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
OPALCO member survey coming up
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| OPALCO has been engaging with members this year about our shared energy future and the future of renewables in San Juan County. Regionally and
Orcas Christian students give back through Fall service projects
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Students at Orcas Christian School (OCS) recently took part in their annual fall service day, volunteering at several sites across Orcas Island. From helping at the local food bank
News Brief | Dolphins observed wearing sea sponge hats
Are they trying to woo the ladies? ||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| Now, dolphins are wowing us with flamboyant sea sponge fascinators. ORIGINALLY POSTED BY SCIENCE ALERT Male humpback dolphins wear sea sponges on their
Heating With Wood | A fireside chat
Exploring sustainable forestry, self-reliance, and ecological health ||| FROM STEPHANIE PRIMA for SAN JUAN ISLAND GRANGE ||| The San Juan Island Grange invites the public to a Fireside Chat on Heating with Wood on Thursday,
News Brief | Farmer’s Alamanc just published its last issue
||| FROM CBS NEWS ||| A 208-year-old publication that farmers, gardeners and others keen to predict the weather have relied on for guidance has published for the final time. For centuries, the Farmers Almanac has used
News Brief | Drilling frenzy arrives in Canada’s pristine wilderness
||| FROM ENERGY NOW.COM ||| As countries around the world scramble to secure fuel to run their power plants, natural gas has attracted energy producers to Canada’s westernmost province. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN ENERGY NOW These
British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon sign agreement to renew, strengthen their collaboration
||| FROM SHORELINE AREA NEWS ||| Under the Memorandum, the three jurisdictions pledge to build on the 2016 and 2018 agreements between British Columbia and Washington, expanding cooperation across all three governments, ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN
Wind advisory in effect
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 824 AM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 San Juan County-Lowlands of Western Whatcom County-Lowlands of Western Skagit and Northwestern Snohomish
San Juan Preservation Trust hosts upcoming community talks | Land Conservation in the San Juans’
||| FROM KELVIN BAKER for SAN JUAN PRESERVATION TRUST ||| The San Juan Preservation Trust (SJPT) invites the community to two free public lectures exploring how the iconic natural landscapes that define our islands are
News Brief | Oysters can be put to work
||| FROM THE COOL DOWN ||| Oysters don't just sit around. Beneath the waves, they're pulling tiny bits of carbon from the water to build their shells. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THE COOL DOWN Oyster farming
No Place Like Loam | Growing Wine Grapes in Seattle? Part 3: Earth, Wind, and Wire
||| NO PLACE LIKE LOAM by ALEX TAMAYO-WOLF ||| Viticulture reached the Pacific Northwest not with romance but with recordkeeping. In the 1820s, clerks of the Hudson’s Bay Company planted grapes at Fort Vancouver, a
Dire warning for two orcas ‘left for dead’ in abandoned marine park
||| FROM LADBIBLE ||| At the now-defunct Marineland of Antibes mother and son orca remain trapped The tourist attraction closed its doors in January this year. Wikie, 23, and her 11-year-old son Keijo remain confined
Checking in with J Pod | Where is J64?
||| FROM THE CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 12:22 PM ObservEnd: 12:40 PM Vessel: KCB III Staff: Dave Ellifrit Other Observers: Rachel John Pods: J IDsEncountered: J16, J19, J22, J26, J27,
Wind advisory in effect until 10PM
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 934 AM PDT Fri Oct 31 2025 San Juan County-Lowlands of Western Whatcom County-Port Townsend Area-Island County- Including Friday Harbor,
Join the Land Bank Commission, guide conservation in the islands
Looking to Get Involved? ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Land Bank is looking for two engaged community members to fill at-large positions on the Land Bank Commission. The Commission holds regular, monthly
