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
DEEP READS | The call of Tokitae
After half a century in a tank, a beloved orca was about to be freed. Then her life ended, and a moment of reckoning began. ||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| She was 3 or maybe
San Juan County vessel turn-in recycling day – April 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Has your ‘dream boat’ become a ‘nightmare?’ You might qualify to dispose your old boat in a FREE Vessel Turn-In event hosted by the San Juan County Derelict
Land, legacy and food security on a small island
||| FROM LOPEZ COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ||| In 2023, Sage Dilts and Nathan Hodges of Barn Owl Bakery approached LCLT to see if we could work together to make their farm and bakery more stable
Conservation advocates serve notice of intent to sue over Columbia River hatchery programs harming wild salmon recovery
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| Wild Fish Conservancy and The Conservation Angler issued a 60-day Notice of Intent to sue federal, state, and local agencies for chronic and ongoing violations of the
B.C. trawlers dump thousands of salmon, depleting orcas’ food source, wildlife group says
||| FROM THE GLOBE AND MAIL ||| A British Columbia wildlife protection group says chinook salmon that form the key diet for endangered orcas are being caught in their thousands by trawlers, only to be
Intense storms — fueled by El Niño — are set to bombard West Coast
Over the next week and possibly longer, heavy rain and snow, high winds and large waves are anticipated from the Pacific Northwest to Southern California ||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| A series of powerful atmospheric
Friday Harbor youth support recycling reform in Olympia
||| FROM JESS NEWLEY for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| The Friday Harbor Eco Club spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Olympia, advocating for legislation that would reform recycling and reduce packaging waste
Online ordering for Native Plant Sale opens on January 27
Nurture Nature's Allies: 2024 Native Plant Sale – Blooming Beauty for Your Garden, Bliss for Local Pollinators! ||| FROM CAITIE BLETHEN for SAN JUAN MASTER GARDENERS ||| Calling all nature enthusiasts and green thumbs! The
Whale Museum’s education department to hold volunteer open houses
||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| The Whale Museum is holding two open houses for anyone interested in volunteering with The Whale Museum’s Education Department. The open house events will be held
Eastsound Water announces boil water advisory for all customers in Olga water system
SEE UPDATED/CORRECTED NOTICE ||| FROM EASTSOUND WATER ||| Eastsound Water is advising all water customers in the Doe Bay/Olga water system to boil their drinking water starting at midnight tonight due to very low storage
Garden Club checking in about those winter tasks
WOW!!! THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL!!!! WE DON'T HAVE ROOM FOR ANY MORE PARTICIPANTS ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Winter is a fantastic time to take care of those precious garden tools, make necessary
Additional snow accumulations of up to 2 to 4 inches, ice accumulations of a light glaze
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 1004 AM PST Thu Jan 18 2024 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County- Admiralty Inlet Area-Eastern Strait of
Urgent overnight weather message: Freezing rain, 3″ snow
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 202 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2024 San Juan County- including Friday Harbor and Eastsound 202 PM PST Tue
Early Bird Registration now open for San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit March 8 & 9
||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for SJI AGRICULTURAL SUMMIT ||| Early Bird Registration is now open for the 12th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit March 8 & 9, 2024 through 5pm January 29. The Summit
Land Bank regular monthly meeting on January 19
||| FROM SJC CONSERVATION LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| Friends (Kurt Fuller, Carey Chenoweth, Tracey Cottingham and Steve Snowden) take a new mobility device for a test drive around Channel Preserve, Lopez Island. The
