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Habitat help for endangered rockfish Journal staff report

Threatened and endangered rockfish in the Salish Sea have an advocate in the Center for Biological Diversity, which on July 11 announced a legal effort to force the National Marine Fisheries Service to designate critical habitat necessary for protection of three species of rockfish. In 2010, the Fisheries Service listed the Puget Sound/Georgia basin populations of yelloweye rockfish and canary rockfish as threatened, and bocaccio rockfish as endangered, under the Endangered Species Act. With that listing, federal law requires protection of critical habitat. Studies have shown that species with protected critical habitat are twice as likely to be recovering as species without. The CBD lawsuit targets the agency’s failure to designate critical habitat for rockfish. “Every single fish matters in keeping these rockfish from going extinct,” said CBD attorney Catherine Kilduff. “Some rockfish can live to be 100 years old, so wiping out Puget Sound rockfish is like clear-cutting an old-growth forest.”

Under state fishing rules, no fishing is allowed for rockfish in marine area 7, which includes all of San Juan County, or in most other Puget Sound marine areas. Only coastal areas and the western end of the Straits of Juan de Fuca have open rockfish fishing seasons, many of which include one or two fish limits and “keep the first fish caught” rules. “These fish used to be common on Puget Sound’s steep underwater walls, but now they’re so rare they may not be able to find mates,” said Kilduff. “The worst part is that many rockfish now die by accident, caught incidentally in other fisheries or by ‘ghost’ gear — lost commercial fishing nets and commercial and recreational crab pots that are littering Puget Sound.” According to a press release, the Center for Biological Diversity has more than 500,000 members nationwide dedicated to the protection of endangered species and wild places. For more information, go to www.biologicaldiversity.org and wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/ regulations/

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Critical habitat has yet to be determined for three species of federally protected Puget Sound rockfish, including the yelloweye above.

Council approves tourist funds By Steve Wehrly Journal reporter

The San Juan County Council approved 2014 funding recommendations for tourism facilities grants totaling $411,000 for the coming year – a 12-percent increase over the amount allocated a year ago. Perhaps the biggest surprise in the list of recommendations offered up by the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee is a $25,000 grant to purchase equipment for a drive-in movie venue at the county fairgrounds. The fair expects to offer movies on 23 nights between April and November, with room for about 100 cars and 50

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spectators at each after-dusk movie. The grants approved July 16 by the council are consistent with amounts recommended by the county LTAC, a volunteer panel tasked with evaluating requests for funding from the county lodging tax facilities fund. The amount allocated for local tourism-related facilities and events totaled $366,700 for 2013. The LTAC facilities grants are about half of the lodging tax funds available for distribution by the county. The other half of the money is used for direct tourism promotion; 85 percent for the San Juan Island Visitors Bureau and five percent for

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the Orcas, Lopez and San Juan chambers of commerce. As in past years, slightly less than half of the money, $190,000, was awarded to San Juan County parks and fairground operations and just over 20 percent, or about $85,000, will be divided among performing arts centers on San Juan, Lopez and Orcas islands. Dona Wuthnow, director of the county Parks and Fair department, said the lodging tax funds represent about 15 percent of the parks and fairgrounds operating budget. As in past years, the Fairgrounds will receive a little less than one-third of the total; the money for the drive-in movie equipment is a separate capital expenditure. The allocations to the three performing arts centers represent about 17.5 percent of the Lopez center yearly budget, 6.25 percent of the Orcas center budget, and 5.6 percent of the San Juan Community Theatre budget. As in past years, grants were provided to historical museums on Orcas, Lopez

and San Juan islands (each will receive about $22,000) and to the San Juan Island Museum of Art ($5,210). Eight new projects competed for grants; five were approved for a total of $49,000 out of $124,000 in requests. The LTAC rejected funding requests by the Friday Harbor Film Festival, arts studio tour promoters on Orcas, Lopez and San Juan islands and the Lopez Community Tennis Association to resurface the Lopez tennis court. Two projects in a new “innovative projects” category in the LTAC Master Plan were funded: the fairgrounds drive-in movie equipment and a $6,100 grant for an Orcas Birding Festival, beginning in May, 2014. Other first-time grants were made to the Lopez Island Conservation Corps ($13,950), a Gateway to Indian Island signage project ($2,725) and the Friday Harbor Pioneer Family Festival ($1,252). The detailed grant applications can be found at sanjuanco.com/LTAC/applicants.aspx.

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school football players summer gym time, early each morning from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. to coach, referee and teach our young men, helping them to get into better shape for the upcoming football season. The coach donates his own summer vacation time each morning to our students, meeting with them in our well equipped island gym. Aaron Dye also offers his assistance. Together these two men are modeling appropriate behaviors for our island youth in a modern, complete and beautifully equipped gym, the likeness of which is not available

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in our inadequate facilities at Lopez High School. My husband and I applaud Coach Berg and Aaron Dye for the excellent job they are doing for our high school youth this summer as well as for the Lopez Community by keeping our young men off the streets and helping them expend their endless energy in a positive manner. Good deeds such as this need to be shared with every community member. Gordon and Karen Jonasson Lopez Island

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after work at Lopez Island Golf Course. Members: $5; Non-members $15. Registration 5 p.m. Tee off 5:30. Contact Esa Turunen for more information at 468-3603 or esa. turunen62@gmail.com.

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San Juan County Sheriff’s Department reported responding to these calls: July 4: Two Seattle 20-year-olds were among several people arrested for being minors in possession of alcohol after deputies happened upon about a dozen revelers, most of whom were under 21, drinking beer onboard a boat at Roche Harbor Resort marina. Officers reportedly intend to issue several more criminal citations, including one for the person who furnished the group with beer. July 5: Several hard blows to the head from a flashlight prompted an intruder to flee from a couple’s sleeping cabin following an early morning misadventure at a Friday Harbor marina. The couple were in bed and asleep onboard their boat, moored at the time at a private marina on Warbass Way, when an unidentified man reportedly tried to crawl into their bed at about 2 a.m. – A heated argument and an abrupt stop in the middle of the road led to the arrest of a San Juan Island woman for DUI, and the arrest of her boyfriend for disorderly conduct, obstructing an officer and resisting arrest. The 32-year-old man, reportedly intoxicated, was apprehend-

Al-Anon: Saturdays - 9:30 a.m. at the Children’s Center, Lopez. Contact phone number 468-4703.

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hike of eight miles round trip. Check out local guide books or the web for more information. For sign up and car pool arrangements contact Chris at 468-4090.

Sat, ongoing market: Farmers’ Market, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Market is next to the Community Center. Runs until Sept. 14.

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eral moraine is? Well, the answer contributed to the Railroad Grade name. In this case it is a smooth ascending grade at the very edge of the retreated Easton Glacier on Mt. Baker. All this is set in up close views of Mt. Baker surrounded by meadows, wildflowers and marmots. This is a very popular, all day event with a moderately strenuous

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ed for trying to intervene as officers were leading his girlfriend through a field sobriety test. The 32-year-old woman drew attention of a deputy by stopping in the middle of Tucker Avenue at about 11 p.m., after which she reportedly ordered her boyfriend out of the car and tossed his backpack into the bushes. – A mid-morning singlecar collision and confrontation with an off-duty officer, and two blasts from a Taser, prompted authorities to airlift a San Juan Island man to a mainland hospital for evaluation and treatment. An altercation ensued when the 50-year-old, reportedly injured after crashing his pickup in the 3600 block of Roche Harbor Road at about 9 a.m., tried to drive away from the scene. The altercation reportedly continued when an on-duty officer arrived as well. – A clash between a young couple and accidental 911 call prompted the arrest of an 18-year-old Friday Harbor girl for damaging the interior of her boyfriend’s car and an alcohol-related offense. Her 23-year-old beau, who tried to intervene both at the scene and later at the Sheriff’s Office, was arrested for obstructing an officer and furnishing alcohol to a minor. The two were parked in the bowling alley parking lot when officers, responding to a 911 call, arrived at the scene at about 1:30 a.m. July 6: A 33-year-old man accused of shoplifting $36 worth of groceries and alcohol from Orcas Island’s Island Market faces more serious charges for alleg-

edly brandishing a knife and threatening an employee who tried to detain him. The man, reportedly homeless, was taken into custody after officers found him hiding in the brush at nearby Crescent Beach. He reportedly again threatened the employee while in custody. – Excessive speed and erratic driving prompted the arrest of a San Juan Island woman for DUI following a late-night traffic stop on Guard Street. The 51-yearold, traveling with a 9-yearold girl in the backseat, reportedly was traveling 34 mph in a 25 mph zone and drifting over the center line at the time. – A bag containing $7,400 in computer equipment and work-related information vanished from the car of a Kirkland man who left his vehicle parked overnight in Eastsound. The location of where the car was parked or whether it was locked at the time were not listed in the incident report. July 7: An Orcas woman was issued a criminal citation after her dog raced out of the front door of her Hemlock Lane home in midafternoon and bit a passerby on the leg. The 58-year-old, who had reportedly been out for a walk but left the front door ajar when she returned, received a warning letter a year earlier for allowing the dog to roam the neighborhood. July 8: A Lopez Island man is the prime suspect in the theft of multiple credit and Social Security cards following investigation of a pile See log, page 3

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Bats and moths are the rulers of the night Contributed photo

Left: An original artwork of a bat pursuing a moth by Genevieve Arnold. To see the art in color, visit www.islandsweekly.com.

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Two family-oriented evening wildlife adventures in Lopez village celebrate local efforts to reduce outdoor lighting and its impacts on animals that rely on darkness to hunt, mate and migrate. On Sunday July 28 at 8:30 p.m., state wildlife biologist Ella Rowan will talk about current issues in Northwest bat research, followed by a village walk with a bat detector to listen in on the navigation and feeding of local bats.

Rowan is visiting Lopez to conduct the first systematic census of bats flying the island using special recording equipment that will be set up at 27 locations in fields, wetlands, and woodlands. Russel Barsh of Kwiaht and Nick Teague of BLM are providing local support. Rowan says that 15 species of bats have been documented in Washington state, but it remains unclear how many of those species live in the islands, how many there are, and what kinds of habitat, prey and winter shelter they use.

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of litter in the 300 block of Lopez Road. The 54-year-old reportedly was driving a vehicle with a stolen license plate attached when deputies located the Volkswagon van, which was caught on a surveillance camera near the pile of litter.

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Last year, Washington state regional wildlife biologist Ruth Milner confirmed that one of the largest colonies of federally listed Townsend’s big-eared bats in the state lives on Lopez, a surprise that has generated more interest in island bat ecology. Moths feed bats, and on Thursday, August 1 at 9:30 pm, Russel Barsh will talk on the hidden world of Lopez moths, followed by visits to several moth traps set around the water’s edge and Weeks Wetland. While moths are very close relatives of the but-

July 9: Someone charged nearly $1,400 on a stolen credit card almost immediately after three purses disappeared from an employee cloak room at Orcas Island’s Doe Bay Resort. A total of $1,390 in charges were amassed on a missing credit card one hour after the purses disappeared. Credit accounts associated with each missing purse reportedly have been closed. July 11: Two San Juan Island

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pollinate flowers probably evolved only 60-70 million years ago – about 10 million years before the appearance of the first bats in the fossil record. Both events are free, and begin on the patio of the Kwiaht office on the back side of Lopez Plaza, facing Weeks Wetland.

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men were arrested for robbery following a late-night home invasion at a Friday Harbor apartment complex. The two men, 26 and 23, were wearing masks when they forced their way into the apartment at about 11:30 p.m., demanded belongings and then assaulted the occupants. They reportedly were recognized in the altercation, fled the scene and were arrested the following day.

Notice is hereby given by the school directors of Lopez Island School District No. 144, San Juan County, Washington, that the district has completed the district budgets for fiscal year 2013-2014. A draft copy has been placed in the school district administration office and the Lopez Island Library. A copy will be furnished to any person who will call upon the district for it.

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terflies, Barsh says, they use the position of the moon to navigate, and their sense of smell to find mates. Night flying helps protect moths from birds but not from bats. In fact, moths may make up most of Lopez bats’ food supply in the winter, when most insects are dormant. Because they fly and mate at night, most moths are dull colored – and also poorly studied. “Hundreds of species go unnoticed every time the sun goes down,” Barsh adds. “But they are fat and tasty to bats and other nighttime hunters such as frogs, shrews, and other insects.” Some moths are also beautifully patterned for daytime camouflage when they rest. Others, like the shocking pink sheep moth, stand out in daylight, and may use their bright colors as a warning to predators. Few moth species are actually poisonous, however. Many have evolved ways of detecting bats’ echolocation clicks, or even clicking back to confuse the bats

pursuing them. “Nature’s aerial warfare,” Barsh said. He also points out that the distant ancestors of today’s moths and butterflies were more like moths, and the characteristics we associate with butterflies such as day-flying, drinking nectar and helping

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Not your average vacation By Joan Carter Special to the Weekly

The Washington State Parks work boat pulled into Prevost Harbor and Nick Teague jumped off onto the beach. As the local BLM staff member in the San Juans, he had brought a crew of volunteers to work on Stuart for the day. This was it. Their week of service in the

Heaving buckets of work implements – saws, nuts, bolts, pruners, loppers, power drills -- onto the Prevost beach that Friday, they then motored over to Reed Harbor and split up into two teams, one to build a deck, the other to clear trail. AHS has worked in the islands every June for eight years. They pitch their tents and cook their own meals, tackling a variety of jobs.

Northwest would wrap up at 3 p.m. The pleasant morning ride skimmed past awe-inspiring natural beauty. Twelve eager volunteers had signed on for a “Volunteer Vacation” with the American Hiking Society six months earlier to build and maintain trails with the county parks, the San Juan Preservation Trust, the BLM, and the local state parks.

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They haul gravel. They push wheelbarrows full of dirt or mulch. They bolt together decking boards or fashion logs into steps. Their reward: camping, good food, and camaraderie. Nick shared with the crew how the BLM lands in the San Juan archipelago were recently designated a national monument. Years and years of effort by local citizens, passionate conservationists nationwide, and forward-thinking government representatives made it happen. “Your crew,” he said, “is the first volunteer team to visit this nation’s newest Monument!” At Chadwick Hill-- our

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Fire officials are keeping a wary eye on the increasing risk of a wildland fire. Based upon fuel moisture readings, all of the county’s fire danger signs now point to the yellow “moderate” range. Officials ask that everyone be cautious with recreational fires and outdoor barbecues. Recreational fires must be no larger than two feet in diameter, centered within a six foot diameter clear area. Recreational fires must never be left unattended, and should be fully extinguished and cold before leaving the area. Fire officials will continue to monitor the fire risk, and may have to increase the category to “high” within a few weeks if the current weather pattern continues. More info is available at www.sjcfiremarshal.org and www.dnr.wa.gov.

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South Whidbey Record with offices located in Langley, Washington. This is not an entry-level position. Requires a hands-on leader with a minimum of three years newspaper experience including writing, editing, pagination, photography and InDesign skills. The successful candidate: â&#x20AC;˘ Has a demonstrated interest in local political and cultural affairs. â&#x20AC;˘ Possesses excellent writing and verbal skills, and can provide representative clips from one or more professional publications. â&#x20AC;˘ Has experience editing reportersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; copy and submitted materials for content and style. â&#x20AC;˘ Is proficient in designing and building pages with Adobe InDesign. â&#x20AC;˘ Is experienced managing a Forum page, writing cogent & stylistically interesting commentaries, and editing a reader letters column. â&#x20AC;˘ Has experience with newspaper website content management and understands the value of the web and social media to report news on a daily basis. â&#x20AC;˘ Has proven interpersonal skills representing a newspaper or other organization at civic functions and public venues. â&#x20AC;˘ Understands how to lead, motivate, and mentor a small news staff. â&#x20AC;˘ Must relocate to South Whidbey Island and develop a knowledge of local arts, business, and government. â&#x20AC;˘ Must be active and visible in the community.

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ing moments. Part of the day’s recollections inevitably includes appreciation for the hard work the agency hosts perform in these natural places -- a world apart from the urban bustle. For those who enjoy hiking and trails, it’s a thoughtful time to commend these stewards. Too soon, another AHS band of brothers and sisters reluctantly departed for their far-flung home states. Next June a new team will pick up shovels, saws, and fire rakes and return to these islands --- for a “notso-average” vacation.

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Community Trail Network volunteers worked tirelessly alongside AHS. At day’s end, a hot meal is prepared by fellow volunteers. An hour later, everyone settles into chairs around a crackling fire to swap impressions and embarrass-

Lopez youth attend national conference Lopez Youth are headed to Austin, Texas to join more than 1,300 substance abuse youth leaders, prevention specialists and advocates from throughout the country for Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s 2013 National

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Youth Leadership Initiative and Mid-Year Training Institute. CADCA’s NYLI training is a unique training opportunity designed specifically for community youth involved in prevention. Participants will participate in a variety of lectures and hands-on sessions. This year’s Mid-Year, held at the Hilton Austin and The Austin Convention Center, will feature experts in the field of substance abuse prevention research. “We are excited to be able to spend a week with other youth organizations from across the country, learning and honing our skills so we can more effectively prevent drug and alcohol abuse,” says Georgeana Cook, Prevention Coordinator of Lopez Island Prevention Coalition. Coalition members will learn the latest information on emerging drugs as well as strategies to tackle prescription drug abuse, underage drinking and tobacco use. Members of The Young Ambassadors and Lopez School D.R.E.A.M. Team (Drug Related Education and Awareness Mentors) recently completed their Let’s Draw the Line Campaign, an alcohol awareness imitative. For more information about CADCA’s National Youth Imitative and Mid-year Training visit http://midyear.cadca.org/.

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