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||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| It has been too many days to count now that the Eastsound Water staff has been in emergency response mode – 24-hours a day. All-in-all, this set of storms has been the worst in recent memory from a water management view. As a result, we have been
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY CONSERVATION LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank is seeking public input on its recently completed Draft Stewardship and Management Plan (SMP) for Turtleback Mountain Preserve on Orcas Island. The purpose of the SMP is to provide overarching goals and management objectives for the
||| FROM CINDY WOLF, COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER ||| The relative calm of this afternoon before Thanksgiving Day is a perfect moment to pause and reflect on the last week with gratitude. In the face of a storm I once again watched our community and our County team build bridges and move a mountain. That statement might
-- from Whidbey Naval Air Station -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island rescued an injured hiker near Slate Peak, east of Ross Lake, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. The SAR crew was called in to find the female hiker who had suffered an injured leg and couldn't walk.
-- from Thomas Mills for Whidbey Island Naval Air Station -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island rescued two climbers stuck on a cliff near Cannon Mountain, southwest of Leavenworth, Wash., late Wednesday night, July 18, 2018. While neither climber was injured, they were unable to safely climb off
-- from NAS Whidbey -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island rescued two people on Forbidden Peak in the Cascade Mountains, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. The SAR team of five was notified of two climbers needing rescue on Forbidden Peak late that evening. When they arrived at the
-- from NAS Whidbey -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted two rescues this past weekend, one on Friday night, June 23 and another on Sunday, June 25, 2017. The first rescue was on Mount Baker, the other on Mt. Ellinor located near Staircase Ranger Station in
-- from Mike Welding -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team of five from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island rescued a hiker off of Sauk Mountain in Concrete, Wash., the evening of Saturday, Apr. 22, 2017. Around 7 p.m. the base’s SAR Alert crew launched in response to a report of a lost and injured
-- from Martha Lum and Molly Troxel, with Mindy Kayl -- The Orcas Island Youth Conservation Corps (OIYCC) was hard at work last week, and the Mountain Lake Trail has emerged newly improved. With guidance from Crew Leaders from the Washington State Trails Association the crew enhanced about 35 feet of trail. This is the
From Rachel Griffin on CaringBridge.com “Jordan starts his Bi-Skiing program this weekend. I probably don't need to explain to you how excited he is...but he is!! Literally bouncing off the walls, acting like a 5 year old waiting for Christmas! I will promise to continue to update with pictures. If you would like