Howie & Susan at the Orca Network have been lobbying, protesting & agitating for the release of Lolita for decades – here’s their writeup of the Free Lolita Campaign. Meanwhile, locally, Debbi Fincher & friends are pulling together for Lolita, who has been captive in the Miami Seaquarium since 1971….here’s her story: Please come show  Continue Reading

That showing of Good Food (the movie) went great last weekend – and Maureen & Linda wanted to say thanks: The Land & Sea  wants to thank everyone who came to see “Good Food” – we had a great total turnout for the three showings, and we heard good things afterward! We would like to  Continue Reading

You know, I love the way the island looks & feels when it’s all clean & tidy – and you have a chance to help jump in & do your part to keep it that way. Here’s more from Lori Stokes & the Anti-Litter folks: Can You Help? About 100 San Juan Islanders are already  Continue Reading

This is cool: talking with experts about practical strategies for rehabbing to save energy, money, and the “character” of our fabulous historic buildings, including existing buildings built 40 or more years ago. Here’s more from Sandy (sign up now!): Rehab Green: Historic Preservation, Weatherization and Sustainable Rehabilitation This event is going to be great and  Continue Reading

The County Conservation District has an election between now & the 16th – here’s how it works: The San Juan Islands Conservation District election for one position on the Board of Supervisors will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. There are two candidates running, Ed Kilduff of Lopez Island and incumbent Henning Sehmsdorf, also  Continue Reading

Most geologists rate our chances to host the next big quake as pretty good. Here’s more.

Frank Penwell sent this over: CAPR San Juan’s March 2nd, 2010 speaker will be Norm Macleod.  Please join us for an educational evening and dinner at the Grange Hall at 5:30pm. Norman MacLeod is the president and CEO of Gaelic Wolf Consulting, a natural resource policy design and Internet strategy firm with locations in Hockessin,  Continue Reading

2/24/2010 Just off the wires…an orca kills a worker at SeaWorld in Florida, where the killer whale is being held captive. Here’s more, from the BBC. 2/25/2010 I thought that the response by the Orca Network folks (Howie & Susan, co-written with Ken Balcomb & former Secretary of State Ralph Munro), sums up the situation  Continue Reading

Looks like the President has the San Juan Islands on a list of proposed national monuments. This is a big deal – here’s more, from the New West Communiy Blogs.

Jeff Hanson says the annual hunt is underway to identify the stewards of the islands: Nominations Sought for the 2010 Good Steward Awards You can help recognize individuals, families, and businesses that have made a significant impact on the conservation, preservation, and protection of the San Juans. The Stewardship Network of the San Juans is  Continue Reading

In the aftermath of the events in Haiti, Time magazine ran a bit called, “Where will the next five big earthquakes be?” Tucked in with LA, Indonesia, Tehran & Tokyo is…the Pacific Northwest. Here’s the story. Not satisfied with that thinly-presented rundown of our seismic setup here? (I wasn’t.) This story in Wired has a  Continue Reading

Captain Jim Maya reported that he saw a large number of transient killer whales off Race Rocks yesterday, including T100’s baby calf….

J pod was here earlier this week, as you can see in this amazing photo by Mark Malleson from Victoria…if you’d like to see a much bigger, much cooler picture – click here. Mark works with Prince of Whales in BC – thanks, Mark!

It always good to hear about the good work the Stranding Network does – here’s more from Amy: The San Juan County Marine Mammal Stranding Network (SJCMMSN) would like to thank the community for all their assistance in reporting stranded (live and dead) marine mammals over the past year. Amy Traxler, Network Coordinator, says they  Continue Reading

First of all, you need to know: This is a life-changing & lifestyle-changing movie. I believe it ought to be required for anybody in this country who thinks we have protections in place for food production. Here’s more about Food, Inc., including the trailer. There are a couple of special showing coming up in the  Continue Reading

First of all, you need to know: This is a life-changing & lifestyle-changing movie. I believe it ought to be required for anybody in this country who thinks we have protections in place for food production. Here’s more about Food, Inc., including the trailer. There are a couple of special showing coming up in the  Continue Reading