Topic: Environment
San Juan Preservation Trust Names New Executive Director
Written on December 13, 2017 at 5:51 am, by Tim Dustrude
Angela Anderson to “Come Home” from Hawaii to the Salish Sea December 12, 2017 – The board of trustees of the San Juan Preservation Trust, a nonprofit land conservation organization based in Friday Harbor, announced today that it has hired Angela Anderson as its new executive director, effective February 12, 2018. Ms. Anderson will lead Continue Reading
County Adds Land to Odlin Park
Written on December 8, 2017 at 5:00 pm, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan County acquires 100 acre Odlin South from WA DNR After a persistent year-long effort by San Juan County, the Odlin South property sale was approved by the WA Board of Natural Resources on December 5, 2017. Council members Jamie Stephens and Rick Hughes, along with County Manager Mike Thomas, made the trip to Continue Reading
Master Gardeners Assist Town in Rain Garden Cleanup
Written on December 6, 2017 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
Town employees and volunteer WSU Master Gardeners recently completed Phase One of the rejuvenation of the Spring Street rain garden located at the northeast corner of Spring and First Streets. Phase One involved removing 25 five-gallon buckets of silt, removing and cleaning river rock, pulling weeds and unhealthy plants, and cleaning out the catch basin. Continue Reading
Citizen Scientists Needed
Written on December 1, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
Help us Document King Tides this Winter Do you have a digital camera or camera phone? If so, help local and regional researchers capture this year’s king tides! Join Friends of the San Juans and king tide volunteers from your community and across the globe to document the year’s highest tides by taking photos of your favorite local shorelines. A “king tide” Continue Reading
Free Shoreline Contractor Training Workshop
Written on November 22, 2017 at 8:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
Free Training for Contractors Working on Shoreline Properties in the San Juans Thursday, December 7, 2017, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Grange Hall in Friday Harbor (152 First Street) Friends of the San Juans is hosting a free technical training for contractors who work on waterfront properties. San Juan County’s 400 + miles of Continue Reading
Curbside Pickup is Back!
Written on November 16, 2017 at 3:58 pm, by Tim Dustrude
The Town of Friday Harbor is pleased to announce that it has re-established its source for processing of comingled recyclable materials and, as a result, the Town curbside program will NOT be discontinued on November 22, 2017. Lautenbach Industries and the Town have concluded negotiations with Recology of Seattle, Washington and will maintain their existing Continue Reading
Town Discontinues Curbside Recycling
Written on November 10, 2017 at 9:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Friday Harbor to Discontinue Curbside Co-Mingled Recycling Until Further Notice The Town of Friday Harbor will be discontinuing curbside recycling pickup effective November 22nd, 2017. This will not affect customers of San Juan Sanitation in the County. The Town uses Lautenbach Industries to take the Town’s refuse to the Cowlitz County landfill and, until recently, Continue Reading
Park to Apply Herbicides in Habitat Restoration Efforts
Written on October 31, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Island National Historical Park has announced that ten new test plots at American Camp will be treated with herbicide, weather permitting, in support of Island Marble Butterfly habitat restoration sometime between October 31 and November 3, 2017. This is the third year of a five year study that is attempting to increase the amount Continue Reading
“Rocks Off the Beach” Project Completed on Shaw Island
Written on October 30, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Spawning habitat for the surf smelt, a small fish important in marine food webs, just got a whole lot better at a local beach thanks to the hard, and often muddy, work of public service organizations, contractors, landowners, community members and school kids. Over the past few weeks 600 linear feet of shoreline has been Continue Reading
ShakeOut
Written on October 27, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Brendan Cowan shares this news from last week’s ShakeOut drill… The middle school students from the Shaw Island School won a statewide earthquake preparedness video contest. So inspiring the way their entire school community has embraced emergency preparedness! Here’s the link to their video: Indeed, more than 1,300 islanders participated in last week’s ShakeOut earthquake Continue Reading
Owen Goes on a Damcation
Written on October 22, 2017 at 11:33 am, by Tim Dustrude
Owen loved a film seen at the FHFF- He is now a Dam Enthusiast…at 5 years old. Beloved Friday Harbor Film Festival just got better. A story of success! by Theresa Simendinger John Hamilton, manager is too busy with two full restaurants during the FHFF to go to see the 2 films that Cask N Continue Reading
Recycling Changes Coming to San Juan Island
Written on October 19, 2017 at 3:27 pm, by Tim Dustrude
This just in from the County… but first a quick editor’s note: I was already planning on doing a story or a series of stories about plastic waste and I shot the photo above last night on my kitchen table. The idea came to me recently after reading about the Pacific Garbage Patch, (and also Continue Reading
Elwha: A River Reborn
Written on October 18, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Griffin Bay Bookstore & The San Juan Island Library Present: Elwha: A River Reborn Those of you who have followed the removal of the dam on the Elwha River or who have volunteered your time planting trees and helping to restore the surrounding ecosystem will surely want to attend a book talk by Seattle Times Continue Reading
Work Party Cancelled
Written on October 17, 2017 at 10:27 am, by Tim Dustrude
Dear Trail Supporters, Due to high wind and a forecast for more, today’s work party on the Airport Trail (scheduled for October 17, 2:00-5:00 at the Skagit Valley College Parking lot) is CANCELLED. We will re-schedule soon. Dave Zeretzke for the Trails Committee
Seeking Volunteers for Trails Work Party
Written on October 16, 2017 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Island Trails Committee is looking for some volunteers to help out with some trail maintenance on the Airport Trail in town, on Tuesday, Oct. 17th from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. Park at the Skagit Valley College parking lot where we’ll meet/sign in. Clothing: Bring eye protection please and wear sturdy clothing as Continue Reading
Burn Party on Cady Mountain Preserve
Written on October 7, 2017 at 10:58 am, by Tim Dustrude
Thom is out of town for the next few weeks so the previously scheduled work party on Sunday, October 15, is not happening. However – the onset of cooler and wet weather is the perfect time to burn those piles! The ever fabulous Doug McCutchen has scheduled Wednesday, October 11, and Thursday, October 12, for Continue Reading
San Juan Preservation Trust Names New Executive Director
Written on December 13, 2017 at 5:51 am, by Tim Dustrude
Angela Anderson to “Come Home” from Hawaii to the Salish Sea December 12, 2017 – The board of trustees of the San Juan Preservation Trust, a nonprofit land conservation organization based in Friday Harbor, announced today that it has hired Angela Anderson as its new executive director, effective February 12, 2018. Ms. Anderson will lead Continue Reading
County Adds Land to Odlin Park
Written on December 8, 2017 at 5:00 pm, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan County acquires 100 acre Odlin South from WA DNR After a persistent year-long effort by San Juan County, the Odlin South property sale was approved by the WA Board of Natural Resources on December 5, 2017. Council members Jamie Stephens and Rick Hughes, along with County Manager Mike Thomas, made the trip to Continue Reading
Master Gardeners Assist Town in Rain Garden Cleanup
Written on December 6, 2017 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
Town employees and volunteer WSU Master Gardeners recently completed Phase One of the rejuvenation of the Spring Street rain garden located at the northeast corner of Spring and First Streets. Phase One involved removing 25 five-gallon buckets of silt, removing and cleaning river rock, pulling weeds and unhealthy plants, and cleaning out the catch basin. Continue Reading
Citizen Scientists Needed
Written on December 1, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
Help us Document King Tides this Winter Do you have a digital camera or camera phone? If so, help local and regional researchers capture this year’s king tides! Join Friends of the San Juans and king tide volunteers from your community and across the globe to document the year’s highest tides by taking photos of your favorite local shorelines. A “king tide” Continue Reading
Free Shoreline Contractor Training Workshop
Written on November 22, 2017 at 8:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
Free Training for Contractors Working on Shoreline Properties in the San Juans Thursday, December 7, 2017, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Grange Hall in Friday Harbor (152 First Street) Friends of the San Juans is hosting a free technical training for contractors who work on waterfront properties. San Juan County’s 400 + miles of Continue Reading
Curbside Pickup is Back!
Written on November 16, 2017 at 3:58 pm, by Tim Dustrude
The Town of Friday Harbor is pleased to announce that it has re-established its source for processing of comingled recyclable materials and, as a result, the Town curbside program will NOT be discontinued on November 22, 2017. Lautenbach Industries and the Town have concluded negotiations with Recology of Seattle, Washington and will maintain their existing Continue Reading
Town Discontinues Curbside Recycling
Written on November 10, 2017 at 9:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Friday Harbor to Discontinue Curbside Co-Mingled Recycling Until Further Notice The Town of Friday Harbor will be discontinuing curbside recycling pickup effective November 22nd, 2017. This will not affect customers of San Juan Sanitation in the County. The Town uses Lautenbach Industries to take the Town’s refuse to the Cowlitz County landfill and, until recently, Continue Reading
Park to Apply Herbicides in Habitat Restoration Efforts
Written on October 31, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Island National Historical Park has announced that ten new test plots at American Camp will be treated with herbicide, weather permitting, in support of Island Marble Butterfly habitat restoration sometime between October 31 and November 3, 2017. This is the third year of a five year study that is attempting to increase the amount Continue Reading
“Rocks Off the Beach” Project Completed on Shaw Island
Written on October 30, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Spawning habitat for the surf smelt, a small fish important in marine food webs, just got a whole lot better at a local beach thanks to the hard, and often muddy, work of public service organizations, contractors, landowners, community members and school kids. Over the past few weeks 600 linear feet of shoreline has been Continue Reading
ShakeOut
Written on October 27, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Brendan Cowan shares this news from last week’s ShakeOut drill… The middle school students from the Shaw Island School won a statewide earthquake preparedness video contest. So inspiring the way their entire school community has embraced emergency preparedness! Here’s the link to their video: Indeed, more than 1,300 islanders participated in last week’s ShakeOut earthquake Continue Reading
Owen Goes on a Damcation
Written on October 22, 2017 at 11:33 am, by Tim Dustrude
Owen loved a film seen at the FHFF- He is now a Dam Enthusiast…at 5 years old. Beloved Friday Harbor Film Festival just got better. A story of success! by Theresa Simendinger John Hamilton, manager is too busy with two full restaurants during the FHFF to go to see the 2 films that Cask N Continue Reading
Recycling Changes Coming to San Juan Island
Written on October 19, 2017 at 3:27 pm, by Tim Dustrude
This just in from the County… but first a quick editor’s note: I was already planning on doing a story or a series of stories about plastic waste and I shot the photo above last night on my kitchen table. The idea came to me recently after reading about the Pacific Garbage Patch, (and also Continue Reading
Elwha: A River Reborn
Written on October 18, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Griffin Bay Bookstore & The San Juan Island Library Present: Elwha: A River Reborn Those of you who have followed the removal of the dam on the Elwha River or who have volunteered your time planting trees and helping to restore the surrounding ecosystem will surely want to attend a book talk by Seattle Times Continue Reading
Work Party Cancelled
Written on October 17, 2017 at 10:27 am, by Tim Dustrude
Dear Trail Supporters, Due to high wind and a forecast for more, today’s work party on the Airport Trail (scheduled for October 17, 2:00-5:00 at the Skagit Valley College Parking lot) is CANCELLED. We will re-schedule soon. Dave Zeretzke for the Trails Committee
Seeking Volunteers for Trails Work Party
Written on October 16, 2017 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Island Trails Committee is looking for some volunteers to help out with some trail maintenance on the Airport Trail in town, on Tuesday, Oct. 17th from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. Park at the Skagit Valley College parking lot where we’ll meet/sign in. Clothing: Bring eye protection please and wear sturdy clothing as Continue Reading
Burn Party on Cady Mountain Preserve
Written on October 7, 2017 at 10:58 am, by Tim Dustrude
Thom is out of town for the next few weeks so the previously scheduled work party on Sunday, October 15, is not happening. However – the onset of cooler and wet weather is the perfect time to burn those piles! The ever fabulous Doug McCutchen has scheduled Wednesday, October 11, and Thursday, October 12, for Continue Reading