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
Letter to the Editor: Smiles All Around!
A fully equipped Dental Clinic rolled onto Orcas yesterday to provide a free clinic for our community. Over 70 islanders applied for services and Rita Bailey, scheduler extraordinaire, has signed up 30 for treatment during the two
Conservation Partners Transfer Ownership of Waldron Island Preserves
From the San Juan Preservation Trust The Nature Conservancy conveys Cowlitz Bay and Bitte Baer Preserves to the San Juan Preservation Trust The Nature Conservancy and the San Juan Preservation Trust have announced the change
Letter to the Editor: Let’s Permanently Protect BLM Lands in the San Juans Now!
We now have a great opportunity to permanently protect the nearly 1,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management lands in the San Juans. There is legislation in Congress to designate the lands as a National Conservation
Mount Baker Road and Trail Improvement Projects Construction This Summer
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager The final phase of the Mount Baker Road improvement project on Orcas Island is scheduled go to bid his spring, with construction taking place during the summer.
Planning Party for “The Shift” Tonight
Thursday at 7 p.m. in 144 Rosehip Road (Wild Rose Meadow) By Sharon Abreu The Shift Network is celebrating Conception Day on March 22, 2012, and we are hosting a gathering in honor of the
Coal Port Advocates Narrow the Range of Environmental Impacts
By Floyd McKay From Crosscut.com"News of the Great Nearby" Gateway Pacific Terminals, the entity behind Bellingham's proposed Cherry Point coal port, is moving ahead with permitting but dodging opponents pushing for an environmental review covering a
Letter to the Editor: Plant Leaves and Berries are Poisonous
Recently the Noxious Weed Control Program office got a call saying that a pre-school child had become immediately ill after eating some leaves. Would we come and identify the plant and ascertain if it
Friends of the San Juans Receives Notable Shoreline Protection Grant
From the Friends of the San Juans Friends of the San Juans has received competitive funding through the National Estuary Program to study threats to shoreline habitat, private property, and public infrastructure from rising sea
Orcas Marine Invertebrates High Tea Today
Thursday, March 15, 4:30- 6 p.m., Eastsound Fire Hall The Indian Island Marine Health Observatory and Kwiaht invite you to A Marine Invertebrate High Tea, a slide show featuring Indian Island invertebrates.
Letter to the Editor: Poltergeists or Solar Flares?
Dear Editor, On Monday Ingrid and I were awakened by our smoke alarms at about 1:00 am; we looked around for smoke or fire but everything checked O.K. We thought that perhaps the batteries were
The Galloping Gourmet Embraces Edible Gardening
Wednesday, March 21 at Orcas Center Stage at 10 a.m. By Sue Lewis On March 21 the Garden Club will bring you Graham Kerr, the former “Galloping Gourmet” on television, who had cooked
Job Loss Predicted if Coal Terminal Developed
From Communitywise Bellingham Increased noise and nuisance from coal trains could hurt livability, waterfront redevelopment, tourism A new report released Tuesday, March 6 concludes that the development and operation of the proposed Gateway Pacific
Orcas Music Advocacy Group Wins National Award
Last Sunday's annual "Music, Music, Music" concert at Orcas Island School Gym showed what vision and perseverance can do. For 15 years, the Orcas Island Music Advocacy Group (MAG) has brought forward local music groups
One More Week to Comment on Solid Waste Plan
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Program Manager San Juan County’s solid waste utility staff has begun reviewing public comments on the February 7 draft of the Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste Plan. (https://sanjuanco.com/swmp).
Letter to the Editor: Complex CAO Regulations
Site-specific buffers are complex. In a perfect world, site-specific buffers would be better for property owners and better for our environment. But the costs to administer a system of this complexity will be high, both
