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
Why a WA lawmaker wants to collect data on cow farts and burps
||| FROM JACQUELYN JIMENEZ ROMERO for WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD ||| The latest beef in Olympia? Cow burps, farts, and poops. Washington lawmakers are considering a bill that seeks to gather better data on the scale
Small Plates, Big Table | Community feast at 2025 Agricultural Summit
||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for WSU EXTENSION | SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| The San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit invites farmers, food enthusiasts, and community members to gather for Small Plates, Big Table—an evening of local
Big brrrrr coming up
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 205 PM PST Sun Feb 9 2025 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County- Including the cities of Friday Harbor and Bellingham
Legal action targets feds delay on Endangered Species Act protections for Alaska Chinook amid worst returns in history
||| FROM EMMA HALVORSEN for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| ANCHORAGE, AK — Yesterday, Wild Fish Conservancy notified NOAA Fisheries of its intent to sue for failing to meet legal deadlines under the Endangered Species Act
National monuments under review for drilling, mining potential
||| FROM THE DESERT SUN ||| All of America's national monuments must be reviewed for potential oil and gas drilling and mining reserves, critics say, per bureaucratic language tucked deep in a sweeping order issued
Oh! More snow forecast
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 319 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County- Including the cities of Friday Harbor and
A mother’s grief, a population on the brink
||| FROM THE VANCOUVER SUN ||| Tahlequah is grieving. Hour after hour, day after day, she clings to the lifeless body of her newborn. She carries her calf through the cold waters of the Salish
Public officials and advocates from across the Sound mobilize for urgent ferry system investment
||| FROM FIX OUR FERRIES ||| OLYMPIA, WA – A significant delegation of local elected officials and community leaders from across Washington’s ferry-served regions will converge in Olympia from February 4-6, 2025, for Fix Our
Cultivating Connections | Register for the 2025 San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Registration is now open for the 13th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit, scheduled for February 28 and March 1, 2025, on beautiful Lopez Island. Secure your spot
Attracting birds to your garden
||| FROM ORCAS GARDEN CLUB ||| Please join us on Wednesday, February 19th at the Orcas Center when the Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Kim Middleton to speak about the how and why of attracting
Meet the woman who lives without money: ‘I feel more secure than when I was earning’
Ten years ago, Jo Nemeth quit her job and closed her bank account. Today, she’s more committed than ever to her moneyless life ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| Sharon Brodie clearly remembers her first Christmas
Garden Club: Preserve walk and backyard bird count
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| DIG IN Member Event: Preserve Walk and Backyard Bird Count Friday, February 14th, 9 a.m. North Short Preserve (located near the northwest corner of Orcas Island) Spend your
Winter storm watch in effect, Saturday evening through Monday morning
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seaatle WA 133 PM PST Thu Jan 30 2025 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County- Including the cities of Friday Harbor and
Everyone has an impact | How to start reducing your environmental footprint
As fires tear through California and Trump sets back efforts to curb the rise of global temperatures, what can individuals do to make a difference? ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| 2024 was the hottest year
What’s next for renewable energy in San Juan County: Part 3 of 3
The Bailer Hill Microgrid project on San Juan Island is a future Community Solar and battery storage site ||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| In “Part 1: Why Local, Renewable
