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
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
Saving the rarest whale is topic at upcoming library ZOOM presentation
Thursday, June 17, 6 p.m., Orcas Library ||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| On Thursday, June 17 the Orcas Island Library presents Captain Kevin Campion who will share his tale to save the
State Parks Clean Vessel Act Grant Program funds $900,000 in new pumpout projects
Recreational boat pumpout facilities expand across the state ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – June 8, 2021 – Keeping Washington’s waterways clean will get easier thanks to more than $900,000 in federal pass-through
Act in Granny’s memory on World Oceans Day and during Orca Action Month
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| WWe've recently spent quite a bit of time reflecting on our five-decade-long ORCA SURVEY research of the Southern Resident killer whales (SRKW). The importance of mothers and grandmothers
Boaters encouraged to ‘Be Whale Wise’ for Orca Action Month
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| After what felt like a very long winter, Puget Sound residents are excited to get out on the water and enjoy the beauty of our region. June is
Charter Review Commission recommends climate czar, tourism plan
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| On June 1, the County’s Charter Review Commission (CRC) released the results of months of deliberations on desired changes to the current county charter. CRC chair Kevin
Unique coating transforms ANY surface into a light-responsive pathway (maybe even Prune Alley?)
||| FROM DAILY MAIL ||| A unique paint-like coating has been developed that could revolutionise street lighting across the globe. UK-based company Nevana Designs has developed a light-responsive formula called STARPATH that makes ordinary pathways glow in the
Forums will be exploring workable solutions to ongoing vacation rental dilemma
||| FROM LARRY GREENE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS COMMUNITY NETWORK ||| The number of vacation rentals in the San Juans has been a contentious issue in the county over the past few years. Letters to
Master Gardeners available for gardening, pest* questions at Driftwood Nursery
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SAN JUAN MASTER GARDENERS ||| The Master Gardeners of San Juan County will be available to answer your gardening and pest questions at Driftwood Nursery on Wednesday June 9 from
State Parks launches new campaign to sell gift cards
Reserve camping, purchase Parks merchandise and more ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – June 2, 2021 – Washington State Parks announces it is now selling gift cards that can be used to reserve campsites, cabins
We’re changing the habitat for our orca and salmon — and not for the better
||| FROM SEATTLE TIMES ||| ON A COLD, foggy morning in the summer of 2019, I made my way to a boat ramp, hard by homeless encampments and under the roaring traffic of a highway
Eastsound Sewer & Water District is about to launch an independent income survey
Hoping for a high response rate ||| FROM EASTSOUND SEWER & WATER DISTRICT ||| The Eastsound Sewer & Water District (District) needs to address repair and replacement of an aging wastewater treatment plant and system
Wolf Hollow has selected winners in Earth Month photo competition
||| FROM SHONA AITKEN for WOLF HOLLOW ||| Our thanks to everyone who took part in Wolf Hollow’s Earth Month Wildlife Photo Competition during April. There were so many beautiful photos that we had a
