island, There are many magnificent facets to this paradise called Orcas Island, most of which are natural. However, there
Talk: How Climate Change Impacts the Pacific Northwest
Friday, August 29, 7 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Julia Vouri -- Oregon Climate Change Research Institute Director Dr. Philip Mote to Discuss how Climate Change Impacts the Pacific Northwest on August 28 on
Oregon Denies Permits for Columbia River Coal Transport
-- by Floyd McKay for Crosscut.com -- An Oregon agency created a major setback Monday [August 18] for plans to build a complex coal project on the Columbia River upstream from Portland. The Department of
Noxious Weed Alert: Tansy Ragwort
-- from Gwen Stamm -- REPRINT FROM AUGUST 25, 2013 Tansy ragwort Tansy ragwort is a winter annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial that can grow up to 6 feet tall. It is easily recognized
Food Bank Begins Senior Outreach Program
Food Bank Manager, Jeannie Doty, and volunteerJoanne Cundy pack bags for Senior Outreach deliveries. -- by Madie Murray -- Through a cooperative effort between the Orcas Island Food Bank (OIFB) and Orcas Island
Pre-schoolers Get an Educational Boost!
-- from Jim Connell and Joe Cohen -- Orcas Island’s four pre-schools, Montessori, Children’s House, Kaleidoscope and Salmonberry have combined school fundraising, parent tuition and community-based “investment” dollars to provide all Orcas 3-5 year-olds access
A Legacy Shared: Trudy Erwin
Restoration and stewardship on private property -- from Jill Clark, Development Director, Northwest Straits Foundation -- Trudy Erwin and a young potter. Photo: Islands Weekly West Beach Creek property owner Dianna Down reminisced
What’s With These Woods? And Why Do We Care?
Saturday, August 16, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Preserve Trailhead Terrill Beach & Buckhorn Roads -- from Ruthie Dougherty -- Forestry Walk led by Carson on Turtleback Mountain Preserve Forester and restoration ecologist
Last Hearing of New Eastsound Plans Before Council’s “First Touch”
Friday, August 15 at 8:45 a.m. in Friday Harbor -- Teleconference from Orcas, Lopez Islands The San Juan County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Eastsound Subarea Plan update. The SEPA
‘It Was the Best of Times’. . .at the Library Fair!
-– by Cara Russell —- [metaslider id=31045] “’It was the best of times’ . . . and we’ll just leave it at that,” George Post quoted The Tale of Two Cities from under his straw
Stand with the Lummi at Totem Pole Blessing
Sunday, August 17 at 9:30 a.m. at the Tribal Admin Center on the Lummi Reservation -- from Matt Petyrini of REsources -- Sponsored by REsources for Sustainable Communities, Power Past Coa,l Sierra Club and
Guest Column: Streetscape Plans for Fern Street Extension
-- from Fred Klein -- Pictured is the sketch prepared under the auspices of Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) concerning the future use of the increasingly famous 50 foot wide lot originally acquired by Public
Olympic National Park Scientist to Discuss How Climate Change Impacts Our Coasts
Wednesday, August 20, 7 p.m., San Juan Island Library -- from Julia Vouri -- Learn how the coasts and intertidal biological communities of the Pacific Northwest are impacted by climate change in a presentation by
