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
Council approves proclamation designating “Plastic Free July” for San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Council, in today’s regular council meeting, approved a proclamation designating “Plastic Free July” in San Juan County. The proclamation recognizes the pressing issues around
Enroll to explore Salish Sea marine and near shore terrestrial environments by kayak
Skagit Valley College is enrolling now for a unique Sea Kayak Exploration class in the Salish Sea and the San Juan Islands ||| FROM ARDEN AINLEY for SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE ||| If you love the
Use the Whale Warning Flag to protect both whales and boaters
LET YOUR FLAG FLY! ||| FROM ANGELA BRODERICK, SJC ENVIRONMENTAL DEPT. ||| Across the region, homes and businesses will soon be displaying the Stars and Stripes to herald the Fourth of July holiday. Meanwhile, on
Are you or someone you know in heat crisis? Hot tips for hot temps
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| While island temps are considerably lower than on the mainland, it’s hot today and will be again tomorrow. There are a number of common-sense precautions
Study: Local restrictions on Airbnb listings reduce property values in areas popular with tourists
||| FROM SCIENCE DIRECT || Re-posted at request of Orcasonian reader Abstract Online short-term rental (STR) platforms such as Airbnb have grown spectacularly. We study the effects of regulation of these platforms on the housing market using
Ecological Restoration Certificate now available through WWU’s Huxley College of the Environment
||| FROM KAI HOFFMAN-KRULL for SJI CONSERVATION DISTRICT ||| The new Ecological Restoration Certificate in the San Juan Islands is provided in partnership with the San Juan Islands Conservation District (SJICD) and Huxley College of
As of 4 p.m. Friday, here’s the actual, local forecast for this weekend’s heat wave
||| FROM UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES ||| WAZ001-261100- San Juan County- Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Eastsound, and Roche Harbor 312 PM PDT Fri Jun 25 2021 TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s
Guest Opinion | Explosive development drives interest in County’s Comp Plan update
||| FROM BRENT LYLES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Judging by construction activity and real estate transactions, the pressures and speed of development in San Juan County have never been greater. Fortunately,
This week’s orca survey blog looks back at legendary superpod encounter from 1976
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| On June 6, Center for Whale Research (CWR) staff participated in the Orca Salmon Alliance’s Orca Action Month Kick-off Event hosted at CWR’s ORCA SURVEY Outreach & Education
There’s a new location for Garden C on this weekend’s Garden Club tour
||| FROM ORCAS GARDEN CLUB ||| Due to unexpected circumstances, we have had to find a substitute garden for GARDEN C. Sara’s Garden at Outlook Inn (171 Main Street, Eastsound, WA) is the new GARDEN
Find your totem… What Southern Resident Orca arrived in the San Juans the same year you did?
SRKW community demographics since 1998 ||| SOURCE: ORCA NETWORK ||| Southern Resident Orca Community Demographics Composition of Pods, Births and Deaths since 1998Updated February 17, 2021 As of February 17, 2021, the Southern Resident Killer
Napa Valley feud pits real-estate startup against homeowners
||| FROM WALL STREET JOURNAL ||| (Reprint at request of Orcasonian reader.) Pattie Dullea stepped out one morning last month in Napa, Calif., to have a word with the young man who pulled up in
CWR revisits a mini-superpod encounter with J pod and L12s from June of 1995
This year, the Center for Whale Research (CWR) celebrates 45 years of ORCA SURVEY: documenting and studying the Southern Resident orca population. In this Orca Month 2021 Blog, long-time CWR staff member and orca photo
Master Gardeners return to Driftwood Nursery to offer gardening help
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for MASTER GARDENERS ||| As the growing season accelerates you may find yourself in need of gardening help. If so, the Master Gardeners of Orcas are here to help answering your
Statewide chlorine supply limited due to equipment failure at manufacturing plant
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Department of Health (DOH), Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), Tacoma Public Utilities, the City of Everett and partner agencies across the state emphasized today that drinking water throughout
