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In the 2019 legislative session, we have the best chance in over a decade to make real change to protect and sustain Washington’s environment! Join Friends of the San Juans at Environmental Lobby Day on January 29 in Olympia. Come help push key environmental legislation to recover the health of Southern Resident orcas, reduce plastic pollution with a statewide Reusable ... read more

The Bureau of Land Management is developing a Resource Management Plan for the San Juan Islands National Monument, which will guide their stewardship of these lands for the next 15-20 years. Please help us protect these public lands by commenting on the plan by January 3.  Click here to see Friends’ comment letter. Click here ... read more

September 21, 10:30 a.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts Attend the joint San Juan County Council and Planning Commission Public Hearing on the final draft of the Lopez Village Sub Area Plan. Please provide your support for the existing strong language on environmental protection and climate change considerations in the subarea plan as ... read more

Help recover Southern Resident Killer Whales by Protecting San Juan County Shorelines on Friday, September 21st on Lopez.  Protecting San Juan County’s marine shorelines is among the most important actions we can take to support the recovery of Chinook salmon and Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW). Join us on Friday, September 21, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. ... read more

Join us on Saturday, September 15 at the Friends of the San Juans Annual Meeting on Shaw Island. Friends of the San Juans Annual Meeting A Day of Action for the Salish Sea Saturday, September 15 1 – 3 p.m. Special Guest Hon. Kevin Ranker, Senator 40th   Shaw Island Community Center, Blind Bay Rd., Shaw Island ... read more

On Friday, July 20, tribal members from British Columbia will arrive on San Juan Island in ocean going canoes as part of the Tribal Canoe Journey “Power Paddle to Puyallup.” This inter-tribal Canoe Journey will end in the territory of the Medicine Creek Nation, which Puyallup Tribe will be hosting July 28 – August 4, ... read more

Friends of the San Juans, the San Juan Preservation Trust, and Lopez smelt fisherman Randy O’Bryant invite you to spend an afternoon surveying for incubating surf smelt eggs and conducting a shallow water beach seine. Learn more about the fish that share your shoreline and how you can help protect and improve their habitat into ... read more

It’s time for the Great Islands Clean-up on Earth Day – Sunday, April 22 from 10 am – 2 pm. Join us for this county-wide greening event where volunteers will collect litter from public beaches and roadways and help make the San Juan Islands “Litter Free by the Sea”! Drop in cleanup is scheduled for South ... read more

We’ve got a few spots left on next week’s boat adventure – “Salish Sea: Smuggling Past and Salmon Futures.” Join us for this special trip! Here are the details: Tuesday, August 8, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Depart from Friday Harbor. Admission: $135.00 The intricate waterways of the islands made the perfect place to catch ... read more

Each summer inter-tribal canoes depart from their homeland to a common destination within Coast Salish territory. Canoes will pass through the San Juan Islands on their way to the final destination in the Campbell River with the We Wai Kai Nation & Wei Wai Kum Nation. Canoe families, relatives, friends and spectators are invited to ... read more