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
Garden Club hosts seed stewardship meeting
||| FROM PERRI GIBBONS for OI GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, February 15th at 10:00, the Orcas Island Garden Club will host a Hybrid meeting with Marisa Hendron. You may attend the presentation in person in
Committee hears Lovelett bill to protect southern resident orcas
||| FROM WASHINGTON SENATE DEMOCRATS ||| OLYMPIA – Legislation to further protect Washington’s endangered southern resident orca population was heard in the Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee yesterday. Senate Bill 5371, sponsored
Weather advisory for cold, high winds tonight
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 256 AM PST Sat Jan 28 2023 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Bellingham,
Do we have King tides or plastic tides?
||| FROM JESS NEWLEY for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| The creatures that call these islands home need your help! If you enjoyed a stroll on the beach after the last set of king
You can register now for upcoming Ag Summit
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Early Bird Registration is now open for the 11th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit March 3 & 4, 2023 through 5 p.m. January 29. The Summit will
Guest Opinion | We all need to pay attention to what’s happening at the Port
||| BY SADIE BAILEY ||| Please read the Special Meeting presentation and follow along with the audio recording of the meeting and presentation, linked below. I was the only in-person attendee. Pierrette Guimond was the
Great White Sharks are being scared from their habitat by just two predators
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| There is no sea creature whose name inspires terror – rightly or wrongly – as much as the great white shark. With its sleek body optimized for hunting, its sharp
Register early for upcoming Agricultural Summit
||| FROM KELSEY GREEN for SAN JUAN ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL SUMMIT ||| Early Bird Registration is now open through 5pm January 29 for the 11th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit March 3 & 4, 2023
Sun, moon align so we may get some King Tides
||| FROM KATHERINE DIETZMAN for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| As we flow into 2023, so do the king tides! A "king tide" is the highest predicted tide of the year at a given
Ag Resource Committee changes location of upcoming listening sessions
||| FROM FAITH VAN DE PUTTE for AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE ||| The Agricultural Resource Committee (ARC) of San Juan County is inviting the agricultural community to share their questions, concerns, and ideas related to agricultural
Let’s press San Juan County to give the SRKW inherent rights
||| FROM JOE SYMONS for KEEP THE SAN JUANS WILD ||| The SRKW (Southern Resident Killer Whales) are in deep trouble. Several counties in Western Washington have endorsed a policy in which the whales are
Jefferson Co. first county to secure inherent rights of Southern Resident Orcas
||| FROM KRISS KEVORKIAN for LEGAL RIGHTS FOR THE SALISH SEA ||| Jefferson County, WA — Jefferson County Commissioners signed a Proclamation describing Jefferson County’s support for action by local, state, federal and tribal governments
Upcoming farmer and rancher listening sessions
Reposted and updated ||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The Agricultural Resource Committee (ARC) of San Juan County invites farmers, ranchers and value added producers to share questions, concerns and ideas related to agricultural economic
CWR shares retrospective on passing of Ken Balcomb
||| FROM THE CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH || On December 15, 2022 the Center for Whale Research (CWR) lost its beloved founder and longtime leader Kenneth C. Balcomb III. Thank you, Ken, for your lifetime
Bare root native plants available from SJC Master Gardeners
||| FROM DIANE MACONDRAY for SJ MASTER GARDENERS ||| Once again with spring on the horizon the Master Gardeners of San Juan County will be providing an assortment of bare-root Native Plants for purchase. Small
