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
In search of Orcas litterers; this time it’s the lipsticked coffee drinker
||| FROM WILLIAM THOMPSON -- THE ROAD GUY ||| For two months now, a morning coffee drinker who gets her coffee at Orcas Hotel, tosses her lipstick stained cup out the window as she approaches
San Juan County’s fire danger level increases to MODERATE
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Effective Monday June 5, 2023, San Juan County, WA fire danger level increases to MODERATE as fuels continue to dry out. Moderate fire danger means that all fine
Early bird rates now available for upcoming Seaweed Excursions
||| FROM SAN JUAN ISLANDS MAKERS ||| Each Seaweed Excursion Experience is Unique There is so much to talk about with seaweeds—from life in the intertidal and sustainable harvesting to medicinal and nutritive properties and ocean
San Juan County celebrates new protections for endangered orca during Orca Action Month
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| June is Orca Action Month, and this year, San Juan County is joining partners around the Salish Sea to celebrate the Lasting Legacies of these sentient animals. This month,
San Juan County citizen input needed: Do you have waste tires?
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Do you have old tires you’d like to dispose of? Let the County know! San Juan County’s Solid Waste Program is assessing the waste tire disposal needs of
County to share draft report of Shoreline Cumulative Effects Evaluation
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is conducting a Cumulative Effects Evaluation of its shorelines for the Department of Ecology. A virtual public meeting to review the draft report is scheduled
Kenmore Air to launch daily service from Friday Harbor to Victoria International
||| FROM DAVID GUDGEL, PRESIDENT, KENMORE AIR ||| SEATTLE, WA, May 22, 2023 Kenmore Air, the leading seaplane operator in the Pacific Northwest, is excited to announce the expansion of its land-based plane service from Boeing
Are these Tent Caterpillars going to kill my trees?
||| FROM KATE YTURRI for MASTER GARDENERS ||| Many of you are wondering and worrying about the black and orange tent caterpillars you see on your red alders, roses and fruit trees. The Western Tent
Orca Action Month honors Southern Resident Orcas and Endangered Species Act
||| FROM ROSEMARY CONNELLI,I ORCA MONTH COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST ||| June is officially proclaimed Orca Action Month in the Pacific Northwest. This June marks the 17th annual celebration of Orca Month in Washington state and the
Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?
||| FROM LIVE SCIENCE ||| Orcas have attacked and sunk a third boat off the Iberian coast of Europe, and experts now believe the behavior is being copied by the rest of the population. Three orcas (Orcinus
National Endangered Species Day 2023: When is it & why is it observed?
Endangered Species Day 2023: It is observed every year on the third Friday in May and this year it will fall on May 19. Check out this article for the history, celebration, significance, and more
‘Extremely rare’ white orca spotted in the wild
||| FROM NEWSWEEK ||| A "beautiful" and "extremely rare" light-colored orca has been spotted in waters off the coast of Japan. As seen in images captured by a local sightseeing company, the male orca lacks
POP UP Tour at Turtleback Mountain Preserve Garry Oak area
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SJC LAND BANK ||| The weather and the wildflowers are at PEAK fun! Orcas Preserve Steward, Peter Guillozet, will host a pop up tour THIS WED. Attached is a flyer for
Gardening questions, plant problems addressed at Driftwood Nursery next week
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for WSU MASTER GARDENERS ||| Please join us at Lorna’s Driftwood Nursery on Wednesday, May 24th. from 11:00 - 1:00 with your gardening questions, plant problems and plant and insect identification
Salish Sea Chronicles | Constant change: SRKW, Biggs, Humpback whales
||| SALISH SEA CHRONICLES by NATE AVERNA ||| As a kid, I can remember watching our Southern Resident orca almost exclusively. Humpback whales did not frequent the Salish Sea after decades of population decline from
