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Crucial marine plant under study: Eelgrass Health in San Juans

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Roy Rogers with his slide guitar.

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Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings comes full tilt to Friday Harbor

Legendary slide guitarist Roy Rogers and the Delta Rythm Kings will be performing one night only at the…

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Boo Boo James in “Every Brilliant Thing”

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“Every Brilliant Thing” tackles depression with hilarity

Described as heart-wrenching and hilarious, even one of the funniest plays about depression, “Every Brilliant Thing” will be…

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Islanders strongly came out against a trail to Zylstra Lake

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Public trails – no walk in the park

Islanders filled the newly remodeled Marie Boe Building at the San Juan County Fairgrounds May 26, to listen…

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All six county council candidates to attend forum June 29

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North Shore/Glenwood Inn property beach.

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Land bank continues restoration work at Glenwood Inn property; public access set for September

Close to 60 acres on the north shore of Orcas Island are undergoing a comprehensive overhaul in preparation…

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Director of the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank, Lincoln Bormann (left), and Conservation Director of the San Juan Preservation Trust, Vickie Edwards (right), at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new trail on the Land Bank’s Cady Mountain Preservation

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New trail opens on Cady Mountain Preservation

On Saturday, June 15, the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank, in partnership with the San Juan Preservation…

O2 Tidal Generator in the Orkney Islands, Scotland
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Support local renewable energy projects

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To make it easier for boaters to be “Green,” Friends has created new educational signs with maps and data on eelgrass and herring habitats, whales, and handy resources for boaters. These signs are being installed at marine parks, docks, and marinas across the islands.

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Protect marine ecosystems and island resources — become a green boater today!

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Georgia Keune is Volunteer of the Month

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Georgia Keune is Volunteer of the Month

Submitted by the Animal Protection Society - Friday Harbor

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Judy and Jerry Alhadeff with the Sam R. Buck award

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Jerry Alhadeff selected for the Sam R. Buck award

The San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce awarded the annual Sam R. Buck Community Service Award to Jerry…

Conservation crew members create piles of douglas fir as part of the SJC Preservation Land Bank’s forest management thinning and biochar projects.
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Land Bank hopes to receive grant funding to continue current and new projects

The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank expects to hear back in the coming weeks whether or not…

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Approximately 350 people attended the celebration

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Shaw General Store turns 100

Nestled on the shoreline near the ferry terminal, the Shaw General Store has been a central hub for…