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
Giant 4.5 metre shark eats dolphin in four bites before an even bigger beast rips it apart
||| FROM NEWS.COM.AU ||| Spine-chilling photos reveal how a giant 4.5 metre great white shark was mauled to death by an even bigger beast. The largest predatory fish in the world had just devoured a
Marine speed limits in B.C. aim to protect endangered orcas
||| FROM THE CANADIAN PRESS ||| The federal government has announced salmon fishery closures and mandatory speed limits in areas where southern resident killer whales forage and travel in the ongoing effort to protect the endangered species.
Let’s combat invasive European green crab
Community, Plus Science, Equals Action! ||| FROM JESS NEWLEY for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Friends of the San Juans invites the public to assist in WSU Extension and Washington Sea Grant’s “Molt Search”
Getting the most out of your irrigation system this season
||| FROM JAMES MOST for ORCHARDS, GARDENS & IRRIGATION ||| With the dry season in the PNW seeming to get longer and hotter, maintaining the efficiency of irrigation systems is becoming more and more important
Weather weirding & homeowner’s insurance
||| FROM JANET ALDERTON ||| Homeowner’s Insurance protects what may be our largest investment. This insurance is required by lenders and protects them financially. Without Homeowner’s Insurance you cannot get a mortgage. If you lose
Hotel-aquarium resort with west Japan’s only orca shows opening June 1 in Kobe
||| FROM THE MAINICHI ||| KOBE -- A new aquarium and hotel resort facility featuring western Japan's only killer whale performances opens in Suma Seaside Park in this city's Suma Ward on June 1. Kobe
Several Orcas Island beaches closed to recreational shellfish harvesting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Washington State Department of Health has closed recreational shellfish harvesting at the beaches in East Sound on Orcas due to unsafe levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP).
Help shape our future: Take the first climate survey
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County residents are invited to participate in a crucial climate survey to help shape the future of our community. This survey is a key part of
OPALCO upgrades Friday Harbor Substation for Future Power Demands
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT ||| If you’ve gone to the brewery in Friday Harbor lately, you may have noticed some work being done on the Friday Harbor Substation owned and
SJC publishes revised engagement guide for reviewing OPALCO’s proposed solar project
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| UPDATE: San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) is still reviewing OPALCO’s application for a conditional use permit. The review is currently on hold for additional information.
5 things to know about water pollution at Canada’s busiest port
700 contaminants, 629 kilograms of oil and grease a day, 1 leaked video ||| FROM THE NARWHAL ||| The inlet that forms Vancouver’s northern, watery border has changed dramatically over the past 200 years. Burrard
Orca Action Month kicks off tonight
||| FROM KATHLEEN CALLAGHY for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE ||| Join our opening webinar, “From Orcas to Humans: Clean Water, Healthy Futures,” at 5:30 pm Pacific, hosted by the Orca Salmon Alliance and the Salish Sea
Orca Sing 2024
||| FROM TATE THOMSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Come celebrate Washington State Parks and Orca Action Month at Orca Sing 2024 on June 15 at Lime Kiln Point State Park. The event will start
A North Pacific right whale off the coast of Northern California
Fewer than 500 of these whales are thought to be alive today, and only about 30 swim with the whale's eastern population. Viewing one off the coast of California is a rare sight indeed. |||
Book Reading
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Throughout Oregon and Washington there are several hundred thousand family forest owners, in addition to millions of forest acres under the care of community forests, municipalities,
