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
Happy holiday wishes from an Orcas Garden Club poet
||| FROM ORCAS GARDEN CLUB ||| ‘Twas December on Orcas, when all through the isle Not a green thing was growing, or would be for a while The gardening catalogs were marked up with care
Nearly every country signs on to a sweeping deal to protect nature
Roughly 190 nations, aiming to halt a dangerous decline in biodiversity, agreed to preserve 30 percent of the planet’s land and seas. The United States is not officially a participant. ||| FROM THE NEW YORK
Let it snow? Sure, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| Description * What, Heavy Snow Expected. total Snow Accumulations of 2 to 8 Inches. * Where, Portions of Northwest and West Central washington. * When, from 7pm this Evening
Heavy snow on the way?
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches possible. * WHERE...San Juan County, including Stuart Island, Waldron Island, Orcas Island, San Juan Island, Lopez Island,
Orcas Islander writes of being alone on a SUP in the Arctic
||| FROM 48NORTH.COM ||| She was surrounded by women. They all sat on the bench at the front of the community hall in the center of Paulatuk in the Inuvik region of Canada’s Northwest Territories.
Sustainable Tourism Management Plan has been updated
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, ORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| After a busy 2022 of surveys and public meetings, the process for developing the Sustainable Tourism Management Plan (STMP) has shifted its focus. As described by Kendra
Court recommends halting Alaska’s unsustainable harvest to protect Wild Chinook, Southern Resident Killer Whales
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| December 16, 2022— In a massive international and coast-wide decision for wild Chinook and Southern Resident killer whale recovery, Seattle’s federal Court issued a landmark opinion
San Juan County is prepared for inclement weather – and you should be, too
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to provide the public with a reminder of Public Works services, priorities, and mission during inclement weather. Additionally, there are several ways in
Inslee issues emergency proclamation for a series of severe autumn storms
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee issued an emergency proclamation today related to a series of severe autumn storms that occurred between Nov. 3 and Nov. 8 in Clallam, Cowlitz, Grays
Ken Balcomb passed away today
Kenneth C. Balcomb 1940-2022 ||| FROM THE CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| With profound sadness, the Center for Whale Research announces the passing of our beloved founder and longtime leader Kenneth C. Balcomb. Ken’s family
Gig Harbor proclaims support for legal recognition of rights of Southern Resident Orca; becomes second city in Washington to do so
||| FROM KRISS KEVORKIAN for LEGAL RIGHTS FOR THE SALISH SEA ||| Gig Harbor, WA (December 13th, 2022)—Yesterday evening, Gig Harbor’s Mayor Tracie Markley signed a Proclamation describing the City of Gig Harbor’s support for
OPALCO to undertake power line clearing to improve safety, reliability, wildfire prevention
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER AND LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| OPALCO is clearing the right-of-way areas under power lines to protect the island’s electrical system. This clearing prevents power outages caused by overhanging trees
Larsen applauds $7.6 Million for coastal resilience projects in Northwest Washington
Snohomish County, Whidbey Camano Land Trust and Tulalip Tribes Awarded Grants ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – This week, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the National Oceanic
Larsen’s bipartisan bill to protect Southern Resident Killer Whales, marine mammals passes House
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) celebrated House passage of his bipartisan legislation to protect marine mammals, including Southern Resident killer whales. “In the Pacific Northwest,
SJC accepting applications for Marine Resources Committee
||| FROM SAM WHITRIDGE for SJC MARINE RESOURCES COMMITTEE ||| San Juan County is currently seeking qualified applicants for positions on the Marine Resources Committee (MRC). The MRC is a voluntary citizen advisory group to
