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
February water supply outlook report for Washington
||| FROM NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE ||| After the very encouraging snowstorms in December, January flatlined, receiving only 63% of normal total mountain precipitation for the month. The state received several resuscitative events that represented
County Council proclaims Southern Resident Killer Whales culturally important to San Juans
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| We were not the first in the state of Washington, but San Juan County Council has passed a Proclamation urging our State and Federal governments to deepen their
Center for Whale Research-led study garners hundreds of media reports, reaches millions worldwide
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| A new research study by the Center for Whale Research (CWR) and the United Kingdom universities of Exeter, York, and Cambridge has shown that “providing care to weaned sons
Orca moms pay a high price to feed large adult sons
A maternal preference for sons in a group of killer whales that swim off the Pacific Northwest may contribute to its endangered status ||| FROM NEW YORK TIMES ||| A fully grown male orca is
11th annual SJI Ag Summit in-person on San Juan Island
||| FROM KELSEY GREEN for AGRICULTURAL SUMMIT ||| The 11th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit is taking place in-person on San Juan Island March 3 & 4, 2023. Event highlights include: Friday “Summit Hub”
Lovelett bills to update Growth Management Act heard in Senate committee
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATS ||| OLYMPIA - Two bills sponsored by Sen. Liz Lovelett (D-Anacortes) to reform the Washington state Growth Management Act (GMA) were heard in the Senate Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs Committee
County Council awards five year lease at Coffelt Farm Preserve
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to announce Lum Farm has been awarded a long-term lease at Coffelt Farm on Orcas Island. Eric and Amy Lum have been
Whale Museum has two open houses coming up for prospective volunteers
||| FROM TRACIE MERRELL for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| The Whale Museum is holding two open houses for anyone interested in volunteering with TWM’s Education Department. The open house events will be held on Thursday,
Tik-tok: It’s now time for a Ticks talk
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Warmer weather means that ticks will once again be questing for warm-blooded hosts including pets and people. Some islanders have already collected their first ticks of the new
Free weekend coming up at The Whale Museum
||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| We love our community! We love our museum! We want to get the two of you together. We are inviting everyone to a “Free Weekend” at
Orcas are contaminated with a forever chemical associated with an unlikely product
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| Orca whales are some of the most contaminated marine mammals in the world. The species are full of chemicals – from "highly toxic and carcinogenic" PCBs to the infamous insecticide DDT. Now, a group of
Join San Juan County Land Bank for an open house meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| Join the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank for an open house meeting on February 15 to provide input on three Lopez Preserves: Spencer Spit, Richardson Marsh, and
Open house coming up for three Lopez Island preserves
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Join the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank for an open house meeting to provide input on three Lopez Preserves: Spencer Spit, Richardson Marsh, and Lopez Hill. Spencer Spit Preserve is
Here comes that windy thing again
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| * WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...San Juan County and Western Whatcom County. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM
BREAKING | Army Corps of Engineers releases decision on Cherry Point terminal
US Army Corps Undermines Magnuson’s Legacy of Protecting the Salish Sea from Oil Spills After ignoring court order for 17 years, Corps authorizes unmitigated growth of BP’s tanker traffic ||| FROM LOVEL PRATT for FRIENDS
