6/22 Spider lily, temperatures, missing SRKWs, Bc graded, polluting fireworks, Puget Sound humans, indigenous languages, gulls

Spider lily [Snifferdogx/WikiCommons]

Spider lily Nerine
Nerine is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. They are bulbous perennials, some evergreen, associated with rocky and arid habitats. They bear spherical umbels of lily-like flowers in shades from white through pink to crimson. In the case of deciduous species, the flowers may appear on naked stems before the leaves develop. (Wikipedia)

100-degree temperatures ‘not out of the question’ in parts of region this weekend 
After touching 90-degrees on Monday, parts of the Puget Sound region will likely see temperatures in the mid to high 90s this weekend, with a chance of reaching triple-digits. Stephanie Klein reports. (My Northwest) See also: Records fall as heat wave bakes B.C. — and it's only going to get hotter, forecasters say  Temperatures expected to be up to 10 C higher than normal across much of the province. (CBC)

Endangered orcas missing from their home waters for 10 weeks
Southern resident killer whales haven’t been seen in their home waters for more than two months now. Researchers think the endangered orcas have gone elsewhere in search of a decent meal. Southern resident killer whales are — or were — often found in the inland sea shared by Washington state and British Columbia. May and June used to be prime time for watching the fish-chomping predators in the San Juan Islands and other areas of the inland waters known as the Salish Sea. But in recent years, the southern residents have stayed away. John Ryan reports. (KUOW)

B.C. gets a C grade in protecting land and oceans: report
B.C. may be doing some things right when it comes to protecting the environment, but not enough to receive top marks, says a new environmental report card. The province has been given a C grade for protecting land and water by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, in a report released today... B.C. received an average mark, with the report acknowledging successes such as the establishment of Dene K’eh Kusan, which covers 40,000 square-kilometres of intact forests home to caribou and bighorn sheep in the Kaska Dena territory in Northern B.C. However, it also noted the province’s failures such as its poor record of protecting old-growth forests and slow pace to secure more conservation land. Tiffany Crawford reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Your Fourth of July celebrations are likely polluting local air and water. Here’s how
As you enjoy watching fireworks this Fourth of July, consider the toll they’re taking on the environment, including nearby air quality, bodies of water and wildlife. Fireworks symbolize patriotism and celebration around the world, but at a basic level, they are explosives colored with heavy metals and other chemicals. Blue fireworks, for example, get their hue from copper salts, while red ones contain strontium salts. When a firework explodes, it releases smoke and greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen — some of the primary gases responsible for climate change. The heavy metals in fireworks do not disappear once the show is over. They can find their way into local air, water, and soil. Ysabelle Kempe reports. (Bellingham Herald)

Puget Sound Partnership takes closer look at human well-being and environmental justice
Amid the struggle to save salmon and orcas and restore the Puget Sound ecosystem comes a renewed effort to consider not only how humans affect the environment but how the environment affects the lives of humans. The Puget Sound Partnership, which is overseeing the recovery of Puget Sound, has been developing a series of strategies to acknowledge and enhance the cultural, economic and psychological values that can come from a healthy natural environment. These new strategies, along with related actions, are to be incorporated into the 2022-26 Puget Sound Action Agenda, scheduled for adoption next year. Christopher Dunagan reports. (Puget Sound Institute)

Revitalizing Vancouver Island’s Indigenous languages
Many Indigenous people are in a race against time to keep the languages of their ancestors alive. In some communities in British Columbia, only a few fluent speakers remain. In some cases, those people are "silent speakers" — elders who have knowledge of the language but have not actually spoken it since they were punished for using it as children in residential schools. Now younger generations are taking up the cause.  Kathryn Marlow reports. (CBC)

The Gull Next Door
Your obnoxious neighbor or just a misunderstood, displaced seabird? Sarah Keartes reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  241 AM PDT Tue Jun 22 2021   
TODAY  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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