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Native plant sale starts this week

Submitted by San Juan County Conservation Land Bank.

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Pacific Sand Lance.

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Over-the-counter pesticides found in islands’ forage fish

Submitted by Russel Barsh Director of KWIAHT

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The heart of San Juan Island conservation grows

Submitted by the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank.

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Learn about San Juan forest this September

Submitted by Northwest Natural Resources Group.

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'Hedge of Protection' made during COVID, will be displayed in London's Fashion and Textile Museum.

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The magic of quilting

Islander Kitty Sorgen became interested in quilting after her son gave her a gift certificate for a quilting…

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Braunti Cobb and Julie Duke stand in front of the barn that houses all the animal feed for the sanctuary.

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Island Haven gives animals new lease on life

The origin story for Island Haven Animal Sanctuary begins with a horse.

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Silhouette of engineer looking at blueprints in a building site over Blurred substation

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OPALCO announces planned county wide outage

Submitted by Orcas Power and Light Cooperative.

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The struggle behind Labor Day | Editorial

As we gather with friends and family this long weekend, celebrating the remaining summer days, it’s important to…

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Boyd Pratt

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Four local writers join for belated book launches

Editors note: Editor Heather Spaulding is the daughter of Nancy McDonnell Spaulding, one of the authors in this…

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Colleen Clancy

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Clancy joins the Family Resource Center

Submitted by the Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center.

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You’re invited – San Juan Islands Conservation District celebrates 75 years

Submitted by The San Juan Islands Conservation District.

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Divers work to free entanglement hazards and secure fuel oil vents.

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Aleutian Isle updates from Sept. 1

From the Washington State Department of Ecology incident website:

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Left to Right: Nathan Butler, Administrator, Margaret Longley, recent Medic One graduate, Weyshawn Koons, Senior Paramedic and former Training Officer, T. J. Bishop, Assistant Chief of Operations and Training.

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Margaret Longley graduates from Medic One school

Submitted by the San Juan County Public Hospital District No 1.