Got Visitors?

I saw some SJ Islands Stewardship guide books at the library, created by Public Works, that are intended to be a gentle orientation to island living for visitors.

If you run an island business that has guests coming from off island, you may be interested in sharing this guidebook with them in an effort to encourage them to “tread lightly” on our islands.

I asked Kendra Smith about it, (Ecologist and Environmental Resources Manager at San Juan County Public Works) and she had this to say:

“Thank you for contacting us regarding the stewardship guide.  We are actively distributing the guide to as many of the hotels and resorts as we can and the 1000 AirBnB and VRBO rentals permitted in the County.  We have the displays up at the libraries on the three main Islands as well as at Community Development and at the Public Works office.” 

“We can get any group copies if they would like to distribute them to housing or accommodations.  We view it as a mini coffee-table orientation book, meant to stay at accommodation sites vs being carried home by visitors like a brochure.  We printed enough to replace a copy at all the accommodations in the county for next year as well, so it will be around for at least two to three years.  We also assumed some residents might be interested if they have a lot of guests.”

“We don’t have it up on the [county] website, but will be working on that in the next week or so, along with getting a version we can post on the ferries.  We also have some social prompt elements under the banner “all natural San Juans”, that will be rolled out in August and carried forward next year, to help reinforce good behavior (like be water wise, recycle right etc.).”

If this is of interest to you, swing by the library to pick one up or get in touch with Public Works for more information.

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