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Contributed photo/A new book by Lopezian Jan Crossen

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Lopezian pens book about a part-time farm cat

Lopezian pens book about a part-time farm cat

Join a ZOOM gathering with fellow islanders to discuss the noise generated by Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s EA-18G Growler jets.

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Zoom meeting regarding Growlers, May 26

Submitted by Sound Defense Alliance

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Registration is now open for summer marine naturalist training virtual program

Submitted by The Whale Museum

A San Juan County Land Bank team tackled Lopez’s Weeks Wetland Preserve for the Great Islands Cleanup and removed over 400 pounds (!!) of wood debris: plywood, pressure-treated lumber and creosote. Larger creosote was tagged for removal by DNR crews. Small plastics were also collected. (Contributed photo)

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San Juan County Land Bank May 2021 meeting and agenda

Submitted by San Juan County Land Bank

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Oil spill cleanup training from IOSA

Submitted by Islands’ Oil Spill Association

Happy Mother's Day!

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A memory of ‘Ma’

As Mother’s Day approaches, I am thinking not only of my own mother, gone for well over 50…

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A food book for its time

Submitted by Arlen Coiley

housemade creative using Metro stock

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Sowing seeds of hope for survivors of sexual abuse

By SAFE San Juans

San Juan County Land Bank

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San Juan County Land Bank seeks community input

Submitted by the San Juan County Land Bank

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Mobile Dental Clinic announces 2021 dates for San Juan County

Residents of San Juan County who don’t have dental insurance or who are covered by Apple Health (Medicaid)…

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Rena Priest, an American Book Award-winning poet and member of Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, is the first indigenous poet to be appointed Washington State Poet Laureate.

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Rena Priest named Washington State Poet Laureate

Originally published by Washington State Arts Commission

<strong>At left:</strong> Gail Richard, writer for Humans of the Salish Sea. (Contributed photo)
<strong>Right:</strong> Yuxweluton, Songhees Nation, Canada. (Steve Lustig/contributed photo)

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Focusing on the Humans of the Salish Sea

Editor’s note: The printed version of this article called the program in Christchurch, “Humans of New Zealand.” The…

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Power line clearing improves safety and forest health | CCC conservation burns begin on Orcas

Submitted by Orcas Power and Light Cooperative