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
Master Gardeners will be on hand at Driftwood Nursery
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| The purpose of the WSU Extension Master Gardeners is to provide gardening information based on research generated by WSU and other University systems. On June 15,
SJI National Historical Park, SJI Public Library to continue collaborative programming
||| FROM CYRUS FORMAN for SJI NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ||| San Juan Island National Historical Park and the San Juan Island Public Library are pleased to announce the return of our popular collaborative “Nature Matters”
Outdoor burning is now closed; recreational campfires are OK
||| FROM CHAD KIMPLE, SAN JUAN COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL ||| Residential and Commercial burning closes for the season effective June 1. Permits will become available again in October. Recreational campfires remain open at this time
CWR captured some awesome images in latest JPod encounter
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| After receiving reports of J pod being back on the westside of San Juan Island, the team met at Snug Harbor and left in the boat at 0907.
Sick killer whale stranded in France’s Seine River dies after failed rescue
||| FROM PHYS.ORG ||| A killer whale stranded for weeks in France's River Seine was found dead Monday after attempts to guide it back to sea failed and revealed it was severely sick, local authorities
SJ Ag Guild distributes FARM fund grants to local farms
||| FROM EMMA RASTATTER for SAN JUAN ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL GUILD ||| The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild (Ag Guild) FARM Fund is excited to announce the distribution of $72,048 in grants to San Juan County
In case you missed it — Garden Club presentation on YouTube
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| In her presentation, Next Year's Harvest Starts Now, Linda Gilkeson talks about what to grow, when and where to plant, simple methods for protecting crops, extreme weather, and how
Newest J Pod calf is a female
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| On May 26, the Center for Whale Research staff encountered J pod during a photo-ID and aerial observation survey. The whales were very social, with lots of rolling
Guest Opinion | About those trees at The Longhouse…
||| FROM PEGEEN WHITE ||| This weekend I spent several hours gathering signatures for a petition to save the trees at The Longhouse, a donated apartment building for low-income seniors and the disabled. I have
Letter to Editor | On behalf of Longhouse trees
||| FROM B. SADIE BAILEY ||| I'm writing because I was told that you three are the only people who can postpone or stop any tree removal on the Prune Alley Road Project. The low
Hazardous waste round-up just around the corner
||| FROM KATIE FLEMING for DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ||| San Juan County’s hazardous waste round-up collection event is our community’s once-yearly opportunity to legally and responsibly dispose of poisonous, flammable, corrosive or other hazardous
Corvus Energy to expand, opening new factory at Port of Bellingham
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| Whatcom County, WA–The Port of Bellingham (Port) is excited to announce that Corvus Energy has chosen Whatcom County to expand its US operations and open a new factory.
Washington launches new website to track recovery efforts for orca population
||| FROM THURSTON TALK ||| The Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office launched a new Web site today to track recovery efforts for the endangered Southern Resident orcas. “The website is beautiful and chock full of information,” said Tara
Tips on planting over a septic drainage field
||| FROM SJC WSU MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM ||| The Master Gardeners occasionally get questions about planting over a septic drainage field. This came up as a "chat" query during Margaret Payne's recent Zoom presentation to
Change of leadership at Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA)
||| FROM ISLANDS OIL SPILL ASSOCIATION ||| The IOSA Board of Directors would like to share with the community the news that IOSA’s Executive Director Tony Parkin is stepping back from the position at the
