Topic: Enviro Corner
Native plants – check 'em out!
Written on March 30, 2009 at 9:18 pm, by Ian Byington
Here’s a workshop that Kathleen & Fiona are putting on this weekend that should be great…and tasty. Here’s more: LEARN A LITTLE, HIKE A LITTLE, EAT A LITTLE: Join us for the Ethnobotany and Edibles Workshop Join leading ethnobotanist Mac Smith, Fiona Norris from the San Juan Nature Institute, and Kathleen Foley from the San Continue Reading
Poetry workshop… this weekend….
Written on March 30, 2009 at 5:16 pm, by Ian Byington
Adriennne at the Library has a special poetry workshop this weekend at 2pm on Saturday – I’m going to go, and hope you have a chance to, too: I was hoping you could help me spread the word about an upcoming poetry workshop at the Library on Saturday, April 4th from 2-5 in the Meeting Continue Reading
The Whale Museum needs docents….
Written on March 29, 2009 at 7:55 pm, by Ian Byington
Nikki from the Whale Museum has more: The Whale Museum Docent Training Program: The Whale Museum is pleased to offer our Docent Training Program for the 2009 summer season. Volunteers aged 14 and over are needed to help visitors in our Exhibit Hall. By using artifacts, text panels, and hands-on specimens, docents are trained to Continue Reading
Earth Hour…it’s this Saturday at 8:30pm on San Juan Island….
Written on March 25, 2009 at 10:59 pm, by Ian Byington
The Town Council endorsed it. The County Council endorsed it. And I hope you join me in endorsing it. Here’s what the Washington Earth Hour has to say, and here’s what it’s all about. See you in the dark.
Earth Hour…it's this Saturday at 8:30pm on San Juan Island….
Written on March 25, 2009 at 10:59 pm, by Ian Byington
The Town Council endorsed it. The County Council endorsed it. And I hope you join me in endorsing it. Here’s what the Washington Earth Hour has to say, and here’s what it’s all about. See you in the dark.
Rain catchment… legal in the islands….
Written on March 24, 2009 at 7:08 pm, by Ian Byington
Weirdly, one of the best ideas for gathering water – catching the rain that falls on your buildings & storing it – is illegal in Utah and Colorado, a couple of perennially dry states. Although the islands are mentioned in this Wall Street Journal article, it’s because we do allow it (and some of us Continue Reading
Adopt a tree well…now!
Written on March 21, 2009 at 11:49 pm, by Ian Byington
The Chamber’s Debbie Pigman tells me this is part of what makes our Town so beautiful: Chamber of Commerce Adopt a Tree Well Program Continues in 2009. The Chamber of Commerce Downtown Forum, as part of its beautification plan, initiated a program in 2008 where businesses, organizations or individuals could “adopt” the ground around the Continue Reading
Joe says: Save the sound? Canadian-US dialogue needs to improve…..
Written on March 17, 2009 at 11:30 pm, by Ian Byington
Over on Orcas, Joe Gaydos is one of the people I listen to, when it comes to sorting out priorities related to saving our ecosystem… here are his thoughts on one way to make things better: Increased US – Canadian cooperation is among other basic principles that need to be followed to save Puget Sound. Continue Reading
Hey, bluebirds – good to have you back!
Written on March 17, 2009 at 1:15 am, by Ian Byington
You already knew about the bluebird re-introduction project…here’s more from Kathleen at the Preservation Trust: A “Welcome Back Bluebirds” nesting contest has been announced by the San Juan Islands Western Bluebird Reintroduction Project. The contest will acknowledge the first member of the island community to have a Western bluebird nest on their property (in a Continue Reading
What Ryan’s cooking up these days….
Written on March 16, 2009 at 11:15 pm, by Ian Byington
When I ran into FHHS grad Ryan Browne over the holidays, he told me about his business, which included building cob ovens – straw, mud, sand, clay all put together for the most heat-efficient oven you’ve ever seen. I saw him last night (as you can see, about to fire up the oven)… I asked Continue Reading
What Ryan's cooking up these days….
Written on March 16, 2009 at 11:15 pm, by Ian Byington
When I ran into FHHS grad Ryan Browne over the holidays, he told me about his business, which included building cob ovens – straw, mud, sand, clay all put together for the most heat-efficient oven you’ve ever seen. I saw him last night (as you can see, about to fire up the oven)… I asked Continue Reading
Islanders noted for helping with salmon recovery….
Written on March 14, 2009 at 1:53 pm, by Ian Byington
You know, one of the reasons the local killer whales are on the endangered species list is a shortage of their main dinner: salmon. Recovering the salmon’s previous numbers is a key to restoring a healthy ecosystem… and several islanders have been key to that recovery effort. Here’s more from Barbara Rosenkotter, who is the Continue Reading
Native plants – check 'em out!
Written on March 30, 2009 at 9:18 pm, by Ian Byington
Here’s a workshop that Kathleen & Fiona are putting on this weekend that should be great…and tasty. Here’s more: LEARN A LITTLE, HIKE A LITTLE, EAT A LITTLE: Join us for the Ethnobotany and Edibles Workshop Join leading ethnobotanist Mac Smith, Fiona Norris from the San Juan Nature Institute, and Kathleen Foley from the San Continue Reading
Poetry workshop… this weekend….
Written on March 30, 2009 at 5:16 pm, by Ian Byington
Adriennne at the Library has a special poetry workshop this weekend at 2pm on Saturday – I’m going to go, and hope you have a chance to, too: I was hoping you could help me spread the word about an upcoming poetry workshop at the Library on Saturday, April 4th from 2-5 in the Meeting Continue Reading
The Whale Museum needs docents….
Written on March 29, 2009 at 7:55 pm, by Ian Byington
Nikki from the Whale Museum has more: The Whale Museum Docent Training Program: The Whale Museum is pleased to offer our Docent Training Program for the 2009 summer season. Volunteers aged 14 and over are needed to help visitors in our Exhibit Hall. By using artifacts, text panels, and hands-on specimens, docents are trained to Continue Reading
Earth Hour…it’s this Saturday at 8:30pm on San Juan Island….
Written on March 25, 2009 at 10:59 pm, by Ian Byington
The Town Council endorsed it. The County Council endorsed it. And I hope you join me in endorsing it. Here’s what the Washington Earth Hour has to say, and here’s what it’s all about. See you in the dark.
Earth Hour…it's this Saturday at 8:30pm on San Juan Island….
Written on March 25, 2009 at 10:59 pm, by Ian Byington
The Town Council endorsed it. The County Council endorsed it. And I hope you join me in endorsing it. Here’s what the Washington Earth Hour has to say, and here’s what it’s all about. See you in the dark.
Rain catchment… legal in the islands….
Written on March 24, 2009 at 7:08 pm, by Ian Byington
Weirdly, one of the best ideas for gathering water – catching the rain that falls on your buildings & storing it – is illegal in Utah and Colorado, a couple of perennially dry states. Although the islands are mentioned in this Wall Street Journal article, it’s because we do allow it (and some of us Continue Reading
Adopt a tree well…now!
Written on March 21, 2009 at 11:49 pm, by Ian Byington
The Chamber’s Debbie Pigman tells me this is part of what makes our Town so beautiful: Chamber of Commerce Adopt a Tree Well Program Continues in 2009. The Chamber of Commerce Downtown Forum, as part of its beautification plan, initiated a program in 2008 where businesses, organizations or individuals could “adopt” the ground around the Continue Reading
Joe says: Save the sound? Canadian-US dialogue needs to improve…..
Written on March 17, 2009 at 11:30 pm, by Ian Byington
Over on Orcas, Joe Gaydos is one of the people I listen to, when it comes to sorting out priorities related to saving our ecosystem… here are his thoughts on one way to make things better: Increased US – Canadian cooperation is among other basic principles that need to be followed to save Puget Sound. Continue Reading
Hey, bluebirds – good to have you back!
Written on March 17, 2009 at 1:15 am, by Ian Byington
You already knew about the bluebird re-introduction project…here’s more from Kathleen at the Preservation Trust: A “Welcome Back Bluebirds” nesting contest has been announced by the San Juan Islands Western Bluebird Reintroduction Project. The contest will acknowledge the first member of the island community to have a Western bluebird nest on their property (in a Continue Reading
What Ryan’s cooking up these days….
Written on March 16, 2009 at 11:15 pm, by Ian Byington
When I ran into FHHS grad Ryan Browne over the holidays, he told me about his business, which included building cob ovens – straw, mud, sand, clay all put together for the most heat-efficient oven you’ve ever seen. I saw him last night (as you can see, about to fire up the oven)… I asked Continue Reading
What Ryan's cooking up these days….
Written on March 16, 2009 at 11:15 pm, by Ian Byington
When I ran into FHHS grad Ryan Browne over the holidays, he told me about his business, which included building cob ovens – straw, mud, sand, clay all put together for the most heat-efficient oven you’ve ever seen. I saw him last night (as you can see, about to fire up the oven)… I asked Continue Reading
Islanders noted for helping with salmon recovery….
Written on March 14, 2009 at 1:53 pm, by Ian Byington
You know, one of the reasons the local killer whales are on the endangered species list is a shortage of their main dinner: salmon. Recovering the salmon’s previous numbers is a key to restoring a healthy ecosystem… and several islanders have been key to that recovery effort. Here’s more from Barbara Rosenkotter, who is the Continue Reading