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
It’s a fine time to make your Finnie award nominations
May the forest be with you ||| FROM AMY NESLER for STEWARDSHIP NETWORK FOR SAN JUANS ||| Islanders are known for creative resilience and care for the environment. It’s that time of year again…when we
Hundreds of methane bubbles have been discovered rising from Puget Sound seafloor
||| FROM UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON NEWS ||| The release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas responsible for almost a quarter of global warming, is being studied around the world, from Arctic wetlands to livestock feedlots.
Reminder: You’re invited to talk tourism with the SJI Visitors Bureau
||| FROM AMY NESLER for SJI VISITORS BUREAU ||| Don’t miss this opportunity to make your voice heard! If you’ve been curious about how the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau approaches destination marketing and management,
SJC Land Bank Commission is meeting soon and you’re invited
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SJC LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold its monthly meeting on February 18, 2022, from 8:30am – 11:10am. The public is invited to
Registration for San Juans Ag Summit is now live
San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit Date: March 4 & 5, 2022 Location: Virtual and in-person on Lopez Island ||| FROM KELSEY GREEN for SJI AGRICULTURAL SUMMIT ||| Registration is now live for the 2022 San
Islands Conservation Corps is shining brightly
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Islands Conservation Corps invited the OICF Board and Staff on a site visit on the Turtleback Preserve, where they are working on fire mitigation
Don’t miss out on SJC Master Gardener’s online plant sale
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SJC LAND BANK ||| Spring is around the corner – be ready to get your favorite native plants into the soil and established. Have you checked out the San Juan
Senate unanimously passes Lovelett bill to conserve and restore kelp forests
Now on to the House ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATS ||| OLYMPIA – Today the Washington State Senate unanimously approved legislation to conserve and restore the plants that are the foundation of our marine ecosystems
Be on the watch: Great Backyard Bird Count will soon celebrate its 25th anniversary
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| My co-worker recently shared a picture of the first red currant flower he's seen this year. (above) It was a joy to receive that photo as it
WA Legislature reaches deal on multi-year transportation package
||| FROM CINDY WOLF, SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER ||| I just got this text from Rep. Ramel. He, Rep. Lekanoff and Senator Lovelett have been pushing hard for the ferry funding in this package. It
Garden Club presentation to feature Jennifer Harris
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, February 16, at 10:30 a.m., the Orcas Island and Lopez Island Garden Clubs’ virtual (Zoom) meeting will feature Jennifer Harris presenting A Designed Pacific Northwest Native
Kwiaht to continue Indian Island stewardship with grant from Madrona Club
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Kwiaht will be able to strengthen its protective and educational presence on the beaches and tide pools around Indian Island this summer, thanks to a generous grant from
Kelp finds its way onto carbon credit bandwagon
||| FROM HAKAI MAGAZINE ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER Cornelia Rindt steadies herself on a rocking boat while she and colleagues lean over the side to secure a meter-long tube of mud. It
Northern elephant seal born at Deception Pass
State Parks closes parts of Bowman Bay to protect the new pup ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – Washington State Parks announces the birth of a new northern elephant seal at Deception Pass
San Juan County joins Islands’ Trust in asking Canada for a rescue tug In Sidney
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On Jan. 26, San Juan County Council and the Islands Trust Council sent a joint letter requesting that the Canadian government "facilitate the repositioning of one of Canada's multi-mission emergency
