The San Juan County Council needs more proof of community support.

Protect San Juan Islands BLM Lands
Research Seining at Watmoug

Let's Talk Fish

Gene Helfman, who wrote the book on fish conservation, will present a talk on the nearshore fish of the San Juan Islands.

7-9pm Tues., March 27th
Lopez Island Library


This is one of the Salish Landscapes series of free talks. There will be time after each talk to learn about our efforts to protect the BLM lands in the islands.
Watmough Bay from Chadwick Hill

Hosted Hike at Watmough

Lopez Community Trail Network is hosting a hike out at Watmough Bay on April 21. A great spot and the spring wildflowers should be starting to really show.
 

San Juan Council

Needs More Proof

The San Juan County Council decided that they needed more proof of community support before they were willing to accept Interior Secretary Salazar's offer to protect the BLM lands in the San Juans via presidential proclamation.

Council members Fralick, Miller and Peterson weren't ready to act and delayed a decision until April 3rd. Please contact all the council members to demonstrate your support for this effort. And please enlist friends on Orcas and San Juan Islands to write their reluctant council members so we can have unanimous support on April 3rd.
Please send a copy of your email to info@SanJuanIslandsNCA.org so we can bring copies with us to the meeting. More information on our website

If possible, you should consider attending the meeting in Friday Harbor or joining via the video link at the Lopez or Orcas Library. The agenda, with times, will be posted on the council website as the meeting approaches or you can call the council offices at (360) 378-2898.

Senate Hearing on NCA bill

On March 22nd there was a Senate hearing on the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area Act (S. 1559). You can read press coverage as well as written testimony from the hearing on our Press page.
 

NCA vs National Monument

Wonder what the difference is between a National Conservation Area and an NCA? A recent publication boiled it down to one page. We can boil it down to two words: not much. They are two paths to the same goal - permanent protection.
 
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