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
New survey asks: ‘How should San Juan County prioritize Public Works projects?’
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County's Public Works wants to hear from YOU! How often do you use marine facilities? Do you feel safe driving, biking, or walking on County roads?
Washington tribe fights to bring home orca living in Miami aquarium
||| FROM ONE NEWS NETWORK ||| More than 50 years ago, Tokitae was captured in Washington's Puget Sound — one of several orcas shipped to theme parks around the world. Since then, she's been kept
Orcas Island’s Fish Trap culvert replacement enters second phase
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The County’s Public Works Department is entering phase two of a project to replace a culvert and repair a section of Cormorant Bay Road near Deer Harbor. The
Earth Day | San Juan Islands green energy, transportation & technology showcase
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Come learn about potential post-carbon options at the Islands Innovation Lab as part of Earth Day Orcas What does the Future Hold? The first annual Islands Innovation Lab
You can’t BBQ your way out of a wild pig problem
Canadian "turbocharged" superpigs are heading South in a US invasion ||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| A cross between a domestic pig and wild boar was bred in Canada decades ago. After escaping captivity, the "super
New book release | Superpod: Saving the Endangered Orcas of the PNW
||| FROM NORA NICKUM, AUTHOR ||| A new book coming out on April 11 from Chicago Review Press for ages 8-12+ is called Superpod: Saving the Endangered Orcas of the Pacific Northwest. It highlights several
Nothing like a springtime Urgent Weather message
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-Admiralty Inlet Area- Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley,
Master Gardeners will host Q&A table at Driftwood Nursery
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| As we welcome spring with days spent in our gardens we have high hopes of success. Sometimes, however, the weather, insects, diseases, or our own cultural
San Juan Islands Sculpture Park bird walks begin
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SAN JUAN ISLANDS SCULPTURE PARK ||| Join us at the San Juan Islands Sculpture Park on Wednesday, April 5 from 8-10 a.m. for our first monthly bird walk of 2023!
Fact vs Fiction – Learn what $15 gets you with the Land Bank
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Join the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank on Zoom OR in person for our Spring Community Conversation series. The Land Bank will host public meetings on Wednesdays - April
Earthrise | The biggest source of county greenhouse gas pollution
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| The U.S. has set a goal of reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) at least 50% below 2005 levels by 2030 (see chart at right). Reversing over 170 years
For the love of houseplants: Bringing the wild inside
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, April 19 at 10:00 a.m. the Orcas Island Garden Club will host a Hybrid meeting featuring Lynn Johnson. You may attend the presentation in person in
Sun Days on Orcas | Farm happenings
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Summer days are on the horizon, and when the rain truncates the springy brightness, it's fun to hear about the ideas people have brewing. Warm Valley Farm has
Pierce County joins in proclaiming support for legal recognition of rights of Southern Resident Orcas
||| FROM KRISS KEVORKIAN for LEGAL RIGHTS FOR THE SALISH SEA ||| Pierce County, WA (March 29, 2023)— Yesterday, the Pierce County Council voted 4-3 to approve a proclamation that supports action by local, state,
Earth Day celebration: As we know, it takes a village
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Earth Day Orcas is a community celebration of the Salish Sea ecology and exploration of solutions to regional and global environmental and climate challenges. Through Art, Literature, Music,
