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
Oahu, Hawaii’s most populous island, will now limit Airbnbs and short-term vacation rentals in a big way
||| FROM SFGATE.COM ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER Oahu, Hawaii’s third-biggest island, will now place further restrictions on where Airbnb, Vrbo and other short-term rental properties can be located throughout Honolulu and the island. In
SJI National Historical Park readies for May 28 opening
||| FROM CYRUS R. FOREMAN for SJI NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ||| San Juan Island National Historical Park is getting ready to open its visitor centers for the year! This year, the English Camp Visitor Center
San Juan Clipper files petition to discontinue services for this year
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, ORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Attorneys for San Juan Express (SJE) filed a Petition to Temporarily Discontinue 2022 Commercial Service with Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission on April 13, 2022. The request follows
Larsen: President’s visit emphasizes critical need to invest in working families, protect Washington’s environment
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| KING COUNTY, WA – On Friday, April 22, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined President Biden at Seward Park in Seattle and Green River College in Auburn to
Recapping Inslee’s Earth Day message, activities
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| In honor of Earth Week, Gov. Jay Inslee joined communities on both sides of the mountains to celebrate new solar-powered microgrids, wind farms, transit lines, clean
Bullet train study should include other options
The electric line is a literal 'third rail' ||| FROM CASCADIA DAILY NEWS ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER There’s light rail; there’s high-speed rail and there’s ultra-high-speed rail. Then there’s the “third rail,”
The Whale Museum to hold open house for prospective volunteers
||| FROM TRACIE MERRILL for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| The Whale Museum is holding an open house for anyone interested in volunteering with TWM’s Education Department. The open house event will be held on Friday, April 29
Science & spirit of seaweed author to visit our Library
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Sustainable seaweed harvester, Amanda Swinimer, will present on her new book, The Science and Spirit of Seaweed (Harbour Publishing) at Orcas Island Library (500 Rose Street Eastsound WA) on May
Secure your load for safer roads campaign to begin this week
||| FROM HEATHER WALLACE for THE EXCHANGE ||| With the Great Islands Clean-up fast approaching on Saturday, April 23, 2022, San Juan County will be launching a 6-week campaign, Secure Your Load for Safer Roads,
Reminder: Land Bank’s Spring Community Conversation series is in the offing
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| Got questions for Your Conservation Land Bank? We want to hear from you! Join us on Zoom for our Spring Community Conversation series –April
Island Marble Butterfly habitat tour is on the horizon
Saturday, May 7, 2022 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., San Juan Island ||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| For those who have been following the Island Marble Butterfly, or our
Washington Clean Vessel Act program expands options for boaters
Second mobile pumpout vessel expands options for Pierce County and south sound boaters, protecting state waters from sewage pollution ||| FROM WASHINGTON SEA GRANT ||| For the past two years, the pandemic has stimulated boat
Oil spill response training coming up on San Juan Island
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for ISLANDS' OIL SPILL ASSOCIATION ||| This spring nearly 50 islanders have become trained spill response volunteers with the Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA). Recent classes on Orcas and Lopez Islands
Georgia’s Tybee Island moves closer to limiting STVRs on the island
A proposed ordinance outlines how a cap on the number of STVRs would be enforced in residential zones. ||| FROM SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER Tybee's [Island] moratorium on new
OPALCO’s membership meeting is on the horizon
||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| OPALCO’s annual member meeting is set for Saturday, April 30 via Zoom from 9 – 11 a.m. The agenda includes election results, the state
