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
2024 farmer/rancher listening sessions are on the horizon
||| 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
Tips for our upcoming freezing weather
||| FROM EASTSOUND WATER ||| Greetings friends and happy new year! We write today because we will be seeing freezing temperatures this week and possibly snow. This is a good time to get prepared to
High wind warning with gusts up to 65 mph
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| High Wind Warning Mon 2:58 AM - Tue 10:00 PM URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 258 AM PST Mon Jan 8 2024 San Juan County-Admiralty
Environmental Stewardship Department requests salmon recovery project proposals
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Environmental Stewardship Department is requesting Salmon Recovery project proposals for the Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) 2024 grant funding cycle. Private citizens, non-profit organizations, local,
Tick Talk | We’re seeing native ticks about a month earlier than usual
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Native ticks are emerging about a month early due to unusually mild fall and early winter weather; be sure to check yourself and your dog if you go
Join Lopez, Orcas Garden Clubs for native plant discussion
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Master Gardener Jane Wentworth Please join Lopez Island Garden Club and Orcas Island Garden Club on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 when we welcome Master Gardener
Request for salmon recovery project proposals
||| FROM SAM WHITRIDGE for SAN JUAN COUNTY DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ||| The San Juan County Lead Entity for Salmon Recovery is requesting Salmon Recovery project proposals for the Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB)
Student Stories: Washington State History as a graduation requirement
||| FROM OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ||| Do you know what’s noteworthy about Washington state’s high school graduation requirements? It’s Washington state history. From seventh to 12th grade, all students in Washington State are
It’s getting quieter in Puget Sound and easier for orcas to find dinner
||| FROM KUOW.ORG ||| Orca conservation groups are thanking commercial ships and other big vessels for slowing down around endangered southern resident killer whales. They are asking vessels to voluntarily reduce their speeds in a
In major shift, Northwest Tribes — not U.S. officials — will control salmon recovery funds
||| FROM PROPUBLICA.COM ||| When the Biden administration said it had reached a “historic” legal deal with Northwest Indigenous tribes last week to save endangered salmon, no one could agree on what it meant for
Newborn orca spotted near Seattle off Bainbridge Island
||| FROM KUOW.ORG ||| Beachgoers and whale researchers were excited to spot a newborn calf swimming with the Northwest’s endangered orcas on Tuesday near Seattle. “Oh my gosh,” schoolteacher Neil Davis said, standing on the
Analysis of Northwest, other salmon hatcheries finds nearly all hurt wild salmon populations
More than 200 studies across 40 years revealed large-scale salmon hatchery programs weaken wild salmon diversity and lead to wild population declines ||| FROM OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE ||| For much of the last century, fish
Don’t forget to take the Land Bank’s strategic plan survey by January 6
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Land Bank staff and commissioners are seeking broad community input by hosting a month-long, anonymous survey. Click here to begin the survey or visit the Engage platform: engage.sanjuancountywa.gov/land-bank-strategic-plan. The survey takes
Orcas Island Garden Club opens grant process
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| The purpose of the Orcas Island Garden Club is to stimulate knowledge and love of gardening, to cooperate in the protection and conservation of nature, and to assist
Take action by December 22nd for a healthy Salish Sea
||| FROM FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Please join us in seeking to prevent additional big-oil vessel traffic that would pose a threat to endangered Southern Resident killer whales. Don’t let the holidays distract
