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
Planning Commission stands firm on a vacation rental cap of 650
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| On the table at the Planning Commission’s October 15 meeting was a public hearing on the commission’s deliberations over setting a cap on vacation rental permits before
This bird’s-eye view of orca explains how, when, and why
In the following Q & A with CWR’s Dr. Michael Weiss, we learn what it’s like to fly a drone over top of whales and the new knowledge gained from the captured video footage. |||
In run up to UN Climate Conference, Bellingham-based environmental group launches new initiative aimed at galvanizing bold investments in climate resilience
RE Sources releases an illustrated guide for climate change solutions in northwest Washington ||| FROM JAY KOSA for RE SOURCES BELLINGHAM, Wash. — On October 19, Bellingham-based environmental nonprofit RE Sources launched a new initiative
San Juan County employee recognized by regional Oil Spill Task Force
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force is honoring Marta Green with a 2021 Legacy Award for her committed leadership in developing and advancing the San Juan Islands’ Oil
Seasonal changes bring extra challenges to Southern Resident Killer Whales
As summer Chinook salmon runs wane in the Salish Sea, and Southern Resident Killer Whales typically begin to travel further south in Puget Sound in search of prey, the orcas face compounding challenges. ||| FROM
Letter to Editor | Please join me in supporting upcoming climate proposals on the ballot
||| FROM SUE BAUER ||| Please research then consider joining me in supporting the CRC proposals, especially Proposition 3 which creates a “Climate and Environment Commission.” This body would be made up of 11 of our
Conservation groups challenge Washington’s artificial “fix” to SRKW and salmon recovery
||| FROM WILD FISH CONSERVANCY and THE CONSERVATION ANGLER ||| This week, conservation organizations Wild Fish Conservancy and The Conservation Angler filed suit against the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for its repeated refusal
Big day planned by Whale Museum in November for virtual ‘Gear Down’ workshop
||| FROM TRACIE MERRELL for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| The Whale Museum (TWM) is holding an exciting virtual Gear Down Workshop for Marine Naturalists this fall on Saturday, November 13. This workshop will be held
San Juan County Land Bank is ZOOM-meeting on Friday
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| The San Juan County Land Bank Commission will hold its monthly meeting on October 15, from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. via Zoom. The
No, no, no. No new type of killer whale has been discovered. Nope.
||| FROM THE CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH, ET AL. ||| On October 4, Hakai Magazine published an article with a headline reporting the discovery of “a new kind of killer whale.” Other media outlets subsequently
Transport Canada issues warnings, fines to boat owners violating orca-distance rules
||| FROM THE TIMES-COLUMNIST ||| Transport Canada says it has issued 158 warnings and levied five fines totalling just over $24,000 for vessels in violation of distancing rules that protect the endangered southern resident orcas
Fall 2021 Great Islands Clean-up was a great islands success
||| FROM KATIE FLEMING for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Our islands became much cleaner during the Great islands Clean-up on September 25 thanks to dedicated volunteers on Orcas, San Juan, Shaw, and Lopez
Announcing San Juan Islands Orca Recovery Day 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN ISLAND CONSERVATION DISTRICT ||| San Juan Island Conservation District, in partnership with San Juan County Land Bank, are joining conservation districts and partner organizations across the Pacific Northwest on October 16
Library, Garden Club will host local herbalist on wild medicinal plants of field, forest, sea
||| FROM HELEN HUBER for ORCAS GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 10:30 am, the Orcas Island and Lopez Island Garden Clubs present Kristy Bredin who will speak about Wild Plants of
Grrrr | Attorney General Bob Ferguson versus the Growlers
||| FROM RAINSHADOW JOURNAL ||| Coupevillle – Attorney General Bob Ferguson chose a bucolic setting for his recent Whidbey Island fundraiser, the historic Crockett Barn with its backdrop of Admiralty Inlet and Mt. Rainier majestic
