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
Orca surround small boat as one swims so close passengers could touch fin
||| FROM NEWSWEEK ||| A family in Canada had a pod of orcas come so close to their boat that they could reach out and stroke their fins as they passed. The moment was captured on film in
The heart of San Juan Island conservation grows by 40 acres at Cady Mountain Preserve
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This summer, Cady Mountain Preserve grew by another 40 acres and extended the heart of San Juan Island’s conservation complex to a total of 470 acres. This is
Inslee declares Environmental Justice Day
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Hazy air, contaminated water, and hazardous waste hurt families and turn communities into unlivable spaces. They’re not hard to find: America is dotted with communities burdened
Inslee, Murray say Snake River dam removal possible, but not yet
||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| Breaching the four Lower Snake River dams is not an option yet, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said Thursday in a statement outlining the
Cultivating success: Growing future farmers (además en Espanol)
Learn how to develop a sustainable small farm ||| FROM KATE SMITH FOR WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY ||| Interested in farming? Not sure how to begin? Do you dream of beginning or expanding your own small
CWR’s new Research Director explains why ongoing study of Salish Sea orcas is essential
Why Orca RESEARCH matters ||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| To understand the drivers and consequences of natural processes, scientists need to observe and record that process over relevant timescales. For researchers studying animal
Amid housing crises vacation towns limit short-term rentals
||| FROM AP NEWS ||| STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In the Colorado ski town of Steamboat Springs, motels line the freeway, once filled with tourists eager to pitch down the slopes or bathe in
Ticks widespread in islands but diseases rare, study finds
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| The chance of finding a tick on yourself or one of your pets in San Juan County is greater than previously believed, but only about ten percent of
Why don’t orca ever attack humans in the wild?
||| FROM NEWSWEEK ||| There are no records of orca ever hunting and killing humans in the wild, despite numerous interactions between the two species. Orca have been known to prey on whale species larger
SJC Department of Emergency Management update on sunken FV Aleutian Isle response
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for SJC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| This is Brendan Cowan, Emergency Management Director for San Juan County writing. I wanted to give a more informal update to the community and share some
‘Environmental emergency’: Fear for B.C.’s endangered orcas after U.S. boat sinks in critical feeding spot
||| FROM CTV VANCOUVER NEWS ||| A fishing boat that sank with nearly 10,000 litres of fuel on board near the Canada-U.S. marine border went down in one of the worst possible places for endangered
Land Bank Commission schedules monthly meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold its monthly meeting on August 19, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. The meeting
WoW! Center for Whale Research shares “epic” encounter with J, K, and L pods
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH || Mark, Joe, Tasli and Fin set out from Victoria at 0700 for a survey of the western Juan de Fuca. Through Race Pass by 0720, they opted to
Just 10 spots left to tour Sucia Island with Friends
||| FROM FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Join Friends staff and visit the recently completed Mud Bay Wetland and Beach Restoration project, learn about the role of local shorelines in supporting the regional marine
Near Portugal, Orcas sink a sailboat and ram another on the same morning
Scientists look for answers, reports say ||| FROM BUSINESS INSIDER ||| A pod of orcas attacked a sailboat off the coast of Portugal on July 31 and, just hours later, targeted another vessel in the
