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
Invasive species concern is topic of upcoming Library discussion
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Concerns that invasive species threaten global biodiversity and ecological integrity permeate conversations from schoolrooms to board rooms, and concerned citizens grapple with how to rapidly and
Come celebrate an early Spring at the San Juan Islands Sculpture Park
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SJI SCULPTURE PARK ||| Visit the San Juan Islands Sculpture Park and enjoy our fourth annual Daffodil Frolic with over 8,000 Daffodils and thousands of Irises to follow. (Sorry -
Draft Richardson Marsh Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan now open for public comment
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank is seeking public input on its recently completed Draft Stewardship and Management Plan (SMP) for Richardson Marsh Preserve on Lopez Island. The purpose
Garden Club, Library present “Living Rooted—in Nature and the Garden!” by Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Darvill’s Bookstore will have Lyanda’s books available at the presentation ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Lyanda Lynn Haupt Please join the Orcas Island Garden Club and Orcas Island Library on Wednesday
Invasive Northern Pike caught by angler at Limekiln Preserve
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| As if to cap off Washington’s Invasive Species Awareness Week, San Juan County Conservation Land Bank (SJCCLB) and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) have confirmed the
Alberta to ban renewables on ‘prime’ land and preserve ‘pristine viewscapes’
Decision by premier Danielle Smith further pits Canadian province against environmental groups pushing green energy ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| Alberta will block renewable energy projects on “prime” agricultural land and limit the placement of
Public scoping meeting coming up in March for Lopez Island’s Watmough Preserve
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Join the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank for a public scoping meeting on March 19, 2024, and help shape the Watmough Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan (SMP),
KWIAHT: Tides of March event returns
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| After four year’s absence, Kwiaht’s annual spring science event focused on Indian Island and Fishing Bay returns this spring with a program linking the marine and terrestrial ecosystems
Plastic experts say recycling is a scam. Should we even do it anymore?
||| FROM SALON ||| When the Center for Climate Integrity released its report about plastic recycling, one might have expected the environmentalist non-profit to encourage the practice. Anyone raised in the late-20th and early-21st century knows
Does Orcas Airport seem so bad in comparison?
||| FROM THE NANTUCKET INQUIRER AND MIRROR ||| Orcas and Nantucket Islands are each roughly the same size and the same distance off their respective coasts. We share the same concerns about the high cost of living,
EPRC special meeting tomorrow on Eastsound exterior lighting
||| FROM EASTSOUND PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE ||| In case you didn’t see it on the County calendar, the Eastsound Planning Review Committee will host a special meeting with discussion of updating Exterior Lighting regulations in
Lawmakers urge Inslee to declare state of emergency for Washington State Ferries
||| FROM KOMO NEWS ||| OLYMPIA, Wash. — More than a dozen Washington state lawmakers are pushing Gov. Jay Inslee to declare a state of emergency for Washington State Ferries (WSF). The end goal of the
Free shoreline workshops coming up for waterfront property owners
||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Are you a waterfront property owner in the San Juans looking to better understand the unique features of your coastal landscape? Your shoreline property
San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit March 8 & 9
||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for WSU EXTENSION ||| The 12th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit is taking place in-person on Orcas Island, March 8 & 9, 2024. This year’s event will consist of in-person
Orcas Island Garden Club presents Garry Oaks, Bluebirds, & You
Find out how our Majestic Oak plays a vital role in our ecosystem ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Please join the Orcas Island Garden Club on Wednesday, February 21st, 2024, when we welcome Kathleen
