Friends of the San Juans

page: 17

You’re invited to march with us for the orcas in the 4th of July Parade!

June 13, 2019

Friends of the San Juans, San Juan Islanders for Safe Shipping and Orca Protectors will be marching in the Friday Harbor July 4 parade. Our message is “Protect What You Love.” Join us!   We have one (nearly) life size black foam-core fin for every living member of JKL pods, and two large banners; so ... read more
tags:
event, orcas

Join us for Orca Sing on 6/22!

June 13, 2019

Come honor the Southern Resident orcas at beautiful Lime Kiln Point State Park! Join us for the 20th Annual Orca Sing, and gather for an evening of picnicking and live music while celebrating Orca Action Month. Fred West and Seattle’s City Cantabile Choir will perform their delightful music. An offering by Odin and Orca Annie ... read more
tags:
event, orcas

“Splash” with us for orca recovery on June 13!

June 6, 2019

Come jump in the water to celebrate the Southern Resident orcas at the “Salish Splash” at Jackson Beach on June 13 at 4 p.m. with Friends of the San Juans, the Port of Friday Harbor, State Senator Liz Lovelett, and other community members. This year, the Washington State Legislature passed a critical package of orca ... read more
tags:
orcas

Welcome to our 2019 legal interns!

May 29, 2019

Andrew Hursh studies at Vermont Law School, focusing on environmental law, public lands, and international climate change agreements. His motivation for a public interest legal career developed out of his science background and graduate research modeling climate change effects on soils. Andrew is a backcountry enthusiast and reveres special, wild places, which need dedicated public stewards. ... read more

Join us! A Photographic Journey: Climate and Antarctica w/ Peter Cavanagh

May 2, 2019

Photographer, filmmaker, former NASA researcher, bird expert, and Lopezian Peter Cavanagh will present a photographic journey of a voyage along the Scotia Arc to Antarctica. Come learn more about the vast polar desert, its amazing wildlife, and how changes in climate there impact us locally and globally. A Photographic Journey: Climate and Antarctica Thursday, May ... read more
tags:
event

GiveBIG on May 8 and help protect what you love about the islands!

May 1, 2019

GiveBIG to protect what you love in the San Juans! Each dollar you donate to Friends of the San Juans on May 8 will be matched up to $25,000 by a generous donor! Your investment and support will help us: PROTECT AND RESTORE BEACHES for forage fish and salmon to enhance the food web for ... read more

You did it! All Orca Emergency Response Bills Passed!

April 19, 2019

We all did it together! All Orca Emergency Response Bills have passed out of the Washington State House and Senate! Thank you for your time and efforts to contact our representatives – they heard you ask for better protection of our Salish Sea. Here’s the scoreboard for these bills – all addressing the protection and recovery of ... read more
tags:
orca

Talking Trash! April 25 Workshop in Friday Harbor

April 19, 2019

“Talking Trash” is an exciting workshop hosted by the Marine Resources Committee during Earth Week.  The event will be held on April 25, 2019 at Brickworks in Friday Harbor from 5 – 7 PM. The workshop is part of the Plastic Free Salish Sea campaign which aims to share ideas about how to reduce waste ... read more
tags:
event, trash

2019 Great Islands Clean-up on April 20!

April 10, 2019

Help make the San Juan Islands “Plastic Free by the Sea”! This year’s Great Islands Clean-up is on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Join the county-wide greening event and collect litter from public beaches and roadways. There will be litter clean-up events happening on Orcas, San Juan, Lopez and Shaw Islands this year. Litter picker-uppers will ... read more
tags:
event

Action Alert: Prevent the Federal Administration from Gutting the Clean Water Act!

April 10, 2019

The Trump administration is attempting to discreetly eliminate Clean Water Act protections for waters across the United States through a proposed rulemaking that would critically endanger historically-protected rivers, streams, lakes, and wetlands. This proposed rulemaking by the United States EPA and Army Corps of Engineers is a massive attack on the Clean Water Act and ... read more

San Juan County is at the center of existing and proposed fossil fuel export projects. We have much to lose and nothing to gain. Our community needs to stay informed, get involved, and be part of the public process of understanding the approaching changes which will affect us all.

San Olson

member, Lopez Island