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
The Whale Museum’s Virtual Gear Down Workshop for Marine Naturalists
||| FROM TATE THOMSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Register now for The Whale Museum’s Virtual Gear Down Workshop on November 15 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. This year’s theme is: All Rivers Lead to Whales.
Great WA ShakeOut
Test your earthquake preparedness on October 17 ||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| While earthquakes in the islands are rare, San Juan County is smack in the middle of some of
Workshop: Grant Writing for Farmers
October 23 helps San Juan County farmers learn tools for effective grant writing ||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for WSU EXTENSION ||| Join a free virtual farm grant writing workshop hosted by WSU San Juan Extension
Community Wildfire Protection Plan needs your input
||| FROM PAUL ANDERSSON for SAN JUAN ISLANDS CONSERVATION DISTRICT ||| A diverse group of local emergency responders, land managers, and forestry experts from over a dozen agencies and tribes are updating the San Juan
NOAA predicts severe geomagnetic storm
||| FROM NOAA ||| Space weather forecasters at NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) have issued a Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch for Thursday, October 10 into Friday, October 11. Experts at SWPC are monitoring
Guest Opinion | The Salish Sea is not “pristine”
||| FROM ELISABETH ROBSON ||| I frequently see people use the term “pristine” to describe the environment here in San Juan County. Perhaps for a visitor who stays but a few days this is understandable.
Orca tally ‘frustrating’ for those trying to save J, K and L pods
||| FROM PHYS.ORG ||| There are only 73 southern resident orcas left in Puget Sound, according to the most recent count released by the Center for Whale Research. It is one of the lowest tallies
County’s restoration work in Zylstra Lake corridor continues
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The False Bay watershed on San Juan Island, with its wetland habitats, agricultural uses, and impact on water quality, has been a high priority watershed for the County
Tesla co-founder program | The future is electric
||| FROM CHRIS HAYNES for ROTARY CLUB OF THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| On October 10, 6 -7:30PM, at the San Juan Island Yacht Club, islanders and guests are invited to hear Martin Eberhard, co-founder
Renew Our Land Bank Committee refutes ‘con’ statement in Voters’ Pamphlet
||| FROM CHRISTA CAMPBELL for RENEW OUR LAND BANK ||| Voters should be aware that the County does not fact-check statements in the voter’s pamphlet (WAC 434-381-180). Accordingly, to follow is Renew Our Land Bank
Deadly virus found in rabbits on Lopez, Orcas Islands
||| FROM KOMO TV NEWS ||| The highly contagious, fatal Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus type 2 (RHDV2) was found in rabbits on Lopez and Orcas Islands in San Juan County. The Washington State Department of
For the first time since spring, endangered Southern Resident orcas return to Puget Sound
||| FROM KING-TV 5 ||| Endangered Southern Resident orcas were seen in Puget Sound Saturday, the first whales to be see in the area since April. This was the first autumn sighting of the orcas by researchers,
Scientists issue warning about increasingly alarming whale behavior due to human activity
'Distinct and concerning changes' ||| FROM THE COOL DOWN ||| The marine communication that whales depend on could soon be under threat as ocean traffic — and the problematic noise pollution it generates — continues to increase, Dr. Stuart
Garden Club October Event
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Garden Club is sponsoring a citizen science project called Project Blossom. Orcas has many microclimates that affect the bloom time of flowers. This project will
The Whale Museum announces search for new Executive Director
||| FROM TATE THOMSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| The Whale Museum’s hiring committee has officially begun the search for a new Executive Director (ED) and applications are now being accepted. The Whale Museum
