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
Net pen decision leads to historic victory for wild salmon, orcas, and the health of Puget Sound
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| Late last night, in a groundbreaking and historic announcement, the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported they have officially denied applications from global seafood corporation
San Juan County’s Comprehensive Plan update nears completion
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council is expected to adopt the 2036 Comprehensive Plan Update by the end of the year. With a County Council public hearing on November 29,
Notice of scheduled prescribed burn at Turtleback Mountain Preserve
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Land Bank will begin burning small piles on Turtleback Mountain Preserve this week under a permit from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This work follows strict
Friends of San Juans are shining light on an often-overlooked little fish
||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Have you ever seen a seabird with small, silvery and slender fish in its mouth? If you have, you have seen forage fish—most likely
What’s with this Blood Moon eclipse tonight?
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| A blood moon is a non-scientific description of the Moon's sometimes-rusty color when it goes through a total lunar eclipse. Less commonly, the term 'blood moon' can also refer to a series
KWIAHT: Fresh scoop on sick sea birds
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| East Sound has been the epicenter of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI) over the past few months. The virus probably arrived earlier this year with
Speed reduction trial for slowing down to help orca
||| FROM AXIOS SEATTLE ||| A trial is underway to see if reducing the speed of large ships in Puget Sound can help protect the region's endangered southern resident killer whales, also known as orcas. Driving
Mind your cracks and crevices: The art of the crevice garden
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 10:30 am, the Orcas Island Garden Club presents Paul Spriggs who will discuss Cracks and Crevices: The Art of the Crevice Garden.
More road levy frequently asked questions
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County publishes a second round of answers to frequently asked Road Levy questions. November's ballots will include Resolution No. 20-2022 - a proposition to increase the county road
Weekly update on Lopez Village Stormwater Improvement Project
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Public Works is excited to provide the public with updates on the Lopez Village Stormwater Improvement Project. This project began in late September and is
Conservation Land Bank to host county-wide public meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Got questions for Your Conservation Land Bank? We want to hear from you! We will host a county-wide public meeting on Wednesday – November 9, 2022, from 5:30 pm -
Innovative projects looking to repurpose industrial waste receive $850K from new state program
One company’s waste is another’s resource ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| OLYMPIA, WA -- The Washington State Department of Commerce today announced $850,000 in grants to four projects in support of new and
Watch Thor Hanson’s Garden Club presentation
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| THOR HANSON -- Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid In case you missed this September program or would like to watch it again, the recording of Thor Hanson's September
Here’s some really great news – K45 is female!
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| During field work near Swiftsure Bank this August, our colleagues at Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) were able to get photographs of K45’s belly, which show that K45
Scientists call for the ocean to be recognized as a Living Being with inherent rights
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| The ocean covers most of our planet's surface, accounts for the majority of our oxygen production, and provides a significant amount of resources by way of food, minerals, and energy. Yet our
