Friends Seek Development Director

Friends Seeks Development Director
The application window is still open for the Friends' Development Director position, but only for another week. This is a great position for making a difference in the Hylebos Watershed. Get your application in this week!

Land Conservation Deal Sought
A coalition of conservationists are working to try to buy up to 3,000 acres of verdant forest habitat in the Skykomish Valley.

Meanwhile, the Land Conservancy has bought up 146 acres of tideland as part of the Lily Point Marine Reserve in Whatcom County.

The Sour Taste of Honey & Sweet, Sweet Fat
Well, my images of Winnie the Pooh and happy little honey bees has been smashed by this story. All the more reason to buy locally produced honey...

In other food-related disasters, despite now knowing beyond a reasonable doubt how many calories are in their doughnuts and burritos, King County residents continue to eat way too much. One visitor to our area summed up the situation in what could be a manifesto for all Americans:

"We eat what we want," said Damon Mayfield, of Colorado Springs, Colo., as he sat with a group of friends lunching at Ivar's. Learning that, say, an order of fish 'n' chips contained 606 calories had "not the slightest effect" on his choice, he said.

You go, Damon.