Topic: Nature
Learn about Marine, Land Environment by Kayaking the San Juans with Skagit Valley College
Written on June 29, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
From Skagit Valley College Skagit Valley College is enrolling now for a unique Sea Kayak Exploration class in the Salish Sea and the San Juan Islands. If you love the salt air and exploring the beautiful Salish Sea and the San Juan Islands, you’ll want to enroll now in this unique Skagit Valley College summer Continue Reading
Reduce Plastic Use, Learn where San Juan Islands Garbage Goes
Written on June 28, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
From Transition San Juan Island Join Transition San Juan Island, Plastic Free Salish Sea and millions of other people worldwide in reducing your plastic waste in July. Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans and Continue Reading
Join The Whale Museum for Online Naturalist Training
Written on June 24, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
From The Whale Museum We’ve been training marine naturalists since 1994. Our marine naturalist training course is an intensive six-day overview of the natural history of the San Juan Islands and the marine waters of Washington and Southern British Columbia, known as the Salish Sea. Summer’s session will be online July 19–24. This course includes an in-depth Continue Reading
Lease San Juan County Land Bank Land to Graze, Hay on San Juan Island
Written on June 22, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From San Juan County Land Bank If you frequent Roche Harbor Road, passing by the Land Bank’s Beaverton Marsh Preserve, you’ve probably noticed some different agricultural activities happening in the roadside fields lately. That’s because these pastures are transitioning from annual hay harvest to a seasonal grazing operation. San Juan Island rancher Mike Sundstrom has decided Continue Reading
Trolls at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Written on June 19, 2021 at 11:27 am, by Tim Dustrude
Hello Friday Harbor and San Juan Island! As many of you know, Shannon and I have been traveling in our homemade camper van, exploring the United States. The San Juan Update has been mostly in the capable hands of Hayley Day who has been doing the heavy lifting daily maintenance in our absence. (Thank you Continue Reading
Online San Juan County Land Bank Meeting Friday
Written on June 16, 2021 at 4:00 am, by Hayley Day
From San Juan County Land Bank The San Juan County Land Bank Commission will hold its monthly meeting 8:30–11:15 a.m. June 18 via Zoom. The public is invited to attend. Click here to download the agenda, including the Zoom link, and meeting materials. To learn more about your Conservation Land Bank, visit sjclandbank.org. If you’re interested Continue Reading
Join San Juan County Land Bank Meeting Online Friday
Written on May 20, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
From the San Juan County Land Bank The San Juan County Land Bank Commission will hold its monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 21 via Zoom. This meeting will include a discussion of the Conservation Agriculture Resource Team’s Coffelt Farm final report. The public is invited to attend. Click here to download the agenda, Zoom link Continue Reading
Join San Juan Preservation Trust Annual Meeting Online Thursday
Written on May 18, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
By Angela Anderson, executive director, and Keith Wentworth, board president, San Juan Preservation Trust San Juan Preservation Trust’s 42nd annual meeting will be held 5–6:15 p.m., Thursday, May 20. We are excited to share our past year’s accomplishments in pursuit of our mission to conserve island land, care for the land under our protection, and connect people Continue Reading

Learn about Marine, Land Environment by Kayaking the San Juans with Skagit Valley College
Written on June 29, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
From Skagit Valley College Skagit Valley College is enrolling now for a unique Sea Kayak Exploration class in the Salish Sea and the San Juan Islands. If you love the salt air and exploring the beautiful Salish Sea and the San Juan Islands, you’ll want to enroll now in this unique Skagit Valley College summer Continue Reading

Reduce Plastic Use, Learn where San Juan Islands Garbage Goes
Written on June 28, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
From Transition San Juan Island Join Transition San Juan Island, Plastic Free Salish Sea and millions of other people worldwide in reducing your plastic waste in July. Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans and Continue Reading

Join The Whale Museum for Online Naturalist Training
Written on June 24, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
From The Whale Museum We’ve been training marine naturalists since 1994. Our marine naturalist training course is an intensive six-day overview of the natural history of the San Juan Islands and the marine waters of Washington and Southern British Columbia, known as the Salish Sea. Summer’s session will be online July 19–24. This course includes an in-depth Continue Reading

Lease San Juan County Land Bank Land to Graze, Hay on San Juan Island
Written on June 22, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From San Juan County Land Bank If you frequent Roche Harbor Road, passing by the Land Bank’s Beaverton Marsh Preserve, you’ve probably noticed some different agricultural activities happening in the roadside fields lately. That’s because these pastures are transitioning from annual hay harvest to a seasonal grazing operation. San Juan Island rancher Mike Sundstrom has decided Continue Reading

Trolls at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Written on June 19, 2021 at 11:27 am, by Tim Dustrude
Hello Friday Harbor and San Juan Island! As many of you know, Shannon and I have been traveling in our homemade camper van, exploring the United States. The San Juan Update has been mostly in the capable hands of Hayley Day who has been doing the heavy lifting daily maintenance in our absence. (Thank you Continue Reading

Online San Juan County Land Bank Meeting Friday
Written on June 16, 2021 at 4:00 am, by Hayley Day
From San Juan County Land Bank The San Juan County Land Bank Commission will hold its monthly meeting 8:30–11:15 a.m. June 18 via Zoom. The public is invited to attend. Click here to download the agenda, including the Zoom link, and meeting materials. To learn more about your Conservation Land Bank, visit sjclandbank.org. If you’re interested Continue Reading

Join San Juan County Land Bank Meeting Online Friday
Written on May 20, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
From the San Juan County Land Bank The San Juan County Land Bank Commission will hold its monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 21 via Zoom. This meeting will include a discussion of the Conservation Agriculture Resource Team’s Coffelt Farm final report. The public is invited to attend. Click here to download the agenda, Zoom link Continue Reading

Join San Juan Preservation Trust Annual Meeting Online Thursday
Written on May 18, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
By Angela Anderson, executive director, and Keith Wentworth, board president, San Juan Preservation Trust San Juan Preservation Trust’s 42nd annual meeting will be held 5–6:15 p.m., Thursday, May 20. We are excited to share our past year’s accomplishments in pursuit of our mission to conserve island land, care for the land under our protection, and connect people Continue Reading