environment

Islands in San Juan County present unique challenges in waste management and have found solutions meeting each island’s needs.

Commentary: It takes a community to raise and harvest an oyster.

 The August 2022 oil spill off San Juan Island was called a ‘wake-up call’ for more prevention and response. Was it?

A small community along Marine Drive living mostly in RVs has braved seasonal inundation, ready to move at a moment’s notice — until caught by surprise.

We lived, we learned; now it’s time to get ready for what may be ahead in 2023, after a look back at what happened this year.

Measuring the effectiveness of environmental education in changing behavior is a source of optimism and inspiration around the Salish Sea.

A cultural shift is underway from traditional burials and cremations to terramation, a composting process, and aquamation, a water-based process.

Capturing the boldness and beauty of the owl’s attitude and form commemorates the moment.

Inspiration for carvings in stone may come from the stones themselves, but originates inside the artist as well, muses Tony Angell.

“Beyond slow” delays in developing a management plan for the San Juan Islands National Monument may resolve soon.

A grassroots multifaith network is seeking to increase awareness of — and action to address — climate change issues through its Sacred Earth Fair July 31.

Fossil fuel and terminal expansion projects up and down the Salish Sea are estimated to boost annual shipping vessel traffic by at least 25% in the near future, and the projected increase has raised concerns about increased risk to the environment.

The American wild turkey, introduced for hunting in the San Juan Islands around 1980, seems to have learned well how to live near humans — to the extent of unwelcome encroachment, in the minds of some. Given mixed responses in human-dominated environs, what makes a wild creature a charming neighbor to some and a pest to others?

The new book Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home begins in crisis, as author Lynda Mapes tells the gut-wrenching story of Tahlequah (J35), the mother orca who in 2018 carried her dead baby around for 17 days. Mapes will speak Sept. 18 at the Lopez Island Library.

Priority for climate and environment; justice, equity and inclusion; and an emphasis on citizen engagement are driving proposals the San Juan County Charter Review Commission has advanced for the November ballot. The commission is continuing its work and plans to submit additional propositions for the 2022 ballot.