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
Lummi “House of Tears” carvers visited Orcas to help protect Oak Flat from mining
||| FROM ANITA HOLLADAY ||| On Thursday, March 9, Orcas islanders responded to the invitation and gathered at the end of Haven Road in Eastsound, at the entrance to Madrona Point, to view a new
Seasonal sheep grazing lease available at Fowler’s Pond
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank is requesting proposals from anyone interested in a short-term seasonal sheep grazing lease on areas of the Fowler’s Pond Preserve Property,
Register now for Whale Museum’s Gear Up workshop
||| FROM TATE THOMSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Come join The Whale Museum’s Gear Up Workshop on Friday, April 7 from 10-5 p.m. via Zoom. This workshop’s theme will be Dam! Dams that pose
Earthrise | How the Chinese spy balloon can inspire climate action
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| The Chinese spy balloon entered North America on January 28th. Eight days later, it was shot down off the coast of South Carolina. During those eight days, the spy
Kiska, Marineland’s lone killer whale and last captive orca in Canada, has died
||| FROM GLOBAL NEWS ||| Kiska, a killer whale at Marineland and the last captive orca in Canada who has swam alone in her tank for more than a decade, has died. SEE PREVIOUS VIDEOThe
What this Totem Pole journey is all about
||| FROM KIM SECUNDA ||| For those not familiar with the purpose of the upcoming Totem Pole journey that is making a stop on Orcas tomorrow, Kim Seconda has provided some important background on the
Garden Club workshop: Identifying and preventing the spread of plant diseases
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, March 15th at 10:00 am the Orcas Island Garden Club will host a Hybrid meeting featuring Lindsey du Toit. Lindsey du Toit You may
Letter to Editor | Wild Snake River salmon and steelhead could begin their path to recovery
||| FROM LIN LAUGHY via HEATHER NICHOLSON ||| According to the Inslee-Murray Lower Snake River Dams (LSRDs) Benefit Replacement Report, power generated by the LSRDs must be replaced before these four dams can be breached.
South African orcas kill 17 sharks in a single day
||| FROM DIVE MAGAZINE ||| Port and Starboard, the orca pair that were first observed predating great white sharks in 2017, were recently found to have killed as many as 17 sharks in a single
Earthrise | A Poem for the Snow Leopard
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| At the end of Marie Amiguet’s sublime observational documentary, The Velvet Queen, we are entranced by beautiful heart-tugging images of a Tibetan snow leopard. In an emotional voice-over, a
Tugboat being lifted after sinking offshore of Lopez Island
Vessel carried 400 gallons of diesel ||| FROM CASCADIA DAILY NEWS ||| Response crews are lifting a tugboat after it sank carrying 400 gallons of diesel off the coast of Lopez Island Wednesday morning, Feb.
Learn about our friend, the Mason Bee, at upcoming workshop
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Osmia lignaria, the mason bee, is an important early season pollinator of fruit trees in our cool coastal climate. The Master Gardeners of San Juan County
Wind — again
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 238 AM PST Mon Feb 20 2023 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-Everett and Vicinity-Including the cities of Friday
Parasite alert: Houdini fly threatens island Mason bee populations
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| One of the risks of importing Mason bee tubes from the mainland has been the unwitting introduction of pathogens and parasites that could impact the islands’ native Mason
Do you feel it? Spring is on the way
||| FROM NITA COUCHMAN for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| The month of February has a reputation for being the snowiest, most wintery month, not a favorite time of year for some. It starts off with
