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
Senate unanimously passes Lovelett bill to conserve and restore kelp forests
Now on to the House ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATS ||| OLYMPIA – Today the Washington State Senate unanimously approved legislation to conserve and restore the plants that are the foundation of our marine ecosystems
Be on the watch: Great Backyard Bird Count will soon celebrate its 25th anniversary
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| My co-worker recently shared a picture of the first red currant flower he's seen this year. (above) It was a joy to receive that photo as it
WA Legislature reaches deal on multi-year transportation package
||| FROM CINDY WOLF, SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER ||| I just got this text from Rep. Ramel. He, Rep. Lekanoff and Senator Lovelett have been pushing hard for the ferry funding in this package. It
Garden Club presentation to feature Jennifer Harris
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, February 16, at 10:30 a.m., the Orcas Island and Lopez Island Garden Clubs’ virtual (Zoom) meeting will feature Jennifer Harris presenting A Designed Pacific Northwest Native
Kwiaht to continue Indian Island stewardship with grant from Madrona Club
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Kwiaht will be able to strengthen its protective and educational presence on the beaches and tide pools around Indian Island this summer, thanks to a generous grant from
Kelp finds its way onto carbon credit bandwagon
||| FROM HAKAI MAGAZINE ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER Cornelia Rindt steadies herself on a rocking boat while she and colleagues lean over the side to secure a meter-long tube of mud. It
Northern elephant seal born at Deception Pass
State Parks closes parts of Bowman Bay to protect the new pup ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – Washington State Parks announces the birth of a new northern elephant seal at Deception Pass
San Juan County joins Islands’ Trust in asking Canada for a rescue tug In Sidney
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On Jan. 26, San Juan County Council and the Islands Trust Council sent a joint letter requesting that the Canadian government "facilitate the repositioning of one of Canada's multi-mission emergency
Draft plan for Maritime Washington NHA open for public comment
||| FROM ALEXANDRA GRADWOHL for WASHINGTON TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION ||| SEATTLE. After 18 months of input and collaboration from across the region, the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation is pleased to share draft plans
Application period now open for new County Climate, Sustainability Advisory Committee
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is currently seeking qualified applicants for positions on the new Climate and Sustainability Advisory Committee. The committee will advise on policy, projects, and priorities, to
10th annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit coming up in March
March 4th & 5th, 2022 Virtual and in-person on Lopez Island ||| FROM KRISTEN AMIM for WSU SAN JUAN COUNTY EXTENSION ||| Join us for this year's San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit March 4 and
Island Way Workshops: OPALCO wants you (to be prepared)
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| We are on the cusp of a major energy shift. Weather patterns are hitting both extremes due to climate change; legislative mandates to remove
Washington Sea Grant receives funding to support restorative aquaculture
||| FROM WASHINGTON SEA GRANT ||| SEATTLE — From tribal fishermen exercising their treaty fishing rights to oyster farmers in south Puget Sound, seafood harvesting and aquaculture are vital to Pacific Northwest culture and commerce.
Three separate attacks are the first confirmed blue whale deaths by killer whales
Australian researchers report the first documented killing of an adult blue whale by orcas ||| FROM COSMOS MAGAZINE ||| Researchers have discovered the first-ever record of killer whales hunting and killing the largest animal on
OPALCO answers the question: Why is my OPALCO bill so high this month?
Cold Temps, BPA Demand Charges and 4% Rate Increase ||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| There was a perfect storm of compounding factors that made our power bills very high
