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
MacKaye Harbor shoreline restoration project completed
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is proud to announce the completion of the MacKaye Harbor Shoreline Restoration Project on Lopez Island. After several weeks of removing old armor from the
Tourism is sucking Utah dry. Now it faces a choice – growth or survival?
Booming expansion to meet the demands of thousands of visitors every year is squeezing dwindling water supply ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER It was a typically hot summer day
Season’s final plant clinic at Driftwood Nursery on Sept. 14
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for MASTER GARDENERS ||| The Master Gardeners final plant clinic of the season will be in September. Please come by Driftwood Nursery in Eastsound Wednesday September 14 between 11 a.m. and
It’s time for Master Gardeners annual gardening workshop
||| FROM MO SLOANE and DIANA BROOKS for MASTER GARDENERS OF SJC ||| Join the Master Gardeners of San Juan County in welcoming the very popular Dr. Linda Gilkeson, aka “the Garden Doctor,” as the
Port of Lopez launches a new free pumpout boat in Fisherman Bay
Port of Lopez now operating seasonal mobile pumpout service ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| A new sewage pumpout boat is providing free service to recreational boaters in the San Juan Islands. The Port of Lopez
Take precautions: Wildfire smoke is coming this way for weekend
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Smoke from nearby wildfires is predicted to make its way to San Juan County (SJC) this weekend, Sept 9 through 11. Take precautions to protect yourself and family
CWR captures photos of transients as they pass through area
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| September 5th was a big Transient day. The team was working in the photo-ID office when we heard over the radio about a group of transients coming up
‘Racing Extinction’ is upcoming must-watch from Friday Harbor Film Festival
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Racing Extinction, Friday Harbor Film Festival’s next offering in The Director Series follows undercover activists trying to stave off a man-made mass extinction. Scientists predict
Salish Seeds Projects 2022 fall native wildflower sale is coming up
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SALISH SEEDS PROJECT ||| Native plant lovers take note - the Salish Seeds Project’s annual fall wildflower sale is almost here. Reserve plants online September 13 - 19, then pick
Conservation District invites everyone to 75th Anniversary open house
||| FROM SAN JUAN ISLANDS CONSERVATION DISTRICT ||| You're Invited! SJICD 75th Anniversary Open House What: San Juan Islands Conservation District 75th Anniversary Open House Who: This event is open to the public, whether you’re a San Juan
Cultivating Success: Growing Future Farmers
Learn how to develop a sustainable small farm ||| FROM KATHRYN MIKULAK for SJC WSU EXTENSION ||| Interested in farming? Not sure how to begin? Do you dream of beginning or expanding your own small
What’s that gray stuff on our big leaf maples?
||| FROM JULIA TURNEY for SAN JUAN MASTER GARDENERS ||| Our Big Leaf Maple leaves have been looking very gray this summer and many trees have leaves that are turning brown and dropping from the
Avian flu outbreak has been confirmed in Eastsound area
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| More than a dozen Canada geese visiting shorelines and farm ponds in the Eastsound area have died suddenly in the last two weeks. Testing by Kwiaht and by
Support and urgency grow for adding strong climate language to SJC Comp Plan
||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| OPALCO, San Juan County’s cooperative energy provider, has announced its support for adding a Climate Change Element to San Juan County’s Comprehensive Plan. This
Planned overnight power outage scheduled for mid-month
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OPERATIVE ||| All of San Juan County will be affected by a planned power outage necessary for Bonneville Power Association (BPA) to make scheduled repairs to
