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
Reminder: Ecological Restoration Certificate application deadline is July 31
||| 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
Letter to Editor | Failure to coordinate may have endangered Indian Island Oystercatchers
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| No, it wasn’t Kwiaht’s Indian Island on top of Indian Island Monday. It was the Orcas Youth Conservation Corps, which went ahead with a weed-removal project over our
Council extends vacation rental moratorium
UPDATED JULY 14, 2021 ||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| After a public hearing on July 12, the County Council unanimously approved an amended extension of the vacation rental moratorium that now includes
State Parks to begin mooring buoy repair project throughout Puget Sound
Boaters should check project schedule before they plan an overnight trip ||| FROM STATE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will begin contracted mooring buoy repair work on
Midnight Mutterings | Plastic
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS BY JACKIE BATES ||| You may have noticed references to Plastic Free July in San Juan County. In case that has somehow escaped your attention, here’s a link to a recent article
Council to hear public testimony on vacation rental moratorium Monday
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| PRELIMINARY AGENDA: Discussion items may be added and/or the order or content changed at the discretion of the Council Chair. If there is a change in location, the
Richard Donner honored by PETA for producing Free Willy
Free Willy raised awareness about the anguish of orcas in captivity 20 years before Blackfish, and PETA is grateful for Richard Donner producing the movie ||| FROM MOVIEWEB.COM ||| Richard Donner is getting a lot
Learn how to operate and rent the Conservation District no-till drill
||| FROM KATE MIKULAK for SJC WSU EXTENSION ||| Interested in reseeding your pastures or hayfields? Planting cover crops or grains? The SanJuan Islands Conservation District is implementing a program to rent out their Great
Fair winds, farewell | Departing NAS Whidbey commander shares some words about noise complaint system
||| FROM CAPT MATT ARNY, COMMANDING OFFICER, NAS WHIDBEY ||| NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. – I’m filled with conflicting emotions as I prepare to “depart the pattern” and embark on a new journey.
Council pre-empts Charter Review Commission with climate re-organization
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| Last month, the Charter Review Committee released the outcomes of its lengthy deliberations, and among its proposed amendments was an independently-elected position to run a new Climate
Climate Eyes | Tennis, anyone?
||| BY STEVE BERNHEIM, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| To limit global warming to 1.5°C / 2.7°F above pre-industrial levels requires rapid transitions in energy and infrastructure (including transport and buildings), and requires deep emissions reductions in
CWR encounters K Pod in Rosario Strait/Haro Strait
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| On June 29th, Jared Towers forwarded a photo to us that he had received of a group of killer whales heading east in Johnstone Strait around 1400. One
Eastsound Water releases annual consumer confidence report
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| It’s the time of the year when water systems send out their annual Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) to their customers, and I wanted to take the opportunity to say
Land Bank partners with local student for community discussion
Discussion participants’ opinions help shape the direction around controversial land conservation topics in real time ||| FROM TANYA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK||| Kaj Litch. Kaj Litch, a Spring Street International
OK. WSF has more to say about this upcoming holiday weekend
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Customers should be prepared if their travels this holiday weekend include riding aboard a ferry. Some routes will be sailing on their holiday sailing schedules. Customers can note specific
