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
Rare white orca from California spotted taking a big family trip to B.C.
||| FROM EMINETRA CANADA ||| Frosty and his family ventured over 2,000 kilometres north of home A rare white orca was spotted off the waters of Telegraph Cove. In a news release, the Pacific Whale
Master Gardeners to again diagnose plant disease problems
||| FROM DIANE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Gardeners of the San Juans! If you are having disease problems in your gardens as the summer winds down, you are welcome to bring samples to
Larsen votes to lower costs for PNW families and seniors, make historic investment to combat climate change
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted to lower the cost of healthcare and prescription drugs for working families and seniors, make a historic
Bombshell court victory: Chinook harvest harms Southern Resident Killer Whales and wild chinook recovery
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| A bombshell ruling from Seattle’s federal Court landed Monday evening calling out the federal government for failing to protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs) and
There are undercurrents at play in the Columbia River dams debate
Without passageways to cross dams along the Columbia, salmon are dying. Tribes say the U.S. government isn't cooperating as they try to help the fish recover. ||| FROM CROSSCUT ||| Posted at request of Orcasonian
You are invited to help shape a composting program for the islands
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is exploring how to best implement commercial composting for residents and businesses in the Islands, and we need your help! The County’s Solid Waste Program
Inslee statement on U.S. Senate passage of Inflation Reduction Act
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which makes historic progress in the fight against climate change
Council clarifies support for Glenwood Inn property
||| FROM SAN JUAN COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Council and the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank are pleased to announce the purchase of the Glenwood Inn/North Shore property on Orcas Island and
Guest Opinion | Letter to Council in support of Lincoln Bormann
||| FROM SANDI FRIEL for SJC CONSERVATION LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| We Commissioners wish to express our unanimous support of Lincoln Bormann continuing as Director of the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank. Public support
State agencies reach major benchmark in Washington’s transition to clean energy
UTC and Commerce collaborate to adopt new rules for electric utilities related to energy storage systems, standards and more ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| LACEY, Wash. – The Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC)
Seaweed helps Maine lobstermen ride the storm of climate change
||| FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ||| FALMOUTH, Maine — It’s harvest time on Casco Bay. Briana Warner is dressed for this late spring morning in padded rubber overalls, raincoat, rubber boots and neon yellow gloves
Mackaye Harbor shoreline restoration project about to be underway
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to announce the beginning of the Mackaye Harbor Boat Ramp and Shoreline Restoration Project. The month of work is slated to remove all
Statement from Inslee regarding agreement on climate package in U.S. Senate
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee [last night] issued the following statement regarding news that Democratic leaders in Washington, D.C. have reached agreement on an Inflation Reduction Act that
Statement on Glenwood Inn acquisition from San Juan Preservation Trust
||| FROM CRAIG CANINE for SAN JUAN PRESERVATION TRUST ||| We’re aware that the Glenwood Inn/North Shore Conservation Easement acquisition has become a subject of public discussion and confusion, especially on Orcas Island. We can’t
Glimmers: Some hope for a solution for Northwest dams?
||| FROM POST ALLEY ||| AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER Earthshaking! Hard to believe! Transformational! Dams are bad for salmon! Who would have guessed? So we learn from a new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
