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
Invasive Northern Pike caught by angler at Limekiln Preserve
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| As if to cap off Washington’s Invasive Species Awareness Week, San Juan County Conservation Land Bank (SJCCLB) and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) have confirmed the
Alberta to ban renewables on ‘prime’ land and preserve ‘pristine viewscapes’
Decision by premier Danielle Smith further pits Canadian province against environmental groups pushing green energy ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| Alberta will block renewable energy projects on “prime” agricultural land and limit the placement of
Public scoping meeting coming up in March for Lopez Island’s Watmough Preserve
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Join the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank for a public scoping meeting on March 19, 2024, and help shape the Watmough Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan (SMP),
KWIAHT: Tides of March event returns
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| After four year’s absence, Kwiaht’s annual spring science event focused on Indian Island and Fishing Bay returns this spring with a program linking the marine and terrestrial ecosystems
Plastic experts say recycling is a scam. Should we even do it anymore?
||| FROM SALON ||| When the Center for Climate Integrity released its report about plastic recycling, one might have expected the environmentalist non-profit to encourage the practice. Anyone raised in the late-20th and early-21st century knows
Does Orcas Airport seem so bad in comparison?
||| FROM THE NANTUCKET INQUIRER AND MIRROR ||| Orcas and Nantucket Islands are each roughly the same size and the same distance off their respective coasts. We share the same concerns about the high cost of living,
EPRC special meeting tomorrow on Eastsound exterior lighting
||| FROM EASTSOUND PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE ||| In case you didn’t see it on the County calendar, the Eastsound Planning Review Committee will host a special meeting with discussion of updating Exterior Lighting regulations in
Lawmakers urge Inslee to declare state of emergency for Washington State Ferries
||| FROM KOMO NEWS ||| OLYMPIA, Wash. — More than a dozen Washington state lawmakers are pushing Gov. Jay Inslee to declare a state of emergency for Washington State Ferries (WSF). The end goal of the
Free shoreline workshops coming up for waterfront property owners
||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Are you a waterfront property owner in the San Juans looking to better understand the unique features of your coastal landscape? Your shoreline property
San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit March 8 & 9
||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for WSU EXTENSION ||| The 12th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit is taking place in-person on Orcas Island, March 8 & 9, 2024. This year’s event will consist of in-person
Orcas Island Garden Club presents Garry Oaks, Bluebirds, & You
Find out how our Majestic Oak plays a vital role in our ecosystem ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Please join the Orcas Island Garden Club on Wednesday, February 21st, 2024, when we welcome Kathleen
Rosario Resort & Spa to be sold to new ownership
||| FROM KOMO NEWS ||| The Rosario Resort & Spa at the historic Moran Mansion on Orcas Island will be sold to new ownership, the resort announced on its website. The resort said the new owner
B.C. environmental groups request review of tire chemical linked to salmon deaths
||| FROM CTV NEWS ||| Conservation groups have written to the federal environment minister requesting a review of a chemical used in tires that they say has been linked to the “mass deaths” of coho
Christmas calf born to southern resident orca is missing, presumed dead
||| FROM CTV NEWS VANCOUVER ||| Researchers say an orca calf that was born to J pod of the endangered southern resident killer whales off the British Columbia and Washington state coasts is missing and
Concern for killer whales trapped in drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido in Japan
||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| Concern is growing for the welfare of a pod of killer whales that appear to have become trapped in drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido in northern Japan. Footage aired by
