Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. at the Orcas Center
By Jan Jacobson
We have all noticed how different the weather can be on the various areas of Orcas Island. Olga is different than Eastsound and Deer Harbor can be different from both. The Orcas Island Garden Club has had two of the state climatologists speak at meetings and now we have our own island weather experts to enlighten us. At the January 16, 2013 meeting of the garden club, our president, Maryln Meyers, and Olga resident, John Willis, will discuss those Orcas Island microclimates.
John Willis’ grandfather, Cecil Willis, began keeping weather records here on Orcas in 1890. The records are continuous to the present. The Willis family is one of nine families in the United States who have kept continuous records in the same location for over 100 years. You see John’s weekly weather recordings in the Sounder.
Marlyn Meyers has been gathering weather information every day for the past seven years. Maryln and John will discuss the microclimates on Orcas and solicit anecdotal information from the audience in order to compare the differences and know our own microclimates and garden better.
The Garden Club meeting is January 16, 2013, at 10 a.m. in the Madrona Room of Orcas Center. For further information see orcasislandgardenclub.org .
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