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What will it take to save the Chinook?
Once weighing approximately 120 pounds, Chinook salmon reach only half that size today and are critically endangered. Southern…
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Orca Survey Outreach and Education Center’s grand opening
In an effort to educate and give back to the public, the Center for Whale Research has opened…
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Trashion Fashion faces its finale | Photos | Update
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story spelled Eric Sable and Francie Hansen incorrectly.
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In the arms of an octopus
Enormous tentacled legs emerging from the deep dark depths of the sea, causing mammoth waves, tossing ships and…
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San Juan County Fair theme honors Salish Sea
This Aug. 15-18, the San Juan County Fair is bound to be action packed with the theme “Rockin’…
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Orca mother releases baby after 17 days, rescue efforts reach young whale | Videos and photos | Update
Federal agencies are working together to save a young orca, J50, and have been monitoring orca mother, J35,…
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Community honors longtime volunteer Lilo Rustman
In the dead of winter with roads covered in snow, 86-year-old Lilo Rustman refused rides home from her…
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Save the world, plant a garden | Recap of permaculture lecture at the Grange
A canal cleared of hundreds of thousands of gallons of raw sewage, desert areas turned into pomegranate orchards,…
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Canoe journey rerouted from San Juan Islands on July 20
As the sun set, over 100 islanders shared laughs and broke bread together on the bluffs of English…
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San Juan Summer Arts Festival features music, food, art and more
A blend of earthy reggae and jazz melodies from Seattle-based The High Council will fill the air Aug.…
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San Juan County Fairgrounds master plan update begins
Islanders are being asked how they envision the San Juan County Fairground’s future, as well as what projects…
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Twenty years of Shakespeare under the stars on San Juan Island
Panicked orange-vested ferry workers struggle to keep the boat afloat through an angry storm.
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The Whale Museum turns 39 | Photos
Friday Harbor’s iconic Whale Museum opened its doors to the public 39 years ago on July 8. To…