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Wildfire Ready Neighbors Program is *STILL* Ready to Help You Make Your Home More Fire-Resilient
RE-POSTED Monday, June 24, 2024 With increased wildfires across Washington and British Columbia, including a larger wildfire last week on the Skagit/Snohomish County border near Darrington, we checked with the DNR to make sure San Juan residents can still request home inspections for wildfire risk mitigation on your property. You can. The information in CNL2’s…
PART 2 OF 2: Lincoln Bormann on How County Land Bank Works with Preservation Trust
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE This is part 2 of CNL2’s interview of Lincoln Bormann, conducted on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 by Heather Spaulding, Editor of the Journal of the San Juans, and CNL2’s Jeff Noedel. This CNL2 video is approximately 21-3/4 minutes in duration.
Swinomish Indian Tribe Awarded $394.5 Million in District Court in BNSF Trespassing Lawsuit
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community has won a $394.5 million trespassing lawsuit against BNSF Railway. In an eighteen-page ruling issued today, District Court Judge Robert S. Lasnik ordered that BNSF disgorge total trespass profits of $394,517,169 to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. Specifically, the Court ordered that BNSF disgorge net profits of $362,267,169 attributable to…
Sea Level Rise on Lopez Island to be Discussed Thu., Apr. 25
San Juan County’s Public Works and Environmental Stewardship Departments are inviting MacKaye Harbor area property owners and Lopez Island community members to a meeting about sea level rise adaptation and infrastructure resiliency work. This meeting will interest all residents with a stake in coastal erosion adaptation projects, especially those with property in the MacKaye Harbor…
48th Parallel News at Noon — Episode 4 — January 30, 2024
In the fourth episode of the 48th Parallel News at Noon, Heather Spaulding and Jeff Noedel discuss issues of the day, including the quality of Friday Harbor schools. Directed and edited by Jeremy Tyler. Recorded at CNL2 Studios in Friday Harbor, Washington
Town-County Water Controversy & Bailer Hill Microgrid Discussed
Heather Spaulding, editor of The Journal of the San Juan Islands, expresses concern over the open acrimony among leaders on the Island that has been bubbling up from the issues between the Town of Friday Harbor and San Juan County governments, focused on water usage at the Fairgrounds. Then CNL2 host Jeff Noedel and Heather…