The County Council will hold its regularly scheduled Nov. 4 meeting on Orcas Island. The public is invited to join the three ...
Birds that end up far from home, like the New York common cuckoo, are known as “vagrants.” They’re fairly common during ...
The Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus ssp. Intermedia) is the largest animal on the planet, but it is critically ...
If sunsets on the beach are your idea of heaven, head to this state park in the San Juan Islands where you can camp and kayak ...
An international team of biologists, including those at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, have discovered that the ...
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7 Underrated Islands Off the Washington Coast

If you’re looking to escape the usual tourist spots and discover some quieter, less crowded islands, Washington’s coastline ...
A scenic ferry ride from Washington's coast leads to four peaceful islands where nature, history, and quiet beaches await ...
When autumn fog rolls across the horseshoe-shaped waters of Orcas Island in Washington’s San Juan Islands, locals know the ...
Scientists recently deployed about 1 mile of fibre-optic cable in the Salish Sea to test whether internet cables can monitor ...
The stakes are high. The Southern Resident orcas are endangered and face a triple threat: underwater noise pollution, toxic ...
SAN JUAN ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — As dawn broke over San Juan Island, a team of scientists stood on the deck of a barge and unspooled over a mile of fiber-optic cable into the frigid waters of the Salish ...