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
Seeking beginning farmers and landowners for USDA grant project
||| FROM KATE MIKULAK for WSU EXTENSION, SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| Here in the San Juan Islands, we treasure our small farms and open pastures. Our agricultural future, though, depends on cultivating a new generation
Michigan House approves controversial short-term rental protections
||| FROM THE DETROIT NEWS ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF A READER Michigan House lawmakers in an overnight session Tuesday approved legislation in a 55-48 vote that would prohibit cities and townships from banning short-term rental
Larsen: Bold investment in nation’s infrastructure creates jobs, builds greener transportation network
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) supported passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, bipartisan legislation that makes bold, long-term investments in the nation’s infrastructure
Permaculture, resiliency is next Garden Club presentation
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 10:30 a.m., the Orcas Island and Lopez Island Garden Clubs present Jessi Bloom’s virtual (Zoom) presentation Permaculture and Resiliency. This presentation will
Congress proposes catastrophic investment in Northwest hatcheries, undermining wild salmon recovery
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives released text of the draft reconciliation bill revealing Congress is on track to make the largest investment in northwest
Letter to Editor | Participate in this upcoming OPALCO meeting about rate structure
||| FROM LEITH TEMPLIN ||| I encourage all OPALCO users to attend their “Energy Round Table-Member Generator Rate Discussion” on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 from 5 - 6 p.m. This is an important discussion held
WSU Extension to sponsor introduction to value-added food product development
Geared towards small-scale producers of preserves, sauces, dressings and vinegars, snacks, baked goods, and other value-added products ||| FROM KATE MIKULAK for WSU EXTENSION ||| This workshop will provide the region’s current or interested small-scale
Plans underway to remove container ship debris coming ashore off Vancouver Island
Both the coast guard and cleanup organizers urge people not to try to clean up on their own ||| FROM CBC NEWS ||| One of the shipping containers from the MV Zim Kingston that
New research to be funded to determine what is killing shellfish
||| FROM WASHINGTON SEA GRANT ||| With funding from the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, researchers from Washington Sea Grant, the Northwest Indian College and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will study
Got questions for the Land Bank? Bring them to this Fall Community Conversation
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SJC LAND BANK ||| Join us on Zoom for our second Community Conversation. – we will host a countywide meeting on Wednesday – November 10, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Register
Experts file court documents supporting a court-ordered immediate breach of Lower Snake River dams
||| FROM STEVEN HAWLEY for NORTHWEST RESOURCE ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT ||| On October 21, 2021 five experts, each with decades of experience as natural resource scientists and managers, provided expert declarations in an amicus brief filed
It’s October, and the high winds will predictably blow — Sunday into Monday
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| The National Weather Service is calling for strong winds in the islands Sunday and Monday. Winds are forecast to be strongest at the south end of San
SJC Comprehensive Plan 2036 Update: Studios and open houses popping up
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Please participate in the San Juan County Department of Community Development’s Pop-up Studio and Open House events regarding the 2036 Comprehensive Plan update. These events are intended to
High wind watch in the offing beginning Sunday morning
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| Headline High Wind Watch Description * What, Southeast Wind of 40 MPH with Gusts to 60 MPH Are Possible. * Where, San Juan County, Western Whatcom County, Western Skagit
Inslee and Murray on establishing solutions for salmon recovery in Columbia River Basin
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Today U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Gov. Jay Inslee issued the following joint statement on next steps as they pursue a joint federal-state process to establish
