On Saturday, May 5, Orcas Power and Light Cooperative’s member-owners will exercise their right to elect their board of directors. OPALCO is a local electric cooperative that is owned and operated by its members.
Join Tim Clark as he leads the San Juan Island Trails Committee for a review of hiking opportunities on South Lopez Island, Saturday, April 21.
What’s that milky stuff in the water? Hundreds of herring spawning in a shallow bay can turn seawater white to pale turquoise in color, creating a distinctive patch that can even be seen from the air. The scientists of Kwiáht need your help to locate herring spawning this spring.
The three members of the traditional Quebec music group will bring their sounds to Woodman Hall, April 19, 7:30 p.m.
The Land Bank is leading a guided walk on the Cady Mountain Preserve on San Juan Island, Saturday, May 5 to provide islanders with the opportunity to see spring wildflowers and the ongoing Garry oak habitat restoration work.
Approximately one-third of all the mooring buoys in the inland waters of Washington State are located in San Juan County and most are concentrated in bays that also support sensitive marine habitats such as eelgrass.
Paul Zohav, friend and guest of Kay and George Keeler of Eagle Roost Lane has just published his
“Living Legacy LifeBook” and will be available for discussion, book signing and sales at the Lopez Bookstore on Saturday, April 14, 5 p.m.
Starting this year, all dogs, cats and ferrets in Washington must have up-to-date rabies vaccines.
While it is very rare for a person to get rabies in this state, the disease is deadly to people. In 2011, 251 people had to receive the series of shots (known as post-exposure prophylaxis or PEP) following their exposure to potentially rabid animals. The cost of a full series of PEP can be as much as $8,000, partly because it is expensive to manufacture and has a short shelf life. This cost is often not covered in full by health insurance.
San Juan Country citizens Asha Lela, Tom Reeve and Jamie Stephens visited with Washington Congressional delegation offices and Bureau of Land Management officials in Washington D.C. earlier this month to discuss local efforts to permanently protect BLM lands in the islands.
Ginni Keith always loved music, she even majored in the oboe in college, but for 25 years music just evaporated from her life – she even sold all her instruments. But when she moved to Lopez everything changed. She joined the choir – and for the last 12 years she has immersed herself in sound, even adding a few instruments to her repertoire.
This year’s annual meeting for the Lopez Community Land Trust will feature keynote speaker Enek Hi Šak, a Chumash name meaning woman who is like the turtle, March 26, 7 p.m., at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts, and all are welcome. The speaker, also known as Jeanette Acosta, will focus her talk on sustainability and indigenous cultures.
On Wednesday, March 7, students from Lopez Island School District participated in the opening performance of the annual Festival of One Act Plays at the Galley Restaurant and Lounge. Audience members enjoyed a meal while young actors and actresses put on performances worth seeing.
What resources are required to sustain the economy and residents of Lopez Island and what would the future of Lopez look like if we were to continue “the business as usual” versus to become more sustainable? These are the questions that a group of eleven graduate students from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California is seeking to help our community find answers to.
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