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Fav Place: Guemes Mountain
Pete Haase from Bow writes: "So many favorite places but here is one from this year ... the top of Guemes Mountain in May with camas blooming. It has it all – a nice, short ferry ride, a nice, short bike ride to the trail head, and a nice, short (but a bit steep and longer than short) hike through deep forest, open meadows, and then the camas and great views."
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Blockchain company buys $1M in carbon credits generated by Issaquah forest, the biggest such deal in U.S. history
King County announced Friday that Regen Network Development, a
Delaware-based blockchain software development company, bought $1
million in carbon credits generated by a 46-acre forest in Issaquah. The
deal is being hailed as the largest single sale of urban forest credits
in U.S. history. Nicholas Turner reports. (Seattle Times
Are yelloweye rockfish on the path to recovery?
New research suggests that recovery efforts are working for Puget
Sound’s threatened yelloweye rockfish. Preliminary models show
"considerable improvement" in population numbers. Julia Indivero
reports. (Salish Sea Currents)
When Shipping Containers Sink in the Drink
We’ve supersized our capacity to ship stuff across the seas. As our
global supply chains grow, what can we gather from the junk that washes
up on shore? Kathryn Schulz reports (The New Yorker)
Giant deep-ocean turbine trial offers hope of endless green power
Power-hungry, fossil-fuel-dependent Japan has successfully tested a
system that could provide a constant, steady form of renewable energy,
regardless of the wind or the sun. For more than a decade, Japanese
heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. has been developing a subsea turbine
that harnesses the energy in deep ocean currents and converts it into a
steady and reliable source of electricity. Erica Yokoyama reports.
(Bloomberg)
Matching campaign ongoing for Pender land protection effort
Conservation organizations are ramping up fundraising efforts to
purchase and protect a 44.5 acre forest on North Pender Island, with a
matching campaign ongoing until June 8. The Raincoast Conservation
Foundation and the Pender Island Conservancy Association have plans to
protect 44.5 acres of land known as the KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest.
After launching the campaign in the last days of December 2021, the
organizations have raised close to $213,000 towards their goal of $2.1
million. Emelie Peacock reports. (Gulf Islands Driftwood)
Tokitae's health improving, locals hope it opens the door to her return home
Feared to be deathly ill, Tokitae – an orca plucked from the Salish Sea
in 1970 – is on the mend, according to veterinarians. The news is being
met with optimism as activists have held onto hope for years that she
could one day return to her ancestral waters. Matthew Smith reports.
(KCPQ)
Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
230 AM PDT Mon Jun 6 2022
TODAY
SE wind to 10 kt becoming NW 5 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. SW swell 2 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers.
TONIGHT
W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 2 ft or less. SW swell 3 ft at 8 seconds.
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