The Sea Goose, a 45-foot powered pontoon barge, was recently hauled out and underwent major work to turn her into “the mothership” for Islands’ Oil Spill Association, San Juan County’s only oil spill response organization.
From movie nights to storytelling to reading programs, the Lopez Library is a hub of activity for community members of all ages.
Lopez writers have been reading their work on the stage of Lopez Center since its grand opening in October of 1999.
With their sensitive skin and aquatic habitats, amphibians are some of the first creatures to feel pollution and environment change.
For the next month, Lopez Center is home to a vibrant collection of art created by Lopez Elementary students.
The diversity of organizations benefiting from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation’s latest round of grants represent the educational, technological, and social areas it strives to impact.
KLOI-FM 102.9 community radio station is on the air! Eight years after the concept of creating a local community radio station on Lopez Island was developed, the station went live on the airways on April 13.
To give you time to plan your entry, the 4th of July Parade Committee has announced the theme of the 2008 4th of July Parade on San Juan Island, “Island Animals on Parade,” a celebration of diverse island wildlife as well as special pets.
Lopez Island Fire and EMS had a total of two fire calls and 13 EMS calls in March.
Lopez Community Land Trust helped a group of gardeners at Westview Apartments build a spot for their plants to flourish.
The San Juan County Lead Entity is requesting project proposals for the San Juan Islands for the Salmon Recovery Funding Board’s (SRFB) ninth round grant cycle.
The most important thing to understand about the type A H5N1 avian flu (the “bird flu”) is that eventually it will mutate and create a pandemic. Now it only infects humans via poultry.
As an old Chinese proverb says, “If we don’t change our direction, we are likely to wind up where we are headed.” The Lopez Island based Citizens Stop Climate Change is sponsoring a conference on Friday, April 25 from 4:30 to 9 p.m. at the Lopez Community Center to examine the environmental impacts, changes in sea level projections and citizen solutions for climate change.