The Samish Indian Nation is one of many Coast Salish tribes that once made San Juan Islands home, and as climate change becomes a reality, they have been actively working to protect this area.
Maintaining areas around power lines not only prevents outages, but also keeps electrical crews safe and keeps wildfires at bay. Orcas Power and Light Cooperative has begun what they are calling maintaining their right-of-way maintenance project for those very reasons.
Maintaining areas around power lines not only prevents outages, but also keeps electrical crews safe and keeps wildfires at bay. Orcas Power and Light Cooperative has begun what they are calling maintaining their right-of-way maintenance project for those very reasons.