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Hairy Honeysuckle

Hairy Honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula
Hairy Honeysuckle is also called Pink Honeysuckle or California (Pink or Hairy) Honeysuckle.  Hairy Honeysuckle is native from Vancouver Island, in British Columbia to southern California; on the west side of the Cascades in Washington and Oregon; in the Sierras and coastal mountains of California.

Today's top stories in Salish Current:  The day Bellingham ‘lost its innocence’ / San Juan County Land Bank: What’s next?

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Hood Canal summer chum could be first-ever salmon removed from Endangered Species List
Are species consigned to the Endangered Species List destined for extinction? Some species may be, but certainly not all. We know this from the recovery of the bald eagle, gray wolf, humpback whale and other rebounding species removed from the list. Still, 28 populations of salmon remain at risk, seemingly stuck on this roster of afflicted populations that could one day cease to exist. Christopher Dunagan reports. (Salish Sea Currents Magazine)

Judge tosses suit by UW professor who protested land acknowledgment
Stuart Reges, a University of Washington teaching professor of computer science, is not a fan. Reges’ 2022 parody protest of UW’s land acknowledgment erupted into a maelstrom of campus politics, with complaints filed, investigations commenced and two years of litigation dealing with themes resonant to this season of campus unrest: free speech rights, academic freedom and a university’s right to minimize disruption. A federal judge Friday dismissed Reges’ lawsuit against the UW, ruling the disruption caused by Reges’ actions outweighed his First Amendment rights. David Gutman reports. (Seattle Times)

What Would BC Risk Shipping LNG by Rail?
An inland gas liquefaction facility proposed for north of Prince George could make Canada the first country in North America to make liquified natural gas a regular commodity on its rail lines and is raising concerns about safety. Summit Lake PG LNG entered B.C.’s environmental assessment process in January and is about to wrap up a month-long public consultation period. If approved, it could begin construction in early 2026, the company says, with plans to become operational in 2028. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. (The Tyee)

Barge comes loose near Vancouver's English Bay
Different barge ran aground during torrential rain in November 2021 and stayed for over a year. Akshay Kulkarni reports. (CBC)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  205 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024    
TODAY  NW wind to 10 kt becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft in the  afternoon. W swell 4 ft at 11 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 20 kt easing to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. W  swell 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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