Did you know that April is Native Plant Appreciation month? Proclaimed in 2004 by the Governor initially for a weeklong celebration of native plants, it became a full month in 2020. This year’s theme is “Prairie Preservation”. Local Washington Native Plant Society chapters have been hosting numerous activities all month long. Check out WNPS.org for more information.
After COVID-19 delayed the project, relieved homeowners were finally able to move into Holli Walk, a San Juan Community Home Trust affordable housing development on Price Street. Unexpected requirements by the Town of Friday Harbor’s Community Development and Planning Department, however, have prevented them from finalizing their mortgages. These improvements would cost the Home Trust approximately $200,000 and tear out improvement work they had already done.