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
Bird walk coming to Sculpture Park
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for THE SCULPTURE PARK ||| You don’t want to miss the next bird walk at the Sculpture Park. Our bird expert, Tyler Davis, tells us, “As this year’s young fledge and
UPDATED! Island Bat Ecology – A presentation by Kwiáht’s Russel Barsh
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Please join the Orcas Island Public Library for a fascinating conversation, Island Bat Ecology -- a presentation by Russel Barsh, Kwiáht Director. The gathering will be
Electric Summer Revolution: Come to the EV Jamboree on Lopez!
Thursday, Aug 24, 3 - 5 p.m. – FREE Family Fun! ||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OP ||| EVERYONE is invited to the OPALCO Electric Vehicle (EV) Jamboree at Lopez Village
Arcata, CA proclaims support for recognizing rights of Southern Resident Orca
||| FROM KRISS KEVORKIAN for LEGAL RIGHTS FOR THE SALISH SEA ||| Arcata, CA (July 20, 2023)— Yesterday, the Mayor of the City of Arcata, CA, signed a proclamation describing the City of Arcata’s support
County launches pilot program to expand plastic film recycling for San Juan Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County, in partnership with SC Johnson, a manufacturer of household consumer brands, is kicking off a pilot program to recycle plastic film. This is the fourth
Cultivating Success: Growing future farmers learn how to develop a sustainable small farm
||| FROM KATE SMITH for WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY ||| Interested in farming? Not sure how to begin? Do you dream of beginning or expanding your own small farm? The Cultivating Success™ series of courses combines
Master Gardeners to be on hand at Driftwood Nursery
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Time to bring your plant problems to Driftwood Nursery in Eastsound from 11am -1pm on Wednesday July 19th. The Master Gardeners of San Juan County will
Whale Museum presentation explores how to live harmoniously with our wild neighbors
||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Join us at The Whale Museum on August 24 at 7 p.m. for a wildlife lecture presented by Shona Aitken, Education Coordinator at Wolf Hollow Wildlife
Nope. No aurora borealis will be visible here (or practically anywhere) Thursday night
||| FROM AXIOS SEATTLE ||| No need to go out of your way for a northern lights show that will not be anything special in Seattle or anywhere else this week. Driving the news: A story
Whale Museum Summer lecture series: Using scent detection dogs to study endangered whales
What poop can tell us about the health of Southern Resident Killer Whales ||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Join us at The Whale Museum on August 10 at 7 p.m. for
Bluefin Tuna washes up on Orcas Island’s Crescent Beach
||| FROM NORTHWEST SPORTSMAN ||| Orcas Island is known for odd visitors from the wildlife world – a pair of bull elk, a bear – but what apparently washed ashore overnight may take the cake. A
A beautiful solar storm headed our way Thursday night
||| FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ||| A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when
July legislative update from Rep. Alex Ramel
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| After two remote legislative sessions, we were back in Olympia in 2023 to address the issues that matter most. We heard from the community and worked
Editorial | Fireworks way too close and personal
||| EDITORIAL by LIN MCNULTY ||| "Laws require professional fireworks shows to be at least three-quarters of a mile from protected habitat," so states the Department of Fish & Wildlife. Seems logical. Last night's fireworks
Fragile population of North American orcas threatened by mysterious skin disease
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| Scientists are concerned after a recent study found that there has been a "dramatic" increase in skin disease in an endangered North American population of orcas, and they don't know
