Other News
Mar 19, 2025: San Juan County Establishes Interim Inter-Island Transportation Services as RFP Process Continues
Mar 7, 2025: 2025 Comp Plan Update: Climate Element and Draft Official Map Amendments Available for Review
Mar 6, 2025: Governor Ferguson announces plan to restore Washington State Ferries to full service by this summer
Mar 4, 2025: Public Meeting: Land Bank Using Prescribed Fires to Manage Wildfire Risks & Restore Ecosystems
Feb 19, 2025: San Juan County Seeks Proposals from Transportation Service Providers for Pilot Project
Feb 12, 2025: Call for Candidates: Three-Day Special Filing Period for Lopez Metropolitan Park District Commissioners
Jan 19, 2025: Four districts, six unions, three PTAs, and county leadership all agree: legislators must take action to fully fund education no
Dec 19, 2024: San Juan County Parks and Fair Announces New Camping Software; Delaying Reservation Availability
Dec 10, 2024: County Council Considers Extending Agreement with Lopez Solid Waste to Allow for More Collaboration
Dec 5, 2024: San Juan County to Consider Updated Interlocal Agreement with Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District
Dec 2, 2024: San Juan County Council Sets Public Hearing for Cultural Access Sales Tax at Dec. 10 Meeting
Nov 25, 2024: San Juan County Celebrates Completion of Lopez Skate Park and Calls for Inaugural Skaters
Nov 7, 2024: How Has Extreme Weather Impacted You? Participate in the County’s Climate Resilience Planning Effort
Nov 1, 2024: UPDATE: Sea Wall Repairs Temporarily Close MacKaye Harbor Dock and Boat Ramp on Lopez Island
Oct 22, 2024: DRAFT North Shore Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan Now Open for Public Comment
Oct 21, 2024: Reminder: You’re Invited to Attend Open Houses for the 2025 Comp Plan Update This Fall
Oct 1, 2024: LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE SAN JUANS SPONSORS OCTOBER COUNTY COUNCIL VOTER FORUMS ON SJI, ORCAS, AND LOPEZ
Sep 24, 2024: County Hosts Community Meeting on Lopez Island to Discuss Public Safety during Hunting Season
Sep 24, 2024: SJC Reviews Shoreline Habitat & Infrastructure Adaptation Strategies in the face of Sea Level Rise
Sep 23, 2024: DRAFT Watmough Bay Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan Now Open for Public Comment
Aug 29, 2024: San Juan County’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging Survey Sets Baseline for Ongoing Change
Aug 27, 2024: 2024 San Juan County WSU Master Gardeners Gardening Workshop Series, October 15-24, 2024
Aug 27, 2024: County Representatives Discuss Solutions to Ferry Service Disruptions with Governor Inslee
Aug 21, 2024: County Council’s Request to Governor for Relief from Ferry Service Disruptions Not Fulfilled
Aug 20, 2024: San Juan County Certifies Primary Election Results & Celebrates Highest Primary Turnout in Years
Aug 13, 2024: WSF Commits Additional Crews to Interisland Route to Ensure Service During County Fair Week
Aug 13, 2024: Ferry Data from Staff and Local Partners Shapes Council Request for ‘Executive Relief’ From WA State
Aug 5, 2024: The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival returns to Lopez for its 27th Summer Concert Season
May 2, 2024: WA State Governor and Assistant Secretary of WSF Talk Ferry Service & Solar Power with SJC Officials
Apr 11, 2024: Community Meeting: Sea Level Rise Adaptation for Outer Bay and Agate Beach Areas on Lopez Island
Mar 11, 2024: Queers in Unexpected Places: Searching for (and Finding) Gender and Sexual Non-Conformity in the Rural and Early PNW
Mar 7, 2024: DRAFT Richardson Marsh Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan Now Open for Public Comment
Dec 5, 2023: County Council Member Jane Fuller and Senator Liz Lovelett to Host Public Meeting on Lopez
Nov 3, 2023: County and Town Send Open Letter to State Officials Regarding Impacts of Poor Ferry Service
Sep 29, 2023: Conservation Land Bank Announces Special Meeting to Discuss Watmough Bay Preserve Addition
Sep 14, 2023: The mobile dental van is coming to Lopez! // ¡La camioneta dental móvil ya llega a López!
Aug 22, 2023: San Juan County Adopts 32-Hour Work Week in the Name of Fiscal Health, Recruitment, and Islander Wellness
May 25, 2023: Recap of Lopez Neighborhood Meeting Regarding the Relocation of Public Works Facilities
May 23, 2023: District 3 Councilmember Jane Fuller Opens Office on Lopez and Hosts Community Conversation
Apr 17, 2023: Give Lopez Starts April 17th - A two week fundraiser benefiting 15 Lopez Island Non-Profits
Sep 22, 2022: Interim Watmough Preserve Addition Stewardship and Management Plan Now Open for Public Comment
Free Shoreline Workshops for Waterfront Property Owners
Feb 22, 2024
By Friends of the San Juans
Are you a waterfront property owner in the San Juans looking to better understand the unique features of your coastal landscape?
Your shoreline property is part of a beautiful, complex, and dynamic marine ecosystem supporting salmon, rockfish, seabirds, whales, and humans. Stewardship and resilient communities start with empowered residents like you, protecting and restoring your investment into the future! Friends of the San Juans offers free assistance to waterfront property owners in San Juan County through the Shore Friendly program.
Join a workshop this March with fellow shoreline property owners! Geology, engineering, and local habitat experts from the Northwest Straits Foundation, Blue Coast Engineering, and Friends of the San Juans will guide you through shore-friendly property management options. Following the workshop, you'll head to a nearby beach to see real-world examples of shoreline ecosystems and management techniques that protect and maintain healthy habitats. Join fellow island stewards like you for this opportunity to connect and explore the crucial ecosystems that encompass over 400 miles of shoreline in San Juan County. Leave with practical tips for managing your waterfront property for future generations. Visit sanjuans.org/events to sign up!
Thursday, March 14th: Lopez Island Grange,* 12 to 3 pm
*Note, the Lopez location changed to the Grange.
Friday, March 15th: San Juan Island Grange, 2 to 5 pm.
This workshop works best with interisland ferry timing and is walkable for those coming from other islands.
Saturday March 16th: Orcas Island Senior Center, 9 am to 12 pm
This workshop offering is funded wholly or in part by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Estuary & Salmon Restoration Program.
Hear what other shoreline property owners in the San Juans have shared about Shore Friendly assistance through Friends of the San Juans:
"We believe that our property is more valuable if we and our neighbors protect the shoreline. Orcas need salmon. Salmon need forage fish. Salmon and forage fish need the protection of eelgrass and kelp. Eelgrass and kelp need clean water." ??" Val and Leslie Veirs, San Juan Island
"A huge thank you for working with us on our project! As average homeowners, there was no way that we could have completed the work successfully without your guidance and expertise. They were an extraordinary partner throughout the entire restoration process." ??" Kris and Susan Kline, Orcas Island
For more information visit
https://www.sanjuans.org/shore-friendly
Join a workshop this March with fellow shoreline property owners! Geology, engineering, and local habitat experts from the Northwest Straits Foundation, Blue Coast Engineering, and Friends of the San Juans will guide you through shore-friendly property management options. Following the workshop, you'll head to a nearby beach to see real-world examples of shoreline ecosystems and management techniques that protect and maintain healthy habitats. Join fellow island stewards like you for this opportunity to connect and explore the crucial ecosystems that encompass over 400 miles of shoreline in San Juan County. Leave with practical tips for managing your waterfront property for future generations. Visit sanjuans.org/events to sign up!
Thursday, March 14th: Lopez Island Grange,* 12 to 3 pm
*Note, the Lopez location changed to the Grange.
Friday, March 15th: San Juan Island Grange, 2 to 5 pm.
This workshop works best with interisland ferry timing and is walkable for those coming from other islands.
Saturday March 16th: Orcas Island Senior Center, 9 am to 12 pm
This workshop offering is funded wholly or in part by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Estuary & Salmon Restoration Program.
Hear what other shoreline property owners in the San Juans have shared about Shore Friendly assistance through Friends of the San Juans:
"We believe that our property is more valuable if we and our neighbors protect the shoreline. Orcas need salmon. Salmon need forage fish. Salmon and forage fish need the protection of eelgrass and kelp. Eelgrass and kelp need clean water." ??" Val and Leslie Veirs, San Juan Island
"A huge thank you for working with us on our project! As average homeowners, there was no way that we could have completed the work successfully without your guidance and expertise. They were an extraordinary partner throughout the entire restoration process." ??" Kris and Susan Kline, Orcas Island
For more information visit
https://www.sanjuans.org/shore-friendly
