5/16 Honey bee, metal shredder, shade trees, pipeline trial, deep-sea drawing

Western honey bee [Andreas Trepte]

Western honey bee Apis mellifera
The western honey bee or European honey bee is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bees worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing" or "honey carrying", referring to the species' production of honey. (Wikipedia)

B.C. metal recycler may site shredder on Bellingham Bay
A scrap metal recycling company which has been the subject of noise complaints from neighbors is reportedly looking to expand its operations along  Bellingham Bay. Kai Uyehara reports. (Salish Current)

Washington slates $50M for trees to shade salmon streams
Gov. Jay Inslee and a bipartisan group of legislators are using a low-tech approach to combat deadly warming waters. John Stang reports. (Crosscut)

Trial begins for Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief accused of blocking Coastal GasLink pipeline
The trial of a Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief charged with criminal contempt for allegedly blocking construction on the Coastal GasLink pipeline opened Monday in B.C. Supreme Court in Smithers in northern B.C. The Crown alleges Chief Dtsa'hyl (Adam Gagnon), who is being tried by judge alone, seized and decommissioned pieces of Coastal GasLink's heavy equipment, publicly defying a court injunction to stay away from pipeline construction. Betsy Trumpener reports. (CBC)

Drawing the Deep Sea from a Seat on the Shore
n the 1930s, artist Else Bostelmann illuminated in art what scientist William Beebe dictated to her from his cramped seat in a spherical steel bathysphere as it explored the deep sea off Bermuda. She also set up an underwater studio. Brad Fox writes. (Hakai Magazine)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  247 AM PDT Tue May 16 2023   
TODAY  NW wind to 10 kt rising to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. W  swell 2 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. 
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 ft at 10 seconds becoming S at  6 seconds after midnight.

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