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
Experts file court documents supporting a court-ordered immediate breach of Lower Snake River dams
||| FROM STEVEN HAWLEY for NORTHWEST RESOURCE ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT ||| On October 21, 2021 five experts, each with decades of experience as natural resource scientists and managers, provided expert declarations in an amicus brief filed
It’s October, and the high winds will predictably blow — Sunday into Monday
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| The National Weather Service is calling for strong winds in the islands Sunday and Monday. Winds are forecast to be strongest at the south end of San
SJC Comprehensive Plan 2036 Update: Studios and open houses popping up
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Please participate in the San Juan County Department of Community Development’s Pop-up Studio and Open House events regarding the 2036 Comprehensive Plan update. These events are intended to
High wind watch in the offing beginning Sunday morning
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| Headline High Wind Watch Description * What, Southeast Wind of 40 MPH with Gusts to 60 MPH Are Possible. * Where, San Juan County, Western Whatcom County, Western Skagit
Inslee and Murray on establishing solutions for salmon recovery in Columbia River Basin
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Today U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Gov. Jay Inslee issued the following joint statement on next steps as they pursue a joint federal-state process to establish
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
