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
EPA announces $67M in funding to Washington for water infrastructure improvements
||| FROM U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ||| SEATTLE (Sept. 16, 2022) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the first significant distribution of water infrastructure funds thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The announcement
Orcas Island Food Bank creates fruit tree map for gleaning program
||| FROM RICHARD RHOADS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| A property owner on Orcas Island said, “We are getting older, and it’s just the two of us now. We have so much fruit, we
County announces annual stormwater infrastructure maintenance
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County announces the beginning of annual stormwater infrastructure maintenance on Orcas and Lopez Islands. The regular maintenance is conducted before the first flush of the season
Your questions answered about sinking of FV Aleutian Isle; what we know so far
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for SJC DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |||| What is the current situation with the wreck? The sunken vessel remains in place on the West side of San Juan Island in over
Reminder: Planned overnight power outage scheduled for Thursday night
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OPERATIVE ||| All of San Juan County will be affected by a planned power outage necessary for Bonneville Power Association (BPA) to make scheduled repairs to
Orcas Garden Club presenter to speak of climate change
||| FROM ORCAS GARDEN CLUB ||| Thor Hanson On Wednesday, September 21, at 10:30 a.m., the Orcas Island Garden Club will present a virtual (Zoom) meeting featuring Thor Hanson. Thor’s presentation, Hurricane Lizards
Reminder: Planned overnight power outage scheduled for Thursday night
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OPERATIVE ||| All of San Juan County will be affected by a planned power outage necessary for Bonneville Power Association (BPA) to make scheduled repairs to
MacKaye Harbor shoreline restoration project completed
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is proud to announce the completion of the MacKaye Harbor Shoreline Restoration Project on Lopez Island. After several weeks of removing old armor from the
Tourism is sucking Utah dry. Now it faces a choice – growth or survival?
Booming expansion to meet the demands of thousands of visitors every year is squeezing dwindling water supply ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER It was a typically hot summer day
Season’s final plant clinic at Driftwood Nursery on Sept. 14
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for MASTER GARDENERS ||| The Master Gardeners final plant clinic of the season will be in September. Please come by Driftwood Nursery in Eastsound Wednesday September 14 between 11 a.m. and
It’s time for Master Gardeners annual gardening workshop
||| FROM MO SLOANE and DIANA BROOKS for MASTER GARDENERS OF SJC ||| Join the Master Gardeners of San Juan County in welcoming the very popular Dr. Linda Gilkeson, aka “the Garden Doctor,” as the
Port of Lopez launches a new free pumpout boat in Fisherman Bay
Port of Lopez now operating seasonal mobile pumpout service ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| A new sewage pumpout boat is providing free service to recreational boaters in the San Juan Islands. The Port of Lopez
Take precautions: Wildfire smoke is coming this way for weekend
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Smoke from nearby wildfires is predicted to make its way to San Juan County (SJC) this weekend, Sept 9 through 11. Take precautions to protect yourself and family
CWR captures photos of transients as they pass through area
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| September 5th was a big Transient day. The team was working in the photo-ID office when we heard over the radio about a group of transients coming up
‘Racing Extinction’ is upcoming must-watch from Friday Harbor Film Festival
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Racing Extinction, Friday Harbor Film Festival’s next offering in The Director Series follows undercover activists trying to stave off a man-made mass extinction. Scientists predict
