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
Standing up floating across the roof of the world
||| FROM POSTALLEY.ORG ||| Drive east from Seattle on I-90 and take a left at Missoula, MT. Head due north for about 1,700 miles. Then, theoretically, you could dip the front wheels into the Arctic
A Fall favorite returns with new features: SJ Islands farm tours and dining events
||| FROM SAN JUAN ISLANDS MAKERS GUILD ||| Island Farms on San Juan, Orcas and Lopez are opening their gates and fields for delightful and informative farm walks, talks, workshops and special farm-to-fork dining events
2023 SJC WSU Master Gardeners Workshop Series October 17-26
||| FROM SJC WSU MASTER GARDENERS ||| Successful gardeners know that beautiful and bountiful gardens require knowledge and planning. Fall is the perfect time to start thinking about the what, when, where, why and how
Ocean scientists concerned over uptick of whale deaths on Northeast coasts
||| FROM ABC NEWS ||| There's been a common sight on Northeast beaches this summer: an alarming rise in whale carcasses washing in from the Atlantic Ocean. Scientists are becoming increasingly concerned over the number
Leave it to Beavers | Library discussion: Science of making a wetland
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| Join WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife’s Furbearer Biologist, Shawn Behling, in a discussion and presentation to deepen your understanding and appreciation for beavers in
Emmy Award winning journalist to investigate root causes of critically endangered Southern Resident Orcas continuing decline
||| FROM SHARON GRACE for SRKW CHINOOK SALMON INITIATIVE ||| Los Angeles, CA.||| Despite protections from the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the population of Southern Resident Orcas continues to decline
Upcoming Whale Museum summer lecture series will also be on Zoom
A picture of health: trends in body condition, growth and pregnancies of endangered Southern Resident killer whales from non-invasive drone photogrammetry ||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Join us at The Whale Museum
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
