4/4 Creeping jenny, tidal power projects, dead beavers, island marble butterfly, clearcuts, BC energy supply, Kitimat LNG, emerging issues papers, first 100 days, week in review

 

Creeping jenny

Creeping jenny
Lysimachia nummularia is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family Primulaceae. Its common names include moneywort, creeping jenny, herb twopence and twopenny grass.

Today's top story in Salish Current: New La Conner paper emerges after long-time weekly shutters

WA pulls funding for Puget Sound tidal energy project
The state Commerce Department cancelled a $1.37 million grant awarded to California company Aquantis which proposed to test a tidal turbine in Skagit Bay this spring. Isabella Breda reports. (Seattle Times)

Rosario Strait tidal power pilot project
OPALCO (Orcas Power and Light Company) has filed a Draft License Application with the Federal Regulatory Commission for a 10-year pilot project license for OPALCO’s proposed Rosario Strait Tidal Energy Project. (OPALCO)

WA researchers awaiting test results for mysterious deaths of beavers along Salish Sea
Experts with The Whale Museum, located in Friday Harbor, are currently waiting for test results on what killed the beavers. Researchers said their team isn’t sure if the creatures died from toxins, disease, human influence, or climate-related stress. Franque Thompson reports. (Fox 13)

State proposes listing island marble butterfly as endangered
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife announced last week it is proposing to classify a local San Juan Islands butterfly as an endangered species within the state. The island marble butterfly is a medium-sized green, yellow and white butterfly. It lives now in a small area of southern San Juan Island. Emma Fletcher-Frazer reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

Clearcuts Came. The Martens and Lynx Left
The tree plantations replacing primary forests don’t support fur-bearing species, says this trapper. Ben Parfitt reports. (The Tyee)

Megaprojects could eat up B.C.’s electricity supply. Here’s what you need to know
One LNG project alone is requesting more than half the amount of electricity B.C.’s Site C dam will produce — and other key takeaways from government documents obtained by The Narwhal. Shannon Waters reports. (The Narwhal)

First LNG carrier arrives in Kitimat, B.C., as $40B liquefied natural gas plant prepares to start
LNG Canada is 'largest single private sector investment' in Canadian history, government says. Andrew Kurjata reports. (CBC)

WWU's Salish Sea Institute publishes two new papers as part of its 'Emerging Issues' series
WWU's Salish Sea Institute recently published papers on "Climate Change in the Salish Sea Region: Historical and Projected Future Trends in Temperature and Precipitation" and "Centering Community Values in Marine Planning." (WWU News)

The First 100 Days

• States ordered by U.S. Education Department to certify school DEI ban or lose funds (News From The States)
  
• U.S. Senate confirms Dr. Oz to lead Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (News From The States)
  
• The head of the National Security Agency and Cyber Command is ousted. (NY Times)
  
• On top of layoffs, HHS ordered to cut 35% of spending on contracts (NPR)
  

Salish Sea News Week in Review 4/4/25: MLK Memorial Day, wildfire plans, culvert removal, flood prevention, EPA museum, consumer carbon tax, pipeline exemptions, Iona Is wastewater, sea stars saved.

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Here's your weekend tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  306 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025    
TODAY  E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave  Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.  
TONIGHT  E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave  Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds.  
SAT  SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft  at 6 seconds.  
SAT NIGHT  SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE  2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely after  midnight.  
SUN  SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at  17 seconds. Rain.

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