10/9 Sunflower celebration, Growler jets, Tacoma warehouses, Meadowdale Park, TM route change, Roberts Bank, hottest summer

[Laurie MacBride]

Sunflower Celebration
Laurie MacBride writes: "Thanks to the great work of the bees, we’ve had a wealth of sunflower delights in our garden over the past month..." (Eye on Environment)

Community Voices / How Growler jets are impacting our region
Jet noise brings loss of hearing, increased blood pressure, sleep disturbance, stress and interference with childhood learning— in addition to impacts on orca whales, birds and other animals. Christine Kerlin writes. (Salish Current) 

Ginormous South Tacoma warehouse project gets green light despite social justice, environmental concerns
A major warehouse project big enough to cover 43 football fields can go forward in South Tacoma, following a decision by Tacoma's hearing examiner. That’s despite concerns by environmentalists and social justice advocates. Environmentalists argued that residents near the warehouse would be hurt by the pollution that comes from trucks. According to the City of Tacoma, 35% of residents there are Black and the average household income is just over $58,000. Joshua McNichols reports. (KUOW)

‘Poster child’ estuary preserved at Edmonds’ Meadowdale Beach Park
A 5-foot-wide culvert had previously been the only way water from Lund’s Gulch Creek at Meadowdale Beach Park could enter Puget Sound. Now, the opening is 100 feet across. That’s thanks to a $15.5 million project celebrated by federal, state and county officials Friday morning at the Edmonds park. It’ll preserve and protect what’s called a pocket estuary. Jordan Hansen reports. (Everett Herald) 

Trans Mountain route change will ’desecrate’ sacred BC site: Secwepemc
The Nation said the corridor near Jacko Lake holds "profound spiritual and cultural significance," and while it supported the project overall, it didn't support the deviation application. (Canadian Press)

Roberts Bank Terminal 2.
Zoom in to an examination of the huge shipping terminal expansion proposed north of Boundary Bay in a highly important ecological area for migratory birds and other wildlife, including juvenile Chinook salmon. Oct. 10, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Salish Sea Institute, reservations.

World’s Hottest Summer: Map of Extreme Temperatures in 2023
The planet just experienced its hottest months on record, and by a large margin, scientists said. Zach Levitt and Elena Shao reports. (NY Times)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  310 AM PDT Mon Oct 9 2023    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  TUESDAY AFTERNOON   
TODAY  SE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W to 10 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less in the  afternoon. W swell 8 ft at 9 seconds. Showers in the morning then  a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. 
TONIGHT  SW wind to 10 kt becoming SE 10 to 20 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 3 ft after  midnight. W swell 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain in the evening then  showers after midnight.

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