6/5 Islands monument, Springer, Elwha Love, Gold R. hydro, Deep Sea, Esperanza, 'big one,' BC conservatives, Red Mill Farm, Arc of Venus

The Arc of Venus (André Rondi, Science Digest)

Businesses from a far corner of the “lower 48″ states have send a message to President Obama:  Get moving on creation of a National Monument or National Conservation Area in the San Juan Islands. The 44th President ought to listen:  San Juan County delivers bigger Democratic majorities than anyplace else in the state. Joel Connelly blogs. San Juan Islanders tell Obama: Move on Monument  

#Springer If you like to watch: Footage from 10 years ago when the 2-year old orphan orca Springer was reunited with her family near Telegraph Cove. 10-year anniversary of first orphaned orca rescue celebrated by Vancouver Aquarium  See also: Vancouver Aquarium Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program

Salish Sea Communications blog: “Regular gasoline in my Bellingham neighborhood was $4.49 a gallon last Friday but my purchase of a 750 ML bottle of Jack Daniels from our new privatized retail system was cheaper that the same product from the state liquor store....” Alice, Let’s Drink

On the Olympic Peninsula the largest dam removal project in history is well underway, and the Elwha River is starting to show signs of life not seen here for nearly a century.  There haven’t been salmon in the upper Elwha for almost 100 years. But that’s changing. Ashley Ahearn reports. Spring Brings New Life To Washington’s Recovering Elwha River  

The job of taking apart an old, unused B.C. Hydro dam in poor condition near Gold River is expected to begin in coming weeks. The B.C. Utilities Commission has approved the plan, aimed at returning the area to its natural state.  Hydro dam to be dismantled, area returned to natural state

The decrepit 140-foot fishing boat Deep Sea, which sank in Penn Cove after a fire May 13, has been raised to the surface and will be towed to Seattle to be dismantled when calm weather allows. State local and federal agencies issued a joint statement Monday saying the boat will be towed once waves along the route from Whidbey Island to Seattle are forecast for heights of three feet or less.  Deep Sea floated in Penn Cove, awaits dismantling in Seattle  

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza, with a rainbow painted on its bow, anchored Sunday evening off Manchester, then conducted training exercises Monday as its crew prepares to "shadow" two Shell oil rigs headed to Alaska. Shell obtained a restraining order from U.S. District Court in Alaska to keep Greenpeace ships and personnel at least 1,000 meters (3,281 feet or about two-thirds mile) away from the two vessels. Chris Dunagan reports. Greenpeace ship spotted off Manchester in advance of Alaska trip  

One of the world’s most advanced research ships will be cruising along the Washington and Oregon coasts this month – to look for clues about giant earthquakes. A zone that runs parallel to the coast – but deep beneath the sea – is known to have unleashed mega-quakes in the past, similar to the one that caused the giant tsunami last year in Japan. The Cascadia fault zone runs about 700 miles alongside Vancouver Island, Washington and Oregon. Keith Seinfeld reports.  Cruising the coast for signs of where 'the big one' will hit

When a deal to protect B.C.'s Great Bear Rainforest was brokered in January 2007, one of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's most trusted lieutenants singled out the environmental and social justice organization Tides Canada as being crucial in Ottawa's decision to contribute $30 million to the plan. Flash-forward to late 2011 and the world has turned upside-down. First in a four-part series. Peter O'Neil reports. How the Conservatives' brief love affair with environmentalism came to an ugly end

The San Juan Preservation Trust got its start more three decades ago with a slice of land in the heart of San Juan Valley. Three weeks ago, the Preservation Trust followed the trail back to its beginning, but this time it came away with much more than a slice. Through the combination of a land donation and purchase, the Trust acquired San Juan Island’s 687-acre Red Mill Farm, the largest working farm in the San Juan archipelago. San Juan Preservation Trust lands San Juan’s largest farm  

When Venus transits the sun on June 5th and 6th, an armada of spacecraft and ground-based telescopes will be on the lookout for something elusive and, until recently, unexpected: The Arc of Venus.  The Mysterious Arc of Venus  

Now, your tug weather--
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 315 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2012...CORRECTED
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

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