Rain Shadow Consulting

05/21/2026

Here's Zoe getting some much needed time aloft while our Orcas Island crew spent a couple days this week removing hazard trees and pruning dead wood at Four Winds * Westward Ho.

We hope you all have a great summer at camp!

02/23/2026

Two days in the big apple: cool city trucks, BBQ duck, cherry knish, walked Brooklyn bridge, toured Columbia with my brainy son who is obsessed with Korean corn dogs.

01/09/2026

Part time Mechanic Position at Rain Shadow!

Rain Shadow relies on a functional and diverse fleet of trucks and equipment to safely and efficiently serve our clients across the San Juan Islands. We are seeking a skilled, self-starting mechanic to maintain, quickly diagnose and prioritize repairs, and optimize our fleet of vehicles, trailers, a...

06/20/2025

Crew has soft landing for the bird. We are anxiously awaiting the safe recovery.

06/20/2025

04/09/2025

First official application of compost tea,. micronutrients, and liquid biochar for soil and tree health. Thanks Ian Harlow for sourcing the original spray truck, thanks RSC crew for fully setting up the truck!

03/12/2025

Ryan delivering root feeding Rx at our second testing site. Super excited to try to save these drought stressed trees. We will be adding whole tree mulch in next few weeks.

03/08/2025

Yes, we moved a house from Canada to Orcas Island! What a long night! Future rental for a family on Orcas and we saved a house from demolition.

02/20/2025

Getting our new Plant Health rig set up on the Isuzu we purchased in December. New hoses, new soil injection probe, a bit of maintenance. We will be offering compost tea (brewed here) w micronutrients and liquid bio char as an application for low vigor and drought stressed trees. We also can do custom blends of compost tea w organic fertilizer for landscape plants. Very exciting!

12/09/2024

17,000 native trees, with the help of Blackcap Restoration crew, going into False Bay Creek on San Juan. Big planting day!