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
Any weather geeks out there? We have an El Niño winter advisory
After three straight winters of La Niña, El Niño is expected for 2023-2024 ||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| EL NIÑO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) DIAGNOSTIC DISCUSSION issued by CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER/NCEP/NWS 9 November 2023 ENSO Alert
Upcoming Meeting of the Minds topic: “Monitoring Wild Salmonid Runs on Orcas Island”
by Jenny De Groot @ Orcas Senior Center – Wednesday, November 15, 1 pm ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Did you know that Coho salmon were observed in Cascade Creek as
Wind gusts up to 50mph in the immediate forecast through Saturday morning
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 224 PM PST Thu Nov 9 2023 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County- Admiralty Inlet Area-North Coast- Including the
Waters off Vancouver Island being watched for missing orca
Missing orca most likely dead but whale groups still holding out hope ||| FROM VICTORIA NEWS ||| Whale groups are watching the ocean carefully for any sign of K34. The missing southern resident killer whale
Welcome to Wind Warning weather
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 318 PM PDT Fri Nov 3 2023 San Juan County- Including the city of Friday Harbor 318 PM PDT Fri
Latest from Lekanoff | Update on environmental work taking place
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| I hope this message finds you well. I want to provide you with a comprehensive update on the environmental work taking place in the 40th District.
Berry Delicious! Learn best practices for growing tasty strawberries & blueberries in your backyard
||| FROM LISA WASKO DEVETTER for ORCAS GARDEN CLUB ||| Please join the Orcas Island Garden Club on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 when we welcome Associate Professor from Washington State University, Lisa Wasko DeVetter. Lisa
Managing tourism at core of destination plan controversy
||| FROM THE SALISH CURRENT ||| San Juan County’s Draft Destination Management Plan (DMP) became the target of anonymous opposition from “concerned citizens” last week when a postcard was mailed to all San Juan County
Whale Museum online auction now taking donations
||| FROM TATE THOMSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| The Whale Museum will be having an online auction from November 22 through December 6 to raise funds that will impact all of the museum’s work.
San Juan Islands consider annual tourism fee for residents, visitors
||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| What is the price you would pay for paradise? For many cities, counties and countries across the world, a tourism fee is a sufficient starting sum. As travel has
Lawsuit launched to stop Bering Sea trawl nets from killing orcas
Largest U.S. fishery violating environmental laws, harming marine mammals ||| FROM THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY ||| ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries
Regenerate Cascadia presentations coming up
||| FROM REGENERATE CASCADIA ||| On October 30, 2023, Joe Brewer and Penny Heiple, Design Pathway for Regenerating Earth will be joining the Cascadia Bioregional Activation Tour organized by Clare Attwell and Brandon Letsinger for
‘No normal seasons any more’: seed farmers struggle amid the climate crisis
||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| POSTED AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER Floods, freezes and heatwaves threaten seed production as farmers scramble to produce strains that resist climate chaos Once upon a not-so-distant time, the growing
Creosote pilings removed from Jackson Beach, improving habitat, shoreline
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County and the Marine Resources Committee is pleased to announce the successful removal of the derelict pier at Jackson Beach. This October, 117 creosote pilings were
County and WSF complete Orcas Ferry Terminal Updates, paving the way for greater accessibility
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The latest phase of accessibility improvements at the Orcas Ferry Landing is now complete. The project added ADA-compliant parking spaces, updated stormwater infrastructure, provided additional sidewalks and pavement
