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
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
Observing orca from the air gives a novel look into their social structure
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| The Southern Resident killer whales are well known for their complex societies, with whales living in family units referred to as matrilines, which are part of larger units
State Parks pilot program lets you be your own ‘Agent of Discovery’ with new app
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to discover the secrets of a ghost town and a well-known Washington state park… ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| Did you know the Washington State
Letter to Editor | Really sad the last few days
||| FROM JOHN TITUS ||| I have been talking to various people who say they are just going to have to leave Orcas. These folks are hard working, love their jobs, but can’t afford to
Orcas Garden Club readies Safe Garden Tour as pandemic nears end
||| FROM NITA COUCHMAN for ORCAS GARDEN CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Garden Club invites you to join us at our 2021 Safe Garden Tour on Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27 from 11
Navy wraps up third sound monitoring period; no final report yet
||| FROM MIKE WELDING for NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND ||| NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. - The Navy completed its third week of real-time sound monitoring at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island as directed by
Could Portsmouth to Cherbourg in 40 minutes mean Anacortes to Orcas in 11 minutes?
Seagliders will whisk 150 passengers to France at speeds of 180 mph by 2028 ||| FROM THE DAILY MAIL ||| 'Seagliders' will transport passengers across the Channel in just 40 minutes by 2028, if a
San Juan County Land Bank agenda for June 2021 meeting
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Land Bank Commission will hold its monthly meeting on June 18, from 8:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. via Zoom. The
Schedule some walk & talk time this summer in Moran State Park program
How will you choose? Newts, forage fish, squirrels, music, bats night out, S'mores, and more ||| FROM RACHEL BAKER for FRIENDS OF MORAN ||| Summer Walks & Talks are free educational programs offered by Friends
Land Bank shares an update on Coffelt Farm Preserve’s agricultural use
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| As we enter another phase in planning the future of Coffelt Farm Preserve’s agricultural use, the SJC Land Bank offers this community update. The
Spring 2021 Great Islands Clean-up was a great success
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| One hundred thirty-eight miles of road and 55 miles of beach are much cleaner thanks to the Spring Great islands Clean-up. Thanks to more than 400 dedicated volunteers on
Inslee announces reopening guidance, renews call for climate action
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Reopening guidance Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday announced more details on what COVID mitigation measures will remain in place after the state's economy fully reopens June
Your voice, your input needed now before upcoming Planning Commission meeting
Planning Commission meets Friday June 18! ||| FROM ISLAND STEWARDS ||| The San Juan County Planning Commission is set to decide if the county should create a "Truth in Planning" component to the Comp Plan.
Forum seeks common ground on vacation rental regs
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| On June 9, the San Juan Islands Community Network (SJICN) hosted a Zoom panel on the subject of vacation rentals, the first in a three-part series focusing
