San Juan Islands

A whale watch vessel is operating the state-funded passenger-only ferry pilot. The service from Anacortes to the San Juan Islands runs until June 30.

One of the rarest butterflies in Washington is now a candidate for state protection as an endangered species. The Island Marble Butterfly was federally listed as endangered in 2020.

Fans of the famers' market can look forward to a reinvigorated market this year, but expanding the market’s "Fresh Bucks" program will also make this food more accessible.

A precedent-setting move to a shorter work week last year is meeting needs — and gaining wider interest.

It’s risky, it’s costly, and it’s bad for the whales. But, OPALCO continues to pursue the feasibility of harnessing San Juan County’s robust ocean currents for power generation.

“I really want to start an epidemic of listening, but not shallow listening — really listening to what people are saying,” Kay Keeler, 88, said.

Getting around on the ferry is a way of life for those on the San Juan Islands. One resident has been sailing twice per week as she finishes up a manuscript.

Eurasian watermilfoil — a fast-growing, non-native aquatic plant that threatens domestic water sources has infested Orcas Island’s Cascade Lake.

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report into the fatal plane crash of former astronaut William Anders.

Tapping tidal flows for power generation has long been an elusive goal for clean-energy advocates. Formidable hurdles make the task far from certain.